Digital Playhouse Foundation

Gordon Christian runs Coder Dojos and starts working with local businesses to introduce Bitcoin and digital currency payments. Value 4 Value Lessons launches, Lightning-native learning on the V4V model, the earliest expression of what would become our open learning approach.

A physical hub in Agnes Water for workshops, kids' programs, business digital skills, and Bitcoin and blockchain meetups — a space for those most at risk of exclusion and disruption to access hands-on, creative, practical and security-focused digital learning.

Digital Playhouse Foundation Ltd registered with ACNC as a Public Benevolent Institution and DGR. The constitutional object is formally adopted within days of incorporation. Programs include after-school kids' coding, Homeschool Digital Learners, digital asset security masterclasses, and regular business and professional learning sessions.

The School of Bitcoin working group is led by Kieran Nolan as DPF's major project — a Decentralised Autonomous Education System (DAES) built as an open, consensus-driven curriculum for financial and digital literacy, designed to plug into any institution and support learners on problem and project-based learning journeys.

The Board begins researching the application of Distributed Ledger Technology to manage its charitable value chain, records of transactions and governance — developing a whitepaper for a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) to power the Foundation's investment fund.

Gordon Christian and Electra Frost enrol in the TAFE Advanced Diploma of Applied Blockchain, on a mission to train 100 people in applied blockchain across the Gladstone region. The School of Bitcoin becomes the foundation project for a successful Stacks Foundation grant application, establishing Stacks Australia as the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Stacks ecosystem.

Kieran Nolan joins as Learning Programs Director and founds Stacks Australia. The Stacks grant is stacked rather than spent, locking STX to earn Bitcoin rewards that flow directly into the DPF Bitcoin Learner Fund. Fifteen kids mint their first NFTs on the Stacks blockchain during school holidays. The Accountants On-Chain project (later CREDU) begins, equipping accounting professionals to become a network of trusted advisors for learner-builders in the emerging on-chain economy. Electra Frost travels to El Salvador for field research on Lightning Network, Bitcoin Diploma, and BTC business adoption.

The Game Changers AfterSchool and HomeSchool curriculum launches, focusing on practical skill acquisition in digital asset security, financial literacy, open source tools, and creative digital applications for K-12 learners. DPF delivers more than 50 in-person and online education events during the year, including weekly Coding 4 Kids after-school programs.

DPF hosts the world's biggest Web3 classroom for youth at Blockchain Week, featuring the School of Bitcoin curriculum. DPF's Stacks Australia project hosted learning events and exhibitions for artists, musicians, freelancers and creators, unlocking Web3 on Bitcoin for new ways to monetise their skills.

Electra Frost presents at accounting industry events, bringing the accountants on-chain message to better serve learner-builders navigating the emerging on-chain digital economy. The physical Agnes Water premises closes to contain costs. DPF moves to a fully remote model.

Strategic development work begins on the Consensus21 Open Learning Protocol and School, an open source learning protocol supporting K-12 learners with foundational knowledge of Bitcoin, decentralised finance, digital asset security, and converging technologies including AI, with an emphasis on safe, creative and socially useful applications. Australia's first Bitcoin smart contract developer program is delivered.

Secure Blocks introduces cybersecurity skills to students, building safe and confident participation in digital spaces. Boneo Hacker Space is established, fostering hands-on technology innovation in the community. DPF donates computers to Boneo Primary School for the SPARK Centre. The Stacks Australia grant is fulfilled through Bitcoin Builder community growth and Nakamoto launches. DPF is accepted into the MyfirstBitcoin Node Network: 6 votes for, 0 against, bringing the Bitcoin Diploma program to Australia.

Development of the Consensus21 Open Learning Protocol and School accelerates, building a curriculum for K-12 learners in Bitcoin, decentralised finance, digital asset security, and converging technologies including AI, with an emphasis on safe, creative and socially useful applications. The Stacks Australia grant continues to be held as a productive investment asset, generating returns that support the Foundation's long-term financial position and future auspicing capacity.

Accountants On-Chain, the Digital Financial Literacy Program, Stacks Australia and Consensus21 are in active development. DPF deepens relationships and partnership opportunities with industry participants across financial inclusion, digital education and digital asset security. Electra Frost embeds with Network School in south east Asia to investigate and lay the foundations for bringing local to global, creating Frontier Tech Builder pathways for Australians to participate in a connected international learning community.