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Nathan nostr:nprofile1qqsvfa085adgecmg84ffelcxx6zrn3ffu5jrc6cjtwng0zge3ptv43cpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcwmah2e is a tech entrepreneur with 25-years experience in building companies.
He finally grokked Bitcoin in 2021 and has been obsessed ever since. He co-founded nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tck28qzu, Gamertron (an 8-bit lightning video game business with his son) and also delivers Bitcoin education workshop for kids.
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Pedri Oosthuizen is the CTO of Swordfish Software, a leading fintech company in South Africa.
With nearly two decades of experience in the tech industry, Pedri has built his career immersed in coding and technology, focusing on distinguishing between technologies that will truly change the world for the better and the fads and buzzwords used to trick people out of their money.
He has been following Bitcoin since its early days and believes that many of today’s modern challenges can be solved through coding, as Bitcoin has clearly proven, rather than waiting on politicians to bring about change.
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Frank Corva nostr:nprofile1qqsxe3pztauhp3ttna9p0p9gthdmm6t4n83ktw5vse9ymyg9js4hygspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhskd8dlu is the business and political correspondent for Bitcoin Magazine as well as a contributor to Forbes Digital Assets, where he documents Bitcoin adoption around the globe.
Frank has lived on five different continents and, before finding Bitcoin, he taught English to immigrants in his hometown of New York City.
Frank will be doing a Bitcoin writers' workshop. If you'd like to explore the world of Bitcoin journalism, sign up for the free workshop here:
https://pretix.eu/machankura/writers
(Space is limited and cannot be guaranteed without a writers' workshop ticket.)
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https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org
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Cole Tuckett is a Bitcoin Educator who helps people secure their bitcoin using the best tools and practices.
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Nicholas Nell nostr:nprofile1qqsfkchmef69qdqnamfdu6ghjhyqj2fd4q533w62htnmhcen88mtldspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0cz5v29 is a father, author, healthcare practitioner, strength coach, martial artist and Bitcoiner.
Nick uses his deep skills in facilitating healing, fostering care and inspiring people to be better humans. These skills span acupuncture, herbal and homoeopathic care, kettlebell, aikido, Katori Shinto Ryu, Goju Ryu, Jiu Jitsu, olympic lifting, trail running, parenting, and Bitcoin.
He uses an overarching philosophy derived from this proof of work, to help people discover greater aliveness and vitality. He thrives on using his ongoing investigation into life and meaning to help people find the wisdom that is sometimes missed in the profusion of information.
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Belyï Nobel Kubwayo is a Burundian Bitcoiner, economist, and social entrepreneur with a passion for technology and financial autonomy.
He is the founder of BTC Shule, an initiative that is building a Bitcoin circular economy to foster financial autonomy in Gitega, while educating Burundians on Bitcoin through meetups and online training.
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nostr:nprofile1qqsyl7u8496thdf0etrn0duu99wqglv34nkcjgashpvd7l9dy2q32lcpypmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuetfde6kuer6wasku7nfvuh8xurpvdjj7qg4waehxw309ahx7um5wfex2mrp0yhxxmmd9uq3samnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarjd93kstnyv5hsvpfsl4 is a graduate of the Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science at the Ludwigs-Maximilan-University of Munich and the Director of Marketing at Blink, the Everyday Bitcoin Wallet as well as the co-organizer of the annual Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador.
The El Zonte-born Blink Wallet is built to be the bottom-up bitcoin adoption weapon for communities around the world to make bitcoin payments accessible and secure for the masses.
He is also the founder of the Istanbul Bitcoin Meetup and the Yirmibir Bitcoin Community, developing Bitcoin educational resources in Turkish language.
Previously, Kemal was the Director of Marketing at Galoy, developing the open source bitcoin banking infrastructure that powers Blink.
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Edwin is a software engineer and a passionate supporter of the nostr:nprofile1qqstg30s553xp64244rv26suushpx4pqdg5p0qy3aqz00ngrpxwayhgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpw3m39 project.
Witsand is a remote South African seaside village next to the Breede river estuary. With only 601 permanent residents it celebrates the highest per capita merchant adoption of #Bitcoin in the world, as per data from nostr:nprofile1qqs98ajcs64s5wxy2x8hdc87mk6eh90wqxlwtrpe6l0af2e8w2lc6vqpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcgs5sde.
It attracts many family, nature loving, and freedom minded tourists. The unspoiled nature, famous fishing spots, whale watching and water sports makes it a little haven far from the maddening crowd.
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Mawufemor Kofi Folivi is the Managing Director of Talent Foundation and the founder of Bitcoin Dua. He leads the organization’s social development efforts in Agbozume, Ghana.
He is actively involved in driving STEM education in schools within the district and leads financial literacy and empowerment initiatives centred around digital skills development among the youth utilising Bitcoin as a tool for progress.
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Carel De Villiers is the co-founder and CEO of Shiftly, one of the leading arbitrage service providers in South Africa.
With a strong background in finance and economics, Carel discovered Bitcoin in 2013 and has since become a passionate advocate for #Bitcoin as the best form of money.
Under his leadership, Shiftly has become the largest supplier of #Bitcoin to South African exchanges, consistently providing liquidity and driving growth in the local market for the past five years.
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nostr:nprofile1qqsyg7svmv33gq5ce9rn3hc7yqjf62jq8jmldlk6dyk5n3uhxxu87qspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0u2rntm is a Grade 10 learner at Indwe High School in Mossel Bay. He is 15 years old and joined The Surfer Kids NON-Profit in May 2019 and in 2021 started attending classes at the nostr:nprofile1qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9thwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2a30qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcnmp4zs Center where he now plays a key role in maintaining the centre and assisting the teacher with technical support.
In October 2023, Bongani completed The Bitcoin Standard, by nostr:nprofile1qqsyx708d0a8d2qt3ku75avjz8vshvlx0v3q97ygpnz0tllzqegxrtgpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9usy2c9y and he is currently studying Why Buy Bitcoin, by Andy Edstrom, under the mentorship of Jason Branscum.
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Speaker Announcement: Carel van Wyk
Carel has dedicated his life to proving #Bitcoin can be money.
His contributions to the local ecosystem in South Africa include co-founding the largest Bitcoin exchange, Luno, and, more recently, building the country's leading Bitcoin payments service provider, Money Badger, which powers Bitcoin payments at over 1,600 Pick n Pay stores nationwide.
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Do you need a better reason than this 👇👇👇 to take a trip to #Africa and attend either one (or both) of the two amazing #Bitcoin conferences being hosted on the continent in December 2024, and January 2025?
‘Can Africa Save the West?’
Super stoked to announce that we'll be screening Unbankable on the 23rd of January, as an official opening to Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town.
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Synopsis:
UNBANKABLE is an investigative documentary that embarks on a seven-year, seven-country journey that seeks to unravel whether Africa’s rich tapestry of tradition, innovation and experimentation holds the key to Western economic revitalization.
Christopher MacClements is a trained architect from Pretoria residing in Cape Town.
He completed his master’s degree at the University of Pretoria and works as a multidisciplinary creative and designer, and self-taught graffiti artist, doing illustrations and large scale murals.
In 2024 he started accepting Bitcoin as payment, converted all his savings into Bitcoin and adopted it as a savings tool for his family in the future.
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Cole is a South African Bitcoin educator who produces step by step video guides covering popular Bitcoin tools and topics. Find links to his content via his X/Twitter profile @ColeTU.
Meet Cole and join us at #AB24CPT January 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/cole
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Nikolai Okin Tjongarero is a Bitcoin maxi, digital entrepreneur, published poet, and social commentator from Windhoek, Namibia. He is also Chief Bitcoin Officer at Easy Sats and BTC Mining Namibia.
Join us at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/nikolaiokintjongarero
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Marthinus Grobler is Chief Architect for Tipolis, a company establishing free private cities across the world. His focus includes multiculturalism through political decentralization.
Join us at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/marthinusgrobler
The speaker schedule for Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town is live!
https://pretalx.com/adopting-bitcoin-cape-town-2024/schedule/
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Lorraine Marcel is Founder of Bitcoin Dada, focused on educating African women on Bitcoin in order to close the gender gap, eliminate misinformation, and accelerate #Bitcoin adoption across the continent.
Join us at #AB24CPT Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/lorrainemarcel