Bitcoin 101 for Developers & Curious Beginners | Andheri, Mumbai
About the event
How does Bitcoin work without a bank or a central server? And what actually happens when you send a bitcoin transaction?
Join Bitshala for a beginner-friendly workshop exploring how Bitcoin works under the hood. We’ll break down the key ideas in simple language, follow a transaction through the network, and guide you through creating and sending one yourself.
You’ll use Bitcoin’s test network, so you can experiment without using real bitcoin. No prior coding or Bitcoin knowledge required.
AGENDA:
• Keys, addresses, and ownership: What a Bitcoin wallet does, how addresses work, and how you prove you can spend your bitcoin. • How transactions work: How Bitcoin tracks individual pieces of bitcoin rather than a bank-style account balance, and how those pieces get spent and combined. • A transaction’s journey: What happens after you hit “send,” how computers on the network check your transaction, and where it waits before being included in a block. • Blocks and mining: How transactions are grouped into blocks, what miners do, and how the network agrees on a shared transaction history. • Bitcoin’s incentives and supply: Why miners earn rewards and fees, what a “halving” means, and how Bitcoin’s 21 million supply limit works. • Hands-on practice: With step-by-step guidance, build, sign, and send a transaction on Bitcoin’s test network.
WHO'S GUIDING
Led by the Bitshala Contributors. We are a community of Bitcoin developers and educators.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Level: Beginner-friendly. • Format: An interactive workshop with explanations, room for questions, and a guided transaction exercise. • Bring: A laptop and your curiosity. • Experience needed: None. You don’t need to know how to code.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
This workshop is for you if you:
• Have used a Bitcoin wallet and wondered what happens behind the scenes. • Are a developer looking for a starting point with Bitcoin. • Are new to Bitcoin and prefer learning by doing. • Want to understand how a network can work without one company running it.
*Leave with a clearer picture of how Bitcoin works, and a test-network transaction you created yourself.*
To connect with Bitcoiners in Mumbai, [join the Signal group](https://signal.group/?utm_source=luma#CjQKIKC4IuqhHW1AQIB-44S0Dg4Um2BItqRBM_V3pzSAwRPoEhB7_H-3FcjjemIxbLkFtABe)
About Bitshala
[Bitshala](https://bitshala.org/?utm_source=luma) is a Bitcoin-focused education initiative where we help developers, designers, and curious builders learn by doing. We run cohorts, clubs, workshops, a hackerspace, and community programs that make it easier for people to explore, contribute to, and build on Bitcoin. Our focus is on hands-on learning, proof-of-work, and growing alongside a community of people who care about open technology, design, and the future of money. If you'd like to explore more, check us out on:
• [Discord (Online Community)](https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9?utm_source=luma) • [Cohorts Registration and Fellowship application portal](https://app.bitshala.org/?utm_source=luma) • [Twitter (Socials and Announcements)](https://x.com/bitshala_org?utm_source=luma) • [Luma (Events Calendar)](https://luma.com/bitshala)
