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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Okin Tjongarero did not start with ideology. He started with a payment problem. That practical beginning led him to build EasySats, onboard merchants in Windhoek, host Bitcoin Burgers and Beers events, and launch Bitcoin Mining Namibia, all grounded in one principle: people learn Bitcoin by using it, not by studying it.
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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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On the debut episode of From the Founder’s Desk by African Bitcoin News, MoneyBadger founder Carel van Wyk discusses Lightning payments, Bitcoin adoption, regulation, and the realities of building spendable Bitcoin infrastructure in South Africa.
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