Good morning. 5 days until Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

Good morning. 6 days until Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Please welcome! Destiny Smart is the founder of Bitcoin Africa Story @story_bitcoin a Bitcoin-only organization dedicated to advancing grassroots education and adoption across Africa. As an educator, writer, marketer, and brand strategist, he is committed to making Bitcoin accessible, practical, and relevant for everyday people. With his skills and dedication, @Destinysmart_ has collaborated with and contributed to several grassroots Bitcoin projects and organizations, including Blink Wallet, BitFitness, Bitcoin Kids, and more. He has showcased real-world Bitcoin use cases—ranging from onboarding merchants to running community-led initiatives such as the free 7-week Bitcoin Diploma, storytelling projects, and community-building efforts. His work emphasizes Bitcoin’s role in fostering financial inclusion, resilience, and innovation in underserved communities. Beyond Bitcoin, Destiny explores how artificial intelligence can be harnessed for education, creative communication, adoption, and product development. His mission is to empower communities to embrace Bitcoin as a tool for sovereignty, empowerment, and progress. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 Please welcome Joschisan @joschisanbtc! Mathematician working on Fedimint. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 Hands together for Everlyn Macharia! Eve joined the @BtcBabies ecosystem as a participating mother in our initial cohort. Now, she is Program Manager at Bitcoin Babies, responsible for curating the curriculum, coordinating guest speakers, and managing daily operations. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

Good morning. 7 days until Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

✨ABCT26 Conference Venue Map✨ Workshop 17, Watershed, 17 Dock Road, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002 Recommended parking: Portswood Parking Garage #abct26

Here’s the official speakers schedule link for Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2026. Check again next week Wednesday when it’s final, final.

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Here's the official Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2026 Conference Program, Side/Satellite Events & Signal Groups! Livestream links for Day 1 & 2 will be announced soon! #abct26

Official African Bitcoin Circular Economy Summit Schedule is out! ABCT26 ticket-holders can join in for free! It will be livestreamed and recorded too. #abct26

SATELLITE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Continuing from last year's successful cocktail evening and live-auction, it's back and we've a special item to auction off! Thank you @btrustteam for sponsoring the cocktail evening. There will be a golf ⛳️ sim too. Free entrance to all ABCT26 ticket-holders. #abct26

🌟 SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT🌟 Guess who's also back for the third time in a row? and the only Honey Badger tier sponsor? It's none other than BTrust @btrustteam! BTrust is a non-profit organization dedicated to decentralizing the development of Bitcoin software. It focuses on fostering developer talent in the Global South and supporting the free and open-source Bitcoin ecosystem. More information about our conference here: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 He's back! Will he run a 42km as a warmup?! Brindon Mwiine is a passionate advocate for Bitcoin adoption, and the co-founder of @GorillaSats , a company promoting Bitcoin-powered tourism in Uganda. As a founder of @BitcoinKampala , @BrindonMwiine uses Bitcoin to improve the lives of 113 orphans and has through educational initiatives like My First Bitcoin Diploma classes, Trezor Academy and the impactful "Eggs & fruits for Sats" projects fostered the local daily usage of Bitcoin. He is the host of the Bitcoin in Africa Open discussion hosted on 21st of each month. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 Please welcome back Sharon Murugi! @Sharon Murugi leads communications at Btrust, a non-profit working to decentralize Bitcoin open-source software development. She’s a creative communicator with a passion for storytelling, community building, and making complex ideas easy to understand. With a background in psychology, Sharon brings a human-centered approach to her work, focusing on inclusion, connection, and well-being while building meaningful spaces, both online and offline. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 Please welcome Veronika Kütt 🥳 @VeronikaKuett is a researcher and strategist with a long-term focus on Bitcoin. With a background in mathematics and a strong analytical approach, she studies and designs Bitcoin-native Layer 2 protocols and their implications for the future of digital economies. She takes a holistic approach to exploring new ways of living together and alternative governance models, thinking about the future of human systems through the lens of technology and longevity. Veronika currently contributes to @ArkLabsHQ, where she researches @arkade_os, an execution layer built on Ark, to advance Bitcoin toward programmable money. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

Good morning. 8 days until Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

SATELLITE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Who doesn't like a Bitcoin Lightning treasure hunt? Sign up as an individual or team. Details below or scan the QR code to sign up and receive instructions: tinyurl.com/mrv67vty #abct26

SATELLITE EVENT REMINDER Just a reminder that the first Cape Town Monthly Bitcoin Meetup of 2026 is starting at 18:30! Organised by @btc_capetown #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 Say hello to Gavin Green! Gavin is just a pleb who discovered Bitcoin in late 2021, and found the answers to questions that was bugging him for years. A simple business owner his whole life. Father and husband. Music, Art, Reading, Sport & Tech - those things put a smile on his face. He currently organises a local bitcoin meetup and run a podcast called The Straight, No Chaser show. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26

🚨Speaker Announcement🚨 A warm welcome to Melanie Carstens! Melanie is a media host, writer, and cultural curator with over 20 years’ experience in the music and fine art industries. She began working with Bitcoin five years ago as an alternative economic model in response to long-standing issues around ownership, control, and value distribution for artists. She is the host of Bitcoin & Beyond, a weekly interview series covering Bitcoin, Bitcoin L2s, artificial intelligence, and culture through conversations with global founders, artists, and thinkers, as well as Pulse, which provides current ecosystem updates. She also writes HXMXN, a publication focussed on Bitcoin, AI, and creativity as these systems evolve. Melanie has led three cohorts of the Stacks DeGrants Funding Program, supporting founders and artists across creative and digital industries. She is also an early investor and advocate for Bitcoin Ordinals, working to expand understanding of Bitcoin as a cultural and creative layer, not only a financial one. She is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Official website: za26.adoptingbitcoin.org #abct26