Bitcoin++ Nairobi concluded its first-ever African edition this week with three days of deep protocol sessions, a Bitcoin glossary translation sprint, a hackathon won by Senegalese builder Nourou, and an immediate confirmation that the conference is returning to Nairobi in October 2027.
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Theophilus Isah trained as a biochemist, taught himself to code, and walked away from a hackathon loss to build MavaPay, one of the few Bitcoin Lightning off-ramps from Africa’s 2023 builder cohort still standing. He explains why Bitcoin, not the banking system, is the part that actually works.
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The dominant global story about Bitcoin in Africa positions the continent as a recipient of Bitcoin’s benefits rather than a builder of its future. That framing is wrong, and it costs Africa more than people realise.
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From 40 million Kenyans gaining Bitcoin Lightning addresses overnight to 265 developers graduating across 24 countries, May 2026 quietly stacked up as one of the most active months in Africa’s Bitcoin history. June is already moving faster.
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Btrust Builders has officially concluded its first developer pathways of 2026. Between March and April 2026, the engineering program ran
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Btrust continues to back BitDevs meetups and publishes its BitDevs Playbook to grow technical Bitcoin and Lightning development capacity in Africa.
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Btrust seeks Communications Associate and Programs Officer to expand Bitcoin development support across Africa and Global South, applications close February 13, 2026.
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