Bitcoin Builders Club is your monthly hangout in Austin, TX, for devs, hackers, and founders come together to share ideas, demo projects, and explore the cutting edge of what’s possible. Whether hacking on Bitcoin Lightning, developing open-source tools, or launching your next startup, this is your space to build in public, connect with peers, and get real-time feedback from a community of open-source creators.
Every month, expect Austin-style hospitality featuring homestyle food prepared by a local chef, cold drinks, and vibrant conversations with fellow hackers, builders, and founders dedicated to pushing bitcoin innovation forward in Austin.
This Month’s Builder Focus: Praveen Perera (Cove)
Praveen will share current work on Cove, including a deep dive into:
Passkey + PRF cloud backup for Bitcoin wallets
Reference post: praveenperera.com/blog/passkey-prf-bitcoin-wallet-backup
He is looking for practical feedback from builders on implementation, UX tradeoffs, and security assumptions.
Praveen is also collecting input on what the community most wants Cove to prioritize next. Topics on the table include:
Payjoin
Kyoto integration
ohttp/iroh integration for direct home node connection, even outside the house
macOS/Linux builds
RBF and CPFP support
What to Expect
Start BBC: 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Car shares community updates and key Austin Bitcoin ecosystem happenings.
Networking, Food + Hack and Tell: 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Meet builders as everyone settles in. Homestyle food and cold drinks provided by Chef Johnny Ochoa.
Builder Session: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Hands-on session with Praveen and Cove.
Session flow:
10 min: Why Cove exists
15 min: Live demo / walkthrough
10 min: Builder Q and A
Open audience Q and A to follow
Late to the party? Come on in. There’s still plenty of time for questions, conversations, and meeting good people.
Event Sponsors
Station Austin
Thank you to Station Austin for sponsoring Bitcoin Builders Club. Station Austin is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. They bring together the best entrepreneurs in the state and connect them with their first investors, employees, mentors, and customers.
PlebLab (https://pleblab.dev)
Supporting thousands of builders shaping Bitcoin’s future. Hackerspace & Community Accelerator for the Bitcoin Era in Austin, Texas since 2021.
🗓 Monday, February 16, 2026
🕔 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
📍 Capital Factory
701 Brazos St · Austin, TX
✨ Austin Bitcoin PlebLab is a group of misfit hackers who firmly believe that coming together to support developers is key for bitcoin to continue. Free and open-source development is critical to breakthroughs in bitcoin. The FOSS ethos is at the center of what we do here at Pleb Lab.