Where to spend Bitcoin in Africa

  • 12th issue | 31st January 2023

Hello African Bitcoiner,  


Bitcoin in Africa is like a plane taking off with two wings: the wing of education, on which we educate Africans about Bitcoin and the wing of adoption, on which educated Africans now use and accept Bitcoin as a means of payment. We can’t overlook one for the other and we can’t deem one more important than the other. In fact, Bitcoin adoption is directly proportional to the quality of Bitcoin education work done in Africa.

So fellow African Bitcoiners, it’s not enough to educate about the wonders of Bitcoin; at the end of the day, what really shows that we have done a great job of educating Africans about Bitcoin is acceptance: Bitcoin acceptance in businesses, in our local markets and in our streets.

So we are recording every new adoption, every milestone and all progress on our journey towards continent-wide adoption. We are celebrating every store, business and service provider that adopts Bitcoin on our Bitcoiners map page and our Bitcoin Lightning E-commerce page. More details below!

  • Brand new Bitcoin spend section 💎

  • Recent African Bitcoin news

  • Bitcoin jobs from Bitrefill and The MAS Network😃

  • African Bitcoin meetups

  • Watchlist recommendation

Let’s go 📥

We want to record Bitcoin adoption in Africa, partly so that we can all appreciate our progress toward Bitcoin adoption, but also so that we can challenge ourselves based on clear facts to fight harder for the one thing we all desire: Bitcoin adoption in Africa. Please give us feedback on how we can improve them.

1. Bitcoiner Map: With the help of BTC Map, we have designed a map that helps us all track our progress in enabling Bitcoin adoption all over Africa. Our Bitcoiner map shows you retailers close to you who accept Bitcoin. Check it out here.

2. Top E-commerce sites for Africans to spend with Bitcoin: Check out our list of online sites where you can purchase value with Bitcoin here.

Here are some interesting stories from the African Bitcoin space:

1. Bitcoin Witsand gets six Witsand-based South African businesses to accept Bitcoin payments in just two weeks.

African Bitcoiners are making big moves this year! Bitcoin Witsand is a grassroots Bitcoin movement based in Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa. In the span of two weeks, Bitcoin Witsand has facilitated Bitcoin acceptance in six businesses in Witsand. Click here to read more.

2. Central African Republic Sets Up Committee Tasked With Drafting Crypto Bill

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, the president of the Central African Republic (CAR), recently declared that his nation has formed a 15-person committee tasked with establishing a thorough legal framework that regulates the usage of cryptocurrencies. The committee has already begun its work, and it will keep the government informed on a regular basis, according to a formal document released by the CAR cabinet. Click here to read more.                                                                                                              

3.  Lightning Village, a Non-Profit Promoting Lightning Adoption in Africa, has Embraced Custodial Lightning Wallets.

Lightning Village announced on stacker news that they are choosing a custodial lightning wallet, Wallet of Satoshi, over non-custodial wallets for their Bitcoin lightning adoption work in Africa.  Click here to see the statement.

4. South Africa Introduces Crypto Rules to its Advertising Code

South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has introduced a new clause to its advertising code to protect consumers from being misled by unethical advertisers. The new rules were set after consultation and agreement with top players in the industry like Luno. Click here to read more.

5. Gridless is Supplying 1600 Families with Electricity in the Mountains of Southern Malawi.

According to a tweet from the sponsors of the Malawi Bitcoin mining project, Gridless, 1600 families have been connected to their isolated mini-grid in the southern Malawi mountains. The project is set to transform the educational, healthcare, business, and wealth fortunes of the people in the region while minimising the footprint of its environmental impact to the bare minimum. Read tweet here.

Available Bitcoin Jobs:

1. Bitrefil

  •  Frontend Developer Are you a front-end developer with a minimum of 3+ years of experience with React, JavaScript, or preferably TypeScript, CSS, and HTML5 skills? Then this role might just be for you! Hurry and apply here.

  • Backend Developer Bitrefill is looking for a backend developer who will be part of building solutions for their Lightning, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency services as well as doing integrations with suppliers and working on the backend of their overall service. To be considered, you must have two years of experience working with modern backend technologies (preferably with a focus on Node.js) as well as experience implementing backend system integrations for third-party vendors. Click here to see other requirements for the role. 

  • Data Scientist If you are proficient in Javascript, Typescript, and Python and have experience with both relational and documental databases, preferably MongoDB and PostgreSQL, then you might stand a fair chance to work with Bitrefill! Check out the role here.

2. The MAS Network 

The Mas Network is giving away 200, 000 sats in total on the 1st of February! 100,000 sats to anyone who can design their February logo, and 100,000 sats to anyone with a Twitter space recording of how Bitcoin can fix their country. Click here to see both roles.

Here are upcoming Bitcoin meetups we are excited about:

1. Digioats Bitcoin Meetup Calabar

Digioats is on a mission to orange-pill and create new Bitcoiners in Calabar, Nigeria with their Bitcoin meetup set to be held on the 11th of February 2023. Click here to see more.

2. Nigerian Bitcoin Conference

There will be a Bitcoin conference in Nigeria from the 24th to 25th of March 2023. Some of the speakers are Ray Youssef, Okin, Yusuf Nessary and Nzonda Fotsing Sr. See more info here. 

Listen to Anita Posch‘s show with Ray Youssef, Co-Founder and CEO of Paxful, as he discusses Bitcoin in Africa and the future of Bitcoin in Africa within the next five years. 

Click here to Listen

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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