💥Celebrating Bitcoin Ekasi as the African Bitcoin Circular Economy of the Year, 2025! 🇿🇦 We are profoundly honored to celebrate @BitcoinEkasi founded by Hermann Vivier and led by Luthando Ndabambi as the African Bitcoin Circular Economy of the Year. Based in a township (ekasi) in Mossel Bay, they are proving that Bitcoin is the ultimate tool for financial sovereignty and community upliftment, directly bypassing the barriers of the inflationary Rand. In 2025, their model reached maturity, transforming a local community. This transformation included establishing a 100% Bitcoin Payroll for all 21+ staff and coaches of The Surfer Kids NPO, ensuring their income is sound money. They achieved significant Merchant Adoption by onboarding over 32 local shops, vendors, and spaza shops to accept instant, low-fee payments via the Lightning Network, creating a robust, self-sustaining economy. For Community Integration, they deepened their partnership with T.M. Nanda Primary School, demonstrating Bitcoin’s power to maximize impact: donated funds spent locally in Bitcoin achieved three times the work compared to traditional fiat donations. Furthermore, the Education Hub at the Bitcoin Ekasi Center remains a vital walk-in spot for financial literacy, ensuring self-custody and technical know-how are accessible to everyone. Bitcoin Ekasi is the definitive blueprint for how to truly Bitcoinize Africa from the ground up by building trust, driving utility, and prioritizing the people who need it most. We salute their relentless service and incredible vision! https://file.nostrmedia.com/f/0780b32ad406598bc4f3b79c07a90063ac6fb618e692151628eb2acff934b515/55d22df792d57379cc0bcd431c99311388ac1193435cdf9b390dbc30770f28f6.png34trffrfrrr 44444