The HRF opened a donation round of 5 BTC, adding just over USD 1.2 million in grants for over 30 developers worldwide. Paulo Sacramento will receive 0.25 BTC for his work on the Bitcoin Design Guide to allow more access to non-custodial apps.
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) donated 0.5 BTC to Venezuelan Francisco Calderón, who designed a bot to trade Bitcoin without any custody.
The non-profit organization confirmed that Calderón would receive 0.5 BTC (50 million sats) to continue working on lnp2pbot. The bot will allow exchanging Bitcoin through the Lightning Network (LN) in a peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction.
Alex Gladstein, the CSO of the HRF, praised the work of Calderón with the bot through his Twitter account. He also mentioned that the computer program enables users to exchange fiat money.
The HRF opened a donation round of 5 BTC, allocated through the Bitcoin Development Fund to various individuals and institutions. In that way, the organization adds just over USD 1.2 million in grants for more than 30 developers and promoters/educators worldwide.
The grant holder, Francisco Calderón, commented that it is positive to receive support for Bitcoin-related projects from the HRF. He said that they recognize the cryptocurrency as a tool that protects the human rights of millions of people living in undeveloped countries.
Calderón urges other Bitcoin developers to put into practice any ideas they have in mind. He believes that this will encourage learning and will probably impact the lives of citizens.
Who Else Will Receive Grants from the HRF
The HRF said it would give African Bitcoin developers and educators 1 BTC (100 million sats) so that they can advance their projects. They also pointed out that they plan to hold events and talks with Companies from Africa.
Researcher René Pickhardt will also receive 0.5 BTC for his work on another Lightning-related project. The HRF considers that this programmer has contributed to the network through education, vulnerability identification, and research.
Brazilian developer Paulo Sacramento will receive 0.25 BTC (25 million sats) to boost his work on the Bitcoin Design Guide. That project will allow users to have more access to non-custodial apps.
The HRF explained that this programmer would update the guide and create a course on how to bring user experience to those apps.
Developers Rubén Somsen and Dhruv Mehta will receive a grant of 0.5 BTC (50 million sat) for pioneering Bitcoin space chains. Gladstein thinks that this will help create dollar assets and improve the privacy of BTC users worldwide.
The HRF Gives Grants to other Latin Americans
Calderón is just one of the Latin Americans who received grants from companies and institutions enthusiastic about Bitcoin. For example, Brink gave Brazilian programmer Bruno Garcia a donation in the cryptocurrency.
Garcia said that he would continue to operate from Brazil, where he fell in love with the concept of Bitcoin. He added that he would provide advice to those students interested in the new economy.
He has commented that grants are essential for the Bitcoin ecosystem since they prove the recognition of the work done by many developers. By the way, García was among the hundreds of programmers who produced the latest update of the Bitcoin code.
By Alexander Salazar
