The Human Rights Foundation has announced its second Bitcoin Development Fund round of 2026, distributing over 500 million satoshis across 16 projects worldwide. Three of the grantees are building directly in Africa, connecting mobile money to Bitcoin across Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana, and Zambia.
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The first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction has been confirmed on the Bitcoin mainnet, landing in block 964,199 on August 26, 2026. The method works within Bitcoin’s existing rules without requiring a soft fork, a hard fork, or any protocol upgrade, offering holders a potential escape route before quantum computers become a real threat.
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Two Severe Flaws Caught Internally Swiss hardware wallet maker BitBox released firmware version 9.26.5, the Dixence update, on August 17,
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Hardware wallet maker SafePal has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 40,000 customers, exposing names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, and purchase details. No wallet credentials or funds were compromised, but the exposed data has already been used to launch targeted phishing attacks.
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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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