How is Bitcoin Adoption Progressing in Tanzania? 🇹🇿 Bitcoin adoption in Tanzania is progressing in its early but accelerating grassroots phase, driven by education, remittances, and practical tools integrating with dominant mobile money systems. Some key projects driving this adoption: 🔷BitcoinSafariTz — A leading grassroots Bitcoin-focused initiative in Tanzania (primarily Dar es Salaam and beyond). It emphasizes education, developer programs, tourism integration, and community building to onboard people into Bitcoin. 🔷Chapsmart — Disrupts remittances and payments by offering direct peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange using Tanzanian Shillings (TZS) via M-Pesa. 🔷PROOF OF WORK ACADEMY (POWA) — Bitcoin education project focused on schools and communities in Kilimanjaro and Arusha Region, Tanzania. 👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives!

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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. #WorldMalariaDay #Bitcoin #Africa

💡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:

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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:

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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. 🧡 View quoted note →

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. 👇Explore the directory for more amazing projects driving Bitcoin Adoption across Africa!

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🌍🗞️ Subscribe to the Africa Bitcoin News Newsletter! 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. 👇 Don’t miss out. Subscribe now! https://bitcoinnews.africa/newsletter-signup

💡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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Happy Independence Day, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 From struggle to sovereignty.⚡ Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and pride of a nation that chose freedom. Here’s to building a future worthy of that sacrifice.🧡

How is Bitcoin Adoption Progressing in Togo?🇹🇬 Bitcoin adoption in Togo is in its early, emerging stages, characterized by grassroots community efforts focused on education, technical development, and practical use cases in a West African context with high mobile penetration but limited traditional banking access for many. Some Key Projects Driving this Adoption: 🔷 Satoshi Learners - An initiative empowering communities in Togo and Francophone Africa with Bitcoin education via free workshops, monthly meetups, youth programs, merchant support, and efforts to build a French-language learning platform for hands-on adoption. 🔷 TOGO BITCOIN COMMUNITY - Togo's pioneering Bitcoin training center and community in Lomé, focused on conferences, developer engagement, ongoing education programs, certificate courses (e.g., with Trezor Academy), and enabling real-world Bitcoin payments to drive practical adoption. 👇Explore the directory for more amazing projects driving Bitcoin Adoption across Africa!

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📚 Readers’ Friday Book Club Join us on Discord at 6 PM UTC as we dive back into The Fiat Standard by @Saifedean Ammous ⚡️ Today, we’re unpacking Chapters 12 & 13 — exploring: Bitcoin as the fix, scalability across space, anti-fiat technology, neutral global money, block space, Lightning, and the trade-offs that come with it. Expect sharp conversations, fresh perspectives, and a deeper understanding of how money really works. Bring your curiosity. 👇 Come read with us

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💡Spotlight on Abidjan Bitcoin Meetup 📍Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)🇨🇮 About: Abidjan Bitcoin Meetup is a non-profit, grassroots Bitcoin community in Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital. It regularly organizes in-person meetups, workshops, and events to foster Bitcoin education, idea exchange, financial literacy, and awareness, while connecting local enthusiasts. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Gather Bitcoin enthusiasts in Abidjan for regular, enriching meetups and interactions. 🔷Promote financial education and Bitcoin understanding among Ivorians. 🔷Host workshops and events to share practical knowledge and ideas. 🔷Accelerate grassroots Bitcoin adoption in Côte d'Ivoire through local community efforts. 🔷Build a supportive network of Bitcoiners to advance financial inclusion via Bitcoin. Connect:

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Highlights from Africa Free Routing Lightning Payment Integration Masterclass Cohort 1⚡️ What a 3-day run — pure building, real integrations, and next-level learning! • Day 1: Merchant payment integration with Tobi Bamidele from Mavapay. • Day 2: Lightning + AI agents with Kemal Yasar & PretyFlaco using @Blink Wallet API. • Day 3: Sovereign Payment infrastructure with Tobechi Chuwuleta from @BTCPay Server. From code-level integrations to running your own BTCPay Server—and even enabling AI agents to send Lightning payments—participants walked away with real, deployable skills.🚀 Huge appreciation to the facilitators who led from the front and everyone who showed up ready to build. The energy all through was unmatched.🧡 Missed this one? Stay close. More masterclasses, workshops, and hands-on sessions are coming!⚡️

💡Spotlight on L'Afrique Parle Bitcoin 📍Location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 🇨🇮 About: L'Afrique Parle Bitcoin is a French-language podcast based in Abidjan. It features in-depth discussions with contributors driving Bitcoin adoption ("hyperbitcoinisation") across Africa, covering blockchain developments, on-chain topics, real-world use cases, and debunking misconceptions to educate and empower French-speaking communities. Some Key Objectives: 🔷Educate French-speaking Africans about Bitcoin and dispel common misconceptions. 🔷Give voice to individuals and projects advancing Bitcoin adoption across the continent. 🔷Promote hyperbitcoinization in Africa through insightful and accessible conversations. 🔷Cover Bitcoin topics relevant to Francophone African countries (economy, real usage, Lightning Network, etc.). 🔷Build an informed and motivated community for practical, sovereign Bitcoin adoption. Connect here:

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🎬 Watch Party Wednesday was a hit ⚡️ We dove into a powerful session from Swan Bitcoin — breaking down how AI-driven productivity is rising, yet purchasing power keeps falling, and why. Key conversations: ⚡️ Why fiat absorbs technological gains. 🤖 How AI is accelerating capital expansion. 📉 The gap between abundance and affordability. ❓Why ₿itcoin’s fixed supply changes the game. The insights were sharp. The discussions even sharper. If you missed it, you missed a good one. Join us next week.🧡 View quoted note →