Bitcoin in Africa Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:26:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bitcoin in Africa Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/ 32 32 67616479 The African Bitcoin ecosystem has a credibility crisis https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:26:13 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574240 Bitcoin promised Africa a radical path to monetary sovereignty, bypassing legacy colonial currency traps. Today, that revolutionary potential is being hollowed out by a performative, NGO-style savior complex. Symbolic photo-ops and deceptive fundraising have replaced genuine economic utility. The ecosystem must reclaim strict accountability if it is to achieve real, lasting continental financial liberation.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-african-bitcoin-ecosystem-has-a-credibility-crisis/feed/ 0 574240 The calendar held https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-calendar-held/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-calendar-held/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:56:41 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574117 Eight cities, ten days, three regions, one continental refusal. Africa Bitcoin Day 2026 happened as promised, against a backdrop that almost nobody saw coming: forty million Kenyans woke up with Lightning addresses they did not know they had. Here is what May built, and where June takes it next.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-calendar-held/feed/ 0 574117 What this TIA Bitcoin series cannot promise you https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/what-this-tia-bitcoin-series-cannot-promise-you/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/what-this-tia-bitcoin-series-cannot-promise-you/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:27:06 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574109 Twelve pieces have argued and illustrated that Bitcoin matters to Africa. The argument is worth making. It is also worth cross-examining. Here is the ledger of doubts the series has earned, and the honest reckoning with each.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/what-this-tia-bitcoin-series-cannot-promise-you/feed/ 0 574109 The money that holds you https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-money-that-holds-you/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-money-that-holds-you/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:05:16 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574097 Kenya gave the world M-Pesa. Then it gave the world a lesson in what happens when the wallet, the carrier, the lifestyle app, and the tax authority all live on the same rail. Bitcoin's case in Kenya is no longer a thought experiment. It is in your pocket, waiting for the next forced update.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-money-that-holds-you/feed/ 0 574097 The extension they did not want to grant https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-extension-they-did-not-want-to-grant/ https://thisisafrica.me/bitcoin-in-africa/the-extension-they-did-not-want-to-grant/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 17:24:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=574081 South Africa's bitcoiners read the draft, organized, and made the Treasury blink. The comment window is now open until 30 June. Here is what happened, and what you can still do about it.

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