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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Empowering Bitcoin Software Developers: BDK Foundation Welcomes New Corporate Members" |
| 3 | +description: "Press Release: Empowering Bitcoin Software Developers: BDK Foundation Welcomes New Corporate Members" |
| 4 | +authors: |
| 5 | + - Steve Myers |
| 6 | +date: "2025-04-08" |
| 7 | +tags: ["foundation"] |
| 8 | +--- |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +The Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) Foundation is happy to announce our first new corporate members for 2025 - [AnchorWatch](https://www.anchorwatch.com/), [CleanSpark](https://www.cleanspark.com/), and [Proton Foundation](https://proton.me/foundation)! A big thanks to our new Foundation members as well as our founding members [Spiral](https://spiral.xyz/) and [OpenSats](https://opensats.org/) for supporting our mission. Corporate members yearly dues support the small team of open source developers who maintain the core BDK libraries and related, supporting FOSS projects. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +The BDK Foundation is a US non-profit organization with the mission to promote the common business interests of the Bitcoin software development industry. To that end the Foundation focuses on enhancing the capabilities of businesses, individuals, and organizations who use Bitcoin related technology in their products and services. The primary way the Foundation carries out this mission is through our stewardship of free and open source (FOSS) tools such as the BDK suite of libraries and related training material. The Foundation also hosts forums for developer mentoring and networking, and in-person talks and workshops. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +We invite all businesses big or small who support the BDK Foundation's mission to join us as corporate members. Please see our [membership ](/foundation/become-a-member/) page for more information or contact us at [[email protected]](https://mailto:[email protected]/). |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +<!-- AnchorWatch --> |
| 17 | +<div class="members"> |
| 18 | + <div class="members-logo"> |
| 19 | + <a href="https://www.anchorwatch.com/" target="_blank"> |
| 20 | + <img src="/img/member-logos/anchorwatch.png" alt="AnchorWatch" /> |
| 21 | + </a> |
| 22 | + </div> |
| 23 | + <div class="tagline"> |
| 24 | + <h3> |
| 25 | + <a href="https://www.anchorwatch.com/" target="_blank">AnchorWatch</a> |
| 26 | + </h3> |
| 27 | + <p>AnchorWatch is a Lloyd's of London coverholder, offering 1:1 |
| 28 | +insurance on bitcoin held in its cold storage solution Trident Vault for |
| 29 | +up to $100 Million per customer. Serving both retail and commercial |
| 30 | +clients today in the United States, AnchorWatch leverages advanced |
| 31 | +Bitcoin smart contracts with the functionality of Miniscript which is |
| 32 | +supported within BDK.</p> |
| 33 | + </div> |
| 34 | +</div> |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + <!-- CleanSpark --> |
| 37 | +<div class="members"> |
| 38 | + <div class="members-logo"> |
| 39 | + <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/" target="_blank"> |
| 40 | + <img src="/img/member-logos/cleanspark.png" alt="CleanSpark" /> |
| 41 | + </a> |
| 42 | + </div> |
| 43 | + <div class="tagline"> |
| 44 | + <h3> |
| 45 | + <a href="https://www.cleanspark.com/" target="_blank">CleanSpark</a> |
| 46 | + </h3> |
| 47 | + <p>CleanSpark responsibly develops infrastructure for Bitcoin, an essential |
| 48 | +tool for financial independence and inclusion. We strive to leave the |
| 49 | +planet better than we found it by investing in communities that we operate |
| 50 | +in. Bitcoin is a watershed moment, not only in the history and invention of |
| 51 | +money, but in how we relate to each other.</p> |
| 52 | + </div> |
| 53 | +</div> |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + <!-- Proton Foundation --> |
| 56 | +<div class="members"> |
| 57 | + <div class="members-logo"> |
| 58 | + <a href="https://proton.me/foundation/" target="_blank"> |
| 59 | + <img src="/img/member-logos/protonfoundation.png" alt="Proton Foundation" /> |
| 60 | + </a> |
| 61 | + </div> |
| 62 | + <div class="tagline"> |
| 63 | + <h3> |
| 64 | + <a href="https://proton.me/foundation/" target="_blank">Proton Foundation</a> |
| 65 | + </h3> |
| 66 | + <p>Proton Mail started in 2014 with uncensorable donations from the Bitcoin community. In 2024, Proton Wallet launched as a BDK-based Bitcoin wallet to protect financial freedom for all. As Proton's primary shareholder, the non-profit Proton Foundation supports technologies that advance privacy, freedom, and democracy around the world.</p> |
| 67 | + </div> |
| 68 | +</div> |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +<style> |
| 71 | +.members { |
| 72 | + display: flex; |
| 73 | + flex-direction: row; |
| 74 | +} |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +.members-logo { |
| 77 | + flex-basis: 20%; |
| 78 | + margin: auto; |
| 79 | +} |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +.tagline { |
| 82 | + flex-basis: 80% |
| 83 | +} |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +@media screen and (max-width: 700px) { |
| 86 | + .members { |
| 87 | + display: flex; |
| 88 | + flex-direction: column; |
| 89 | + justify-content: space-around; |
| 90 | + } |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | + .members-logo { |
| 93 | + flex-basis: 20%; |
| 94 | + margin: auto; |
| 95 | + } |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | + .tagline { |
| 98 | + flex-basis: 80% |
| 99 | + } |
| 100 | +} |
| 101 | +</style> |
| 102 | + |
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