BITCOIN MEETUP 08 WAS A SUCCESS! 🚀⚡️ We recently hosted our first meetup of 2026—and our 8th since launching our monthly program! A huge thank you to Trezor Academy for the support We had an incredible session in Thika Town. @mukungufelix led a deep dive into the evolution of money, an intro to #Bitcoin, and why #Bitcoin matters today. Thanks to the Lightning Network, every attendee set up a wallet and practiced sending and receiving sats! 🎥 Video: BITCOIN FOR EVERYONE We kicked things off with a foundational teaching on Bitcoin by @Felix .From the history of money to the unique value proposition of #Bitcoin, understanding the "Why" is at the core of our mission to create genuine Bitcoin awareness. 📚💡 Hands-on learning is key! We helped attendees set up the @Blockstream App to demonstrate the difference between self-custodial and custodial wallets, and placed a heavy emphasis on best practices for safeguarding seed phrases To bring the theory to life, we performed a live on-chain transaction on @Blockstream App. We tracked the progress on the @mempool so everyone could see exactly how Bitcoin transactions are recorded on a public, immutable, and transparent ledger. ⛓️👀 A major highlight was our deep dive into cold storage. We demonstrated how to set up a hardware wallet, explaining why taking your private keys offline is the ultimate step in securing your wealth. We then had people set up Lightning wallets like @Blink Wallet and @Wallet of Satoshi and had everyone receive and send sats to each other. It's a great practice, as everyone gets to use Bitcoin and see how easy, cheap, and fast it is to move value! ⚡️🌍 We wrapped up by showcasing tools available in Kenya that make #bitcoin, the everyday money. Attendees joined our community on @Fedi ,set up @Minmo ,and some bought Bitcoin for the first time using @Bitika and learnt to spend it via @Tando.me . It was a powerful start to the year! We can’t wait for our next meetup this February. Stay updated on our progress and support our mission at http://thecore.africa. We welcome partnerships from BITCOIN-ONLY organizations—reach out via our website!

COHORT 10 REGISTRATION OFFICIALLY CLOSED! 🛑⚡️ Fourteen days ago, we opened the doors for Cohort 10, and today registration is officially closed. We are excited by the growing demand for #Bitcoin education, particularly in Kenya. We are happy to welcome a total of 362 registrants from Kenya 🇰🇪 337, Uganda🇺🇬 5, Sierra Leon🇸🇱 4 , Tanzania🇹🇿 4, Zambia🇿🇲 4, Brazil 🇧🇷 2, Nigeria 🇳🇬 1 , Ghana🇬🇭 1, Burundi🇧🇮, 1 , South Africa🇿🇦 1, Pakistan🇵🇰 1, Ireland🇮🇪 1 ! 🌍 Classes officially start tomorrow. Students will go through 24 sessions, meeting three days a week every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Bitcoin education is the backbone of all our developments, and we are happy to contribute to the growth of the #Bitcoin ecosystem. BITCOIN FOR EVERYONE We would like to appreciate the team of four teachers who will be leading various topics from the @My First Bitcoin 's Diploma: Walusungu (Zambia) — Founder, BitJR Academy and Space Pacharo (Malawi) — , Bitcoin Boma, @npub1337x...pkdt ,Bitcoin Professor (USA) • @Felix (Kenya) —, @thecore21m & npub12e9wnwzw3v48w0p52zz7jxx2e7ymt0vm48s4skv4x9sg3c2t6y7q2j90vp Thank you for your incredible support of our program! We will also be utilizing the open-source Bitcoin Diploma slides by @Bitcoin Ubuntu ⚡ .Thank you for your contribution to global education. 📚

📣 BITCOIN MEETUP 08 WE ARE SO BACK !!!🚀🚀 Bringing #Bitcoin closer to you! We’re excited to announce our next monthly Bitcoin Meetup will happen on Saturday 24th Jan in Thika Town. Are you curious about #Bitcoin? Join us for an in-person session where you’ll learn: ✅History if Money ✅Bitcoin Basics ✅Bitcoin Wallets ✅Sending & Receiving Bitcoin ✅Why #Bitcoin Limited to 50 attendees only – reserve your spot now by registering! Link >>> https://thecore.africa/#events Don’t miss out! Special thanks to @TrezorAcademy for supporting our meetup! BITCOIN FOR EVERYONE

We recently completed two excellent sessions with our Cohort 9 students focused on the technical side of #Bitcoin, led by npub1337xxyne0pw52zgd984xqqs2q7qhqpt7phhn7xp6t9yt406vrvescdpkdt .Our students gained a deep understanding #Bitcoin transactions , from broadcasting to checking details on @mempool and finally grasping the mechanics of mining. The best part was a fun game organized by D++ where students competed to find the nonce for a reward! In total, 18 students walked away with 47,000 sats in rewards. It was a fun and successful session, co-hosted by @Felix

We are happy to announce Session 21 of 24 for Cohort 9, featuring a special guest speaker. We welcome npub1cxw2u3wuleask4ransck6dzxlf59m82ajtdqky8lpppn49p70lnqqznt7u from to talk about Bitcoin Mining. She will explain how mining is a good use of energy and how it secures the Bitcoin Network. The session will be co-hosted by @Felix

Merchant-to-Merchant spending🙌. Cate of 'Cereals Shop' #spedn sats at 'Caleb Cafe'. #bitcoin is everyday money here. we love the tees 😉 zap merchant: calebcafe@blink.sv

We had a great session yesterday covering part two of Chapter 6, "Introduction to Bitcoin." @Felix presented on the main players in the Bitcoin network, including the miners, nodes, users, developers and projects, clearly highlighting the function of each. We are looking forward to finishing the Introduction to #Bitcoin tonight!

We're excited for the final session of Chapter 5, "How Problems Lead to Solutions." We will first cover the consequences of the fiat system and the global debt burden. Following that, we will introduce the cypherpunks and their quest for a decentralized digital currency, including a comparison of centralized and decentralized systems, and a brief history of digital currencies. @Benoît Berenger t from @My First Bitcoin will lead this session, which will be co-hosted by @Felix

We had a great session this evening where @Benoît Berenger from npub17cyatz6z2dzcw6xehtcm9z45m76lde5smxdmyasvs00r4pqv863qrs4ml3 led a wonderful discussion on "How Problems Lead to Solutions." We focused on Monetary Inflation and its effect on Purchasing Power. A key point we learned is that the fiat system impacts people's psychology by causing a high time-preference—a focus on short-term gains instead of long-term planning. We are now looking forward to seeing how #Bitcoin is the solution to these issues. The session was co-hosted by @Felix

📣 BITCOIN MEETUP #007 - Our last Meetup in 2025💪 Bringing #Bitcoin closer to you! We’re excited to announce our next monthly Bitcoin Meetup will happen on 7th November in Multimedia University - LH1 Are you curious about Bitcoin? Join us for an in-person session where you’ll learn: ✅Evolution of Money ✅Introduction To Bitcoin ✅Bitcoin Wallets ✅Sending & Receiving Bitcoin ✅Why Bitcoin ? #Bitcoin meetups are perfect for hands-on learning and connecting with others in the space! Limited to 80 attendees only – reserve your spot now by registering👇 https://thecore.africa/#events Don’t miss out! @Blink Wallet & @TrezorAcademy for supporting our meetup!

Merchant-to-Merchant spending is here 🙌. As we unveil phase 4 of our project #satsfaucet, we encourage merchant to merchant spending, Pauline of 'Niels Nails shop' #spedn sats at 'Njema Dairy' just the next shop to hers zap merchant : johndairy@blink.sv

Yesterday's session, led by Pacharo from npub1t4ljwhhg7zlxeahxwgmkwqmn4jjxxq8lzhyuzy0zvy23hq0sacxsdl9fvv and co-hosted by @FelixMukungu ,was a great introduction to Fiat Money and Who Controls It. We covered a brief history of the fiat system, detailing the formation of central banks, the Bretton Woods system, and the pivotal "Nixon shock" of 1971. We are happy to continue this important discussion next Tuesday, where we will build on these problems in traditional finance to introduce #Bitcoin as a solution, bringing us one step closer to the main introduction.

Evans, a core team & merchant #spedn sats on 'chapo ndondo' at Caleb Cafe , a new merchant . Let's welcome Caleb with some zap. zap merchant : calebcafe@blink.sv

We had a great session covering the History of Money! We discussed the evolution of money—why older forms were left behind for newer ones that better met the needs of the market. It was important that @Felix emphasized that money does not originate from governments, but rather arises out of the market process. We focused on the 'Double Coincidence of Wants' problem during the barter system, which led to the discovery of commodity money. We are looking forward to talking more about the History of Money tonight!

Our core mission is to create Bitcoin awareness through education, content creation, and community building. We've seen great success with our main initiative, #BitcoinEducation, and we are also committed to building a strong #BitcoinCommunity through our second project, Bitcoin Githurai. Recently, following our Cohort 8 graduation (with the physical ceremony scheduled for #Bitcoin Unconference #004), we organized a small trip to Bitcoin Githurai. Some of the graduates joined The Core team, and the visit was a fantastic success. It was inspiring to see the energy of young people building with #Bitcoin. Notably, our entire core team consists of graduates of The Core, and their skills are already proving essential in the Bitcoin space. Want to see how the day went? Check out the recap below: Blog Recap by @StaceyBiko (Graduate The Core - Cohort 3 ): (Feel free to zap her using the zap button on our website!) https://thecore.africa/blogs/githurai-circular-economy Vlog Recap by @BTC_Creatives (Graduate The Core - Cohort 1 ) Zap The Videographer jaygallardo254@blink.sv Bitcoin For Everyone

Merchant, John #spedn sats on another merchant for a portrait, just the next shop to his , 'Niel Nails shop' . Merchant spending sats on other merchants is the new norm here in Toez Githurai zap merchant : Nielnails@blink.sv

We had a great final session for Chapter II: What is Money? tonight! We covered the essential properties of money, which include durability, portability, fungibility, acceptability, scarcity, and divisibility. We also discussed the different types of money and finished by looking at the psychology of money: scarcity, time preference, and opportunity cost. It is always a good experience to discuss this kind of content, as it sets up the perfect introduction to #Bitcoin. The session was successfully led by @Felix

@Felix getting cyber services at Exotic cyber 2 and pays with #bitcoin. zap merchant : exoticyber2@blink.sv #spedn

Evans paying for breakfast with #bitcoin at 'Njema Dairy' . #Bitcoin is the better money Zap merchant : johndairy@blink.sv #spedn

Evans #spedn sats for smokie and a boiled egg, at ' Base Ya Smokie' . The momentum is behind #bitcoin Zap merchant : @taproot1@blink.sv