Month: July 2026

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South Africa’s Bitcoin Township: Herman Vivier on Five Years of Turning a 2010 Surf Charity into Mossel Bay’s Working Circular Economy

Bitcoin Ekasi did not start with code or venture capital. It started with eleven years of community trust in a Mossel Bay township, then layered Bitcoin on top to pay surf coaches in sats and get spaza shops accepting them. Herman Vivier on five years of building Africa’s most recognised Bitcoin circular economy.

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Regulation

Tanzania Reverses Seven Years of Warnings as Central Bank Moves to Formally Regulate Bitcoin and Digital Assets

Seven years after warning citizens away from Bitcoin and digital assets, the Bank of Tanzania has announced it is finalising a full regulatory framework covering virtual assets, stablecoins, and Bitcoin — a landmark policy reversal that places Tanzania firmly inside East Africa’s growing regulatory wave.

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