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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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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Boltz, a key piece of Bitcoin’s non-custodial swap infrastructure connecting the Lightning Network, Liquid, and Bitcoin mainchain, has suspended all services indefinitely after months of AI-assisted attacks overwhelmed its ability to patch vulnerabilities faster than attackers could find them.
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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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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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Bitcoin Ekasi has announced a Pan-African Bitcoin Tour for 2026, inviting visitors to experience circular economies where Bitcoin is earned, spent, and recirculated locally — not extracted through charity pipelines.
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Strike has launched a new Bitcoin-backed loan product that removes margin calls and price-triggered liquidations entirely. No matter how far Bitcoin falls, a borrower’s collateral stays put. The trade-off is a higher interest rate, a shorter term, and strict payment requirements.
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Bitcoin’s most contentious governance battle of 2026 is heading toward a quiet defeat. Miner signaling for BIP-110 has dropped to 0%, prominent Bitcoin voices have publicly opposed it, and no major mining pool has backed it with the August deadline just weeks away.
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Nigerian fintech Busha has launched Bitcoin-backed loans, letting users borrow up to 50% of their Bitcoin holdings in Naira at 2% monthly interest without selling their position. It is the first locally built Bitcoin collateral lending product for Nigerian retail users.
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Radar Chat is a new encrypted messaging app that lets users send Bitcoin over the Lightning Network inside any conversation, without switching apps, without copying wallet addresses, and without giving up custody of their funds.
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