Just one week away! Immediately following the Africa Bitcoin Conference, we’re excited to co-host with Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador 🇸🇻) the first ever Summit for Bitcoin Circular Economies from Africa. Port Louis, Mauritius - December 6, 2025.

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT! Today we’re excited to announce the latest round of Bitcoin Beach Grants for Bitcoin Circular Economies (BCEs). Bitcoin Beach and @Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies are supporting 42 BCEs across19 counties with grants ranging from 500,000 sats to 5,000,000 sats. Congrats to all grantees! 🙌 Over the coming weeks we will share some profiles of the amazing work being done by these local projects around the world. The latest Bitcoin Beach Grants will be paired with structured training and support for BCEs, with emphasis on supporting impact and future sustainability of these important community projects around the world. See today’s press release and the full list of recipients here:

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We’re excited to work with Bitcoin Beach El Salvador and @UNCLE ROCKSTAR (coming up soon) to help get all Bitcoin Circular Economies (BCEs) around the world connected to @BTCPay Server. We have a busy few months ahead with many exciting efforts underway, growing the global network of BCEs. 🔥🔥 COMING SOON!!! 🔥🔥 ✅ Bitcoin Beach Grants (Round 2) for Bitcoin Circular Economies ✅ Africa Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit (Mauritius) in December at @Africa Bitcoin Conference ✅ Global Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit in El Salvador in January 2026 during @Plan ₿ Network El Salvador ✅ A new global training program for Bitcoin Bitcoin Grant recipient BCEs, based on the Bitcoin Beach White Paper ✅ Collaboration with Bitcoin Beach to advance the Bitcoin Beach fellowship program for BCE leaders of tomorrow Please share and stay tuned for more announcements soon!!!

Bitcoin Beach and FBCE announce latest round of grants for Bitcoin circular economies The teams at Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador) and the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies (FBCE) are pleased to announce our second global campaign to support Bitcoin circular economies. Bitcoin Beach Grants Round 2 will build on the success and impact of Round 1 grants made in 2024, where a total of 0.5 BTC was awarded to 22 projects from 18 countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and North America. Grants provided in Round 2 will be divided into two streams: one dedicated to supporting existing Bitcoin circular economy projects and one dedicated to supporting new, emerging Bitcoin circular economy projects. An official application process has been launched and projects from around the world are invited to apply. Existing circular economy projects are eligible to apply for grants of up to 0.05 BTC. New, emerging projects are eligible to apply for grants of up to 0.02 BTC. The deadline to apply is August 8, 2025. To learn more and to access the application form visit:

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Tune into the @AdoptingBitcoinCapeTown livestream happening now. As of this year, the conference is a “Nostr first” and Bitcoin only (of course) event. Follow and tune in!!! View quoted note →

Thank you @Frank Corva for helping raise awareness of the amazing work being done in #Suriname by Bitcoin Sranan and Bitcoin Alfonsdorp. We are confident that the entire world will be learning more about progress in Suriname over the months and years ahead, with #Bitcoin playing a significant part. 🇸🇷🧡 @Maya Parbhoe View quoted note →

Este 2025 podría ser un año de repunte para #Bitcoin en la Republica Dominicana. @bitcoindominicana

Forbes Republica Dominicana

Forbes Republica Dominicana

Noticias de negocios y estilo de vida para los lideres.

Please follow #Bitcoin circular economies/projects around the world that are on #Nostr. We are aiming to get more to join soon! @Afribit Kibera 🇰🇪 @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 🇰🇪 @Praia Bitcoin Brazil⚡️ 🇧🇷 @ Bitcoin Chama 🇰🇪 @bitcoindominicana 🇩🇴 @Bitcoin Dua 🇬🇭 @BitcoinEkasi 🇿🇦 @bitcoinhousebali 🇮🇩 @Bitcoin Jungle 🇨🇷 @Bitcoin Lake/ Lago Bitcoin - Guatemala 🇬🇹 @BitcoinLoxion 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Nairobi 🇰🇪 @Bitcoin Ubuntu ⚡ 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Victoria Falls 🇿🇲 @BitcoinWitsand 🇿🇦 @Cuba ₿itcoin 🇨🇺 @21 DVADTZYATODIN 🇺🇦 @FREE Madeira 🇵🇹 @Yes Bitcoin Haiti 🇭🇹 @MayanBitcoin 🇲🇽 @Motiv 🇵🇪 @ordermoon 🇧🇬 @Plebs Together Strong 🇮🇳

Ring the bell — we have another #Bitcoin circular economy project on #nostr. Please follow Mayan Bitcoin, based in Merida, Mexico. 🇲🇽 View quoted note →

Happy #BitcoinWhitePaperDay. Today, remember the title and original vision of #Bitcoin and #BTC : a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. Yes, Bitcoin has a store of value use, but it is money. Let’s let the sats flow, and build local Bitcoin circular economies and a global BTC circular economy. Buy (ie, exchange fiat for BTC), spend (ie, spend your BTC), replace (ie, exchange more fiat for BTC to replace what you just spent).

It was amazing to have so many #Bitcoin Circular Economies together yesterday, October 29, for our first @Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies General Assembly. So much passion, knowledge sharing, and growing momentum for this important and powerful global movement. Our sincere thank you to all Bitcoin circular economies that shared updates regarding their local projects (see below 👇) and to all of our partners, especially @My First Bitcoin which has set the standard for global community building among Bitcoin education and adoption projects. We look forward to sharing ongoing updates and more information, including future FBCE General Assemblies, as our global federation grows. 2024-10-29 FBCE General Assembly project speakers (in alphabetical order with X handles and Nostr links where they exist): @AfribitKibera (Kenya 🇰🇪) @Afribit Kibera @AmityAge (Honduras 🇭🇳) @BisforBosa (Italy 🇮🇹) @Bitcoin809 (Dominican Republic 🇩🇴) @bitcoindominicana @BitcoinAnambra (Nigeria 🇳🇬) @BitcoinBeachBR (Brazil 🇧🇷) @Praia Bitcoin Brazil⚡️ @bitcoinbaytpa (USA 🇺🇸) @BitcoinCalabar (Nigeria 🇳🇬) @Bitcoin_Dua (Ghana 🇬🇭) @Bitcoin Dua @BitcoinEkasi (South Africa 🇿🇦) @BitcoinEkasi @BitcoinKampala (Uganda 🇺🇬) @BitcoinLoxion (South Africa 🇿🇦) @bitcoinloxion @BitcoinSranan (Suriname 🇸🇷) @bitcoinstad (Netherlands 🇳🇱) @BitcoinVicFalls (Zambia 🇿🇲) @Bitcoin Victoria Falls @BtcBabies (Kenya 🇰🇪) @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 @BtcCuracao (Curaçao 🇨🇼) @btchousebali (Indonesia 🇮🇩) @bitcoinhousebali @BTCMontserrat (Montserrat 🇲🇸) @BTCnairobi (Kenya 🇰🇪) @Bitcoin Nairobi @FREEMadeiraOrg (Madeira/Portugal 🇵🇹) @FREE Madeira @MayanBitcoin (Mexico 🇲🇽) @novastarsfac (Suriname 🇸🇷) @OlaBitcoinBW (Botswana 🇧🇼) @ordermoon21 (Bulgaria 🇧🇬) @ordermoon @plebstogether (India 🇮🇳) @YesBitcoinHaiti (Haiti 🇭🇹) @Yes Bitcoin Haiti If you want to learn more about Bitcoin circular economies or would like some support in initiating a local BTC circular economy project, visit fbce.io and contact us via Nostr, X, LinkedIn, Facebook or by email at admin@fbce.io

This is not charity, this is not business-as-usual non-profit work, this is not “virtue signal and things will change”. No! This is true social and economic empowerment, made possible through that which #Bitcoin brings. Powerful grassroots #Bitcoin circular economy projects like @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 in Kenya are building stronger families and communities one student, one new entrepreneur, one small business at a time. Congratulations, Gladys! 🙌🏿🧡

Amazing progress is being made in Anambra State, #Nigeria thanks to the leadership of the team at Bitcoin Anambra which is building the #Bitcoin circular economy throughout the state. We’ll get them onto #Nostr soon (see our previous notes on Nostr). They are focusing early energies on vendors and shoppers at Onitsha Market, which is one of the largest markets in all of west Africa (look it up)! Today is a big day as the Bitcoin Anambra team is an active partner for #OnitshaFashionFest. They are supporting local merchants, supporting local fashion designers AND advancing Bitcoin adoption/use by providing a discount for all purchases made with #BTC. This is true community development and socio-economic empowerment, from the grassroots up! Amazing work to build local Bitcoin circular economies throughout Nigeria. 🇳🇬✊🏿 Please help use raise awareness of and the visibility of Bitcoin circular economies around the world! cc @BTC Map @Africa Bitcoin Conference @Mary ⚡️ @jack @jack mallers @Lyn Alden @walker @DETERMINISTIC OPTIMISM 🌞 @preston @ODELL @gladstein @ck @UNCLE ROCKSTAR (please help raise the visibility of Bitcoin circular economies around the world).

We are aiming to get more #Bitcoin circular economies/projects around the world to use #Nostr. Please support the circular economies which are already on Nostr, leading the way. Please follow them! Here they are: @Afribit Kibera 🇰🇪 @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 🇰🇪 @Praia Bitcoin Brazil⚡️ 🇧🇷 @ Bitcoin Chama 🇰🇪 @bitcoindominicana 🇩🇴 @Bitcoin Dua 🇬🇭 @BitcoinEkasi 🇿🇦 @bitcoinhousebali 🇮🇩 @Bitcoin Jungle 🇨🇷 @Bitcoin Lake 🇬🇹 @BitcoinLoxion 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Nairobi 🇰🇪 @Bitcoin Ubuntu ⚡ 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Victoria Falls 🇿🇲 @BitcoinWitsand 🇿🇦 @Cuba ₿itcoin 🇨🇺 @21 DVADTZYATODIN 🇺🇦 @FREE Madeira 🇵🇹 @Yes Bitcoin Haiti 🇭🇹 @Motiv 🇵🇪 @ordermoon 🇧🇬 @Plebs Together Strong 🇮🇳 More to come, as other #BTC circular economies get onto Nostr.

Our colleagues at @0c8c038252a5d6c15ec0fa8be58984d54f613bd445bb61d2c9e6e6bc202b49c1 are building out the #Bitcoin #BTC circular economy in Bulgaria. In addition to Nostr, they have a great YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@ordermoon?si=qUx9Qqs_ia1yzFHb. Please follow them and support their efforts!

@Charlie ₿⚡️ and the team at @FREE Madeira are doing an amazing job building the #Bitcoin circular economy on the island of Madeira. Follow and support them! View quoted note →

We're very excited to be hosting the inaugural @Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies General Assembly for #Bitcoin Circular Economies next week! To date, we have more than 40 #BTC circular economies/projects from around the world registered for this gathering. It is a critical next step in growing our shared, global movement -- by and for communities. Our sincere thanks to colleagues at @My First Bitcoin for setting the tone and developing helpful processes for bringing together Bitcoin-focused community groups from around the world for shared learning and collaboration. 🙏 🎯FBCE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (registered groups, in alphabetical order) @Afribit Kibera 🇰🇪 AmityAge Honduras 🇭🇳 Arnhem Bitcoinstad 🇳🇱 B is for Bosa 🇮🇹 Bitcoin Anambra 🇳🇬 @Bitcoin Babies 🍼 🇰🇪 @Praia Bitcoin Brazil⚡️ 🇧🇷 Bitcoin Beach El Salvador 🇸🇻 Bitcoin Berlin 🇸🇻 @ Bitcoin Chama 🇰🇪 @bitcoindominicana 🇩🇴 @Bitcoin Dua 🇬🇭 @BitcoinEkasi 🇿🇦 Bitcoin House Bali 🇮🇩 Bitcoin Islands 🇵🇭 Bitcoin Kampala & School of Satoshi 🇺🇬 @BitcoinLoxion 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Lake 🇬🇹 Bitcoin Montserrat 🇲🇸 @Bitcoin Nairobi 🇰🇪 Bitcoin Oriente 🇸🇻 Bitcoin Curaçao 🇨🇼 Bitcoin Republic Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Bitcoin Sranan 🇸🇷 Bitcoin Tampa Bay 🇺🇸 Bitcoin Ubuntu 🇿🇦 @Bitcoin Victoria Falls 🇿🇲 BTC Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽 Calabar Bitcoin Club 🇳🇬 @Cuba ₿itcoin 🇨🇺 @UKRAINE BITCOIN COMMUNITY - DVADTZYATODIN 🇺🇦 @FREE Madeira 🇵🇹 Kibra Bitcoin 🇰🇪 @Bitcoin Lake 🇬🇹 Mayan Bitcoin 🇲🇽 Montanha Bitcoin 🇧🇷 @Motiv 🇵🇪 Nova Stars 🇸🇷 Ola Bitcoin 🇧🇼 @Ordermoon 🇧🇬 Plan B Lugano 🇨🇭 @Plebs Together Strong 🇮🇳 @Empowering Haitians Through Bitcoin Education 🇭🇹 #Botswana #Brazil #Bulgaria #Cuba #Curacao #ElSalvador #Ghana #Guatemala #Haiti #Honduras #India #Indonesia #Italy #Kenya #Mexico #Montserrat #Netherlands #Nigeria #Peru #Philippines #Portugal #SouthAfrica #Suriname #Uganda #Ukraine #USA #ZambiaAt60

Recently, our Coordinator @Scott Wolfe had the opportunity to speak with the leaders from @Ordermoon, a #Bitcoin circular economy project in Bulgaria. They cover a wide range of topics including the evolution and role of @Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies, the growth of #BTC circular economies around the world, strategies for merchant adoption, reasons to visit and spend sats in #Bulgaria, and more. Catch the discussions here.

Amazing to see the #Bitcoin circular economy growing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! View quoted note →

Welcome to Nostr @Bitcoin Nairobi! Hello nostriches, please follow and support Bitcoin Nairobi, an organization building the #Bitcoin #BTC circular economy in Nairobi, Kenya. There are many other Bitcoin circular economy projects on Nostr as well — @BitcoinDua @BitcoinEkasi @Bitcoin Jungle @BitcoinWitsand and others. We’ll do our best to help you find, follow and support them all!