Archive - 8th Nov 2022 | Bitcoin Map launch and updates🚀

It's been a minute!😉 How have you been friend?

Our updates for today are:

It’s always a joy catching up with you again and we are so overwhelmed with excitement that we will go ahead and tell you everything in a nutshell: Bitcoin is going to win in Africa!💪

You need to witness the synergy with which Africans from different parts of the continent are working together to achieve this one goal: Freedom for Africa! Freedom from Colonialism! Independence from France and every other country that is extorting Africa.

We have launched a Bitcoin map so you can watch with us how Bitcoin adoption spreads like wildfire across Africa! Check out our map here.

Here are some interesting stories from the African Bitcoin space:

1. Pick n Pay let’s you pay for groceries using bitcoin

Let’s start with the news that almost broke the internet! Pick ‘n Pay may now become the number one retailer in Africa by including Bitcoin lightning payments in their payment options. Click here to read more.

2. Nigeria youths will lead the next economic revolution – CEO of Paxful

Nigeria has become one of the biggest Bitcoin markets in Africa, especially since the COVID-19 era and the End Sars protest. Ray Youssef, Founder and CEO of Paxful, shared at the Digital Nigeria Conference 2022 that the enthusiasm of young people in Nigeria is a great sign of what is to come to the global crypto space. Click here to learn more.

3. Luno and Food Forward SA team up to allow South Africans to make Bitcoin charity donations

Cryptocurrency platform Luno and food distribution non-profit organization FoodForward SA have partnered up to enable South Africans make charitable donations using bitcoin. Click here to read more.

4. Africa’s cryptocurrency market marches to its own beat

The most beautiful thing about Bitcoin in Africa is that, against all odds and government sanctions against Bitcoin, Bitcoin in Africa always finds ways to thrive. For example, Nigeria’s ban on direct crypto-bank direct exchange caused a dramatic surge in the P2P retail market. According to the Chainalysis report, P2P transactions could be much more than estimated, as informal dealings through group chats, for instance, have been reported in Nigeria and countries like Kenya. Click here to read more.

5. BTrust throws its weight behind Africa Bitcoin Conference

The organisers of the upcoming Africa Bitcoin Conference must be shocked at the buzz the Conference, which is set to hold in Accra Ghana from December 5 – 7 2022, is making globally. A couple of big shots have jumped in to sponsor the Conference, the most recent sponsors being ₿trust, an organisation whose goal is to locate and educate developers in the Global South interested in working on Bitcoin Technology. Click here to read more.

Bitcoin adoption in Africa has begun! It started with you and us and it is going to continue with the next person you teach about Bitcoin and the next curious no-coiner who stumbles upon our Bitcoin for Beginners course.

We want to record every single adoption, cheer every new Bitcoiner and announce every new spot where Bitcoin becomes an official means of payment. This is why we launched our Bitcoiner Map page on our website! Click here to check it out.

Here are some new spots where you can spend Bitcoin across Africa:

1. Big Leagues is a Barber shop where you can pay for your haircuts with Bitcoin. They are located at Wuse 2 Abuja, Nigeria. Check them out here.

2. African Corporate Cleaning a South African based cleaning service provider accepts Bitcoin for their world-class cleaning services. Please support them here.

3. Pick ‘n Pay will now allow shoppers to pay for goods using Bitcoin. They have Lightning Payments at several of their stores across South Africa. Click here to shop at Pick ‘n Pay.

4. Afratik is a fashion house in Lagos Nigeria. They are a brand that does its best to embody the African culture to the fullest and they now accept Bitcoin for their beautiful African wears. Learn more about Afratik here.

To see more places to spend Bitcoin across Africa Click here

African Bitcoin Conference

The African Bitcoin Conference is set to hold 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.

Bitcoin is not only money to Africa and Africans.

Bitcoin is also a means to stop Africa’s continuous colonization and exploitation by European countries like France, who still exert monetary control over more than 2.5 million square kilometers of African territory. Listen to the audio reading of an article by Alex Gladstein.

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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