CD121: BITCOIN IN AFRICA WITH KG - FOUNDER OF MACHANKURA

support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EPISODE: 121BLOCK: 836261PRICE: 1416 sats per dollar TOPICS: how machankura works, bitcoin adoption in Africa, difficulties, opportunitiesproject website: https://8333.mobi/ new to nostr? try ⁠https://primal.net⁠nostr live chat: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://citadeldispatch.com/stream⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nostr account: ⁠https://primal.net/odell⁠youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stream sats to the show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fountain.fm/(00:00:02) Intro Clip: Bitcoin and Austin Texas on CNBC(00:06:00) Intro to Machankura(00:07:45) Discussion about Machankura(00:09:22) Explanation of USSD and M-Pesa(00:10:04) Discussion about the use of Bitcoin in Africa(00:23:44) Discussion about the impact of Bitcoin in Africa(00:38:30) Discussion about the growth of Bitcoin usage in Africa(00:45:39) Bitrefill's presence in Namibia and South Africa(00:48:17) Challenges of selling Bitcoin in Africa(01:19:58) The importance of building for local environments(01:30:36) Discussion about the size and structure of OpenSats(01:31:19) Challenges in supporting more Africans in OpenSats(01:31:47) Cultural differences and catching up in open source development(01:32:25) KG's experience with Bitcoin and savings(01:34:48) Initiatives to bring more women into Bitcoin in Africa(01:35:38) The need for patience and time in developing the developer pipeline in Africa(01:36:35) Future plans for another conversation and updates