Bitcoin and Lightning development 101 for prospective Bitcoin developers

This is an event for local developers who are interested in getting started on Bitcoin and Lightning development. The speakers are experienced Bitcoin developers and you can get your questions answered directly.

This event is jointly organized by Tokyo Bitcoin Hackers, Tokyo Citadel and Diamond Hands.

## Time:

March 6th,2024

## Location:

In Shibuya at Centrum (Inside the Magnet building right by the Shibuya scramble)
https://centrum.studio/

Direction
https://x.com/Coin_and_Peace/status/1720014865765683567?s=20

## Audience:

1. Japanese developers who want to get started on Bitcoin and Lightning development
2. Bitcoiners who want to have a deeper technical understanding of Bitcoin
3. Bitcoin developers who want to exchange information with other Bitcoin developers.

## Agenda

18:50: Venue open and registration
19:00: Introduction
19:10: Lightning development 101 by Kishin Kato
20:00: BTCPayserver overview for new Bitcoin developers by Nicolas Dorier
20:50: Free talk
21:45: Venue closed

## Presentation Details

Lightning Development 101 by Kishin Kato (in Japanese)

• Using Polar for local development of Lightning apps, nodes, tools(https://lightningpolar.com/)
• The talk will cover 1. Why Regtest? 2. How to connect stuff to nodes on Polar, 3. How to make your own Docker images for custom node implementations (or custom CLN plugins, etc.).

BTCPayserver Overview by Nicolas Dorier (in English)

• The BTCPay tech and ecosystem overview
• How to utilize BTCPayserver for beginner Bitcoin developers
• Developing BTCPay plugins

## Note:

1. This is a bilingual event and basic interpretation is provided by community members
2. This event is strictly focused on Bitcoin and related technologies to keep the discussion more on-point.