The Surfer Kids of Mossel Bay Qualify for 2026 South Africa Junior Championships
Mossel Bay’s young “Sharks” make national waves after hard work pays off.
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Month: August 2026
Boltz Shuts Down, Founders Step Aside, and Veteran Bitcoiners Step In. Here Is What Happened.
One of Bitcoin’s most important Lightning infrastructure tools has changed hands. Boltz, the non-custodial swap service that lets users move
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Académie Bitcoin Afrique 2.0: la Cohorte 2 ouvre ses inscriptions
African Bitcoiners lance la Cohorte 2 de l’Académie Bitcoin Afrique 2.0. C’est un parcours Bitcoin-only, en français, sur cinq semaines avec des sessions live. En somme, c’est
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Bitnob Brings Code & Chain Developer Event to Dakar with $5,000 Hackathon Prize
Bitnob, the payment infrastructure company building on Bitcoin and stablecoin rails, has announced that its developer-focused event Code & Chain
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Machankura Fully Restores Bitcoin On-Chain and Lightning Functionality After Critical BTCPay Server Vulnerability
African USSD Bitcoin service brings on-chain and Lightning spending and receiving back to full functionality.
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Bitcoin Red Team Report No. 3: Nearly 8,000 Security Findings Across 501 Bitcoin Projects and Still Counting
The Bitcoin Red Team is not slowing down. According to Red Team Report No. 3, compiled on August 8, 2026
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BIP-110 Fork Collapses After Mining Just Two Blocks as Nearly All of Bitcoin’s Hashpower Stays on the Main Chain
At block 961,632 on August 9, 2026, BIP-110’s mandatory signaling window activated. AntPool produced the first block in the window
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Beyond Adversity Academy: premier meetup Bitcoin en zone rurale
Beyond Adversity Academy a tenu son premier meetup Bitcoin en zone rurale à Migori, Kenya, au bord du lac. Plus de 30 jeunes ont découvert
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ZEUS Wallet Restores Lightning Addresses After Cybersecurity Incident; Customer Funds Secure as Full Services Resume Soon
ZEUS, the self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet and infrastructure provider, has restored its ZEUS Pay Lightning Addresses following a cybersecurity
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Africa’s Biggest Bitcoin Mining Hub Has a Problem. Its Own People Cannot Freely Use Bitcoin.
Ethiopia leads Africa in Bitcoin mining and ranks among the top ten globally. But visiting Addis Ababa reveals a striking disconnect between the country’s mining story and the reality facing everyday Ethiopians who want to use Bitcoin.
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