Bitcoin Dada Graduation 2026: Four Cohorts to Celebrate in Nairobi
The Bitcoin Dada graduation on 28 November 2026 in Nairobi celebrates four cohorts of African women learning and building on Bitcoin.
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Lightning Network
How EcoBitz Is Turning Waste Recycling into Bitcoin-Powered Economic Opportunity in Kenya
In Mitaboni, Kenya, Kelvin Makini and his initiative EcoBitz are connecting glass recycling, community sanitation and Lightning payments to build a circular economy that rewards environmental work with sats. By onboarding local merchants and establishing a physical hub for Bitcoin education, EcoBitz is showing how adoption can start with something as familiar as a discarded bottle.
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BTCPay Server Warns of Hot Wallet Drains, Identifies Vulnerability Affecting Older Versions
BTCPay Server, the open-source Bitcoin payment processor used by merchants worldwide, has urged operators to shut down their instances following
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Rurbit Now Lets Burundians Cash Out Bitcoin to IBBM+ Agents by USSD on Any Phone
Rurbit users in Burundi can now send Bitcoin over Lightning to an IBBM+ account and cash out at IBBM+ agents across the country, all by USSD on any phone without internet. The integration adds a practical off-ramp to one of Africa’s most constrained financial environments.
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Visa Is Making Digital Assets Spendable at 175 Million Merchants. Could African Bitcoin Users Benefit?
On October 19, 2026, Mesh, a crypto payments network, announced a strategic partnership with Visa to make cryptocurrency and stablecoin
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The Hidden Cost of Building Bitcoin in Africa
Africa is increasingly important to the global Bitcoin ecosystem. Millions of people across the continent are exploring Bitcoin and other
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55 Women Built Bitcoin Tools in Nairobi. These Are the Projects That Won.
From September 22 to October 4, 2026, 55 women gathered in Nairobi for the biggest Hack4Freedom cohort to date. Over
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Bitcoin Babies’ Kimbo Circular Economy Is No Longer an Experiment. G-Max Supermarket Just Put It on the Wall
G-Max Supermarket in Kimbo, Kenya now carries a full-wall mural reading “Fix the Money, Fix the World,” painted by the Bitcoin Babies community that has turned it into the anchor of a functioning Bitcoin circular economy where mothers, merchants, and neighbours earn, spend, and clean up together.
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Bitcoin Githurai Opens a Physical Education Hub in Nairobi After Building a 16-Merchant Circular Economy Online
Bitcoin Githurai has opened a physical Bitcoin education centre in Githurai 45, Nairobi, after growing from one merchant to 16 accepting Lightning payments in just over a year. The team calls it Phase 4: Community Building.
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Bitika Is Back Online. Does the Pause Still Speak?
This is a summary of how Bitika’s M-Pesa outage is fixed but its liquidity hurdles reveal the real fragility of non-custodial Bitcoin on-ramps in Kenya. What everyday access actually costs.
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