BitMari Lightning

BitMari First Remittance Transaction on the Lightning Network

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…

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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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crypto & cognac podcast

The Crypto & Cognac Podcast: The 2023 Black Blockchain Summit

John, the co-founder of the Black Blockchain Summit, is a guest on a podcast to discuss the impact of blockchain technology in Africa and the African diaspora. He is also involved in GitHub Africa, a Nairobi-based incubator aimed at promoting blockchain adoption across Africa. With a Master’s in Political Sociology from Oxford and a Bachelor’s…

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DotFinanceAfrica Blockchain Panel

BitHub Africa at Dot Finance Africa Conference

BitHub.Africa recently attended the Dot Finance Africa conference in Nairobi Kenya. The 2 day conference on 4th and 5th May touched on the financial technology and banking sectors with a focus on solutions for Africa. Our Founder John Karanja was both a Speaker and Panelist and shared a stage with Chris Skinner, Jon Matonis and…

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