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We are bringing freedom to Africa through Bitcoin adoption and education. Please support us.
📚 Readers’ Friday Book Club Join us today on Discord at 6 PM UTC as we continue our deep dive into The Fiat Standard by @Saifedean Ammous. ⚡️ Today’s reading picks up from Chapter 15, where we explore: 🔶 Bitcoin and energy markets 🔶 Bitcoin mining: Anti-fiat technology 🔶 Difficulty adjustment: The secret sauce 🔶 Bitcoin fuel Expect sharp conversations, fresh perspectives, and deeper clarity on money, energy, and Bitcoin. Bring your curiosity 🧡 👉 Join the Discord community: image
How is Bitcoin Adoption Progressing in Cameroon? 🇨🇲 Bitcoin Adoption in Cameroon is progressing steadily in a grassroots, education-first manner, particularly strong in the economic hub of Douala. A Key Project Driving This Adoption: 🔷 Bitcoin Kids: Bitcoin Kids, founded by Cameroonian Nzonda Fotsing, is a standout, heartwarming initiative that sets Cameroon apart. It uniquely targets the next generation with age-appropriate Bitcoin education. 🔷 Impact: Distributed (often freely or affordably) to families, schools, and communities across Africa and beyond. It helps combat low financial literacy while countering hype/scam narrative with principled Bitcoin education. Nzonda's work also supports broader family and community onboarding. 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives! image
🚨 Bitcoin in Africa is shifting fast! Latest adoption news from several countries in Africa, and even Mauritius, the newest country to be added to the Infographic database. What does this mean? ➡️Easier ways to earn and spend sats. ➡️More local businesses accepting Bitcoin. ➡️More Bitcoin projects sprouting across Africa. Get ready, African Bitcoiners — the landscape is evolving. How will you use the new opportunities? Drop your thoughts below!⬇️ image
⚡️Fun Fact Thursday! Did you know? Bitcoin is the only monetary network where the “printing press” is basically, permanently switched off. There will never be more than 21 million BTC—no matter how much anyone wants it, no matter what happens in the economy. That means your ₿ can’t be diluted, only accumulated. image
💡Spotlight on BTC Sudan 📍Location: Sudan 🇸🇩 About: BTC Sudan (also known as BTC_Sudan) stands as one of the most dedicated grassroots Bitcoin initiatives in Sudan. It focuses on education, onboarding, and practical adoption in one of Africa's most challenging environments. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Youth Education First: The project prioritizes teaching Sudanese youth the principles of Bitcoin — from self-custody and sound money basics to its role as a hedge against hyperinflation and banking collapse. Sessions cover why Bitcoin matters in a country plagued by extreme currency devaluation, capital controls, and limited access to traditional finance. 🔷Hands-On Onboarding: BTC Sudan aims to successfully assist individuals in adopting Bitcoin. This includes practical help with wallets, P2P trading, remittances, and using BTC for daily needs. 🔷Community Building: The group aims to run meetups, trainings, and discussions, and collaborate with locals on the ground in Sudan while Sudan HODL contributes remotely. Connect with BTC Sudan: X handle: @BTC_Sudan Discord: 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives! image
🎬 Watch Party Wednesday is live at 2PM UTC! We’re bringing the community together on Discord to watch, learn, and discuss everything Bitcoin—no noise, just signal. Plug in, ask questions, and connect with like-minded stackers. 👉 Join the Discord and don’t miss it: image
💡Spending Bitcoin! Step 1: Choose a Bitcoin wallet recommended for Africa. Step 2: Load your wallet with Bitcoin (buy or earn sats). Step 3: Find local shops or online merchants accepting Bitcoin. Step 4: At checkout, select Bitcoin payment option. Step 5: Scan the merchant's Bitcoin QR code with your wallet app. Step 6: Confirm the payment amount and send. Step 7: Show payment confirmation to the merchant. Step 8: Enjoy your purchase – you just paid with Bitcoin! Ready to start? Earn Bitcoin through tasks and jobs with us! www.bitcoiners.africa image
💡Spotlight on Proof of Work Academy (POWA) 📍Location: Tanzania 🇹🇿 About: Proof of Work Academy (POWA or POWA255) is a Bitcoin education project empowering schools, youth, and communities in northern Tanzania through peer-to-peer (P2P) learning in Kiswahili. POWA delivers structured sessions on Bitcoin fundamentals, self-custody, wallets, and real use cases, often collaborating on Trezor Academy bootcamps (e.g., multi-session series in 2026 covering "Why Bitcoin," custodial/non-custodial wallets). Some Key Objectives: 🔷Deliver Bitcoin education in Kiswahili — Provide peer-to-peer, accessible learning on Bitcoin basics, origins, importance, and practical tools to local communities, schools, and youth who may face language barriers with English resources. 🔷Empower schools and students — Run sessions in secondary schools (e.g., Manushi Secondary in Moshi) and regions, introducing Bitcoin concepts alongside community initiatives to build financial literacy and future builders from an early age. 🔷Host structured academy programs — Organize Trezor Academy cohorts and ongoing workshops (e.g., multi-session series on wallets, security, Lightning) to deepen understanding and encourage self-custody adoption. 🔷Foster regional circular economy and adoption — Collaborate with Bitcoin Arusha to promote real-world use cases, merchant growth, and community events in Arusha/Kilimanjaro, linking education to practical sovereignty and impact projects. 🔷Build community impact and global connections — Combine Bitcoin teaching with social good, while connecting locals to broader African/global Bitcoin networks for inspiration and support. Connect with Proof of Work Academy: 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives! image
🌍 Ready to see where Bitcoin works in Africa? Our map lights up cities where you can pay with Bitcoin at local shops, cafes, and services. Explore the map and start spending your Bitcoin where it counts: Which city would you visit first? Earn Bitcoin through tasks and jobs and add more Bitcoin to spend! 🚀 image
☀️Stack Sats Saturday! Your financial future is built one sat at a time. While others hesitate, stackers accumulate. ₿
💡Spotlight on Chapsmart 📍Location: Tanzania 🇹🇿 About: Chapsmart is a Tanzania-based Bitcoin payments platform revolutionizing remittances, everyday transactions, and merchant adoption by bridging Bitcoin (especially Lightning Network) with Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) via M-Pesa. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Enable seamless Bitcoin remittances to Tanzania — Allow global users to send Bitcoin and deliver instant TZS via M-Pesa to family, friends, or recipients with low fees and real-time settlement, bypassing traditional high-cost services. 🔷Provide practical everyday Bitcoin tools — Offer airtime top-ups with sats (instant, no registration), buy sats directly with M-Pesa, and guide users on Lightning wallets for fast, low-cost transactions in Tanzanian life. 🔷Drive merchant and business adoption — Launch ChapSmart Merchant Pay for Tanzanian businesses, freelancers, and creators to accept Bitcoin from worldwide payers and receive instant TZS in M-Pesa—zero setup fees, non-custodial, hassle-free borderless payments. 🔷Integrate Bitcoin with mobile money ecosystems — Bridge Bitcoin/Lightning to dominant M-Pesa infrastructure for on-ramps (M-Pesa to sats), off-ramps (BTC to TZS), and utility features like bill payments, enhancing accessibility and financial sovereignty for unbanked/underbanked Tanzanians. 🔷Promote education and safe Bitcoin usage — Share guides on Bitcoin, Lightning payments, wallet choices, and security to build user confidence, while collaborating with communities to onboard more people into real-world Bitcoin adoption. Connect with Chapsmart: Website: X handle: @chapsmart_tz 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives! image
📚 Readers’ Friday Book Club Join us on Discord at 6 PM UTC as we dive back into The Fiat Standard by nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgkklh5m.⚡️ Today, we’re summarizing Chapter 14, exploring Bitcoin banking, savings technology, and the concept of unbonding and demonetizing the world. Expect sharp conversations, new perspectives, and deeper clarity on money and Bitcoin. 👇 Bring your curiosity. image
💡Spotlight on BitcoinSafariTz 📍Location: Tanzania 🇹🇿 About: BitcoinSafariTz is a leading grassroots Bitcoin-focused initiative empowering Tanzanians through education, developer training, tourism integration, and community building. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Deliver comprehensive Bitcoin education — Host in-depth sessions, workshops, and pitches on fundamentals (wallets, self-custody, Lightning Network), open-source resources, and practical usage to build financial literacy and sovereignty among students, plebs, and communities. 🔷Build and empower Bitcoin developers — Run programs like the Tanzania Devs Program (cohorts teaching Bitcoin protocol, Lightning, open-source contributions) to create the next generation of Tanzanian/African Bitcoin builders and innovators. 🔷Integrate Bitcoin with tourism and local economy — Leverage Tanzania's safari/tourism appeal to promote Bitcoin adoption (e.g., merchant listings, circular economy efforts) and highlight real-world use cases for visitors and locals. 🔷Foster community building and awareness — Organize events, meetups, hackathon prep, and content creation to connect Tanzanian Bitcoiners, celebrate adoption milestones, and grow a vibrant local/global network. 🔷Promote practical onboarding and tools — Guide on-ramps/off-ramps, wallet choices (custodial/non-custodial), and merchant acceptance to make Bitcoin accessible and usable in everyday Tanzanian life. Connect with BitcoinSafariTz: Website: https://bitcoinsafaritz.com X handle: @BitcoinSafariTZ 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives! image
Ready to put your Bitcoin to work right here at home? Check out the Bitcoiners Map — your guide to local African shops accepting Bitcoin. Your sats matter, and every purchase grows our community stronger. Tap into the future of money and support merchants who believe in Africa's financial freedom. Where will you spend your Bitcoin today? 🛒👇 #bitcoin #africa #localbusinesses #bitcoincommunity #spendbitcoin #financialfreedom image
⚡Fun Fact Thursday! Most people don’t fail at Bitcoin because it’s hard. They fail because they never go deep enough to understand it. Bitcoin rewards those who take time to learn how money actually works. Stay curious.⚡ image
Watch Party Wednesday was a success!🚀 This week, we unpacked Davinci Jeremie's take on one of the biggest narratives in Bitcoin today: “Quantum computing will kill Bitcoin.” Reality check? — it won’t. 🔸We explored why: • Bitcoin’s security model is more resilient than most people think. • Unused Bitcoin addresses remain quantum-resistant. • The real risk is not Bitcoin, it’s altcoins with weaker cryptographic assumptions. 🔸The big takeaway? While others panic about the future, Bitcoin keeps proving why it’s built differently — engineered for adversarial environments, including what’s coming next. See you next Watch Party Wednesday!🧡 image View quoted note →