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African Bitcoiners
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We are bringing freedom to Africa through Bitcoin adoption and education. Please support us.
⚡Happy Stack Sats Saturday! Remember to stack sats today! Build patiently. One sat at a time.
💡Spotlight on BitDevs PH 📍Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria 🇳🇬 About: BitDevs PH is Port Harcourt's Bitcoin builder community, hosting grassroots meetups for developers, researchers, and enthusiasts to advance local Bitcoin development. They focus on exploring Bitcoin’s technical frontier through monthly meetups, deep dives, and open discussions on Bitcoin and the Lightning protocol. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Foster grassroots Bitcoin development in Port Harcourt. 🔷Organize technical meetups for builders and researchers. 🔷Promote Bitcoin dialogue and innovation locally. 🔷Build technical expertise among regional developers and contribute. 🔷Expand Nigeria's Bitcoin developer ecosystem and connect to wider global community. Connect with ₿itdevsPh: X link: 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image
💡Spotlight on BitDevs Uyo 📍Location: Uyo, Nigeria 🇳🇬 BitDevs Uyo is a community of Bitcoin developers dedicated to learning, building, and exploring Bitcoin together. This community emphasizes on deep technical understanding of Bitcoin, through discussions on development, research, building and exploring protocols. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Promote technical education: Provide a space for developers, students, and researchers to deepen their knowledge of Bitcoin protocols and development. 🔷Host meetups and seminars: Organize regular events like Socratic Seminars to discuss Bitcoin research, innovations, and open-source contributions. 🔷Encourage building and innovation: Support members in creating Bitcoin-related projects, tools, and applications. 🔷Foster community growth: Build a network of like-minded builders in Uyo and connect with the global Bitcoin dev ecosystem. 🔷Drive research and productivity: Facilitate in-depth conversations on Bitcoin's technical aspects, including protocol improvements and emerging technologies. Connect with BitDevs Uyo: Website: https://bitdevsuyo.org 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image
Discover a guide to platform across Africa that accept Bitcoin payments! We created it to solve the challenge of finding places to spend Bitcoin and to celebrate merchants fueling our revolution. Visit, support, and spend Bitcoin at these locations to help grow the ecosystem! 👇Check out our full list here:
Fun Fact Thursday!🟠 Did you know? Satoshi Nakamoto structured Bitcoin's design with extreme divisibility (1 BTC = 100,000,000 base units; what we now call "satoshis") to ensure Bitcoin could scale for global use long before it had any real-world value.
💡Spotlight on BitDevs Lagos 📍Location: Lagos, Nigeria🇳🇬 About: Bitdevs Lagos is a vibrant community of Bitcoin developers working together to foster innovation and collaboration in Nigeria. BitDevs Lagos also aims to empower local talent to build on Bitcoin's foundation. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Host monthly technical Bitcoin development meetups: Bringing developers together regularly for hands-on sessions that keep the community sharp and engaged. 🔷Facilitate collaborative research on Bitcoin protocols: Encouraging group deep-dives into Bitcoin's tech stack, from core updates to Lightning integrations. 🔷Build local developer capacity in the Bitcoin ecosystem: Training up-and-coming talent to create homegrown solutions, closing the skills gap in Africa's growing bitcoin scene. 🔷Promote innovation through developer-focused discussions: Fueling breakthroughs via open forums where ideas on scalability, privacy, and adoption take center stage. 🔷Connect Bitcoin builders with the global BitDevs network: Linking Lagos developers to international peers, opening doors to collaborations, resources, and a broader Bitcoin movement. Connect with BitDevs Lagos: Website: 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image
Lightning Network Use Case in Africa ⚡️ Africa Free Routing is enabling local businesses to accept instant, near zero-fee Bitcoin payments, helping them increase profitability and stay ahead of the market. 👇See how African businesses can plug into the global Bitcoin economy with ease.
💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Africa Story 📍Location: Nigeria 🇳🇬 (extending across Africa) About: @Bitcoin Africa Story promotes Bitcoin adoption across the continent through targeted education initiatives and storytelling. The project aims to facilitate the widespread adoption of Bitcoin through education and practical implementation in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Drive Bitcoin awareness through compelling narratives. 🔷Facilitate education for broader African adoption. 🔷Highlight real-world Bitcoin success stories. 🔷Connect communities with Bitcoin opportunities. 🔷Advocate for Bitcoin as financial empowerment tool. Connect with Bitcoin Africa Story: Geyser: 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image
💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Pidgin 📍Location: Nigeria 🇳🇬 About: Bitcoin Pidgin teaches Bitcoin concepts using Nigeria's widely spoken pidgin English, making complex ideas relatable and accessible to everyday Nigerians. By breaking down technical jargon into familiar pidgin, this remarkable initiative demystifies Bitcoin for people who think and communicate in this vibrant, everyday language helping bridge the gap between global tech and local realities. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Simplify Bitcoin education through pidgin language — Turn complicated topics like wallets, mining, sovereignty, and adoption into clear, fun explanations that feel natural to hear and understand. 🔷Reach mass audiences with culturally relevant content — Use videos, vlogs, posts, and spaces that reflect "Naija" vibes, street-level stories, and real-life examples to connect with millions who speak pidgin daily. 🔷Break down technical barriers for new Bitcoin users — Make starting with small amounts, understanding peer-to-peer trading, hedging against naira issues, or using Bitcoin for remittances feel straightforward no big grammar required. 🔷Promote financial sovereignty in local dialects — Empower everyday Nigerians to see Bitcoin as a tool for personal freedom, independence from inflation and restrictions, and true ownership of money in the language they use at home and on the streets. 🔷Build grassroots understanding of Bitcoin benefits — Highlight how Bitcoin transforms lives through real conversations, community events, and street-level outreach, fostering organic adoption where people and businesses embrace it together. Connect with Bitcoin Pidgin: Social platforms: 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image
Start Your Bitcoin Journey! The African Bitcoiners Graduate Program is open to young Africans across the continent who are ready to build the future of money. This is a 12-month remote program offering hands-on experience, strong Bitcoin foundations, and leadership development alongside a growing pan-African community of builders. 👇 Apply now and begin your Bitcoin journey here:
Happy Stack Sats Saturday!⚡️ Stack in silence. Build in peace. Let Bitcoin do the talking over time.🧡
​Happy International Day of Education! 📖🌐 ​On this, we’re reminded that the best investment you can make is in yourself. As we celebrate this special day, let us remember that knowledge is the ultimate proof of work! Studying Bitcoin is the rabbit hole that connects an entire educational system, from learning to HODLing to building and more. ​Don’t just watch the future happen, study and be a part of it. image
💡Spotlight on iPayBTC 📍Location: Nigeria 🇳🇬 About: iPayBTC is a Bitcoin-only, lightning wallet designed for simple, secure, and instant Bitcoin transactions. Built for everyday utility, enabling seamless purchases of airtime, data, electricity, bills, and more. The platform emphasizes on accessibility for non-technical users, P2P trading, and bridging traditional finance with decentralized systems. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Drive Bitcoin Adoption Across Africa: Through education, onboarding programs, and events like Bitcoin Bootcamps and Bitcoin on Campus, iPayBTC aims to make Bitcoin accessible and practical for everyday Africans. 🔷Enable Seamless Everyday Payments: Provide fast, low-cost transactions via Lightning Network for bills, airtime, data, electricity, and cross-border remittances, making Bitcoin a viable alternative to traditional money. 🔷Empower users with secure, user-controlled wallets that prioritize privacy, simplicity, and freedom from intermediaries, ensuring money remains "secure, simple, and always in your control." 🔷Integrate P2P Trading and Merchant Solutions: Offer easy on/off ramps for converting between fiat and Bitcoin, while expanding integrations for merchants to accept Bitcoin payments instantly. 🔷Foster Community Building: Build and nurture a vibrant Bitcoin community through live & virtual events, encouraging collaboration, networking, and shared growth. Connect with iPayBTC: Website: 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa: image