NEW: 🇪🇹 Africa Free Routing Kicks Off Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Addis Ababa Today. Today, July 27, 2026, @Africa Free Routing kicks off its Addis Ababa Lightning Developer Bootcamp at WeVentures Hub, Airport Road, Addis Ababa. The bootcamp brings together developers for five days of learning, building, collaborating, and exploring Bitcoin and Lightning development. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/addis-ababa-lightning-developer-bootcamp-2026/

NEW: 🇿🇦 South African Bitcoiners Launch ‘Proof of Spend’ Challenge to Turn Holders into Everyday Users. BitcoinFriendlySA platform has officially launched the Proof of Spend challenge. The campaign aims to recruit 100 committed South Africans, who will spend Bitcoin every month for a full year. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/south-african-bitcoiners-launch-proof-of-spend-challenge-to-turn-holders-into-everyday-users/

NEW: 🏦 Btrust Awards $904,000 in First Round of 2026 Bitcoin Developer Education Grants. Btrust awarded a total of $904,000 to five education initiatives that help developers move from learning about Bitcoin to making real contributions to open-source projects.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/btrust-awards-904000-in-first-round-of-2026-bitcoin-developer-education-grants/

🎙️ From The Founder's Desk | Episode 3 What happens when more than a decade of community trust meets Bitcoin? In Episode 3 of From The Founder’s Desk, we sit down with Herman Vivier, Founder of @BitcoinEkasi and Co-Founder of The Surfer Kids, to explore the journey behind one of Africa's most established Bitcoin circular economies. From paying coaches 100% in Bitcoin to onboarding 32 township businesses, Herman shares how Bitcoin Ekasi is building a local economy where people can earn, spend, and save in Bitcoin, without depending entirely on traditional financial systems or perpetual charity. In this Episode, we discuss: 🔸Building a Bitcoin circular economy from the ground up. 🔸Why trust is the foundation of Bitcoin adoption 🔸Moving from donation dependence to sustainable community revenue. 🔸The challenges of building Bitcoin in a township environment. 🔸Bitcoin, financial sovereignty, and South Africa's economic realities. 🔸The future of Bitcoin Ekasi and its growing ecosystem. This is a conversation about Bitcoin, community, entrepreneurship, and the long-term work required to build something that lasts. 🎥 Watch Episode 3 of From The Founder’s Desk:

NEW: 🤖PoWBoT Launches Epoch 6 as African Bitcoin Projects Compete to Prove Real Adoption. PoWBoT, a Telegram bot that pays sats for verified evidence of Bitcoin being spent at African merchants, has entered its sixth epoch. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/powbot-epoch-6-bitcoin-adoption-africa/

NEW: 🏛️ Btrust Announces First Batch of 2026 Event Grants. Btrust just revealed its initial 2026 event grants recipients. The event grants support a wide range of initiatives, from hands-on technical bootcamps to large-scale conferences, helping to build a more resilient, inclusive Bitcoin developer community.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/btrust-announces-first-batch-of-2026-event-grants-supporting-bitcoin-developer-growth-across-africa-and-beyond/

NEW: ⚡️Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength. Lightning Labs announced the alpha release of Wavelength, a toolkit that lets any developer add self-custodial Bitcoin payments to any application with a handful of API calls.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/lightning-labs-wavelength-bitcoin-payments-toolkit/

NEW: 🚨BitSpenda Expands Bitcoin-to-Mobile Money Service to Uganda and Cameroon. BitSpenda just announced a major milestone this July. The platform now operates in Uganda and Cameroon. This expansion brings its total footprint to five African nations. 🇬🇭🇳🇬🇰🇪🇺🇬🇨🇲 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitspenda-expands-bitcoin-to-mobile-money-service-to-uganda-and-cameroon/

NEW: 💻Dada Devs Cohort 5 Launches and African Women Set to Begin 8-Week Journey into Bitcoin Development. Dada Devs, Africa’s leading initiative for female Bitcoin developers, has officially kicked off Cohort 5 of its flagship technical program. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/dada-devs-cohort-5-launches-african-women-begin-8-week-journey-into-bitcoin-development/

NEW: 🇹🇿 Tanzania Finalizes Digital Assets Regulations as African Governments Move to Rein In Bitcoin. Tanzania’s central bank is finalizing laws to supervise digital assets including Bitcoin, Governor Emmanuel Tutuba has said, marking the country’s most significant step yet toward formal oversight of a fast-growing digital asset market. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/tanzania-digital-asset-regulations-africa-bitcoin/

NEW: 🇳🇬 Nigeria Unveils Coordinated Bitcoin Framework as President Tinubu Signs Virtual Assets Executive Order. Taking immediate effect, the directive establishes a unified, cross-agency supervisory architecture designed to eliminate regulatory fragmentation, combat fraud, and foster responsible fintech innovation. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/nigeria-unveils-coordinated-bitcoin-framework-as-president-tinubu-signs-virtual-assets-executive-order/

🇸🇳 Dakar Bitcoin Days 2026: Rendez-vous en novembre. Nouvelle identité. Même mission. C’est ainsi que les organisateurs des Dakar Bitcoin Days annoncent la 4ᵉ édition, prévue pour les 06 et 07 novembre 2026 à Dakar, au Sénégal. 👉 https://bitcoinnews.africa/dakar-bitcoin-days-2026-rendez-vous-en-novembre/

NEW: ⚡️Applications Now Open for Satoshi Sister Circle Career Accelerator Program Cohort 3. The Satoshi Sister Circle (SSC), an organization dedicated to advancing women in the global Bitcoin ecosystem, has officially opened applications for Cohort 3 of its flagship Career Accelerator Program.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/applications-now-open-for-satoshi-sister-circle-career-accelerator-program-cohort-3/

NEW: 🚨Strike Launches Volatility-Proof Bitcoin Loans That Cannot Be Liquidated by Price Drops. The volatility-proof loan removes price-triggered liquidation entirely. Borrowers post Bitcoin as collateral, receive fiat, and make monthly interest payments. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/strike-volatility-proof-bitcoin-loans-no-margin-calls-july-2026/

🇧🇯 Bitcoin Benin inaugure son Bitcoin Hub à Jericho avec un meetup spécial hardware wallets. Et si votre prochain portefeuille Bitcoin était le dernier dont vous auriez besoin? C’est la question que Bitcoin Benin pose à travers un meetup entièrement dédié à la self-custody et aux hardware wallets... 👉 https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-benin-inaugure-son-bitcoin-hub-a-jericho-avec-un-meetup-special-hardware-wallets/

NEW:🇲🇼 Africa Bitcoin Conference 2026 to Conclude with Spectacular ABC FEST Celebration in Blantyre, Malawi. The Africa Bitcoin Conference 2026 is set to wrap up in style with ABC FEST, a vibrant community celebration combining Bitcoin with football, food, music, and African culture. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/africa-bitcoin-conference-2026-to-conclude-with-spectacular-abc-fest-celebration-in-blantyre-malawi/

NEW: ⚡️Tapnob Celebrates One Year of Building Bitcoin Utility in Africa. Bitcoin-powered payments platform Tapnob is celebrating its first anniversary since officially launching out of beta on July 15, 2025.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/tapnob-celebrates-one-year-of-building-bitcoin-utility-in-africa/

🇳🇬 Intro pratique au Bitcoin mining avec Mujina grâce à BitDevs Kaduna. Après une pause en juin, pendant que les organisateurs assistaient à Bitcoin++ Nairobi, BitDevs Kaduna est de retour... 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/intro-pratique-au-bitcoin-mining-avec-mujina-grace-a-bitdevs-kaduna/

NEW: ⚡️TheBuidl Announces Rust for Bitcoin 2.0, Backed by Btrust. TheBuidl has announced Rust for Bitcoin 2.0, a 10-week hybrid training program designed to equip experienced developers with the skills to contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem using Rust. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/rust-for-bitcoin/

NEW: 🚨Btrust Announces Q2 2026 Developer Grant Recipients. Seven talented engineers from across Africa and the Global Majority have been awarded grants to advance critical projects in Bitcoin Core, wallet infrastructure, privacy tools, peer-to-peer exchange systems, and developer tooling. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/btrust-announces-q2-2026-developer-grant-recipients/