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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Nigeria
Nigerian Startup Terrahex Secures First Bitcoin Mining Fleet for 9MW Facility in Southern Nigeria, Targets December Launch
Nigerian-founded startup Terrahex has secured its first fleet of Bitcoin mining machines and is preparing to ship them from its Florida processing hub to southern Nigeria ahead of a December 2026 launch. The 9MW facility will host approximately 2,400 miners, with plans to scale beyond 100MW within two years.
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Bitcoin Educators Academy (BEA) prépare trois nouvelles formations en Zambie, au Nigeria et au Liban.
Bitcoin Educators Academy (BEA) poursuit sa mission de renforcer l’éducation autour de Bitcoin à travers le monde. L’initiative, qui vise
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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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Nigeria’s Bitcoin Reckoning, New SEC Sandbox Rules and Mandatory Tax IDs Explained
Nigeria now requires a Tax ID for Bitcoin accounts and has expanded SEC oversight of exchanges. Here is what it means for you
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Intro pratique au Bitcoin mining avec Mujina grâce à BitDevs Kaduna
Après une pause en juin, pendant que les organisateurs assistaient à Bitcoin++ Nairobi, BitDevs Kaduna est de retour. Ils annoncent officiellement, Epoch_17, le prochain
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Nigerian Startup Busha Now Lets Bitcoin Holders Borrow Naira Against Their Holdings
Nigerian fintech Busha has launched Bitcoin-backed loans, letting users borrow up to 50% of their Bitcoin holdings in Naira at 2% monthly interest without selling their position. It is the first locally built Bitcoin collateral lending product for Nigerian retail users.
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Nigeria’s SEC Admits Nine Digital Asset Firms Including Luno in Its Biggest Regulatory Push Since 2024
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has admitted nine companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme in 48 hours, the largest expansion of its digital asset sandbox since the programme launched, as the country moves to bring its $92 billion annual market under formal oversight.
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Nigeria’s Lightning Off-Ramp: Theophilus Isah on Building MavaPay to Turn Bitcoin into Instant Local Bank Transfers
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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Africa’s Cross-Border Remittance Problem Has Two Wounds — And Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is the Stitch
African families already lose close to nine billion dollars a year in remittance fees, from the diaspora and from within the continent itself. A new US federal tax just added to that burden. The case for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network as the alternative rail has never been clearer.
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