Blog Post: OpenSats Receives Donation From Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

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+title: "OpenSats Receives Donation from Bitwise Bitcoin ETF"
+date: '2026-03-10'
+tags: ['OpenSats', 'funding', 'donations', 'bitcoin']
+authors: ['odell', 'dergigi']
+images: ['/static/images/blog/102-opensats-receives-donation-from-bitwise-bitcoin-etf.jpg']
+draft: false
+summary: "OpenSats receives a recurring donation from Bitwise for open-source Bitcoin development."
+---
+
+We are pleased to announce that OpenSats has received a recurring donation from
+the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (ticker: [BITB]), as part of their [ongoing commitment]
+to support Bitcoin open-source development.
+
+When Bitwise launched BITB in 2024, they [pledged to donate 10% of gross
+profits] each year to organizations supporting the Bitcoin ecosystem. Today,
+we're honored to be one of three recipients, alongside [Brink] and the Human
+Rights Foundation's [Bitcoin Development Fund], to share in this year's \$233,000
+donation to support open-source developers who maintain and improve critical software
+in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
+
+As a 501(c)(3) public charity, OpenSats directs 100% of donations to [our funds]
+to support free and open-source projects, while separate contributions to our
+[Operations Budget] cover administrative expenses. This recurring support from
+Bitwise to our General Fund strengthens our ability to channel resources
+directly to developers, researchers, educators, and maintainers building
+critical Bitcoin infrastructure.
+
+>Bitcoin is changing the world, and Bitwise will always strive to do our part to
+>be a good steward of this incredible ecosystem.
+>
+><cite>—Bitwise</cite>
+
+We are grateful to Bitwise for delivering on their promise to reinvest BITB's
+growth directly back into the ecosystem that powers it. Their leadership among
+Bitcoin ETF issuers sets an important example for the industry, and we hope
+others will follow suit in supporting the open-source software that makes
+Bitcoin possible.
+
+If you share our commitment to free and open-source software for Bitcoin and
+freedom tech, you can support us by making a recurring donation.
+
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+  <DonateRecurringButton />
+</center>
+
+If you are a developer working on free and open-source Bitcoin and nostr
+projects, we encourage you to [apply for funding].
+
+[BITB]: https://bitbetf.com/
+[ongoing commitment]: /blog/recurring-donations-from-bitwise-bitcoin-etf-bitb
+[pledged to donate 10% of gross profits]: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250218442168/en/Bitwise-Donating-$150000-from-BITB-Profits-to-Bitcoin-Open-Source-Developers
+[Brink]: https://brink.dev/
+[Bitcoin Development Fund]: https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/
+[our funds]: /funds
+[Operations Budget]: /funds/ops
+[apply for funding]: /apply