Btrust Completes Board Transition to Expand Bitcoin Development in Global South

On May 19, 2026, Btrust announced the completion of its planned governance transition, appointing Janet Maingi, Bruno Garcia and Laurence Aderemi to its new board. The handover, finalized on April 30, 2026, follows the nonprofit’s 2021 founding with a 500 BTC endowment from Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z. Btrust has grown its developer pipeline through the 2023 acquisition and rebrand of Qala into the Builders Programme and is now targeting expanded grantmaking and training across Africa, India and Latin America. The move strengthens oversight of Bitcoin and Lightning development initiatives with indirect but positive implications for long-term ecosystem resilience.