Our project is a truly distributed, community-driven effort with volunteer contributors working across development, mapping, design and outreach. This is great, but activity can often look like a glorious dumpster fire of chaos!
Given communication can be tough in such an open ecosystem, this dedicated blog now exists to periodically share major updates, improvements and milestones.
Expect (monthly-ish) updates on new features, growth metrics, and ways for you to get involved.
Embrace the chaos!
June 2026 Update
389 net new merchants, merchant heatmap, Nostr auth, merchant detail redesign, and dashboard RPC.
May 2026 Update
204 net new merchants, US leading activity, MapLibre switch, and Nostr auth.
April 2026 Update
2.5k net new merchants, South Africa leading activity, saved places, custom activity feeds, and Nostr auth progress.
March 2026 Update
1k new merchants, 10 new communities, massive Android localization, new map drawer UX, and major API expansion.
February 2026 Update
1.1k new merchants, 5 new communities, major internationalization progress, and big Android & API upgrades.
January 2026 Update
1.2k new merchants, 1M views, improved search, onboarding flow and latest stats.
2025 Annual Review
A big year for merchant adoption and the maturing of BTC Map.
December 2025 Update
2k new merchants, moar features, analytics and latest stats.
November 2025 Update
20k merchants, Square launch, App updates & latest stats.
October 2025 Update
Square, moar communities, latest stats and more.