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Bitcoin Adoption in Africa

on YouTube 27m
Talkat Bitcoin 2024 · 2024-07-25..07-27· [bitcoin]

speakers

name:Janet Maingi
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name:Machankura
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name:Femi Long
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name:Charlene Fadirepo
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/QZJkDeDQZDo
slides:none on file

summary

Panelists describe concrete deployments: USSD wallet across eight countries (South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia plus WhatsApp fallback) that lets feature-phone users send and receive Bitcoin without internet; stranded renewable energy mining that monetizes otherwise-unused solar/hydro to power communities and claims to help electrify parts of Africa where ~600 million lack power, enabling lights, clinics and extended shop hours; and developer training that produces tools like Mavapay lightning-to-fiat bridge sending Lightning payments straight into Nigerian bank accounts.

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chapters (7)

  1. 0:00Introduction and panel
  2. 1:51Panelists' work and impact
  3. 4:56Financial access and energy
  4. 8:05Bitcoin education and utility
  5. 11:29Why Bitcoin vs mobile money
  6. 16:48Bitcoin as a foundation
  7. 22:24Closing thoughts and outlook

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