On October 7, 2025, Breez marked a significant step in Bitcoin’s evolution with the launch of its Time2Build initiative. This developer program is designed to strategically accelerate the integration of its Software Development Kit (SDK), pushing the practical utility of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange forward by making self-custodial, instant payments accessible to a broader audience.
The program cleverly addresses a key barrier to developer adoption by offering financial incentives. Time2Build directly pays open-source developers once their contributions, which integrate the Breez SDK, are accepted and merged by a project’s maintainers. This “payment-on-merge” model acts as a built-in quality filter, encouraging meaningful code contributions rather than a high volume of low-effort submissions.
The Power of a Nodeless Experience
At the heart of the Breez SDK’s appeal is its pioneering “nodeless” implementation. This feature is a game-changer for developers, as it completely eliminates the need to manage the technical complexities of the Lightning Network, such as channel and liquidity management.
By abstracting away this backend complexity, Breez turns the integration of instant Bitcoin payments into a process as simple as making standard API calls. This opens the door for developers without deep expertise in Bitcoin to easily add powerful payment functionalities to their applications, focusing on their product’s user experience instead of blockchain infrastructure.
A Growing Ecosystem of Use Cases
The launch of Time2Build builds upon impressive existing momentum. Even before this program, the Breez SDK had already been integrated by over 40 partners, powering 12 new applications and collectively reaching approximately 1.5 million users. This existing ecosystem processes millions in transaction volume and spans a diverse range of use cases, demonstrating the technology’s versatility.
These integrations are not confined to a single niche. They enable everything from cross-border remittances and social media tipping to in-game economies, showing how Lightning is being woven into the fabric of everyday digital interactions. The SDK’s success has also been bolstered by a $5 million funding round and strategic collaborations, such as the one with Spark, which further enhance its capabilities and appeal to the developer community.
The ultimate goal of Time2Build is to catalyze this growth even further. By incentivizing developers, Breez aims to expand the SDK’s reach, steadily building a more robust and interconnected network for instant Bitcoin payments. For product teams and treasuries, this translates to a future with more seamless, low-latency payment options. For the broader market, it signifies a continued shift towards Bitcoin’s use in both microtransactions and larger intraday financial flows.