Discover how one engineer's journey from Occupy Wall Street to Bitcoin maximalism reveals the power of sociotechnical systems. Learn why sound money principles could transform Africa's economic landscape through peer-to-peer transactions, open-source development, and decentralized financial infrastructure that removes traditional intermediaries.
Professional trader reveals why Bitcoin outperformed traditional African investments by 150% in 2023. Learn how Bitcoin serves as the ultimate store of value for Kenyan investors, beating forex, commodities, and local assets. Discover practical Bitcoin adoption strategies for African markets and the future of cryptocurrency regulation in East Africa.
Discover how John Wainaina Karanja of Melanin Solar is revolutionizing energy access across Africa using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining. Learn about the innovative Whive Protocol that converts excess solar energy into digital tokens, creating peer-to-peer energy markets for underserved communities while driving sustainable development goals.
In this episode we discuss how the Melanin Solar project uses blockchain technology and CPU mining to enable community members to trade electricity. Utilizing the Lightning Network and the Whive protocol, the system allows energy to be stored and shared as digital tokens. Over 2,000 people are expected to gain affordable power access through this ... Read more
Discover how Lightning Network is revolutionizing Bitcoin payments across Africa. Learn from leading developers about micro-payments, remittances, and energy distribution use cases transforming the continent's financial landscape through instant, low-cost Bitcoin transactions.
Explore how current challenges in Africa's Bitcoin ecosystem are driving unprecedented innovation across the continent. From regulatory hurdles to infrastructure gaps, discover why obstacles are becoming opportunities for blockchain adoption and how African developers are leading transformative solutions in the global cryptocurrency landscape.
Witness history as BitMari conducts Africa's first Lightning Network remittance transaction from Nigeria to Zimbabwe. This groundbreaking demonstration showcases instant cross-border payments using Bitcoin's Lightning Network, revolutionizing how Africans send money across borders with near-zero fees and lightning-fast settlement times.
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 ... Read more