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You don’t need a whole Bitcoin. You just need a habit.
Consistently stacking small amounts of sats over time is how many Bitcoiners build their position.
Stay humble. Keep stacking. ⚡
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🌍 World Malaria Day!
Malaria is preventable, treatable, yet it still impacts millions across Africa.
Access matters. Infrastructure matters. Coordination matters.
Just like health systems, money systems shape outcomes.
Bitcoin doesn’t cure disease, but it can strengthen resilience:
⚡️ Open access to value.
⚡️ Borderless support for healthcare initiatives.
⚡️ Tools for communities to save and plan long-term.
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💡Spotlight on Free Tech Institute (FREETI)
📍Location: Burundi. 🇧🇮
About:
FREETI is a non-profit think tank and organization advocating for libertarian philosophy, digital inclusion, technological freedom, privacy, and entrepreneurship in Burundi.
The project bridges the digital divide through youth training in multimedia, digital skills, entrepreneurship, and decentralized technologies (including Bitcoin).
Some Key Objectives:
🔷Promote digital inclusion by training and inspiring Burundi's youth in digital skills, multimedia, entrepreneurship, and decentralized technologies to bridge the digital divide.
🔷Advocate for technological freedom, privacy, decentralized finance, and libertarian principles through education, policy briefs, conferences, and Bitcoin advocacy campaigns.
🔷Empower young people (including underrepresented groups) via hands-on programs, workshops, project phases, and initiatives like wallet programs or partnerships.
🔷Foster innovation and human capital development through Digital Hub activities, events, and collaborations with institutions.
🔷Build an inclusive digital future by connecting students, innovators, and policymakers to advance gender equality, youth leadership, and tech-driven prosperity in Burundi.
Connect with Free Tech Institute:
Website: 
X handle: @Freeti_Bdi
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Empowering Burundi
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⚡ Académie Bitcoin Afrique — Cohorte 1
6 sessions en direct, en français.
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Académie Bitcoin Afrique
Programme de formation Bitcoin en français pour les leaders africains. Rejoignez notre première cohorte et maîtrisez Bitcoin.
📚 Readers’ Friday Book Club
Join us on Discord at 6 PM UTC as we dive back into The Fiat Standard by @Saifedean Ammous.⚡️
Today’s focus: Chapter 14
— Bitcoin banking
— Savings technology
— Unbonding & demonetizing the world
Expect sharp conversations, new perspectives, and deeper clarity on money and Bitcoin.
Bring your curiosity 👇
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💡Spotlight on Bitdevs Gitega
📍Location: Gitega, Burundi. 🇧🇮
About:
BitDevs Gitega is a technical community for Bitcoin developers, educators, builders, and enthusiasts.
The community focuses on deep, open-source exploration of Bitcoin's protocol through regular Socratic Seminars, workshops, study groups, and meetups.
Some Key Objectives:
🔷Host regular Socratic Seminars and technical workshops to deeply explore Bitcoin's inner workings, Lightning, Cashu, and emerging tools.
🔷Build a strong local community of open-source Bitcoin developers, educators, and builders in Gitega to encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing.
🔷Empower technically curious enthusiasts and students through hands-on learning, project showcases, and FOSS development focused on Bitcoin solutions.
🔷Bridge local talent with global Bitcoin ecosystems by sharing opportunities and participating in events.
🔷Promote practical Bitcoin innovation in Burundi, including API integrations, privacy, and infrastructure to create "made in Burundi" FOSS contributions.
Connect with Bitdevs Gitega:
Website:
X handle: @bitdevsgtga
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BitDevs Gitage is a community of Bitcoiners in Gitage interested in technical discussions, development, and building local Bitcoin solutions.
African Bitcoin Directory
Across the continent, Bitcoin circular economies are emerging where people earn, spend, and save in Bitcoin without touching fragile local currencies. Merchants accept Bitcoin, workers get paid in sats, and value stays within the community.
This is survival, efficiency, and sovereignty in action. Circular economies reduce dependency on broken financial systems and prove that Bitcoin works at street level, not just online.
These grassroots networks are quietly driving real adoption across Africa.
Explore where this is happening and who’s building it
👉 Check out the African Bitcoin Directory at
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Fun Fact Thursday!🟠
Did you know?👀
Over 100 million people globally now own Bitcoin.
Many of the fastest-growing communities are emerging in Africa.
Why? Because Bitcoin solves real problems here:
• Expensive remittances
• Currency instability
• Limited banking access
The signal is spreading. ⚡
💡Spotlight on BTC Shule
📍Location: Burundi 🇧🇮
About:
BTC Shule is a grassroots initiative pioneering a Bitcoin circular economy in Burundi. The project empowers communities especially in unbanked, rural areas through hands-on Bitcoin education, merchant onboarding for real-world transactions, meetups, tools and physical hubs.
Some Key Objectives:
🔷Build and scale a sustainable Bitcoin circular economy, enabling local merchants and residents to transact in Bitcoin for everyday needs.
🔷accessible, hands-on Bitcoin education and training to empower youth and communities with financial knowledge.
🔷Promote financial inclusion and autonomy in regions with unstable currencies, limited banking, and no electricity/internet by using tools like Lightning and Cashu for borderless, offline-capable transactions.
🔷Onboard merchants and foster real-world Bitcoin applications to demonstrate practical value and drive grassroots adoption.
🔷Inspire and train tomorrow's Bitcoin leaders through community events, and partnerships to create long-term impact and expand the model across Burundi.
Connect with BTC Shule:
X handle: @btcshule
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BTCShule | Burundi Circular Bitcoin Economy
BTC Shule is committed to empowering the people of Burundi by providing accessible Bitcoin education and fostering community engagement.
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🎬Today’s session was a strong one!⚡
We unpacked Bitcoin privacy using Matthew Fraser’s video, with Australia’s new digital assets laws as a real-world case study.
Key takeaways:
◼️ How new reporting rules impact self-custody.
◼️ Why wallet verification is becoming the norm.
◼️ What this means for privacy-focused Bitcoiners.
◼️ Navigating the landscape with P2P, borrowing, and smarter structures.
Big conversations. Real insights.
Catch you next week. 🧡
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📺 Watch Party Wednesday!
Today we gather on Discord by 2PM UTC to watch high-signal Bitcoin content together, pause, question, and break it down from an African perspective.
Learning Bitcoin doesn’t have to be a solo journey.
Come learn with the community. ⚡
👇Join the watch
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How is Bitcoin Adoption Progressing in Burundi? 🇧🇮
Bitcoin adoption in Burundi is progressing steadily, though it remains grassroots and community-driven rather than widespread mainstream use.
Some Key Projects Driving this Adoption:
🔷BTC Shule - A leading initiative building a Bitcoin circular economy in areas like Gitega and Winteko villages. It focuses on financial autonomy, and community empowerment through hands-on Bitcoin education, meetups, online training, and real-world applications.
🔷Bitdevs Gitega - A technical community for Bitcoin developers, educators, builders, and enthusiasts in Gitega. Modeled after BitDevs NYC, it hosts meetups, workshops, study groups, and Socratic seminars to explore Bitcoin's inner workings deeply.
🔷Free Tech Institute (FREETI) - A non-profit think tank advocating for libertarian philosophy, digital inclusion, technological freedom, and entrepreneurship in Burundi. It promotes decentralized technologies through training, inspiration for youth, policy advocacy, and initiatives like wallet programs and partnerships.
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🎓 Bitcoin Academy Africa — Cohort 1
Learning Bitcoin can change the way you view money.
6 live sessions, in French.
To finally understand, without confusion ⚡
Sign up here:
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Académie Bitcoin Afrique
Programme de formation Bitcoin en français pour les leaders africains. Rejoignez notre première cohorte et maîtrisez Bitcoin.
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Africa Bitcoin News is your go-to Bitcoin-only media platform delivering authentic news, spotlighting African voices, and tracking what’s being built across the continent.
Get curated updates on Bitcoin adoption across African countries, builders, startups, growing ecosystems, and key trends shaping the future of money.
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💡Spotlight on Togo Bitcoin Community
📍Location: Togo 🇹🇬
About:
A Bitcoin community in Togo. It promotes adoption through initiatives, ongoing education programs, and teaching how to integrate Bitcoin into local daily life.
Some Key Objectives:
🔷Establish Togo's leading center for Bitcoin training and skill development.
🔷Host events to spread Bitcoin awareness nationwide.
🔷Grow a strong developer community focused on Bitcoin projects.
🔷Provide accessible education to onboard more Togolese into Bitcoin.
🔷Enable real-world Bitcoin payments to build practical, circular adoption.
Connect: 
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Communauté dédiée à la promotion, l'éducation et l'adoption du bitcoin au Togo
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Who can say no to your savings?🤔
☝️That’s the real self-custody question.
If someone else holds your Bitcoin, they can freeze it, delay it, or take the decision out of your hands.
That’s why we keep it simple for beginners:
🔸Use a trusted wallet.
🔸Write your seed phrase offline.
🔸Keep spending money separate from savings.
🔸For larger amounts, move to a hardware wallet or multisig setup.
Self-custody is not about being technical. It’s about control.
Save this, share it, and learn Bitcoin with us.🧡
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Total Capacity: 1,535,043,564 [+0.02%🚀 ]
Total Channels: 263 [+0.19%🚀]
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Start stacking today. ⚡