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/

NEW: 📃BIP-110 Heads Toward Defeat as Miner Support Hits Zero and Bitcoin’s Biggest Voices Push Back. When BIP-110 first attracted serious attention earlier this year, miner signaling sat at approximately 0.31% of total hashrate, roughly 5 exahashes per second out of a network total near 940 EH/s. As of July 12, 2026, that number has dropped to 0.00%.📉 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bip-110-miner-support-zero-bitcoin-community-opposes-july-2026/

NEW:⚡️Citrusrate Tracks Bitcoin Prices in 16 African Currencies. Citrusrate is a platform built specifically for Africa. It collects price data from local exchanges to show the exact, real-time value of Bitcoin in the currencies people actually use every day. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/citrusrate-tracking-bitcoin-prices-in-16-african-currencies/

NEW: ⚡️Citrusrate Tracks Bitcoin Prices in 16 African Currencies. Citrusrate is a platform built specifically for Africa. It collects price data from local exchanges to show the exact, real-time value of Bitcoin in the currencies people actually use every day. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/citrusrate-tracking-bitcoin-prices-in-16-african-currencies/

NEW: 🇲🇺 BitDevs Mauritius and OSGuild Open Registration for the Genesis Workshop. The Genesis Workshop brings together developers, students, and builders for a practical introduction to open-source culture, AI-assisted development, and the technologies powering the Bitcoin ecosystem. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitdevs-mauritiuse-osguild/

NEW: 🇿🇦 The Surfer Kids — Inam Falteni Selected for SA Junior Squad After Impressive Ballito Quarterfinal Run. The Surfer Kids non-profit has celebrated major milestones for its young athletes. Most notably, Inam Falteni earned selection as a non-travelling reserve for the South African Junior Squad ahead of the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships later this year. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/the-surfer-kids-inam-falteni-selected-for-sa-junior-squad-after-impressive-ballito-quarterfinal-run/

NEW: 🇳🇬 Nigerian Startup Busha Now Lets Bitcoin Holders Borrow Naira Against Their Holdings. The product offers up to 50% loan-to-value, meaning a user with Bitcoin worth 2 million Naira can borrow up to 1 million Naira. The loans are accessible in Naira and the collateral stays locked in the platform until the loan is repaid. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/busha-bitcoin-backed-loans-naira-nigeria-july-2026/

NEW:⚡️Africa’s Bitcoin Ecosystem Grows to 189 Verified Projects Across 23 Countries. Africa’s Bitcoin-only ecosystem has reached a new milestone, expanding to 189 verified projects spanning 23 countries, according to the latest update from nprofile1qqsq0q9n9t2qvkvtcnem08q84yqx8tr0kcvwdys4zc5wk2k0ly6t29gtpzeyv.📈 The growth reflects strong momentum across the continent. In just six months, the ecosystem expanded by 13.2%, adding 22 new Bitcoin-only projects since Q1 2026. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/africas-bitcoin-ecosystem-grows-to-189-verified-projects-across-23-countries/

🇿🇦 Rencontre mensuelle conviviale de Stellenbosch Bitcoin. En Afrique du Sud, la scène Bitcoin ne se limite pas aux grandes conférences: elle vit aussi dans des meetups mensuels, accessibles et conviviaux. 👉 https://bitcoinnews.africa/rencontre-mensuelle-conviviale-de-stellenbosch-btc/

🇧🇯 Bitcoin Mastermind 2026: Cotonou clôture une édition marquante pour l’écosystème Bitcoin francophone. Au Bénin, l’une des scènes Bitcoin les plus structurées d’Afrique francophone a encore fait ses preuves. Du 3 au 5 juillet 2026, Bitcoin Mastermind 2026 (#BMM26) s’est tenu à l’hôtel Golden Tulip Le Diplomate... 👉https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-mastermind-2026-cloture-cotonou-benin/

NEW: 🇰🇪 The Education Revolution Changing Africa —New Documentary Shows Grassroots Bitcoin Education Transforming Kenya. A powerful new documentary, "Bigger than Bitcoin" is shining a spotlight on how open-source Bitcoin education is transforming lives and building financial sovereignty across Kenya.📽️🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/the-education-revolution-changing-africa-new-documentary-shows-grassroots-bitcoin-education-transforming-kenya/

NEW: 🇳🇬 Nigeria’s SEC Admits Nine Digital Asset Firms Including Luno in Its Biggest Regulatory Push Since 2024. Since Nigeria’s Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme launched in August 2024, only two companies, Busha and Quidax, had received Approval-in-Principle to operate as digital asset exchanges. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/nigeria-sec-arip-nine-firms-luno-koinkoin-bitcoin-regulation-july-2026/

NEW: 🇲🇼 Speaker and Host Applications Closing Soon for Africa Bitcoin Conference 2026 in Blantyre, Malawi. With just days remaining before the portal closes, the organizers of the Africa Bitcoin Conference (ABC) have issued a final urgent call for speakers, panel hosts... Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/speaker-and-host-applications-closing-soon-for-abc-2026-in-blantyre-malawi/

NEW: 🇧🇯 Bitcoin Mastermind 2026 — Francophone Africa’s Ecosystem Kicks Off in Cotonou. Over the years, this annual gathering has cemented itself as the premier Bitcoin event for French-speaking Africa, uniting dedicated developers, local entrepreneurs, and sovereign educators across the region.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-mastermind-2026-cotonou-francophone-africa/

NEW:⚡️nprofile1qqsg6gcf7gx74c2ls58vl653mlaah68ddk4wrj5gg8kux3walma4zwcn2jhk8 Completes First Language Clubs Cohort of 2026. The goal is language fluency, improved ability to read and navigate real Bitcoin codebases, and better preparation for open-source contributions. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/btrust-builders-completes-first-language-clubs-cohort-of-2026/

NEW: 🇿🇦 Tickets Go on Sale for ‘Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2027’. Organizers of @Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town have officially launched ticket sales for their highly anticipated 2027 edition. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/tickets-go-on-sale-for-adopting-bitcoin-cape-town-2027/

NEW: 🚨Bitcoin Community Divided as BIP-110 Advances to Complete Status With August Activation Looming. BIP-110, formally titled the Reduced Data Temporary Softfork, proposes a one-year consensus-level restriction on arbitrary data embedding in Bitcoin transactions. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/bitcoin-bip-110-complete-status-august-activation-ordinals-2026/

NEW: ⚡️Women Are Building Bitcoin’s Future in Africa, And Btrust Is Funding Them. In the just-concluded @npub1353s...gajp Q1 2026 Mastering Bitcoin cohort, 34% of participants were women. Recently, Btrust spotlighted three African women whose work shows exactly what that future looks like. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/women-bitcoin-developers-africa-btrust/

NEW: ⚡️Blink Wallet Launches Non-Custodial Accounts — Empowering Self-Custody Bitcoin Users Across Africa and the World. Blink Wallet has rolled out non-custodial accounts on both iOS and Android. Users now hold their own keys with the same simple, fast Lightning experience.🚀 Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/blink-wallet-launches-non-custodial-accounts-empowering-self-custody-bitcoin-users-across-africa-and-the-world/

NEW: ⚡️Lightning Labs Ships Taproot Assets v0.8 and a New SDK as USDT Goes Live on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. For developers across Africa building remittance rails, merchant payment tools, and cross-border infrastructure, the practical implication is straightforward. Read More: https://bitcoinnews.africa/lightning-labs-taproot-assets-v0-8-sdk-usdt-lightning-june-2026/