In a city with no shortage of brainpower, Boston BitDevs has emerged as a standout space for deep, technical Bitcoin dialogue. Founded six years ago by local Bitcoin developers frustrated by the lack of focused meetups, the group filled a critical gap in Boston’s Bitcoin scene with rigor, consistency, and an open-source spirit.

From the beginning, the organizers—developers and technologists passionate about Bitcoin’s potential—set out to build something specific: a space for those who care about the protocol-level details. In our recent conversation with co-organizer Stasie, she shared that what drew her in were the people willing to dig deep, ask questions, and build tools that last.

About Stacie, Boston BitDevs Organizer

Stacie (X: @satsie) is a software engineer, dedicated Bitcoin educator, and stay-at-home mom who co-organizes Boston BitDevs. With experience as an engineer at CasaHODL and active involvement in open-source development, she brings a blend of real-world coding skills and community passion. She’s the creator of Try Bitcoin, an interactive web tutorial that teaches protocol-level concepts to beginners, showing her belief that technical barriers can be lowered without dumbing things down. When she’s not mentoring newcomers or reviewing Bitcoin Core code, she’s balancing code reviews with childcare, reflecting the integration of family life and developer life. For Stasie, fostering an inclusive and technically rigorous community isn’t just a tagline; it’s personal.

“We want to support the women who are building these spaces too,” she said. “Technical Bitcoin meetups aren’t just for one type of contributor—diversity is key to strong systems.”

A Need for Depth in a Noisy Landscape

Boston BitDevs is inspired by the broader BitDevs network, particularly NYC BitDevs, which has been running for over a decade. And like its counterparts, the Boston chapter hasn’t diluted its focus as Bitcoin has grown.

“There are a lot of Bitcoin developers in Boston, especially with the MIT Digital Currency Initiative nearby,” Stacie explains, “but before BitDevs, there wasn’t really a place or event where they could regularly go to have open discussion on the kinds of lower-level details that matter when building on or with Bitcoin.”

“Despite the growth of Bitcoin, Boston BitDevs has remained steadfast in this mission,” she notes.

Behind the scenes, tools like Evento help make this commitment possible.

“The fact that Evento is free to use lifts a big weight off our shoulders”.

Whether it’s organizing events or managing their guest list, Evento allows the team to keep their energy where it belongs — on building thoughtful, high-quality conversations 🧠.

Socratic Dialogue as a Design Philosophy

One of the defining traits of Boston BitDevs is its Socratic Seminar format. It’s all about group inquiry. Questions are embedded into the agenda itself, sparking critical thinking and guiding the conversation through a collective process of discovery.

The group abides by the Chatham House Rule: participants are encouraged to share ideas from the discussion freely, but never disclose who said what. This fosters a culture of openness — attendees can ask questions without fear of embarrassment or reputational risk. Even when someone gets it wrong, the room leans in with curiosity, not judgment.

The format rewards preparation, humility, and clarity — traits that mirror the ethos of Bitcoin development itself. Whether the topic is mempool policy or quantum resistance, everyone is invited to engage, regardless of experience level. And for newer participants, the seminars often begin with lighter, real-time examples (like tweets from “the mempool weatherman”) to warm up the conversation 🌤️.

Thanks to Evento’s frictionless design, the structure stays solid. Invite links, time updates, and session logistics are all clear and in one place — so conversations can flow without distraction.

A Community That Builds Together

Boston BitDevs doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Topics for each meetup are crowdsourced in GitHub, inspired by other BitDevs chapters, and often suggested by the community itself. That means every agenda is a snapshot of what the local ecosystem finds most compelling — and what the broader Bitcoin dev world is buzzing about.

This approach is especially important given the constantly evolving nature of Bitcoin development. Organizers follow the bitcoin-dev mailing list, Bitcoin Optech, and tools like TLDR from bitcoinsearch.xyz. They attend conferences, collaborate across cities, and lean on the expertise of developers actively contributing to the open-source ecosystem.

Growth Isn’t the Goal — Strength Is

Unlike many communities in the Bitcoin space, Boston BitDevs isn’t chasing growth for its own sake.

“Honestly, it’s less about growing and more about strengthening and keeping the energy and reputation we already have,” the team explains. “We value quality over quantity in both our discussions and attendees.”

By being part of the Evento ecosystem, Boston BitDevs benefits from soft visibility — the kind that connects like-minded thinkers, even across cities and time zones.

“Evento goes a long way simply by doing what it does, and doing it well,” say organizers. “Our attendees and members of our community have a positive impression of our group. It’s great.”

Local by Nature, Global in Impact

Boston BitDevs is a local node of a global conversation. Their ideas explore everything from scalable self-custody to privacy-preserving payment protocols, causing a ripple across the entire Bitcoin ecosystem.

From contributing code to sparking research, the group proves that grassroots meetups are foundational.

“Payjoin, a future where Bitcoin scales but normal people are still able to self-custody…”

They’re ideas born in rooms like this one.

And for all their technical focus, the team remains grounded in the human side of Bitcoin.

“We’d love to have more people that don’t trust everything they hear,” they say, “but take the time to verify! That’s why we love our attendees!”

Join the Conversation

Boston BitDevs offers a blueprint for what community can look like in the open-source world: respectful, rigorous, and radically transparent.

With a little help from tools like Evento, they’ve built a space where Bitcoin’s future is debated together, with open minds and honest questions.

🎟️ Find the next Boston BitDevs meetup on Evento > evento.so/bostonbitdevs

📍 Join the next session and be part of something deeper.

With love,

The Evento Team

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