💥Celebrating Senegalese Nourou Kouta (nprofile1qqs02zc7mlapmvdu9htcpmf7hjt0xty44k5re57crcuvy4fu3gv9mjs2e29k6) as our #10 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2025! 🇸🇳
We are proud to honor Nourou, a tenacious builder bridging the gap between global Bitcoin tech and West African reality. As founder of Bitcoin Sénégal, he is the heartbeat of the region's grassroots movement, proving that localized action drives continental adoption.
In 2025, Nourou's impact was profound as he successfully organized the third edition of Dakar Bitcoin Days, attracting about 213 in-person attendees and 800 online viewers from around the world with 21 Bitcoin Open source projects submitted, while hosting a nostr:nprofile1qqsgcjxztw2d7fcxkupfq8p2hdwcqhpzc399fdl3y8rnwplqw8carkq2455gd sponsored student hackathon that drew 60+ participants.
On the product side, he launched nostr:nprofile1qqsy0lu6jl7yfmps8f8tl46pepzsayzq74n8z2hjeug35aej5y3f9qczlftp0 achieving almost 700 Lightning Network transactions and volume approaching 7 million CFA francs within the year, effectively bridging Bitcoin through ticketing popular mobile money services like Orange Money and Wave across Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
Furthermore, his relentless focus on localized education in French and Wolof has dismantled language barriers, onboarding merchants and empowering youth to build sustainable, circular Bitcoin economies.
We deeply appreciate everything Nourou and his team are doing to turn theory into action and push Bitcoin adoption across Africa.
We honour and value you!
👇Learn more about Nourou Kouta our 10th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner 2025!
https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2025/
