African Opportunity

Results: Blockchain Opportunity Feasibility Study 2016

BitHub.Africa conducted a feasibility study on how Blockchain technology like Bitcoin could be harnessed to create new opportunities to solve problems in Africa. This was especially important given the recent decision by Kenyan Central Bank to issue a warning against Bitcoin. We surveyed 96 people who are already in the African Bitcoin Community using this form. What…

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Black People & Cryptocurrency

Black People & Cryptocurrency

In a live episode discussing Black individuals in the cryptocurrency space, the hosts introduce John Karanja, a pivotal figure in the community. John, is an admin of “Black People in Cryptocurrency” Facebook group and a contributor for the Whive protocol, the first African-led blockchain decentralized proof-of-work blockchain. The conversation initially dives into the controversial statement…

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John Karanja Futurism Forum

Driving Sustainable Energy Adoption across Africa using Blockchain

John Karanja, CEO of Melanin Solar and co-founder of BitHub Africa, presented at a conference on the topic of utilizing blockchain technology to advance sustainable energy adoption across Africa. Speaking from a rural region in Kenya, John highlighted that a significant portion (around 65%) of the African population lacks access to consistent energy, even though…

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The Blockchain Opportunity AITEC launch

AITEC Africa and BitHub.Africa partnered to launch the presale for our Report titled The Blockchain Opportunity at the 10th Anniversary of the AITEC Banking & Mobile Money Conference on 31 August 2016 at the Sarova Panafric hotel. See a video presentation on The African Blockchain Opportunity at the conference below: The conference, themed “Technology to secure and transform financial…

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