**BOLT.FUN REWIND: Celebrating Achievements and Future Plans!** 🚀
Our community and alumni continue to bring freedom tech and innovative ideas to existence, resulting in VPNs, wallets, and multi-million dollar projects. In 2023, we witnessed huge growth with 1,908 new makers joining BOLT🔩FUN (npub1fun…gs0p) , contributing to 281 new projects, and sharing 871 stories. Makers also posted 372 progress reports, showcasing exceptional productivity!
🎓 BOLT.FUN Alumni achieved remarkable success, with projects like #LN_VPN #OrdinalsBot generating $2 million in revenue. Get10101 (nprofile…nyu2) and Alby (nprofile…q7y6) received funding, won prizes, and ventured into Bitcoin full-time. Most recently, OpenSecret (nprofile…djpe) secured $300k in funding and they are now available on iOS and Android! benthecarman (nprofile…puwc) said “Without BOLT.FUN, Mutiny might still be just an idea.”
💰 Securing $87,000 from okx (nprofile…g8mj) and having #FulgurVentures as sponsors was a significant achievement. This funding has been crucial in sustaining our team and testing out innovative tournament models.
💻 Platform enhancements in 2023 included revamped Nostr Comments, email notifications, email sign-ins via OTP, a new Badges system, an Admin Dashboard, and open-sourcing our Tournament Playbook.
🔥 We conducted 59 workshops featuring industry experts, empowering makers with knowledge on Bitcoin, Nostr, AI, and investments. Check out our YouTube Workshop playlist for insights from Roy (nprofile…ejna) giacomozucco (nprofile…5yt6) Max (nprofile…62d8) des (nprofile…jzx4) Ben Arc (npub1c87…8avm) and many others.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTIjqo3gXzjlkdjRyc8zG-47dQKlb5Umq
🎤 "Meet the Makers" interviews provided insights into projects like LN VPN, SplitSats, and Saving Satoshi, fostering knowledge sharing and community cohesion. Watch the interviews on our YouTube playlist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNCfGLVjspY&list=PLTIjqo3gXzjnrfeXk-DmQZCD4Zgd4v9QT
And the show goes on in 2024! ✨ For more insights on our builder community, join the FUN and let’s keep building the future together! 🚀
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