How have you been friend? We missed you!
To kick off, did you know that more than 66% of the total Bitcoin supply has not moved in over 1 year? Amazing fact we tell you. It means the faith holders have in Bitcoin can not be compromised by price, government or media bashings.
We have faith in Bitcoin too and for this reason we are launching a short email Bitcoin for Beginners Course and rewarding the first 100 people to take our course with 10 000 sats! More details below but click here to check it out if you can’t wait.
Africa is not only rich in cultural diversity, we are also very diverse in our approach towards Bitcoin developments. For instance Machankura, only an African will ever consider building Bitcoin Lightning transactions over Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD).
Today we will be updating you on:
- Recent African bitcoin news
- 10 000 sats reward for you in our Bitcoin Course🔥
- Upcoming Bitcoin meetups
- Watchlist recommendation on African Bitcoin
Here are some interesting updates from the African Bitcoin space:
1. Malawi meets Machankura
Machankura has proven to be the fastest way for Bitcoin reach regions of Africa with poor or no internet connection as well as regions where people can’t afford a smart phone. A few days ago Machankura made a grand Bitcoin entree into Malawi. Click here to learn more.
2. Human Rights Foundation sponsors Africa Bitcoin Conference
The upcoming African Bitcoin Conference set to be held in Ghana is becoming more interesting with the level of endorsement and support it is receiving globally. Just last week the organisers announced the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) as a sponsor of the Conference. Learn more here.
3. South Africa Classifies Crypto Assets as Financial Products
The South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority has chosen to classify Bitcoin as a Financial Product. The notice defines a crypto asset as a “digital representation of value” that is not issued by a central bank but can be traded, transferred or stored electronically “for the purpose of payment, investment and other forms of utility.” Click here to see the statement.
4. Bitcoin Ekasi Launches Financial Education Center in South Africa
Against all odds, Bitcoin Ekasi has succeeded in setting up a center for Bitcoin education in South Africa. The Ekasi Center is backed by leading fintech Paxful and the Built With Bitcoin Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing clean water, quality education and humanitarian support with Bitcoin. Click here to read more.
5. Africa Crypto Transactions increase despite bear Market
The Bitcoin space is experiencing a major boom in Africa despite the bear market. According to research carried out by a blockchain forensics firm called Chainalysis, Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by over 1200% between 2020 and 2021. The research added that four African countries – Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania all rank in the top 20 for global crypto adoption. This growth was largely powered by retail users rather than institutional investors. Click here to read more.
We believe the only thing standing between where we are today and African Bitcoin adoption is education. Once someone understands Bitcoin, it changes them forever.
Bitcoin is a one way door and we want to show as many African people the way through that beautiful door as we can and this is why we are lauching our Bitcoin for Beginners Course🥳.
Our Bitcoin for Beginners Course is an easy introduction into Bitcoin delivered via email over 21 days. The best part is that we will be rewarding the first 100 people to take our course with 10 000 sats each. Check out our Bitcoin for Beginners Course here.
If you love Bitcoin and want to work in the Bitcoin space, we’ve got you covered! Here is a Bitcoin job up for grabs:
1. Junior Copywriter
If you live in or were born in Africa, love Bitcoin and love to write about it, then you can apply for this exciting opportunity.😛 Don’t worry, you don’t need to have any formal qualifications but we would need to see a portfolio of your work. You will need to possess the ability to work remotely with minimal management and have a positive, can do attitude and ready to start January 2023.
Click here to apply.
To see other available offers Click here
Here are Bitcoin meetups we are excited about:
1. Legends of Lightning Tournament
This is an online tournament for makers to learn, connect, collaborate and build innovative applications and tools with Bitcoin and Lightning organised by BOLT🔩FUN. The tournament is currently ongoing and will end on the 7th of December 2022. Click here to learn more.
2. African Bitcoin Conference
The African Bitcoin Conference is set to held at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra, Ghana, from December 5th to 7th 2022. Some of the speakers include Jark Dorsey, Kgothatso Ngako, Hermann Buhr Vivier, Elizabeth Stark, Ray Youseff, Alex Gladstein, Obi Nwosi, Vladimir Fomene, Mary Victoria Imasuen, Paco de la India and so many more. Find out more about the conference here.
You need to listen to this interesting conversation between Ray Youssef, Mohammed Roshan, Obi Nwosu, Oliver Kobliźek and Nimrod Lehavi about Bitcoin and emerging markets.
Please get in touch with us if you would like us to feature your available jobs, blog posts, podcasts, meetups, Bitcoin projects or anything else you might be working on for Bitcoin in Africa and we will feature you in our newsletter. Just email us on hello@bitcoiners.africa and we’ll make it happen.😃
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