Bitcoin Halving 2024: What You Need to Know Apr 15, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Economics & Inflation Understand the Bitcoin halving: what it is, how it works, and its impact on value, scarcity, and mining. Podcast: Spending Bitcoin Is Important with Carel van Wyk Apr 2, 2024 Blog & Show & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin I interviewed Carel van Wyk about why spending Bitcon is important in many African countries and how he implemented Bitcoin Lightning payments at PicknPay, South Africa’s largest retailer. Can’t Afford Bitcoin Self-Custody? Start Saving Small Amounts with this Strategy Mar 25, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Wallets & Lightning & Liquid How to Save Small Amounts of Bitcoin Despite High Transactions Fees: Recommended Strategy with Lightning or Liquid. Podcast: Bitcoin Empowers Zambia and Zimbabwe Mar 19, 2024 Blog & Show & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin In this interview I examined Bitcoin's role in financial freedom, shared impact stories, and analyzed Bitcoin's global use and perception differences. AQUA Wallet Explained: Is It Right For You? Mar 11, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Wallets & Lightning & Liquid I explain the AQUA Wallet, a multi-asset, self-custodial app simplifying Bitcoin, Lightning, USDT, and Liquid payments with integrated swapping functionality. Bitcoin Spot ETF? Discussion: Curse Or Blessing For Bitcoin Adoption? Mar 7, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin I discuss Bitcoin Spot ETFs, questioning their backing by actual bitcoin, and the impact of financial institutions on Bitcoin adoption and its core values. Podcast: Financial Empowerment Mar 5, 2024 Blog & Show & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin Why is Bitcoin different than any other cryptocurrency? Hear me sharing my journey to becoming a Bitcoin advocate, focusing on the importance of financial empowerment in African countries and the goals of Bitcoin for Fairness. Bitcoin on Your Phone - Alternatives to IOS and Android Feb 27, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Privacy Alternative operating systems for your mobile phone that increase privacy and security while using Bitcoin. Podcast: On the Access Tribe Podcast Feb 21, 2024 Blog & Show & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin In this interview, I talk about my Bitcoin journey, my work in the Global South, my book, and membership platform. Upgrade your existing Phoenix Wallet for Splicing Feb 15, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning & Wallets How to upgrade my Phoenix Wallet to activate splicing, the automatic channel management. Lightning Network and Bitcoin - What’s the Difference? Feb 5, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning The differences between Bitcoin and Lightning: a look into Bitcoin on-chain transactions and how they are different from Lightning payments. Lightning Wallets: Self-Custody Despite Poor Network Connection - Best Apps Tested in Zimbabwe 2024 Jan 26, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning & Wallets & Liquid & E-Cash & Bitcoin in Africa Testing self-custodial Lightning wallets with results on their payment reliability, speed, user-friendliness, fees and security features. A Non-Technical Explainer of Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid, and E-Cash Jan 26, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning & Wallets & Liquid & E-Cash Understand the differences between and use cases of Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid, and E-Cash in this non-technical explainer. Lightning Self-Custody for Beginners with Phoenix Wallet Jan 17, 2024 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning & Wallets Learn how to set up and use the Phoenix Wallet, a self-custody Lightning wallet and node that runs on your phone. Fast and easy payments with bitcoin - Let people send sats via your website Dec 18, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Lightning How to tip someone with bitcoin via a website using the GetAlby wallet extension. Here is how you can make it work on your website. Bitcoin Flyer in Bahasa Indonesia Dec 14, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin The Bitcoin flyer, a two page folder about the basics of Bitcoin and how to use it, is now available in Bahasa Indonesia. Understanding The Different Bitcoin Address Formats Dec 11, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Wallets What are the different Bitcoin address formats from Legacy to SegWit to Bech32 bc1q and Taproot bc1p with their impact on efficiency and privacy. Introducing the Anita Posch AI Bot: Your Personal Bitcoin Educator Dec 6, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin Explore the world of Bitcoin with the Anita Posch AI Bot, a user-friendly tool designed to provide AI-generated answers backed by my extensive resources. Slides Bitcoin 101 - Africa Bitcoin Conference 2023 Dec 2, 2023 Blog & Talks & Learn Bitcoin & Mining Anita Posch's talk in Accra, Ghana offered a comprehensive introduction to the basics of Bitcoin, incl. its prehistory, transactions, and PoW mining. Unlock the Power of Self-Custody: Green Wallet Tutorial Nov 30, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Wallets How to create and use the Green Wallet, a self-custody Bitcoin and Liquid wallet with advanced security features like 2FA, which makes spending your money without your consent impossible. (L)earn Bitcoin - Know Your Basics - Transactions & PoW Mining | Indonesia Bitcoin Conference 2023 Nov 11, 2023 Blog & Talks & Learn Bitcoin & Mining & Privacy Anita Posch's talk in Bali offered a comprehensive introduction to the basics of Bitcoin, incl. its prehistory, transactions, and PoW mining. Bitcoin Flyer in Spanish May 11, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin The Bitcoin flyer, a short intro to using Bitcoin for meetups and beginners is available in Spanish now. Bitcoin Flyer in Shona May 7, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin The Bitcoin flyer, a short intro to using Bitcoin for meetups and beginners is available in Shona now. Shona is spoken by over 14 Mio. people in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. Bitcoin Flyer in Greek May 3, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin The Bitcoin flyer, a short intro to using Bitcoin for meetups and beginners is available in Greek now. Bitcoin Flyer in Catalan May 1, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin The Bitcoin flyer, a short intro to using Bitcoin for meetups and beginners is available in Catalan now. Bitcoin flyer in French, German, Slovak and Portuguese Brazilian Apr 1, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin Updated the Bitcoin flyer, a short intro to using Bitcoin for meetups and beginners. With Blue Wallet and Phoenix. Available in Francais, Slovak, Deutsch and Portuguese Brazilian. Bitcoin transaction is unconfirmed and pending - How to speed it up Mar 27, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Wallets In times of congestion on the Bitcoin blockchain, your transactions might get stuck and need days to confirm. Here's what you can do about it. Bitcoin Flyer Update: moving to Phoenix Wallet for Lightning Mar 13, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn Bitcoin The updated Bitcoin for Fairness flyer! Since Blue Wallet is sunsetting its custodial Lightning wallet I included Phoenix Wallet instead. (L)earn Bitcoin audiobook Feb 1, 2023 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Book My Bitcoin beginners book is available as an audiobook on Audible and many other platforms. It was produced and narrated by Kevin Hanssen a Zimbabwean actor and musician. Bitcoin Flyer in Luganda Dec 5, 2022 Blog & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin Around 10 million people are speaking Luganda in the area of Uganda. Now they can learn and share the basics of Bitcoin with BFF's Bitcoin flyer in their own language. Opposing The Corruptible Fiat System, Bitcoin Enforces Universal Human Rights Nov 28, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Features & Human Rights This is the most important article I've written for Bitcoin Magazine so far. It outlines how the properties of Bitcoin allow it to protect the human rights of people around the world, as outlined by the United Nations. Lightning Node in a Browser Nov 23, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin An early version of a Lightning node running on a mobile browser was presented. Experimental, but huge if it works. Bitcoin Flyer in Swahili Nov 18, 2022 Blog & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin Around 200 million people are speaking Swahili. Now they can learn and share the basics about Bitcoin with BFF's Bitcoin flyer. Bitcoin.com launches Verse token Nov 15, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin A word of warning! After the recent crypto frauds I find it important to explain that Bitcoin.com doesn't represent the ideas of Bitcoin BTC. Now Bitcoin.com started selling their own token called "Verse" to the public. Privacy Talk mit OrangedMike Nov 4, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Features & Privacy Ich war zu Gast bei OrangedMike und seinem TrustBTC Podcast. Wir sprechen natürlich über Privacy, Bitcoin in Afrika und landen dann unerwartet beim Thema Kryptosteuern für Unternehmen. The Bitcoin Myth Busters Nov 3, 2022 Features & Blog & Learn Bitcoin As a member of C4's Certified Bitcoin Professional Committee I was part of a live streaming together with special guest Jameson Lopp where we busted myths around Bitcoin. Start using Bitcoin in 5 Minutes Oct 28, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin How to start using Bitcoin in 5 minutes. A video guide to setup the Blue Wallet on your phone (Android and iOS) and secure your private keys. Sending Bitcoin without Internet Oct 9, 2022 Blog & Bitcoin in Africa & Learn Bitcoin Africans in 9 countries can send and receive bitcoin without internet now. The service works on any mobile phone and uses USSD code. Millions of Africans are used to it, because it's the way how mobile money works. Here is a demonstration. Bitcoin flyer Oct 1, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Earn bitcoin Released the Bitcoin flyer, a short and concise intro to using Bitcoin safely for meetups and beginners. Download, print and share it. Differences between Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake Sep 18, 2022 Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Mining Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake have different goals, so the question is: what are you trying to achieve with a blockchain? Bitcoin Is the Embodiment of Human Rights - Talk Sep 3, 2022 Talks & Blog & Learn Bitcoin & Features Bitcoin brings economic empowerment for billions of people worldwide who have been excluded from the current monetary system by global Bitcoin’s Volatility Is Decreasing Jun 9, 2022 Learn Bitcoin & Economics & Blog & Volatility Simply put: the volatility of a currency or money describes its value change. If the price of bitcoin goes up 5% on one day and down 10% the next The Art of (L)earning Bitcoin Nov 18, 2021 Learn Bitcoin & Blog Recommended resources to learn Bitcoin for beginners in English and Spanish (L)earn Bitcoin, Anita Posch The Internet of Money, Andreas M. Today’s Petrodollar System Sep 3, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Basics of Bitcoin: The Petrodollar System Bitcoin Is Not a Ponzi Scheme Aug 27, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Basics of Bitcoin: The real ponzi scheme Central Banks and Inflation Aug 20, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Basics of Bitcoin: Central banks as lenders of last resort and money supply inflation How Money Is Created Aug 13, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Basics of Bitcoin: Understanding the current monetary system. Money is created through debt The Evolution of Money Aug 6, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog A short history of money with an early example of a shared ledger. Bitcoin unites people Jul 16, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog US hegemony powered by the petrodollar, Money used as a weapon - Cuban crisis, "Human B" documentary recording in Venezuela, New report on mining confirms hashrate relocation from China, Bitcoin mining in Africa and Zimbabwe Is this the end of privacy? Jul 9, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Cypherpunks write code, Chatcontrol: EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications, Bitcoin users find ways around government bans, Sending bitcoin offline is possible, Pressure against proof-of-work in Europe, One of the oldest hydro-power stations in the US is mining bitcoin Bitcoin keeps calm and carries on Jul 2, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog China's crackdown on cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin mining council discloses energy mix, Bitcoin users called "de-facto participant in a criminal conspiracy", Banks stormed in Lebanon, Buy bitcoin without fees, the debt trap of emerging countries Bitcoin, the steady lifeboat Jun 26, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Miners leaving China, Bitcoin custodial banking risks, El Salvador will give bitcoin to the people, Paraguay will vote about Bitcoin, Bitcoin toppling dictators Don’t Trust, Verify! Scammers Send Fake Hardware Wallets Jun 18, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin the last 12 years, bullish signs, trading volume in the last year, reactions towards El Salvador's decision to make bitcoin legal tender, fake hardware wallets, Blockstream's Bitcoin strategy A new Bitcoin epoch Jun 11, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador and what that means, other countries might follow, Taproot activation Bitcoin on the moon Jun 4, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Taproot on the way, Bitcoin adoption in Zimbabwe, Inflation hits new records, news from China and India, Bitcoin was on the moon, building a permissionless future Keep calm and carry on May 28, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin privacy improvements, mining developments in China, solar power is bad?, hodlers hodl, state of the Lightning Network, Bitcoin and new art forms Bitcoin Is On Sale and That’s Good May 21, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin dipping, what's next?; volatility is good; where Bitcoin is needed the most; Sub-Saharan Africa's trading volume up in 2021; Bitcoin, NFTS and the arts, US regulatory crackdown will spur decentralization The Eco-Narrative Against Bitcoin and Why It Doesn’t Use Proof-of-Stake May 14, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Tesla dismissing bitcoin payments, Tesla's income relying on renewable energy credits, Elon Musk pumping Doge, why Bitcoin doesn't change to proof-of-stake Don’t Mess with Bitcoin May 7, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin empowers Zimbabweans, Buckminster Fullers' energy and wealth vision, Iran trying to regulate mining, censored mining, mining more decentralized, Taproot activation, Buffett and Munger yelling at Bitcoin, DeFi on Bitcoin, global adoption of Bitcoin Documentation of my RaspiBlitz 1.7 upgrade May 2, 2021 Learn Bitcoin & Blog I am a Windows user, I have some very basic BASIC knowledge. I know how to build websites with HTML, PHP and MySQL, but I am not a coder. I have The BullBear Week Apr 30, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Importance of open source software, Tesla contributing to Bitcoin, China banning mining?, bad news for Turkish exchange customers, Bitcoin promotes fairness and works without Internet, hash rate recovery, largest-ever purchase of bitcoin made by a listed company in Tokyo Is Bitcoin dead again? Apr 23, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Major hash rate drop, China mining, a trojan horse for freedom, trading volume in Turkey increases, Bitcoin growing faster than the Internet, on-chain volume new record, price drops Bitcoin Is an Alternative Apr 16, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Turkey bans banks from using bitcoin, Argentina needs Bitcoin, USD deprecation, freedom movement in Congo and Swiss insurer AXA accepting bitcoin, illiquid supply potentially bullish, NYT publishing false assumptions around Bitcoin's environmental costs, Coinbase's direct listing Kleptocrats, Bitcoin will make you obsolete Apr 9, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Where Bitcoin will shine, Satoshi Nakamoto's motive, education is key, security of hardware wallets, inflation is a good thing?, fractional reserve banking coming to Bitcoin, the energy debate will never end, Bitcoin transforms lost energy into value Banning Bitcoin? Au Contraire Apr 2, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog India and Nigeria fail to ban Bitcoin, trading volumes surges in countries with high inflation, Teletubbies and Bitcoin, how you can increase your privacy, $30 Billion USD sent in Bitcoin daily, Coinbase stock to begin trading Towards a Circular Bitcoin Economy Mar 26, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Income generation for content creators, Tesla using bitcoin, Microsoft building identity network atop Bitcoin, Lightning network growth and charging a Tesla through bitcoin micropayments. Bitcoin is Maturing Mar 19, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Bitcoin content is maturing, solution for transition from fossil fuels towards solar power, Morgan Stanley adopting bitcoin - but how!, CBDCs a threat to privacy, Security and give-away scams The Bitcoin energy debate Mar 12, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog The Bitcoin Energy Debate It is really important to me to debunk false arguments about Bitcoin mining. I worry about the climate situation and NFTs and decentralization Mar 5, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Find my short explainer about NFTs on Austrian radio FM4. At the moment I see a hype in the crypto space around NFTs, similar to the ICO hype of Hyperinflation in Germany and Austria 100 years ago Feb 26, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog 100 years ago there was a devastating hyper-inflation in Germany and Austria. Prices doubled every year after the first world war between 1914 and Not having Bitcoin would be the net waste Feb 19, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog I don’t know, who it was, but somebody said to me in the last bear market, that the mainstream interest in Bitcoin will come back, when it reaches Bitcoin has no top Feb 12, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Seems Bitcoin is still for the crazy people. Those who dare to not only think differently than the mainstream, but also have the guts to bear up Transaction fees and mempool Feb 8, 2021 Learn Bitcoin & Blog Johoe’s Bitcoin Mempool Statistics: https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#0,24h Mempool https://mempool.space Bitcoin not Blockchain Feb 5, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog So many people are following what the billionaires do. Every single Tweet of those guys is influencing the newbies in the space. They are loud and Integrity Jan 29, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog - the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change - is a virtue not every person has. Even more Bitcoin FUD and tool for freeing humanity Jan 22, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog “Bitcoin is a tool for freeing humanity from oligarchs and tyrants, dressed up as a get-rich-quick scheme.” - Naval Ravikant This week we saw a lot Own your digital assets Jan 15, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog The fools who bought Bitcoin in December 2017 and did not sell, are winners now. Hold it, learn more about it, and use it. If you are new to Bitcoin Bitcoin has settled almost $10 TRILLION Jan 8, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Many headlines this week in the Bitcoin space. And because of demand Kraken, Gemini, Coinbase and Binance have been all down. Is this fast price Price predictions Jan 1, 2021 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog What is Podcasting 2.0? It is ground breaking new technology for content creation. I show, how we can build a self-sustaining decentralized The Ledger hack II Dec 25, 2020 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog This week’s big story was the Ledger hack. Someone put the full database of the breached data from Ledger’s marketing database online. Ledger Bitcoin use-age around the world Dec 18, 2020 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog 10 years ago, on Dec 11 Satoshi Nakamoto left the last public message on the bitcointalk forum. Since then nothing. He/she/they might be dead. Many Protect yourself Dec 4, 2020 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog Many new Bitcoiners coming to the space are not interested in Bitcoin as a tool for self-sovereignty and freedom. They want profit only. Therefore Buy the dip Nov 27, 2020 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog In the last two weeks, the bitcoin price took off. I felt that this was going too fast. After almost reaching the ATH from December 2017, bitcoin’s Beginning of a bull run Nov 20, 2020 Weekly & Learn Bitcoin & Blog We are at the beginning of a bull run. It is my second after the one in 2017. When the market price rises, there will be the usual FUD stories soon. 7 Misconceptions About Bitcoin Nov 13, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Weekly & Blog Listeners now have the ability to pledge streaming payments to the podcaster at rates like 100 sats/minute, and to tip for their favorite sections. Bitcoin Treasuries in Companies Nov 6, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Weekly & Blog 9-Bitcoin Treasuries in Publicly Traded Companies Ant, Uber, and the true nature of money, Cory Doctorow Scary Stories of Cryptoween - Livestream BCH, BSV, BTG, BTC, BTC2, BTCV…What to Invest In Sep 7, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Blog “ What is the difference between Bitcoin Vault and LocalBitcoins? What are all those different Bitcoin versions that can be found on exchanges or The Tinkerer’s Anthem Sep 6, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Blog If you ever get overwhelmed by the fact, that as a Bitcoiner people will dismiss you, will argue with you, call Bitcoin a scam and many things more, Is Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme? Sep 4, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Blog In August 1920 the “financial legend” Charles Ponzi was arrested. In only a year he had taken in $20 million dollars from ten-thousands of victims. Bitcoin was never hacked. Twitter was. Jul 16, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Blog On July 15th 2020 Twitter was severely hacked. Prominent and verified accounts like the ones of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Why Invest in the Future of Money with Bitcoin Jun 23, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Talks & Blog It was great to be able to talk at the Lesbians Who Tech Virtual Pride Summit in 2020. Video should be available soon Bitcoin basics: How to use bitcoin? A talk by Anita Posch in Africa Feb 15, 2020 Learn Bitcoin & Bitcoin in Africa & Zimbabwe & Blog Bitcoin introduction: What is Bitcoin? Use-cases for bitcoin BTC, how to prevent scams, how bitcoin works, bitcoin mining, what is a blockchain, Presenting “2019 A year in Review” at Bitcoin Austria 73rd Meetup Jan 3, 2020 Talks & Learn Bitcoin & Blog On Jan 3rd, 2020 I was presenting “2019 A year in review” at the 73rd Bitcoin Austria Meetup in Vienna. With charts and the most interesting Bitcoin Whitepaper Mar 21, 2018 Learn Bitcoin & Blog & Whitepaper The Bitcoin Whitepaper as published by Satoshi Nakamoto on Oct 30, 2008 Whitepaper