Trezor Academy

You can read about Bitcoin from the other side of the world. Asking a beginner’s question of someone who knows your language and surroundings is a different experience. Trezor Academy began supporting that kind of education in 2023. In its announcement of 27.2.2024, Trezor described meetups, workshops and question-and-answer sessions already held in six African countries. It also announced plans to expand to another 20 countries and run 40 programmes during 2024. Those numbers expressed the plan at the time, not a list of courses already completed. The aim went beyond attending a talk: participants were encouraged to pass their knowledge on to others. The Academy’s starting year refers to the educational initiative, not the founding of the Trezor wallet manufacturer. [1]

The programme has three consecutive sessions. The first asks why Bitcoin emerged and how it relates to money. The second moves from concepts to use: participants work with wallets for on-chain payments, meaning transactions recorded directly on Bitcoin’s chain, and for Lightning Network, a network for fast bitcoin payments. The third offers ways to continue learning. An important part of practical understanding is knowing who controls the keys that authorize spending and how access can be restored from a backup. Two applications called wallets need not keep keys in the same way: the user controls them in some, while a provider holds them in others. Trying a payment and understanding self-custody are therefore related but different skills. [2]

If there is no nearby session, or you want to revisit the material, public resources offer a starting point. The directory provides three themed videos in English and French. Slides are available in English, French and Spanish, and the page makes them free for personal study and teaching. Beginners can follow the programme’s sequence: understand the purpose and basic concepts, try the tools, then explore further connections. Anyone preparing a session should check the particular language edition and whether its examples are current; different links may not lead to exactly the same edition. Logos and brand guidelines have their own section. Free study resources do not automatically grant unrestricted permission to reuse everything on the website. [3]

Kenya illustrates how this network takes a concrete form. Its page contains records from 1.11.2023 to 7.3.2026. Recent meetings name Linda Wambui Kariuki as local organizer; the entry dated 4.3.2025 names Afribit Kibera. These are individual events and their organizers, rather than simply a marker for an entire country. For someone hoping to attend, however, the next date matters. At review, the page listed no upcoming meetup. An old entry records past activity; it is not an open registration for another course. Before travelling, confirm the date, venue and contact with the local organizer. [4]

In its article dated 25.6.2026, Trezor reported 32 countries, more than 100 educational programmes, 8 languages, over 2500 graduates and over 1000 books distributed. The donation page also uses the figure of more than 300 meetups. These numbers are not necessarily contradictory: a programme can include several meetings. They cannot, however, be added together as though they measured the same thing. The figures describe the scale of activity reported by the project. By themselves, they do not establish whether each person is counted only once, what participants retained, or whether they still use Bitcoin. The number of lessons delivered and the long-term benefit of teaching are different questions. [5] [6]

Educational support can have a very specific source. In its announcement of 27.2.2024, Trezor pledged 21 EUR from each sale of the limited bitcoin-only Trezor Safe 3 edition to education. Here, bitcoin-only means a version focused exclusively on Bitcoin. The announcement also described support for the Bitcoineta vehicle, in partnership with Bitcoin Cowries, to bring Bitcoin education to communities and schools in West Africa. This was a dated commitment tied to a particular edition, not a permanent rule for every Trezor sold. The announcement alone does not establish the subsequent accounting settlement either. Today’s purchases and contributions therefore need to be considered under their own current terms. [1]

The current donation page offers voluntary support for education and local projects. It also explicitly states that Trezor Academy is not a registered non-profit organization. Calling it a non-profit initiative describes the activity’s purpose; it does not automatically confer a legal status. Under this platform’s stated terms, donations are not tax-deductible and are not purchases of goods or services. A donation is therefore neither a wallet order nor a course fee. It is a separate form of support, for which it helps to understand who receives the contribution and the purpose the operator describes. These terms for a particular donation interface are not a general answer to every reader’s tax questions. [6]

The Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town programme scheduled Trezor Academy Update for 30.1.2026 with Josef Tětek, introducing him as the initiative’s lead. The topic covered results, challenges and plans for 2026. In its June article, Trezor also described local education as working with people who know their communities. It included an account from Dahl, a student in Burundi: after the courses, he began translating educational material into Kirundi for Plan B Network and creating a local Bitcoin journal. This is a project-published example of how knowledge can spread, not the result of an independent study of all graduates. For a beginner, it suggests a clear path: first understand, then learn to use the tools safely, and only then help others. [7] [5]