Mission
To advance Bitcoin and freedom technologies through rigorous technical research, open source development, and the cultivation of exceptional African researchers.
Bitcoin has transformed how the world thinks about money. Its future will be shaped by rigorous technical research, open collaboration, and continuous experimentation.
Africa is one of Bitcoin's fastest growing regions, yet few institutions exist to produce technical research from the continent.
Pillar Africa exists to fill that gap.
To advance Bitcoin and freedom technologies through rigorous technical research, open source development, and the cultivation of exceptional African researchers.
An Africa recognized as a global contributor to technical research in Bitcoin and freedom technologies.
Our work includes:
We do not focus on policy, regulation, economics, or market analysis except where they directly inform technical questions.
We investigate the technical challenges emerging from Bitcoin and freedom technologies, particularly those shaped by African markets.
Current areas of focus include:
Research priorities evolve as the ecosystem evolves.
Produce technical research that helps the Bitcoin ecosystem understand problems more clearly and build better solutions.