Mission
BitDevs Torino is a meetup and developer-community rooted in the spirit of BitDevs: to bring together students, developers and researchers in the Turin region who are interested in the research and development of Bitcoin and related protocols. We meet for discussion, presentations and open-source collaboration. Dates are announced on our Telegram and on the Events page.
- Technical depth & curiosity: We aim to go beyond casual discussion — digging into protocol design, research papers, open-source code, and development practices. This aligns with the original BitDevs mandate of fostering a community for those interested in discussing and participating in the research and development of Bitcoin and related protocols.
- Openness & inclusiveness: While we lean technical, everyone is welcome — students, professional developers, hobbyists, and those newer to the field.
- Peer learning & collaboration: We encourage participants to both present and listen, to share projects, challenges and ideas, and to form working groups where desired.
- Local-global mindset: Although based in Turin (Torino), we connect with the larger BitDevs community and use English as the primary language so we can interface with international participants.
- When: Sessions are scheduled periodically — the next date is always announced on our Telegram and on the Events page. Each session runs about an hour, often followed by informal social time (the “Satoshi Spritz”).
- Where: Venue varies per event and is announced together with the date (past/candidate venues include spaces around Politecnico di Torino and the city centre).
- Typical agenda:
- Welcome & networking
- Main session: either a short talk (20–30 min) or moderated discussion (Socratic style) on a pre-selected topic
- Wrap-up & announcements
- Informal networking / spritz
- Topics: Rotate between presentations of open-source Bitcoin projects (code + demo), research or white-paper deep dives (e.g., protocol upgrades, consensus mechanisms), and Socratic seminars for group discussion on a reading list or provocative question.
- Language: English.