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In 2026, Tando makes it possible to live on Bitcoin in Kenya, and pioneering the spend not sell movement. They are now combining M-Pesa and Bitcoin's Lightning Addresses to unlock that for 40 million Kenyans. "As Tando has shown, the combination of mobile money and freedom money is growing evidence that where there is a need, Africans will build, and where there is technology, they will pioneer and adopt. African bitcoin builders continue to demonstrate that you do not need mass adoption or permission to live in the future." Read more in my latest piece for Forbes Crypto.

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Tando Is Unlocking Spending Bitcoin For 40 Million Kenyans

Tando is making it possible for 40 million Kenyans to send and receive bitcoin using their phone numbers via Mpesa and over Bitcoin's lightning net...

Never understimate the determination one has to protect a delusion that insulates the comfort they derive from their wolrdview.

In my last post for 2025 in Forbes Digital Assets, here are the top 16 conferences to mark in your calendar for 2026, across 5 continents and 14 countries, with something in there for everyone 🔥📌 🇰🇪🇦🇹🇩🇪🇿🇦🇺🇸🇳🇴🇨🇿🇨🇭🇧🇷🇫🇮🇦🇪🇭🇰🇳🇱🇨🇦

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Top 16 Bitcoin Conferences To Attend In 2026 From Around The World

Here are the top 16 conferences to mark on your 2026 calendar for technologists, business leaders, policy experts, and those seeking to learn more ...

In March, the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 was passed in Nigeria which now officially recognizes Bitcoin as a security. Here's what it means for Nigerian Bitcoin founders, investors, and regulation in Africa 📝 My latest for Forbes Digital Assets 🔥

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Nigerian Gov Passes Law Recognizing Bitcoin As A Security

Last month, President Tinubu signed the Investment and Securities Act (ISA) 2025 into law, officially recognizing Bitcoin and other digital assets ...

With so many conferences, it gets difficult to navigate and keep track, from Africa to Europe, Asia to the Americas, here are the top 15 Bitcoin conferences from March to December 2025 🔥 🇱🇻🇺🇸🇳🇴🇨🇿🇹🇷🇹🇼🇲🇺🇨🇭🇧🇷🇫🇮🇦🇪🇭🇰🇳🇱🇨🇦 My latest for Forbes Digital Assets 📌

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The Top 15 Bitcoin Conferences In 2025 To Attend From Around The World

Here is a list of top conferences from March to December 2025 to mark on your calendar to follow the developments from across the Global Bitcoin Co...

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It's important to note that intelligence in one domain doesn't inherently translate to others. The shock comes when you assume an expert on topic X is somehow impervious to bias, propaganda, cognitive dissonance, and bad takes on topic Y. Know this and know peace.

Regarding the recent Proton Wallet, I respect their conscious effort to be transparent and open about the tradeoffs / threat model (especially in their recent blog posts; see below). I just tested out the wallet, great work. Though not perfect ATM, they seem to be on a good path so far in building a Bitcoin-only wallet to simplify sending and receiving Bitcoin for their 100 million Proton users. Presently, they appear to use the Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK; see below) as a dependency, with coinjoin and the Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) on their radar. Hopefully, we will see silent payments integrated down the line, too. Nevertheless, as a Proton user, I look forward to seeing how the Proton Wallet evolves 🔥 - - - More Reading 📌 - Initial announcement:

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Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin | Proton

Proton Wallet is an easy-to-use self-custodial wallet that makes financial freedom attainable for everyone.

- The wallet's security model:

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Proton Wallet user experience and security model | Proton

This article reviews the key features and security architecture that make Proton Wallet a private and secure wallet that is as easy to use as email.

- Github repo:

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GitHub - ProtonWallet/andromeda: The andromeda libraries aims to provide logical blocks to build a privacy-focused, cross-platform, self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, integrated in Proton's ecosystem

The andromeda libraries aims to provide logical blocks to build a privacy-focused, cross-platform, self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, integ...

- Potential future dependencies:

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Update readme.md · ProtonWallet/andromeda@211dc5a

The andromeda libraries aims to provide logical blocks to build a privacy-focused, cross-platform, self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet, integ...

The African Bitcoin ecosystem will ONLY move forward when we have more builders and value creators than talkers and value extractors.

In my latest piece for Forbes Crypto, I highlight the whirlwind of events following the controversial finance bill, the protests and its success, the resilience of the youth and their view of Bitcoin's role in Kenya's future 🇰🇪 ❤️ Noelyne Sumba, a stellar Kenyan Bitcoiner and Machakura team member, put it best, "Many young Kenyans see Bitcoin as a way to escape the restrictive monetary policies imposed by international financial institutions, which have contributed to the country's economic challenges. Integrating Bitcoin into the financial system could reduce reliance on foreign debt and offer a way out from oppressive government policies that hinder economic and individual growth." Very proud of—and inspired by—the resilience shown by fellow Kenyan Bitcoiners and the youth on the ground in fighting against this bill and winning. Here's to amplifying the voices of those we've lost over the last week and those who continue to fight 🕊

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Kenyan Youth Embrace Bitcoin Amid Deadly Protests Over Finance Bill

Kenyan youth took to the streets to highlight Bitcoin as an economic hope amid the protests following Kenya's parliament's passage of the controver...

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Presently, no KYC P2P Bitcoin services might seem like a novelty option, but for some, it is a lifeline, and soon enough, for all, it could be the last resistance against total capture. Plan ahead, stay safe 🦡

As Bitcoin's price continues to rise, events in Nigeria haven't been as smooth sailing. In my latest piece for Forbes Crypto, I cover the rabbit hole of developments from late February to date here. "While many things are in flux, it is safe to say that Bitcoin is not going anywhere. Bitcoin and stablecoin speculation may continue to impact the Naira's FX future, but it is an overstatement to single them out as the sole factor in the Naira's FX crisis."

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As Bitcoin Surges, Nigerians Are Facing Harsh FX-Related Interventions

In 2024, Nigerians were optimistic after the Bitcoin ban was reversed in December 2023. However, events since February have caused their cautious o...

Happy Craig Wright is not Satoshi Day! Thank you to all the legends who made this massive W possible 🫂🧡

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With all the ETF news taking up bandwidth, I thought it would be worthwhile to document what I think is a very important project, announced at last week's Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conf. The Bitcoin Java Card project by KG, developer of Machankura, could be the missing piece to bringing Bitcoin to billions in Africa, and globally.

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Bitcoin Java Cards Could Help Bank Millions In Africa And Billions Next

The Bitcoin developer behind Machankura, Kgothatso, announced a Bitcoin Java Card project to enable feature phones to become bitcoin hardware devices.

On friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria released a circular reversing its bitcoin ban 🔥 Given the scant information available online on the circular and questions I've been getting from folks, I decided to distill the 11-page document into a piece, which I've just published. The piece walks through the details of the CBN's circular, important changes, and its effects going into 2024. Hopefully this provides more clarity on this important development.

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Nigerian Central Bank Issues Circular Reversing 2021 Bitcoin Ban

On Friday, Dec 22, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular to all banks and financial institutions that lifted its ban on bitcoin.

In my first piece for Forbes as a contributor, I decided to explore the Naira crisis and its relationship to Bitcoin adoption in 🇳🇬 I hope this helps shed light on the nuances missing in the naira crisis conversation that needed to be addressed, especially the fungibility ‘trilema’. The situation is yet another factor contributing to more Nigerians moving to Bitcoin.

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The Nigerian Election And Naira Crisis Are Fueling Bitcoin Adoption

The recent economic cash crisis in Nigeria, caused by the naira redesign, political climate, and economic conditions, has increased bitcoin's value...

For those who want to keep track of the election here in 🇳🇬 https://www.stears.co/elections/2023/president/