Bitcoin Diploma Graduations Put Nigeria On The Map
Bitcoin communities in several countries recently graduated new classes of students, teaching ordinary people what money is, how it loses value over time, and how Bitcoin works as an alternative. On August 29, a class in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, completed the Bitcoin Diploma, a free, ten week course, on the same day as classes in Ghana and Paraguay.
The course belongs to My First Bitcoin, the organization that built the curriculum and now runs it in eighty-nine communities across forty one countries. Nigeria holds two places in that network, through Bitcoin Ekiti and Bitcoin Anambra, making it one of the more established countries in the movement.
Nigeria's Bitcoin Communities
Bitcoin Ekiti held its graduation on a video call, joined by Daniel Viana, a Bitcoin Trainer on My First Bitcoin’s own team. Seven students received their diploma. Beyond teaching, the group also works to get shops and traders across Ekiti State to accept Bitcoin as payment for goods and services.
Bitcoin Anambra carries out similar work further east, focusing on markets and businesses across Anambra State. Zikora Chukwuka, who leads growth for the group, describes its mission as building a Bitcoin economy through education, grassroots engagement, and merchant support. Together, Bitcoin Ekiti and Bitcoin Anambra give Nigeria a visible place in a network spanning four continents.
Other Countries Celebrating Graduates
Ghana’s Bitcoin Dua graduated thirty students from an in person class, and Bitcoin Paraguay graduated five more. Since June, similar ceremonies have taken place in Haiti, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, and Indonesia. My First Bitcoin reports that its network has now taught just over 31k graduates in total.
These graduations, small as each one may seem, are quietly building a generation of Bitcoin literate citizens across the world, Nigeria included. Anyone curious about Bitcoin can watch out for the next cohort, offered free of charge, when registration opens.