Academic BlockChain for Research & Development (ABC4RD) is being relaunched as an international research and education initiative for Bitcoin, AI, open compute, digital manufacturing, digital health, robotics, sensor networks, nanomaterials, and source-backed open infrastructure.
The project has a documented public origin: ABC4RD was covered by Bitcoin Magazine in February 2017 and the article was syndicated by Nasdaq. The relaunch builds on that historical education signal while focusing on current international work: AI education, Bitcoin education, open source, green compute, mining literacy, digital credentials, and community learning.
ABC4RD Academy uses English as the primary GitHub working language and is building public entry points in the six official United Nations languages:
Translation policy: docs/i18n/translation-policy.md.
Canonical entry point: Start Here.
This is the main public hub for ABC4RD Academy:
- organization roadmap;
- website and docs direction;
- publishing and safety policy;
- weekly operating loop and event activation pipeline;
- GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket publishing coordination;
- issue templates for public collaboration;
- source-backed partner and ecosystem briefs;
- coordination links to course, research, and community repositories.
ABC4RD should be described as:
An international blockchain and AI education initiative with a 2017 public media trail through Bitcoin Magazine and Nasdaq.
Use this carefully:
- Say covered by Bitcoin Magazine and syndicated by Nasdaq in 2017 when citing the public articles.
- Say aligned with and researching the BTC Inc / B.tc / Bitcoin Magazine / Bitcoin Conference ecosystem unless a public partnership agreement exists.
- Treat Russia only as the historical 2017 university context.
- Do not publish private emails, tokens, webhooks, internal CRM notes, private contracts, or access credentials.
| Repository | Role |
|---|---|
ABC4RD |
Main hub, website/docs, roadmap, publishing policy |
.github |
GitHub organization profile |
LLMAIX2001a |
AI course track and open-source learning modules |
abc4rd-research |
Evidence, citations, media kit, public source review |
abc4rd-community |
Charter, governance, community operations |
bitcoin-developer-curriculum |
Bitcoin developer education |
bitcoin-reading-list |
Source-backed Bitcoin reading paths |
open-source-onboarding |
First GitHub and upstream contribution path |
conference-notes |
Verified conference source tracking |
community-collaboration |
Feedback requests and careful outreach drafts |
open-compute-curriculum |
Open compute, exascale, AI workloads, and scientific computing |
sensor-networks-curriculum |
Sensors, IoT, LPWAN, industrial interoperability, and telemetry integrity |
robotics-systems-curriculum |
ROS 2, Gazebo, MoveIt, simulation, control, and safety |
digital-health-standards-curriculum |
FHIR, WHO SMART Guidelines, open health systems, and privacy |
digital-manufacturing-curriculum |
Digital thread, additive manufacturing, provenance, and standards |
nanomaterials-research-curriculum |
Nanomaterials, simulation, materials data, and responsible development |
- AI education: LLMAIX2001a, Storyteller AI, model foundations, deployment, AI literacy.
- Bitcoin education: Bitcoin foundations, Lightning, Nostr, custody, treasury, mining, open source.
- Open compute: exascale, data center infrastructure, reproducible AI, scientific workloads.
- Sensors and robotics: IoT, LPWAN, ROS, Gazebo, MoveIt, simulation, safety boundaries.
- Digital health: WHO SMART Guidelines, FHIR, open health systems, privacy, interoperability.
- Digital manufacturing: digital thread, additive manufacturing, industrial standards, provenance.
- Nanomaterials: nanoeducation, simulation, materials data, safety, responsible development.
- Green compute: energy, mining, responsible infrastructure, climate and ecology literacy.
- Digital credentials: course records, certificates, verifiable learning pathways.
- Community: GitHub Issues, Discussions, Telegram, Discord, and public learning groups.
- Evidence: public sources before public claims.
- Start Here
- International Academy Baseline milestone
- Operating Discipline milestone
- Financial Model v1 milestone
- Логистическая модель запуска ABC4RD Academy
- Financial model map v1
- Что продает ABC4RD Academy
- ABC4RD Academy Financial Model v1
- Financial decision log v1
- Money flow v1
- Payment and treasury policy v1
- Offer catalog v1
- Weekly launch rhythm
- Launch Sprint 02 issues
- Course 01 operating update: 2026-05-11
- ERC-20 localnet review: 2026-05-13
- ABC4RD Research Bulletin #2
- May 2026 certificate review batch
- Native review checklist
- Ranking hub
- Delta readiness dashboard
- Daily operating dashboard
- Launch Sprint 01
- GitHub launch issues
- Course 01: Blockchain Academy
- Blockchain Foundations certificate template
- ABC4RD Research Bulletin #1
- ERC-20 localnet learning demo
- Flagship course: Blockchain Foundations
- Blockchain Foundations modules
- Blockchain Foundations student submission template
- Blockchain Foundations sample student submission
- Blockchain Foundations review checklist
- Student Journey v1
- 7-Day Blockchain Foundations Challenge
- Certificate verification preview
- Research Bulletin #1: Infrastructure launch
- Ecosystem map
- Blockchain Academy manifesto
- Blockchain Academy curriculum
- No hype policy
- Blockchain use case evaluation framework
- Blockchain career map
- Blockchain research index
- Blockchain direction taxonomy
- Blockchain ranking system
- Protocol family map
- Weekly delta baseline
- Protocols Top 20
- Mining Top 20
- Developer tools Top 20
- Exchanges Top 20
- Payments and stablecoins Top 20
- DAO governance Top 20
- Wallets, custody, and security Top 20
- Data infrastructure Top 20
- Compliance, risk, and forensics Top 20
- RWA tokenization Top 20
- DeFi Top 20
- Enterprise standards and interoperability Top 20
- Education, media, events, and research Top 20
- Analytics and intelligence Top 20
- Cross-sector Top 20
- Index system
- Weekly ranking publication algorithm
- First PR program
- Website builder lab
- Website builder lab report: 2026-05-10
- AI Voice open-source watchlist
- AI Voice lab
- CRM open-source stack map
- CRM upstream interaction plan
- CRM stack lab
- Messenger open-source stack map
- Messenger stack lab
- Digital library open-source stack map
- Digital library lab
- Visual publishing open-source stack map
- Visual publishing lab
- Digital press open-source stack map
- Digital press lab
- Media streaming open-source stack map
- Media streaming lab
- Blockchain lab open-source stack map
- Blockchain lab
- Robotics open-source stack map
- Robotics lab
- Sensors and IoT open-source stack map
- Sensors and IoT lab
- Digital health open-source stack map
- Digital health lab
- Digital manufacturing open-source stack map
- Digital manufacturing lab
- Nanomaterials open-source stack map
- Nanomaterials lab
- Open compute open-source stack map
- Open compute lab
- Network infrastructure open-source stack map
- Network infrastructure lab
- AI Production Factory open-source stack map
- AI Production Factory
- AI Website Builder Lab
- AI Presentation Lab
- AI Newsletter Lab
- Credentials and Certificates Lab
- AI Course Builder Lab
- AI Research Assistant Lab
- AI Design Lab
- AI Video Production Lab
- AI Localization Lab
- AI Operations Lab
- AI Assessment Lab
- Academy Template Marketplace Lab
- Academy Operating System open-source stack map
- Academy Operating System Lab
- Learning Operating System Lab
- Student Portfolio Lab
- Challenge and Hackathon Lab
- Mentor Network Lab
- Career and Talent Lab
- Startup and Venture Studio Lab
- Grant and Funding Lab
- Standards and Compliance Lab
- Cybersecurity Lab
- Data Governance Lab
- Simulation and Digital Twin Lab
- AR VR XR Learning Lab
- University map
- Institution map
- Events and conferences map
- Company Public Signal Index
- Ranking hub
- Delta readiness dashboard
- Company watchlist seed: 2026-05-12
- Weekly Digest: Public Signal Top 20
- GitHub watchlist
- Website builder open-source watchlist
- Outreach pipeline
- Research tracks
- Contribution ladder
- Repository standard
- Trust layer checklist
- Repository scorecard
- Repository promotion matrix
- Flagship readiness audit
- Public claims register
- Article visual policy
- Source review batch: 2026-05-09
- Source review issue drafts: 2026-05-09
- Source verification folder
- Partnership drafts folder
- Module 03 expansion plan
- Release checklist
- IP and publication policy
- GitHub access governance
- GitHub permissions check: 2026-05-11
- SSH and project VPN access runbook
- Credential rotation runbook
- Governance
- Citation metadata
- 24/7 operating rhythm
- Public roadmap v2
- Public launch package
- 90-day starter work items
- Public roles
- Legal and ethical framework
- Visual identity
- Latest research digest
- Essay: Trustworthy Computation
- Release package: v0.2 research infrastructure
- Release package: v0.4 first learning product
- Next milestone: v0.3 source review and releases
- GitHub public activation runbook: 2026-05-09
- Isolated GitHub CLI helper
- Start Here: ABC4RD Academy
- Launch Sprint 02: Operating Discipline
- International Academy Baseline milestone
- Weekly launch rhythm
- Weekly operating package
- Jira, GitHub, and GitLab task routing
- Public launch package
- LLMAIX2001a course update draft
- Partner and event drafts
- Weekly recap draft
- Work item templates: GitHub, GitLab, Jira
Use Issues for concrete work:
- article proposal;
- course module;
- partner lead;
- event activation;
- source/evidence submission;
- bug or task.
Use Discussions for broader conversation:
- Announcements;
- Research;
- Course Development;
- Events;
- Partners;
- Community Help.
For the external-facing roadmap, see docs/public-roadmap-v2.md.
For the current GitLab operating plan, see docs/group-roadmap.md.
Current first sprint: Launch Sprint 01: ABC4RD Academy Public Baseline.
- ABC4RD operating loop
- Operating dashboard
- Daily operating dashboard
- Platform sync
- Jira/GitHub/GitLab task routing
- Site information architecture
- Event activation pipeline
- Frontier innovation strategy
- GitHub issue backlog
- GitLab activation
- GitLab starter issues
- Bitbucket activation
- Bitbucket/Jira starter work items
- Partner activity queue
- External documentation contribution queue
- GitHub Discussions seed pack
- Partner draft queue
- Partner and event launch pipeline
- Metrics dashboard
- Public launch package
- Weekly operating package
- LLMAIX2001a course update draft
- Partner and event drafts
- Weekly recap draft
- 30 starter issues
- 90-day starter work items
- Outreach drafts
ABC4RD uses a draft-first publishing model:
- public posts require human approval;
- credentials live only in GitHub Secrets or local
.envfiles excluded from git; - passwords, tokens, and recovery codes are never shared through chat or public issues;
- automation may generate drafts, but should not auto-publish externally without review;
- source-backed claims are preferred over promotional language.
See docs/publishing-safety.md.
- Website: abc4rd.org
- GitHub org: ABC4RDacademy
- GitLab group: abc4rd-academy
- Bitbucket workspace: abc4rd
- Bitbucket repository: abc4rd/abc4rd
- X: @academy_abc4rd
- Telegram channel: abc4rdchannel
- Telegram bot: abc4rd_bot
- Telegram chat: abc4rdchat
- Discord: ABC4RD invite