Articles tagged "On The Ground"

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First BitDevs Meetup Lusaka - Introduction to Bitcoin Development by Anita Posch

First BitDevs Meetup Lusaka - Introduction to Bitcoin Development by Anita Posch

March 26, 2025

Anita Posch spoke at the founding event of the Bitcoins Devs Lusaka about why Bitcoin matters for financial fairness and how developers can shape its future, especially in Africa.

Revolutionizing Bitcoin Payments in Kenya - Interview with Tando Founders

Revolutionizing Bitcoin Payments in Kenya - Interview with Tando Founders

March 10, 2025

Tando bridges Bitcoin and M-Pesa in Kenya, enabling seamless BTC payments converted into Kenyan Shillings - learn more in this exclusive interview.

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 13, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 13, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 12, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 12, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 11, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 11, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 10, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 10, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 9, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 9, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 8, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 8, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 7, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 7, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 6, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 6, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 5, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 5, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 4, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 4, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 3, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 3, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 2, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 2, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

December 1, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Dec 1, 2024

Nairobi Journal

Nairobi Journal

November 30, 2024

A trip to Nairobi - Nov 30, 2024

Nairobi Journal: Africa Bitcoin Conference and Project Visits in Kenya

Nairobi Journal: Africa Bitcoin Conference and Project Visits in Kenya

November 27, 2024

A trip to Nairobi for the African Bitcoin conference, filled with Bitcoin advocacy, community projects, and meaningful connections across Africa.

Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network Connection - Best Apps Tested in Zimbabwe 2024

Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network Connection - Best Apps Tested in Zimbabwe 2024

January 26, 2024

Testing self-custodial Lightning wallets with results on their payment reliability, speed, user-friendliness, fees and security features.

Anita Posch Seventh Most Impactful African Bitcoiner

Anita Posch Seventh Most Impactful African Bitcoiner

December 15, 2023

Anita Posch was awarded as one of the most impactful African Bitcoiners of the year 2023.

Slides Bitcoin 101 - Africa Bitcoin Conference 2023

Slides Bitcoin 101 - Africa Bitcoin Conference 2023

December 2, 2023

Anita Posch's talk in Accra, Ghana offered a comprehensive introduction to the basics of Bitcoin, incl. its prehistory, transactions, and PoW mining.

Bitcoin Empowers Africa and Africans Empower Bitcoin

Bitcoin Empowers Africa and Africans Empower Bitcoin

June 11, 2023

Anita Posch's keynote on how "Bitcoin Empowers Africa and Africans Empower Bitcoin" presenting current adoption, use cases, challenges, future developments and how Bitcoin unites the world.

Education on Zambian TV Show

Education on Zambian TV Show

May 20, 2023

I was on Zambian TV Channel KBN discussing Bitcoin on the Fiz Show. I talked about my Bitcoin journey, why I'm focussed on Bitcoin only and how bitcoin is different to other crypto currencies.

The Bitcoin Community in Zambia is Growing

The Bitcoin Community in Zambia is Growing

April 16, 2023

I was attending the 7th Bitcoin for Fairness meetup in Lusaka, which was a great success, we installed self-custody LN wallets and a female focused community was founded. Here is my report.

Review: The best Lightning wallets for slow internet 2023

Review: The best Lightning wallets for slow internet 2023

February 23, 2023

Why I'm opting for self-custodial Lightning wallets even in areas with low Internet speed. See my test results from a rural area in Zimbabwe.

Great Zimbabwe second biggest monument in Africa

Great Zimbabwe second biggest monument in Africa

February 15, 2023

The place I chose for my Lightning wallet test isn't just any place. It's the second largest monument in Africa after the Egyptian pyramides.

First Bitcoin and Lightning node in Zambia

First Bitcoin and Lightning node in Zambia

January 29, 2023

In January 2023 the first Bitcoin and Lightning node (what I know of) started running in Zambia. I brought a Bitcoin for Fairness community donated Raspiblitz device, when I was visiting Zambia in October 2022.

The importance of Bitcoin mining - Millenium TV Zambia

The importance of Bitcoin mining - Millenium TV Zambia

October 10, 2022

In an TV interview I emphasized the importance of Bitcoin mining for a country with cheap electricity and hydropower like Zambia and how to detect scams.

Learn about Bitcoin or be scammed - Zambia Daily Nation

Learn about Bitcoin or be scammed - Zambia Daily Nation

October 11, 2022

While in Zambia I was interviewed by Buumba Cimbulu for Daily Nation "The People's Newspaper" of Zambia.

Anita Posch Fifth Most Impactful African Bitcoiner

Anita Posch Fifth Most Impactful African Bitcoiner

December 26, 2022

Anita Posch was awarded as one of the most impactful African Bitcoiners of the year 2022.

5th Bitcoin for Fairness Meetup in Lusaka, Zambia

5th Bitcoin for Fairness Meetup in Lusaka, Zambia

December 17, 2022

The Bitcoin for Fairness team Zambia hosted the 5th meetup in the capital Lusaka last weekend.

Hosted a Bitcoin for Fairness Meetup in Accra, Ghana

Hosted a Bitcoin for Fairness Meetup in Accra, Ghana

December 12, 2022

We hosted a Bitcoin meetup in Accra as the Bitcoin for Fairness closing event of a long week with lots of bitcoin education and events at the first pan-African Bitcoin conference.

Bitcoin Technology Center "BTC" in Edwinase community near Kumasi

Bitcoin Technology Center "BTC" in Edwinase community near Kumasi

December 10, 2022

I was invited to join the opening of the "Built with Bitcoin" foundation's technology center in Kumasi, Ghana. The ceremony included a walk through the new building. I gifted my book for the library and a hardware wallet.

First African Bitcoin only Conference sowing the seeds for further adoption

First African Bitcoin only Conference sowing the seeds for further adoption

December 9, 2022

Six hundred people from all continents gathered in Accra, Ghana for the first African Bitcoin conference including Jack Dorsey former CEO of Twitter.

Bitcoin Meetup Zambia Nr.  4

Bitcoin Meetup Zambia Nr. 4

November 20, 2022

The fourth BFF Bitcoin meetup in Zambia took place on Saturday Nov 19, 2022.

Empowering female Bitcoin educators in Africa

Empowering female Bitcoin educators in Africa

November 15, 2022

Thank you - We made it! BFF is bringing a female Bitcoin educator to the Afro Bitcoin conference in Ghana. Marcel Lorraine has founded Bitcoin Dada a women centric entity focussed on providing the right education to the African woman.

Paying your groceries with bitcoin in South Africa

Paying your groceries with bitcoin in South Africa

November 1, 2022

Supermarket chain Pick'n'Pay started accepting bitcoin in 36 stores in South Africa. They want to roll it out to all stores. Pick'n'Pay has 16% grocery market share in South Africa.

Anita Posch in conversation with Trevor Ncube on influential Zimbabwean channel - Ep. 165

Anita Posch in conversation with Trevor Ncube on influential Zimbabwean channel - Ep. 165

October 31, 2022

Trevor Ncube, a Zimbabwean media entrepreneur known all over Southern Africa, invited me to be a guest on his show 'In Conversation with Trevor' to discuss Bitcoin.

Dokumentation über Bitcoin in Südafrika mit Anita Posch im deutschen Fernsehen

Dokumentation über Bitcoin in Südafrika mit Anita Posch im deutschen Fernsehen

October 26, 2022

Die deutschen Fernsehsender ARD und BR haben eine Bitcoin-Dokumentation veröffentlicht, für die sie Anita Posch nach Südafrika begleitet haben, wo sie im Mai 2022 mit Bitcoin Ekasi gearbeitet hat.

Documentary about Bitcoin in South Africa with Anita Posch on German TV

Documentary about Bitcoin in South Africa with Anita Posch on German TV

October 26, 2022

German TV ARD published a Bitcoin documentary and followed me to South Africa where I worked with Bitcoin Ekasi in May 2022.

A Bitcoin node and Trezor hardware wallets for Zambia

A Bitcoin node and Trezor hardware wallets for Zambia

October 10, 2022

I brought a Raspiblitz donated by the Bitcoin for Fairness community and some hardware wallets donated by Trezor to Zambia.

Bitcoin Workshop for Journalists in Zambia

Bitcoin Workshop for Journalists in Zambia

October 10, 2022

My Bitcoin for Fairness team in Zambia and I conducted a workshop for journalists to educate the educators. They learned how to send and receive bitcoin and we emphasized the importance of Bitcoin as a neutral, inclusive and permissionless money for the Internet.

Bitcoin Meetup in Zambia

Bitcoin Meetup in Zambia

October 3, 2022

Together with my BFF friends in Lusaka I was organizing the third Zambian Bitcoin for Fairness meetup. Here is what happened including pictures.

Panel on Digital Rights turned into a promotion of Bitcoin

Panel on Digital Rights turned into a promotion of Bitcoin

October 3, 2022

Anita Posch gave a Bitcoin lecture at the University of Zambia in front of 30 students. Here you can find the video and the presentation of the talk.

Panel on Digital Rights turned into a promotion of Bitcoin

Panel on Digital Rights turned into a promotion of Bitcoin

October 3, 2022

A Panel on Digital Rights turned into a promotion of Bitcoin: Kathleen Ndongmo and Anita Posch made the case on how Bitcoin can be a viable alternative since the African governments and regulations keep excluding people from interacting economically with their peers. Including video.

Bitcoin for Fairness on the ground in Lusaka

Bitcoin for Fairness on the ground in Lusaka

October 2, 2022

Preparing for the panel at the Forum on Internet Freedom and TV interview

Insights from exchanging Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer in Zimbabwe

Insights from exchanging Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer in Zimbabwe

October 2, 2022

An outing to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe with camping, stunning views, ancient rock paintings and in this remote area I wanted to test Bitcoin payments.

Insights from exchanging Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer in Zimbabwe

Insights from exchanging Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer in Zimbabwe

September 11, 2022

Speaking and trading freely with bitcoin can make you the target of harassment, arrest or worse things.

Peer to Peer Adoption of Bitcoin in Zimbabwe

Peer to Peer Adoption of Bitcoin in Zimbabwe

September 11, 2022

Massage therapist was very fast in understanding that with the Bitcoin price at 20k and not 60k it is a good time to start saving it.

Money in a bag - Bitcoin for Remittances

Money in a bag - Bitcoin for Remittances

September 10, 2022

The story of a Zimbabwean friend who has been using bitcoin for the last 2 years.

Traditional currencies are worthless without authorities

Traditional currencies are worthless without authorities

September 9, 2022

My Zimbabwean friend searched her archive and found 55 Billion Dollar!

Topping up my phone with EcoCash

Topping up my phone with EcoCash

September 8, 2022

I used my Zimbabwean SIM card and added airtime to it so that I can do calls and send texts.

Finding the best deals in Zimbabwe

Finding the best deals in Zimbabwe

September 7, 2022

There are huge price differences depending on where you go to purchase your daily goods.

How the Multi-Currency System in Zimbabwe Works

How the Multi-Currency System in Zimbabwe Works

September 6, 2022

You can pay with USD or the local Zimbabwe Dollar, which is legal tender.

Government-imposed Bitcoin adoption is clashing with community efforts on the ground in El Salvador

Government-imposed Bitcoin adoption is clashing with community efforts on the ground in El Salvador

December 23, 2021

Anita Posch's Commentary for Bitcoin Magazine after her visit to El Salvador showing that heavy-handed government efforts are clashing with Bitcoin’s self-sovereign and community-focused ethos.

Bitcoin in Zimbabwe - Anita Posch on What Bitcoin Did

Bitcoin in Zimbabwe - Anita Posch on What Bitcoin Did

April 26, 2020

Anita Posch discusses her recent trip to Zimbabwe, free speech & freedom of expression, scams & MLM, hyperinflation and if and how Zimbabweans are using Bitcoin with Peter McCormack.

Bitcoin basics: How to use bitcoin? A talk by Anita Posch in Harare and Gaborone in 2020

Bitcoin basics: How to use bitcoin? A talk by Anita Posch in Harare and Gaborone in 2020

February 15, 2020

Bitcoin introduction: What is Bitcoin? Use-cases for bitcoin BTC, how to prevent scams, how bitcoin works, bitcoin mining, what is a blockchain, install a bitcoin wallet, the lightning network explained