💥Celebrating Nigerian Theophilus Isah as our #15 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇳🇬 Our #15 is the innovative Theophilus Isah, Co-founder & CEO of Mavapay. He is a pivotal figure in West Africa, driving Bitcoin adoption through practical digital payment solutions for merchants, developers, and everyday users. In 2025, the Mavapay platform provides essential low-barrier on-ramps for converting fiat to Bitcoin via Lightning, while championing circular economies to help merchants hedge against volatility. He also collaborated with BTCPay Server to build an open-source fiat-to-Bitcoin bridge that simplifies merchant acceptance. He is a true builder committed to developer empowerment, Theophilus co-created Nodegaze, an open-source observability tool for Lightning nodes. As a Faculty Coordinator for @btrust_builders, he mentors over 500 engineers and actively facilitates Bitcoin developer bootcamps across Nigeria and Ghana to train the next generation. Furthermore, leveraging the Mavapay API, his infrastructure facilitated fast, seamless cross-border payments routed through the Lightning Network, processing over $600,000+ to strengthen economic resilience in the region. We deeply appreciate everything Theophilus and his incredible team are doing to create Bitcoin payment solutions & drive Bitcoin adoption across Africa. Africa celebrates you. 🧡 👇 Learn more about Theophilus Isah our 15th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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💡Spotlight on DadaDevs About: DADA DEVS is a transformative initiative dedicated to equipping African women with the essential skills to thrive in Bitcoin development and the open-source ecosystem. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Deliver specialized workshops, bootcamps, and mentorship to master Bitcoin Core, Lightning Network, and open-source tools. 🔹Guide participants in turning bold ideas into real-world Bitcoin projects, complete with resources and expert feedback. 🔹Promote Bitcoin adoption across Africa via education, research, and advocacy for a more inclusive, accessible future. 🔹Link devs with international leaders, organizations, and grassroots movements for endless opportunities and collaborations. 🔹Build skills through collaborative projects, ensuring women gain practical experience and contribute to Bitcoin's open-source world. You can connect with DADA DEVS: Website:

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SOUTH AFRICA, WE ARE BACK! 🇿🇦 After an incredible run in Nigeria, the Lightning Developer Bootcamp returns to Cape Town for version 2.0. We are hosting an intensive 5-day deep dive to help you gain the technical knowledge to build the next generation of African Bitcoin infrastructure. 👇Spots are limited. Don't miss out!

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💥Celebrating the Ghanaian Mawufemor Kofi Folivi (nprofile1qqsglechnph4ymg36xtunhj930ht02vf2d4apzkdn6zkj92fv942l8s8hasu8) as our #16 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇬🇭 Mawufemor is a visionary trailblazer who has transformed Agbozume into one of Africa’s most vibrant Bitcoin circular economies. As the founder of @BitcoinDua and Managing Director of the Talent Tahuf Foundation, he blends youth STEM education with practical merchant onboarding to build a truly self-sustaining local economy. In 2025, his impact has been remarkable. The Bitcoin Dua merchant network has grown into a thriving ecosystem of more than 25 local businesses, barbers, grocery shops, restaurants, bars, and even a police canteen where residents earn and spend sats as part of the ongoing #SPEDN campaign. His robotics, coding, and sats-earning bootcamps are equipping students with both digital skills and real Bitcoin wallets, while senior high schools across the Volta Region now run structured financial literacy and Bitcoin programs with peer-to-peer transactions happening in real time. He hosted several monthly community events from beach trainings to market activations and football tournaments infused with Bitcoin education and continues to onboard hundreds of new users and push grassroots adoption deep into the heart of the region. We deeply appreciate Mawufemor and his team for educating, empowering, and orange-pilling Africa’s next generation right where it matters most. We celebrate you, brother. Keep building. ⚡️ 👇 Learn more about Mawufemor Kofi our 16th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Dada 📍 Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: Bitcoin Dada @npub1tuje...llxq ("Dada" meaning "Sister" in Swahili) is a non-profit women-centric initiative dedicated to bridging the gender gap in Africa's Bitcoin ecosystem. Bitcoin Dada empowers African women with comprehensive Bitcoin education to achieve financial independence and thrive in the digital economy, also through workshops, online courses, and mentorship programs that turn "sisters" into sovereign Bitcoiners, accelerating adoption across the continent. Bitcoin Dada now spans across 11 countries including Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Cameroon, and Namibia. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Provide Accessible Education: Deliver comprehensive financial literacy programs on Bitcoin basics and advanced concepts to demystify the tech for women. 🔹Equip for Independence: Arm participants with practical tools to securely manage, invest, and grow their Bitcoin holdings. 🔹Boost Engagement: Enable confident participation in Bitcoin's technical and non-technical aspects, unlocking economic opportunities. 🔹Narrow Disparities: Create women-only spaces to combat exclusion, build confidence, and actively reduce gender gaps in access. 🔹Expand Reach: Scale initiatives like workshops, mentorship pairings, and online resources to connect and inspire women across Africa. You can connect with Bitcoin Dada: Website: btcdada.com 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa:

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💥Celebrating South African Glenn Jooste (nprofile1qqs800kg598cpuj8sspwgmqduws05pdmxd5qesxwe9er6x4f30atffg4nlm9u ) as our #17 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! Our #17 is the resilient Glenn Jooste, South African pioneer igniting Bitcoin adoption through grassroots education, Lightning infrastructure, and community empowerment, turning financial exclusion into sovereignty for the underbanked. In 2025 he organised and contributed to dozens of meetups, workshops via Bitcoin Ubuntu and online classes, delivering hands-on training that empowered over 1,000 students – both in Swellendam and across the continent – with Bitcoin fundamentals, self-custody, and Lightning Network skills, Some participants have gone on to build circular economies, onboard merchants, and send low-cost remittances, slashing reliance on traditional banks. A contributor to more than half a dozen independent African education and real-world Bitcoin projects, such as: @The Core - Bitcoin Education @Bitcoin Africa Story Bitcoin Boma, @Bitsavers Eduhub @Citrusrate and School of Satoshi, and he is currently providing technical support to over 34 circular economy projects across Africa. We deeply appreciate everything Glenn and his incredible team are doing to relentlessly drive Bitcoin adoption across Africa. We see you. 👇 Learn more about Glenn Jooste our 17th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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✨ Recap: Our Number 18–21 Most Impactful African Bitcoiners for 2025✨ This week, we introduced the first four names on our Most Impactful African Bitcoiners 2025 list. Each of them represents real, on-the-ground work — teaching, building, and expanding Bitcoin access in their communities. #18 — Gloire Kambale 🇨🇩 (@Gloir) A driving force in Goma, DRC. Through Bridgesats, Kiveclair, and his team’s contributions to be-BOP.io, Gloire is helping unbanked merchants earn and save in sats while pushing genuine financial sovereignty across Congo. #19 — Nzonda Fotsing 🇨🇲 Driving Bitcoin education across Francophone Africa. From leading BTC Afrique to creating the Bitcoin Kids comic, Nzonda is shaping the next generation of Bitcoiners. #20 — Belyï Nobel Kubwayo 🇧🇮 Founder of BTC Shule and the spark behind Burundi’s growing Bitcoin movement. His work—translations, courses, and connecting rural villages—keeps opening doors for everyday people. #21 — Grant Gombwa 🇲🇼 Putting Malawi on the Bitcoin map. Through Bitcoin Boma, Grant is building a strong culture of self-custody, education, and community-led adoption. These four remind us that Bitcoin in Africa grows because people show up, teach, build, and stay committed. Their proof of work speaks for itself. We’ll be announcing a new honouree every weekday as we build toward the Top 3 reveal at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Mauritius. All 21 honourees will receive curated gifts created in partnership with Trezor Academy. Stay tuned! 👇Learn more!

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💡Spotlight on Bitsavers Eduhub 📍 Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: @Bitsavers Eduhub is a dynamic, youth-led initiative revolutionizing financial literacy in Africa by equipping young people with essential Bitcoin knowledge and self-custody practices to achieve financial sovereignty. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Equip Youth with Bitcoin fundamentals and self-custody skills. 🔹Foster Peer-to-Peer learning and cross-border collaborations. 🔹Drive campus outreach and grassroots adoption. 🔹Educate on advanced Bitcoin innovations and risks such as Bitcoin mining, Lightning Network, nodes, and scam avoidance. You can connect & support Bitsavers Eduhub: X handle: @BitEduhub Support:

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💥Our deepest gratitude goes to Congolese Gloire Kambale as our #18 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025. A trailblazer driving Bitcoin adoption in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.🇨🇩 As founder of Bridge Sats, co-founder of Kiveclair & the @Africa Bitcoin Conference he's building bridges for financial sovereignty. In 2025, he's spearheading PlanB Network's Africa expansion with multilingual Bitcoin resources empowering thousands in education and sovereignty; his team at Bridge Sats contributes to be-BOP.io, an open-source, self-hosted sales platform with Bitcoin and Nostr integration enabling unbanked merchants to stack sats without middlemen; advancing sustainable energy valorization, unlocking industrial potential for Bitcoin infrastructure hence enhancing long-term user security across African communities. We deeply appreciate everything Gloire and his incredible team are doing to spread Bitcoin adoption within and across Africa. Thank you! 👇 Learn more about Gloire Kambale our 18th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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💥Our deepest gratitude goes to Congolese Gloire Kambale as our #18 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025. A trailblazer driving Bitcoin adoption in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.🇨🇩 As founder of Bridgesats, co-founder of Kiveclair & @Africa Bitcoin Conference he's building bridges for financial sovereignty. In 2025, he's spearheading PlanB Network's Africa expansion with multilingual Bitcoin resources empowering thousands in education and sovereignty; launching be-BOP.io, an open-source, self-hosted sales platform with Bitcoin and Nostr integration enabling unbanked merchants to stack sats without middlemen; advancing sustainable energy valorization, unlocking industrial potential for Bitcoin infrastructure hence enhancing long-term user security across African communities. We deeply appreciate everything Gloire and his incredible team are doing to spread Bitcoin adoption within and across Africa. Thank you! 👇 Learn more about Gloire Kambale our 18th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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💥Celebrating Cameroonian Nzonda Fotsing as our #19 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇨🇲✨ As the convener of Conférence Bitcoin Afrique, Nzonda has become one of the steady voices driving Bitcoin education across Francophone Africa. Through his conference and the much-loved Bitcoin Kids book, he is helping families, schools, and communities understand money in a practical, relatable way. In 2025, Nzonda’s work reached even further. He published important articles on Bitcoin regulation for the Financial Market Supervisory Commission of Central Africa, expanded Kids Bitcoin into French, Pidgin English, Xhosa, and Hindi (with Zulu and Korean coming soon), contributed a module on African Bitcoin adoption to Citrusate’s diploma course, and supported school clubs like Bitcoin Africa Story with book donations and learning materials. We’re grateful for the consistency and dedication Nzonda brings to the space. Thank you for putting Francophone Africa on the global Bitcoin map, and for the passion you bring to orange-pilling the continent. 👇 Learn more about Nzonda Fotsing our 19th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Chama 📍 Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: Bitcoin Chama is a rural-based Bitcoin community building a self-reliant circular economy through collective projects owned by chamas (clans). It empowers local youths by integrating traditional communal values with modern Bitcoin technology to foster financial independence and promote economic resilience. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Build a self-sustaining Bitcoin circular economy in rural Kenya. 🔹Empower youth through collaborative projects within chamas. 🔹Promote Bitcoin education on digital wallets and financial freedom. 🔹Pool resources in sats to hedge against inflation. 🔹Enable buying, selling, and services within the community using Bitcoin. 🔹Support agricultural initiatives like beehives, chicken coops, and vegetable farming. 🔹Provide basic utilities payments (e.g., clean water access) through Bitcoin. You can connect with Bitcoin Chama here: Website: bitcoinchama.com X handle: @Bitcoinchama 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa:

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💥Celebrating the Burundian Belyï Nobel as our 20th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! As the founder of BTC Shule, Belyï is a pioneering voice for grassroots Bitcoin adoption in Burundi, proving that adoption can be local, human-first, and transformative. He is forging a real circular economy in Gitega, delivering vital education in Kirundi and French. In 2025, Belyï's impact was incredible. He led the translation of the Bitcoin White Paper into Kirundi to make it accessible to millions, and ran a Starlink + Solar crowdfund to connect 300 unbanked villagers in Winteko, securing the infrastructure for their new economy. He also scaled his educational reach by publishing Kirundi courses on PlanB Academy. We’re inspired by how Belyï and the BTC Shule team continue to push forward. Thank you for putting Burundi on the African Bitcoin map and for the passion you pour into driving Bitcoin adoption across Burundi and Africa. We see you🧡 👇 Learn more about Belyï Nobel our 20th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!

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