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Fun Fact Thursday! Did you know? 👀 It is estimated that over 3 million Bitcoin are permanently lost, sitting in wallets with forgotten keys or discarded hard drives. That is nearly 15% of total supply, making every remaining sat more valuable.

💥Celebrating Kenyan Mukungu Felix (nprofile1qqste49jxj4r672wcml2dmvamy7df4jj9gedr6d2a88dc6k4ucnu2ccpylrmt) as our #14 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025!🇰🇪 Our #14 is dynamic Mukungu Felix, East African innovator and founder of Nairobi's premier Bitcoin hub championing youth education, Lightning Network adoption, and open-source development to empower the next generation of builders. In 2025, Felix’s incredible team empowered over 500 young Africans, putting the power of self-custody and Lightning payments straight into their hands. They ignited the community by hosting 7+ vibrant meetups and two major Bitcoin Unconferences, distributing a treasury of over 300,000+ sats in rewards to fuel grassroots projects. The Core also launched 20+ freelance work opportunities across Africa and directly mentored 300+ builders (through partnerships with & Trezor Academy). Their pioneering cross-border Lightning pilots achieved a staggering 30% slash in remittance costs, cementing Nairobi as the uncontested technical education powerhouse in East Africa! Our gratitude runs deep. Thank you to Felix and his extraordinary team for relentlessly stacking sats and igniting the Bitcoin revolution across the continent. We absolutely salute your vision! 👇 Learn more about Mukungu Felix our 14th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025! https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2025/

🚨The countdown is ON for our landmark X Space celebrating the incredible women driving Bitcoin adoption across Africa! 🗓️ Date: Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 ⏰ Time: 4 PM UTC | 5 PM WAT | 6 PM CAT | 7 PM EAT Don't miss remarkable insights that are shaping Africa's economic landscape. 👇Set your reminder now! https://x.com/i/spaces/1eaKbjVajldKX?s=20

💥Celebrating Cameroonian Nzonda Fotsing as our #19 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇨🇲✨ As the convener of Conférence Bitcoin Afrique, Nzonda has become one of the steady voices driving Bitcoin education across Francophone Africa. Through his conference and the much-loved Bitcoin Kids book, he is helping families, schools, and communities understand money in a practical, relatable way. In 2025, Nzonda’s work reached even further. He published important articles on Bitcoin regulation for the Financial Market Supervisory Commission of Central Africa, expanded Kids Bitcoin into French, Pidgin English, Xhosa, and Hindi (with Zulu and Korean coming soon), contributed a module on African Bitcoin adoption to Citrusate’s diploma course, and supported school clubs like Bitcoin Africa Story with book donations and learning materials. We’re grateful for the consistency and dedication Nzonda brings to the space. Thank you for putting Francophone Africa on the global Bitcoin map, and for the passion you bring to orange-pilling the continent. 👇 Learn more about Nzonda Fotsing our 19th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025! https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2025/

📚Readers’ Friday Bookclub Join our weekly Book Club on Discord every Friday at 6 PM UTC for inspiring reads. Today, we will be diving into our starter book, Bitcoin: Africa’s Guide to Freedom Money.🧡 👇Connect. Learn. Reflect. https://discord.gg/uVD8C5Jurh Link to the book: https://bitcoiners.africa/bitcoin-africas-guide-to-freedom-money/

How is Bitcoin Adoption Progressing in South Africa? 🇿🇦 South Africa is a key player in the global Bitcoin ecosystem, with strong momentum in adoption driven by innovation, education, and community growth. The country is witnessing a surge in merchant adoption, and this shift is transforming Bitcoin from a speculative asset into a widely used functional currency for everyday commerce.​ Several thriving grassroots projects and communities contribute to this vibrant ecosystem across education, business, and social impact sectors: 🔷Bitcoin Witsand Community-driven circular Bitcoin economy in Witsand, Western Cape, promoting Bitcoin acceptance among local businesses as a hedge against economic instability. 🔷Bitcoin Ubuntu Volunteer organization in Swellendam focused on Bitcoin-only education, merchant onboarding, and community workshops to foster financial inclusion in rural South Africa. 🔷Bitcoin Ekasi Non-profit initiative in Mossel Bay townships, inspired by Bitcoin Beach, paying staff in Bitcoin and onboarding vendors to create a local circular economy for empowerment. 🔷Bitcoin Loxion Circular economy project in Khayelitsha township building sustainable Bitcoin communities through education, meetups, and real-world use cases like farming and events. 🔷Bitcoin Plett Local adoption group in Plettenberg Bay supporting Bitcoin payments at businesses, hosting events, and mapping accepting merchants to strengthen the regional economy. 🔷Bitcoin Johannesburg Organizes bi-monthly meetups in Johannesburg for Bitcoin enthusiasts to network, share knowledge, and discuss adoption strategies in urban South Africa. 🔷SimplB Provides advanced Bitcoin security training and multi-signature wallet setups to help individuals and businesses secure their digital assets effectively. 🔷Tri Bitcoin Promotes Bitcoin awareness and adoption through triathlon events in South Africa, combining fitness with educational sessions on Bitcoin. 🔷SowetoBtc Delivers financial education and merchant onboarding in Soweto, empowering youth and businesses with Bitcoin literacy. 🔷Bitcoin El Zera Youth empowerment program teaching Bitcoin literacy and financial sovereignty to underprivileged South African teens through interactive workshops and resources. 🔷Money Badger Enables Bitcoin Lightning payments across South African stores like Pick n Pay via QR codes, settling in ZAR for seamless merchant adoption. 🔷BitcoinOnly Bitcoin services provider offering payment solutions, hardware/software sales, and consulting to facilitate secure Bitcoin integration for users and businesses. 🔷Bitcoin For Business Guides South African businesses on Bitcoin adoption, to leverage Bitcoin for growth and financial resilience. 🔷Cardware Wallet An air-gapped hardware wallet for secure offline storage of Bitcoin and EVM assets, featuring transparent design and QR-based signing. 🔷Orange SaaS solutions for remittance businesses, integrating Bitcoin for low-cost cross-border transfers and financial services in emerging markets like South Africa. 🔷Bitshack Fosters a Bitcoin community in South Africa, through education and local economy building to encourage Bitcoin adoption. 🔷Bitcoin Zar Bitcoin community offering Bitcoin education, meetups, and resources to welcome newcomers and promote widespread use in South Africa. 🔷Proof of Bitcoin Connects South African businesses for Bitcoin commerce, facilitating networking, partnerships, and adoption to create a robust crypto-friendly ecosystem. 🔷WeDoBitcoin Maps Bitcoin-accepting small businesses across South Africa via an interactive directory, helping users spend sats and encouraging merchant sign-ups. 🔷Bit-Fitness Combines Bitcoin education with health and social activities, hosting fitness events to promote wellness alongside Bitcoin awareness in communities. 🔷Simply Sow Raises Bitcoin awareness, promoting adoption and growing a circular economy through local initiatives, education, and sustainable spending practices. 🔷Bitcoin In The Wild Drives conservation with Bitcoin, protecting wildlife, spreading education, and empowering communities sustainably. 🔷Bitcoin Karoo Bitcoin Circular Economy in the heart of the Karoo, onboarding local merchants to Lightning-only payments, Bitcoin education initiatives, spreading adoption. 🔷Bitcoin Sisonke A Bitcoin circular economy focused on educating individuals and onboarding merchants, providing Bitcoin use cases and its economic benefits. These initiatives illustrate South Africa’s rich and multifaceted Bitcoin ecosystem accelerating financial inclusion, fostering innovation, and promoting sovereignty. 👇Dive deeper into this growing African Bitcoin economy and discover more initiatives here: https://bitcoiners.africa/african-bitcoin-ecosystem/

📢ATTENTION AFRICAN BUILDERS! The African Bitcoin Infographic data will be updated in Q1 2026! This update will feature more African Bitcoin projects, communities, & circular economies. 👇FILL THE GREAT BITCOINER SURVEY NOW to add your project! https://bitcoiners.africa/the-great-african-bitcoin-survey/

📢 We Need YOU! Help Us Make MIAB 2026 the Best Yet!  The Most Impactful African Bitcoiners (MIAB) of 2025 is officially over, and we are incredibly proud of the innovators, educators, builders and communities highlighted. However this initiative is for the community, by the community and we want to ensure we accurately reflect the true impact and diversity of the African Bitcoin ecosystem in future, and we need your critical insights. We want to know your honest, unfiltered feedback on every aspect of the list, from the nomination process to the final presentation. 👇 Share your feedback (it takes less than 2 minutes!) https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-feedback/

💥Celebrating Nigerian Abubakar Nur Khalil as our #1 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025!🇳🇬 Our #1 crowns the visionary , Nigerian trailblazer illuminating Bitcoin's open-source frontier for the Global South. As CEO of @btrustteam and @rcrsvcapital, he's a force decentralizing development, arming African devs with elite training, grants, and unbreakable conviction to code the future, while spreading adoption through multilingual resources, youth mentorship, and cross-continent collaborations that onboard thousands to self-sovereign finance. In 2025, Abubakar's impact was profound: appointed full-time CEO of Btrust after interim leadership to accelerate open-source empowerment, including Bitcoin Core reviews for v30.0 backports and rc3 while refreshing the board for sustainable growth; launching Btrust Builders tracks like "Mastering Bitcoin" and "Rust for Bitcoiners" to skill up developers for protocol advancements and core contributions; distributing Q3 Developer Grants to six innovators including four Africans enhancing Bitcoin Core and Lightning tools with his own long-term grant fueling full-time work on fee estimation, Cluster Mempool, and package relay; securing starter funding for Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) to author and review dozens of pull requests boosting wallet interoperability and efficiency, and inspiring young stackers through Digital Assets contributions on Africa's Bitcoin evolution. We deeply appreciate everything Abubakar and his unstoppable team are doing to Bitcoinize Africa. Africa celebrates and extends unreserved appreciation. Thank you! 👇Learn more about Abubakar Nur Khalil our 1st Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025! https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2025/

💥Celebrating South African Hermann Vivier as our #3 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇿🇦 Our #3 is pioneering Hermann Vivier, founder of Bitcoin Ekasi, creating thriving township circular economies that empower communities with practical Bitcoin adoption and financial resilience. In 2025, Hermann's impact was profound: onboarding 30+ merchants in Mossel Bay townships for Lightning transactions in sats on essentials like groceries and utilities, boosting local spending and fiat independence, generating 20 tech jobs for youth and embedding Bitcoin skills in daily life, circulating sats locally for economic stability; inspiring replications in Zambia and Kenya, fostering youth empowerment and global visibility, and driving Mossel Bay's evolution from pilot to scalable operation, positioning South Africa as a hub for inclusive Bitcoin growth. We deeply appreciate everything Hermann and his incredible team are doing to promote Bitcoin adoption across Africa. We value and celebrate you greatly. 👇Learn more about Hermann Vivier our 3rd Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025! https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2025/

A stretch yeah. Lost until found right 😂😂 Seems you have some of those "permanently lost" Bitcoin👀

What was the coolest thing you did with Bitcoin last week?

🎙️ Join us for a landmark X Space celebrating incredible women driving Bitcoin adoption across the continent! We’re gathering pioneering women from around Africa to share their journeys, insights, and visions for how Bitcoin is shaping Africa’s economic landscape. Amazing Speakers like: 1. Janet Maingi 2. Sabina Gitau () 3. Tebo Makgakga 4. Mary Imasuen 🗓️ Date: Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 ⏱️ Time: 4 PM UTC [5 PM WAT | 6 PM CAT | 7 PM EAT] This is a conversation you need to hear. 👇 Set a Reminder!!! https://x.com/i/spaces/1eaKbjVajldKX?s=20

🎥It’s Watch Party Wednesday Join us at 2 PM UTC on Discord to learn by watching Bitcoin videos, sharing insights, and connect with the community. 🧡 👇 Join the community! https://discord.gg/uVD8C5Jurh