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Base58⛓️🔓 is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) non-profit and software engineering school built on a Bitcoin standard. We teach developers how Bitcoin works from the ground up—no shortcuts, no abstractions. Our courses cover the full Bitcoin stack, from script and transactions to nodes and consensus, equipping engineers to build, contribute, and verify with confidence.
Bitcoin developers are the cathedral builders of today, constructing an open, permissionless system one block at a time. We train and support the next generation to ensure Bitcoin’s foundations remain strong.
"This has been invaluable for my understanding of the Bitcoin protocol"
— PlebDev, Front-End Engineer @ Fold
Understanding Bitcoin at a protocol level can feel like deciphering an ancient language, but Base58 breaks it down in a way that just makes sense. Our courses provide the clarity and depth needed to truly grasp how Bitcoin works under the hood.
Meet the board
Base58 is run by an all volunteer board. Together, we're leveling up the next generation of open source bitcoin developers . We aim to train contributors whose work will outlive them. Base58 School of Engineering is shaping the foundations of Bitcoin’s future, one developer at a time.
nifty, aka Lisa Neigut, is a world-renowned bitcoin and lightning expert. A lightning protocol developer at Blockstream for Core Lightning by day, she leads Base58 bitcoin protocol classes at night. nifty is currently on sabbatical from Blockstream, working on a book about transacting with bitcoin and building out curriculum for Base58 and running the international dev conference series bitcoin++.
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Whether you're new to Bitcoin development or looking to go deeper, our courses give you the technical foundation to build, verify, and contribute with confidence.