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Tutorial: Set up a Bitcoin Lightning Node on a Raspberry Pi!

BitHub Africa8 years ago7 years ago09 mins

This guide was written by Edwin Kiaraho, a Community Member at BitHub Africa. Reach Edwin at ekairu(at)alumni.cmu.edu. Prerequisites This guide was pieced together from several other online guides including: http://dev.lightning.community/overview/ https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md https://medium.com/@stadicus/noobs-guide-to–lightning-on-a-raspberry-pi-f0ab7525586e Port Forwarding Unless your Raspberry Pi is hosted on the network DMZ with a public IP address, you will need to forward incoming…

Blockchain Africa Conference 2017 Coverage

BitHub Africa9 years ago7 years ago01 mins

BitHub Africa was at the Blockchain Africa Conference that happened on 2-3 March 2017 in Johannesburg and covered the events with curated tweets for the two days. [View the story “Blockchain Africa Conference Coverage #BAC17” on Storify]

Hello World! Welcome to BitHub.Africa

BitHub Africa10 years ago7 years ago12 mins

Welcome to BitHub Africa the first Blockchain Accelerator catering to Africa’s needs. We are driving the adoption of Blockchain technology like Bitcoin across the African continent. Our Mission is to spread information and knowledge on the cutting edge Blockchain technologies emerging within the Global marketplace with the aim of solving problems here in Africa. Our Goal…

ProofOfWork Show S01E03 Incentives in Crypto!

BitHub Africa3 years ago2 years ago01 mins

In this episode, the focus is on the role of incentives in blockchain technology, specifically in Bitcoin, to ensure network security. Two main consensus algorithms for providing these incentives are discussed: Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS). In PoW, miners use computational power to solve complex equations, thereby creating new coins and…

The Blockchain Opportunity in Africa!

BitHub Africa10 years ago8 years ago09 mins

Africa is leapfrogging traditional and legacy banking payments systems in use in much of the developed World through fast adoption of mobile and internet based technology. Cutting edge blockchain technology such as Bitcoin has great potential in creating efficiency and disrupting traditional mechanisms for international trade, resource management, and governance where current transaction costs are…

BitMari First Remittance Transaction on the Lightning Network

BitHub Africa8 years ago7 years ago03 mins

BitMari, a Pan-African blockchain start-up, revolutionising remittances throughout the African diaspora through the use of blockchain technology has been successfully used to test a Bitcoin Lightning transaction with Tim Akinbo, co-founder and CTO of Tanjalo, a bitcoin startup based in Lagos, Nigeria. Tim was able to send $15 dollars from Nigeria to a recipient in…