BitHub Africa held the first Bitcoin Roundtable and Nyamachoma Barbecue targeting Techpreneurs & Startups on Saturday 18th March 2017 at the new Incubator in Nairobi. The event targeted entrepreneurs looking to use the Bitcoin blockchain as a network to develop or scale solutions. The topics and event speakers were as follows: The African Blockchain Opportunity –…
BitMari a blockchain startup incubated by BitHub Africa, has teamed up with the National Society of Black Engineers to bring you a unique opportunity to tackle financial challenges across the global African Diaspora. Through its iLoveBlackPeople bus tour, BitMari has been inviting undergraduate students, graduate student, and professionals across all fields, including developers, designers, product developers, and…
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…
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…
LocalBitcoins.com is a peer-to-peer service that allows people to connect with each other to buy and sell bitcoin ‘in person’. This term ‘in person’ is a broad term that doesn’t necessarily mean that the transacting parties have to be in the same geographical location or space-time continuum. Though it is not to say that they…
In this episode, we discuss the recent political upheaval in Sri Lanka due to high inflation and examines the role of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in the global economy. The conversation explores the evolving definitions and forms of money, from barter systems to digital currencies. We emphasize that Bitcoin serves as digital money, sharing similar properties…
