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From Malawi, African soil to the global.
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Honestly, no one wants to end up holding to the wrong thing. But the majority don't want to learn the right way.
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TAPEBOY 2 days ago
I've earned a huge amount of Bitcoin. Willing to share — Sharing is caring. I've earned a huge amount of Bitcoin learning resources fountain, and yet there's still more to be packed up and shared. Thank you @Siggy47 for [Beginners Resources](https://stacker.news/items/1197737/r/hasherstacker) And respect to @k00b, @DarthCoin ₿⚡️, @Jameson Lopp , @Cyph3rp9nk , @BTC Sessions , @African Bitcoiners , @Blink Wallet , @Machankura 📞⚡ 8333.mobi Learning Bitcoin differ from the way the normal schools works. It will came through curiosity, mistakes, conversations, and a lot of unlearning. At first, you thought you was just learning about money. But Bitcoin quietly change the way you will saw everything. Bitcoin it will taught you to using real money, to became patience, self-discipline and responsible. To stop chasing noise—fiat price tag, and start to valuing what's real value. It’s relationships you protects, love you show up for, and freedom you takes responsibility for. Bitcoin it will makes you check who, how and why you trust, how you spending your time. The funny thing is, the more you learns about Bitcoin, the more focus you'll became. You'll learning that responsibility it isn’t a burden—it’s freedom in disguise. image So yeah, I’m happy. Deeply grateful. Not just because I learning a huge amount of Bitcoin knowledge, but because Bitcoin it will helped me learning what actually matter.
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TAPEBOY 1 week ago
Real Education. Real Money. Real Life. [Bitcoin Study Hubs]( are physical learning spaces in rural communities where people learn to use Bitcoin in real life. These hubs are built for places most systems ignore: Unreliable or unavailable electricity Little or no internet Mostly basic phones Hard-working people locked out of fair money Schools are overcrowded and under-resourced. Education is exam-focused and theoretical. Young people finish school without practical skills in real life, or build something of their own. Money is unreliable, and dependence on middlemen and permission. This is exactly where Bitcoin Study Hubs fit. --- What Happens Inside a Hub A Bitcoin Study Hub is simple by design. Bitcoin. No shitcoinery. Teaching in local languages Learning with basic phones, offline tools, and hands-on practice Focused on daily use, not charts nor fiat price tag. People learn how to receive, send, and save sats without permission, without middleman. They learn how Bitcoin works in real life — using tools that function even when power or internet fails. These hubs exist because we’ve lived the problem ourselves. Bitcoin it is quietly changing our lives. Now the work is to make sure rural communities can understand and use it for themselves. --- Why Physical Spaces Matter Communities like these don’t necessarily need no apps. They need: A trusted, physical place to learn Tools that work offline Education that respects how people already live and trade Bitcoin Study Hubs meet people where they are and give them ownership instead of dependency. --- Education Is Failing the People Mainstream education is still respected, but its promise is broken. Parents sacrifice everything hoping school will lead to jobs and stability. Instead, the system rewards conformity, ignores individual strengths, and produces graduates trained to wait for employment that rarely comes. Entrepreneurship, money skills, and self-reliance are barely taught. Freedom tools like Bitcoin and Nostr are never mentioned. The result is a generation dependent on systems that do not serve them. Bitcoin Study Hubs support a different approach: practical learning, community empowerment and individual sovereignty. Not rejecting education — reclaiming it. Each Study Hub will have income generating activities to sustain its own operations. For example, the Genesis Hub will have: • Off-grid Power to run education, mining, internet, and water pumps • Mining to secure the network and produces heat for the greenhouse • Garden to produce food and feed for the livestock • Livestock to produce eggs, meat, honey for food, and manure for the garden • The garden and livestock feed people and reduces food costs. The excess is sold for sats • All sales happen locally, using Bitcoin --- What Your Support Makes Possible Your support helps turn one hub from an idea into a permanent community asset. It goes toward: Building a simple physical learning space A laptop, projector, and teaching materials Training local facilitators Translation, transport, and on-the-ground work Goal: launch one fully off-grid rural Bitcoin Study Hub and train local people to run similar hubs themselves. --- How to Support DM via Nostr: npub16ecxhn2xscwjt2mmn2ls59yms0avkvd0z3t64v70pew6vfg9y6qqh38puf LIGHTNING: - malawi@8333.mobi - studyhubs@rizful.com - laborcrush180@shockwallet.app ONCHAIN SegWit: bc1qxn9d4xewhp66rayree604y7ckka3eyvg2p9av2 Taproot: bc1pqltuyslegpwn5he0kwny84v8ewmhlmr0vuxcvc6npxest7ffvy5s5qrvr0 --- May the force be with us all.
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TAPEBOY 2 weeks ago
Them: What's your favorite social media app. Me: A Nostr client. Them: And what's that? Me: Who owns your data? Them: Never mind...
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TAPEBOY 3 weeks ago
Dear Friends, I’m writing as a Bitcoin Volunteer doing grassroots education work in rural Malawi — trying to build something real, offline, and resilient, using the same principles that made Bitcoin work in the first place. The project is called Bitcoin Study Hubs: decentralized, physical Bitcoin learning spaces for places where the internet is unreliable, institutions are weak, and education is mostly theoretical. I want to be honest about a simple constraint I’m facing right now. I’m trying to run this project on a phone. And there’s a basic law of physics that explains why this isn’t sustainable: > A machine cannot produce more energy than it consumes. Right now, the “machine” doing the work — me, plus a phone — is energy-starved. --- The Physics of the Problem Phones are great for messaging, posting, and quick coordination. They’re not built for sustained, heavy work. Most of what Bitcoin Study Hubs requires is slow, focused, energy-intensive work: Writing and translating learning material (including Chichewa) Preparing offline teaching content Structuring curriculum and lesson plans Documenting spending and progress as proof of work Coordinating facilitators and supporters Archiving and organizing materials for replication Trying to do this on a phone is like asking a small generator to power a workshop. No matter how motivated the operator is, output is capped by input. That’s not a personal limitation — it’s physics. --- Why a Laptop Changes Everything A basic, reliable laptop isn’t about comfort or convenience. It’s about supplying enough “energy” for the system to function properly. With a laptop, this project immediately gains: Higher quality learning materials Faster and more consistent output Better documentation and transparency Reduced friction and burnout More actual teaching, less fighting with tools In other words: more proof of work per sat consumed. --- The Bigger Picture Bitcoin Study Hubs are physical, community-led learning spaces in rural Malawi where people: Learn Bitcoin in local languages Use simple, resilient tools like Machankura and Bitchat Learn by doing, not by certificates Train local facilitators instead of relying on outsiders Build small, village-level Bitcoin economies Each hub is independent but aligned by shared Bitcoin values — just like Bitcoin nodes. Phase 1 focuses on establishing the first hub, training 3–5 local facilitators, and proving that Bitcoin education works offline, under real constraints. Full project details: All spending and progress are documented publicly. --- How You Can Support (The Energy Input) If this project resonates, a laptop is one of the highest-leverage inputs you could provide right now. You can help in three ways: 1. Fund or Provide a Laptop Helping cover the cost of a basic, durable laptop — or sourcing one — directly removes the biggest bottleneck in this system. 2. Support With Sats Contributions toward the broader 5 million sats Phase 1 goal also help make this possible. Lightning: malawi@8333.mobi laborcrush180@shockwallet.app amoyah@minibits.cash On-chain: SegWit: bc1qxn9d4xewhp66rayree604y7ckka3eyvg2p9av2 Taproot: bc1pqltuyslegpwn5he0kwny84v8ewmhlmr0vuxcvc6npxest7ffvy5s5qrvr0 Silent: sp1qqdgcyuvqewkhjuxhzjpxpmpm4u9an7gge7lpczpq8273gtm0aspuuqc3jh7k8jwt5jtvenlww47kdwffgrghqjsn95m3qkp7t7r9jgm69g9c8l5z 3. Coordinate Directly If you prefer contributing tools or resources instead of sats, reach out on Nostr and we’ll coordinate what actually helps on the ground. Nostr: npub16ecxhn2xscwjt2mmn2ls59yms0avkvd0z3t64v70pew6vfg9y6qqh38puf --- Bitcoin grew because people shared tools, knowledge, and energy — often quietly, often under constraint. This laptop isn’t about luxury. It’s about respecting physics. If this resonates, I’d appreciate your support — through sats, tools, signal-boosting, or thoughtful feedback. With respect, Kondwani Bitcoin Study Hubs Malawi 🟠