Bitcoin Opportunities: Board Seats and Speaker Slots Now Open
Bitcoin opportunities are open: My First Bitcoin needs three board members and Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2027 wants speakers.
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Africa
Africa’s Offline Bitcoin Builder: Kgothatso Ngako on Making Bitcoin Work Without Smartphones, Reliable Internet, or English.
Kgothatso Ngako created Machankura and Exonomia to solve two of the biggest barriers to African Bitcoin adoption: access and language. By enabling Lightning payments via simple USSD codes on feature phones and translating foundational literature into African languages, his tools bring open monetary infrastructure to where people actually are.
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The Core’s Meetup 14: A Massive Success as Over 100 Students Join Bitcoin Sessions in Murang’a
The Core’s Meetup 14 was a massive success after more than 100 Murang’a University of Technology students joined its first Bitcoin session in Murang’a County.
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Bitcoin Build-Athon 2026: Kaduna Hosts Free Developer Training
GDG Kaduna and Btrust are hosting a free four day Bitcoin training and build-athon in Kaduna this October, open to new and experienced developers.
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Btrust Awards Q3 2026 Bitcoin Developer Grants to 10 Open-Source Contributors Across Africa and Global South
Btrust announced its Q3 2026 Bitcoin developer grants for 10 open-source engineers in Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, and India.
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Hodl Hodl Warns Users of Fake Desktop App Phishing Emails
Hodl Hodl has warned Bitcoin traders about phishing emails that impersonate the platform and promote a fake Windows desktop app.
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HakiFedha Launches Lipa, an Open Directory for Spending Bitcoin Across Africa
Lipa, a HakiFedha project, is an open directory of tools that help people across Sub-Saharan Africa spend Bitcoin or convert it into mobile money, bank transfers, airtime, bills, remittances, and merchant payments. A Swahili version is live.
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Africa’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company Takes a R10 Million Hit. Is Credibility The Real Cost?
This is a summary description of how Africa’s First Bitcoin Treasury was fined R10 Million in penalties for manipulating Altvest Shares.
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How AfriBit Kibera is Building a Bitcoin Circular Economy From the Ground Up in Kenya
AfriBit Kibera is a community-led Bitcoin circular economy in Kibera, Nairobi. Founded by Ronnie Mdawida, it pays waste collectors and supports local businesses in Bitcoin, then teaches residents to save and spend through Lightning, education, and self-custody.
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HRF Funds Three African Bitcoin Projects in Latest Grant Round, Bringing Cumulative Total to $12.2 Million Across 383 Projects
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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