A week ago I wrapped up an incredible, high-intensity experience at the Kisumu Lightning Developer Bootcamp, hosted right here at Zone01 Kisumu!
The bootcamp was a deep dive into the future of digital payments, focusing on the technical architectures of Bitcoin Core and the Lightning Network protocol. We spent days exploring how layer-2 scaling solutions can drive financial inclusion, enable microtransactions, and completely reshape global remittances with near-instant, low-cost settled payments.
But the real magic happened when we had to put theory into practice during the hackathon.
My team and I realized a major local challenge: parents and guardians working abroad face massive, predatory transfer fees when trying to send money back home directly for school expenses. To solve this, we built Sky Fee — a decentralized remittance solution designed to bridge the gap.
How Sky Fee works:
