Tonight’s Edition of Readers' Friday Bookclub was huge! 📚 We went deep into Chapter 2 of Hijacking Bitcoin and the conversations were lively. ​We parsed through the core technical and philosophical shifts in early Bitcoin, looking at what "electronic cash" really meant to the community back then versus now. ​Thanks to everyone who brought their contrarian takes. See you next week! ⚡ View quoted note →

📚 Readers' Friday Book Club! Join us today as we dive back into Discord at 6 PM UTC to keep parsing through Chapter 2: Bitcoin Basics of Hijacking Bitcoin by Roger Ver and Steve Patterson. Expect some spicy discussions, fresh perspectives, and plenty of questions. Whether you agree with the premise or have major pushback, this is the space for it. Bring your curiosity, your contrarian takes, and let's get into it. See you there! ⚡

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💡Spotlight on EcoBitz 📍Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: EcoBitz is pioneering the powerful intersection of environmental action and Bitcoin adoption in Kenya. The initiative builds vibrant circular communities by turning glass waste, primarily discarded bottles, into real economic value. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Promote environmental sustainability and zero-waste practices by recycling glass waste, diverting it from landfills, and reducing carbon emissions. 🔹Incentivize active community participation through direct Bitcoin (sats) rewards for honest recycling work. 🔹Build resilient circular economies at the grassroots level, where waste is systematically transformed into tangible value and resources stay within the community. 🔹Introduce Bitcoin as an accessible, reward-based tool for earning, everyday spending, and long-term savings, driving financial empowerment and inclusion. 🔹Create sustainable income opportunities and meaningful livelihoods through innovative waste-to-value systems that combine environmental action with Bitcoin incentives. Connect with EcoBitz:

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Today's X Space was phenomenal! 🌍⚡ A big thank you to Stephanie Titcombe and Brindon Mwiine for sharing valuable insights on building and sustaining Bitcoin communities across Africa. One key takeaway: strong communities are the foundation of long-term Bitcoin adoption. Thank you to everyone who joined, listened, and contributed to the conversation. The future of Bitcoin in Africa will be built by people, one community at a time.🚀 View quoted note →

🤯 Fun Fact Thursday! Did you know? In Bitcoin’s early days, one of the first real-world items you could buy with Bitcoin was alpaca wool socks from Grass Hill Alpacas. With almost no merchants accepting Bitcoin at the time, this simple purchase became a symbol of real adoption, and a bit of a legend in the community. From socks to a global monetary network.⚡

💡Spotlight on Tando 📍Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: @Tando.me is a free Kenyan Bitcoin app that makes it effortless to spend Bitcoin anywhere M-Pesa is accepted, with zero transaction fees. Built as a Lightning-first solution, Tando lets users bring their own Bitcoin wallet and instantly pay for goods, bills, send money to any Kenyan phone number, or live entirely on the Bitcoin standard. The receiver gets Kenyan Shillings through existing M-Pesa rails while the sender spends pure sats — no sign-up, no custody, and complete privacy. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Simplify Bitcoin payments for everyday use — Deliver an intuitive app experience that lets anyone spend Lightning sats instantly on groceries, restaurants, bills, transport, or person-to-person transfers, as seamless as sending M-Pesa but powered entirely by Bitcoin. 🔹Integrate Bitcoin with local commerce systems — Seamlessly bridge the Lightning Network with Kenya’s dominant M-Pesa mobile-money rails so users can spend Bitcoin directly into the existing merchant and payment infrastructure that already powers the economy. 🔹Expand merchant acceptance across Kenya — Make every M-Pesa-accepting business a Bitcoin-accepting business without requiring merchants to change anything, download an app, or hold Bitcoin, instantly unlocking nationwide real-world utility. 🔹Reduce friction in spending Bitcoin — Eliminate fees, conversion delays, and complexity by covering all transaction costs and offering instant, private Lightning payments, helping users keep 100% of their sats while making Bitcoin spending practical and affordable. 🔹Bridge Bitcoin and mobile-first economies — Connect global Bitcoin’s sovereignty and low-cost rails with Kenya’s mobile-first culture, enabling a true circular Bitcoin economy where people can earn, save, spend, and remit entirely in sats for daily life and long-term financial independence. Check out Tando: Website:

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🎬 Watch Party Wednesday was a huge success! Today, we watched Joe Nakamoto's feature on Humphrey, the nuclear engineer who turned an unexpected setback into an opportunity to build a Bitcoin economy in Livingstone, Zambia. After training for years as a nuclear engineer, Humphrey returned home to find the power plant project cancelled. Instead of giving up, he taught himself to code, built on existing Bitcoin tools, and launched solutions helping people spend Bitcoin in everyday life. 👇Key takeaways: ● Bitcoin creates opportunities beyond traditional career paths. ● Real adoption happens when Bitcoin solves local problems. ● Builders don't wait for permission, they create solutions. ● Communities, merchants, and education are the foundation of adoption. ● Bitcoin works even when legacy systems fail. A big thank you to everyone who joined the discussion, shared insights, and asked thoughtful questions. See you next Wednesday as we continue learning, exploring, and growing together through Bitcoin. 💡Join the community. Learn Bitcoin together. View quoted note →

🎙️It's happening tomorrow! Join us for an exciting conversation on "The State of Bitcoin Communities in Africa" with Stephanie Titcombe and Brindon Mwiine. We'll be exploring how Bitcoin communities are driving adoption, nurturing builders, and creating opportunities across the continent. 📅 11th June 2026. ⏰ 4 PM UTC. 👇Set your reminder and bring your questions! https://x.com/i/spaces/1AKEmmwogokKL?s=20 View quoted note →

🎬Watch Party Wednesday! 🎬 Stop scrolling. Start understanding. Join us today at 2PM UTC on Discord as we break down Bitcoin content together, live. ⚡️ Ask questions. Challenge ideas. Think clearly. 🎥 Real breakdowns 💬 Practical insights 💬 Open discussion 👇Don’t just watch, learn with intent!

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💡Spotlight on BitDevs Nairobi 📍Location: Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 About: BitDevs Nairobi is a developer-focused community dedicated to the research and development of Bitcoin. Operating as part of the global BitDevs network, it brings together Bitcoin builders, engineers, core protocol contributors, and technical enthusiasts in Nairobi to learn, collaborate, and actively contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Through structured meetups, workshops, code reviews, and collaborative sessions, BitDevs Nairobi creates a practical space where developers move from learning to contributing, strengthening Kenya’s growing role as East Africa’s hub for Bitcoin technical talent and open-source innovation. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Connect Bitcoin developers and technical talent — Build a strong local network that links experienced engineers, builders, and enthusiasts across Nairobi, fostering meaningful relationships and opportunities to tackle complex Bitcoin development challenges together. 🔹Host meetups, workshops, and discussions — Organize regular Socratic Seminars, hands-on workshops, and technical discussions where participants dive deep into Bitcoin’s protocol, code, and emerging innovations in an interactive, peer-led format. 🔹Encourage open-source contributions — Guide members to actively contribute to Bitcoin Core, related repositories, and open-source tools, turning technical discussions into real protocol improvements and ecosystem growth. 🔹Strengthen Bitcoin’s technical ecosystem in Kenya — Elevate Nairobi as a leading center for Bitcoin development in Africa by attracting, training, and retaining top technical talent while supporting homegrown solutions tailored to African use cases. 🔹Support knowledge sharing and collaboration — Create an inclusive, supportive environment for peer-to-peer learning, mentorship, and joint projects that accelerate skill development and long-term contributions to Bitcoin’s future. Connect with BitDevs Nairobi: Website:

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“So… how do I know it’s real?” That’s the moment we love at a first Bitcoin meetup. One good workshop can take a curious beginner from confused to confident — wallet basics, how to verify a receive address, what self-custody means, and where sats can actually be spent in your own community. That’s the power of learning Bitcoin with people building it on the ground, not just online. You leave with answers, local contacts, and a clearer path to learn, save, and earn. If you’ve ever wanted a Bitcoin event that speaks your language, come through, bring a friend, and support the mission. #BitcoinAfrica #BitcoinEducation #SelfCustody #EarnBitcoin #SaveBitcoin

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💡Spotlight on AfriBit Kibera 📍Location: Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 About: @Afribit Kibera is a community-first Bitcoin circular economy project based in Kibera — Africa’s largest urban informal settlement. It empowers underserved residents by introducing Bitcoin as a practical, everyday tool for financial inclusion, savings, earning, and local economic participation. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Provide Bitcoin education in underserved areas — Deliver hands-on Bitcoin 101 workshops, coding classes, and community training sessions tailored for unbanked residents, youth, and informal business owners in Kibera so they can confidently understand and use Bitcoin. 🔹Enable earning, saving, and spending in sats — Create direct pathways for locals to earn Bitcoin through community work (like waste upcycling), save securely, and spend instantly with local merchants via Lightning — turning sats into real daily utility. 🔹Build sustainable local circular economies — Foster closed-loop Bitcoin flows where money stays and multiplies inside Kibera through merchant networks, community events, and on-the-ground Proof-of-Work demonstrations that strengthen local trade and resilience. 🔹Improve financial inclusion and independence — Replace unreliable fiat systems with Bitcoin to give unbanked families and entrepreneurs true financial sovereignty, protection from inflation, and independence from traditional banking barriers. 🔹Equip youth with digital financial skills — Train young people and women through targeted programs that combine Bitcoin literacy with practical digital skills, creating jobs, reducing vulnerabilities, and building the next generation of Bitcoin-native leaders in Kibera. Connect with Afribit Kibera: Website:

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🎙️🌍 What does it take to build thriving Bitcoin communities across Africa? Join us live on X Spaces for a conversation on The State of Bitcoin Communities in Africa as we explore the challenges, opportunities, and lessons from the frontlines of grassroots Bitcoin adoption. Featuring: 🎤 Stephanie Titcombe — Btrust Builders 🎤 Brindon Mwiine — Gorilla Sats Together, we'll discuss how local Bitcoin ecosystems are evolving into sustainable communities and what it will take to accelerate adoption across the continent. 📅 11th June 2026. ⏰ 4 PM UTC. 📍 X Spaces. 👇Set your reminder and join the conversation! https://x.com/i/spaces/1AKEmmwogokKL?s=20

📚 Readers' Friday Book Club! Join us today at 6 PM UTC on Discord as we begin our journey through the book Hijacking Bitcoin by Roger Ver and Steve Patterson. We'll be covering: Introduction 📖 Part 1: An Ingenious Design, Altered Vision. Expect thought-provoking discussions, fresh perspectives, and plenty of questions as we explore one of the most debated books in Bitcoin. Bring your curiosity, your contrarian takes, and your questions! Join the conversation:

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💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Nairobi 📍Location: Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪 About: Bitcoin Nairobi is Kenya’s pioneering Bitcoin circular economy initiative, dedicated to turning Bitcoin from theory into everyday reality across Nairobi’s communities. Through grassroots education, merchant onboarding, community chapters (starting with their first active chapter), hands-on workshops, and collaborative Proof-of-Work demonstrations, Bitcoin Nairobi creates vibrant loops of Bitcoin usage that strengthen financial sovereignty and reduce reliance on unstable fiat systems. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Build a functioning Bitcoin circular economy — Create closed-loop systems in Nairobi where Bitcoin flows seamlessly between residents, merchants, and businesses, turning adoption into a self-reinforcing daily reality rather than isolated transactions. 🔹Empower local businesses with Bitcoin tools — Equip small entrepreneurs and vendors with easy Lightning wallets, payment integrations, and training so they can accept Bitcoin alongside cash, cut costs, and gain financial independence. 🔹Drive grassroots adoption and education — Deliver accessible workshops, community chapters, onboarding sessions, and public demonstrations that educate Nairobi residents on Bitcoin basics while building confidence and momentum through real circular economy examples. 🔹Foster innovation within the Nairobi ecosystem — Spark homegrown solutions, collaborations, and new ideas by connecting builders, merchants, and communities, positioning Nairobi as East Africa’s leading hub for practical Bitcoin innovation and circular economy growth. Connect with Bitcoin Nairobi: Website: http://btcnairobi.com/ X handle: @btcnairobi 👇Explore more inspiring Bitcoin initiatives across Africa:

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💡Spotlight on BitBiashara 📍Location: Kenya 🇰🇪 About: nostr:nprofile1qqstt98ml80znxlze3dj5ez7swy8y60qqn8lu4ndpeuyevupmk6n2jqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet58ylal4is a grassroots Bitcoin community project building a local circular economy powered by Bitcoin. The project is a Bitcoin-for-business initiative empowering Kenyan merchants and small entrepreneurs to accept and use Bitcoin in everyday commerce. Some Key Objectives: 🔹Educate merchants on accepting Bitcoin payments — Offer practical workshops, one-on-one onboarding, and weekly coffee hangouts so Kenyan entrepreneurs quickly grasp Bitcoin basics and confidently start accepting payments with zero technical overwhelm. 🔹Provide tools for Bitcoin-powered commerce — Deliver easy Lightning wallets, integrations, a custom dashboard, and BTCmap listings that let any business accept Bitcoin instantly alongside their existing operations. 🔹Reduce payment friction and transaction costs — Replace high-fee, slow fiat systems with Bitcoin’s near-instant, low-cost settlements, helping merchants cut expenses, avoid bureaucracy, and boost daily profitability. 🔹Drive real-world Bitcoin usage in local markets — Create vibrant circular economies through merchant spotlights, on-the-ground Proof of Work videos, and community events that show Bitcoin buying real goods and services every day across Kenya. 🔹Support small businesses in adopting sound money — Equip African entrepreneurs with true financial independence, resilience against inflation, and global access by making Bitcoin the practical, everyday alternative to unstable fiat systems. Connect with BitBiashara: X handle: @BitBiashara Geyser:

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