Machankura has now added, the Malawi's native language, Chichewa on the Wallet menu. This makes onboarding the population much easier, as the country's rural communities still have very low literacy rate.
Thank you KG for making Bitcoin accessible to anyone, anywhere at any time in Africa.
Machankura has now added, the Malawi's native language, Chichewa on the Wallet menu. This makes onboarding the population much easier, as the country's rural communities still have very low literacy rate. Bitcoin is indeed for anyone, anywhere at any time.
Thank you Kgothatso.
We heard from Satoshi that you don't need a bank. All you need is internet. Then we recently heard from Kgothatso that "what if you don't have internet?" He says, you don't need internet. All you need is the ability to text.
Welcome to Machankura, "Use Bitcoin on any mobile phone, with or without internet connection". Machankura is one of the best tools for Bitcoin adoption among the underprivileged communities in Africa. Bitcoin is for anyone.
Machankura is one of the main reasons I quit my job last month. I'm a volunteer, at Machankura, working on promoting the Bitcoin adoption in Malawi.
> Ever since Satoshi Nakamoto dropped the white paper, one of the selling points of bitcoin has been, “You don’t need a bank. All you need is a smartphone.”
But what if you don’t have a smartphone? This is the case for millions of people in Africa, which is why Kgothatso Ngako, a former software developer for Amazon, created the no-frills app called Machankura.
> Or maybe “app” is misleading, as it’s designed to work on simple phones that lack touchscreens or cameras or the bells and whistles of an iPhone. All you need is the ability to text. Using the Lightning Network, Machankura (slang for “money”) lets users send and receive bitcoin, with or without the internet.
Malawi is one of the countries where Bitcoin is needed the most. So happy to be part of Machankura.
This township, in South Africa, runs on Bitcoin
Machankura Wallet
Bitcoin Agents for Machankura in Malawi
Machankura Wallet is a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet that lets African communities without internet connection get access to Bitcoin and gain all the benefits it offers, including instantaneous and affordable transactions (suitable for micro payments) on any mobile phone, even non-smartphones. Since the levels of internet penetration in Africa are very low, Bitcoin adoption can only be achieved through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology as implemented by Machankura. A user will manage the wallet through their USSD menu.
As a Machankura Wallet user with Bitcoin from whatever source, one can become a Bitcoin Agent to help African communities without internet access to easily buy and use Bitcoin via Machankura.
Benefits
A. This is the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin: send and receive money via both Lightning and Onchain (without internet connection). Send and receive Bitcoins to and from anyone anywhere easily, instantly, safely, securely and affordably, on any mobile phone.
B. It is a simple but powerful mobile wallet. No internet or software required.
Simply dial *384*8333*0265# using any mobile phone in Malawi.
C. Exchange Bitcoin Without Internet.
D. Exchange Bitcoin (BTC) with Kwacha (MWK) without internet connection, using Machankura in Malawi. Anyone can help Malawians without internet connection to access Bitcoin and gain financial freedom.
E. Buyers can pay an amount of money in Kwacha (MWK) equivalent to the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) or Satoshis (SATS) you want to receive from Machankura Agent on any mobile phone using Machankura in Malawi.
F. Sellers
Send an equivalent amount of money in Bitcoin (BTC) or Satoshis (SATS) to Machankura User and get cash in Malawi (MWK) on any mobile phone using Machankura in Malawi.
ENGLISH
Simply dial:
*384*8333*0265# on any mobile phone in Malawi to send and receive money to/from anyone, anywhere, at any time.
CHICHEWA
Ingoimbani: *384*8333*0265# pa foni iliyonse kuti mulandire ndi kutumiza ndalama kwa wina aliyense, kulikonse, nthawi iliyonse.
Machankura Wallet
Bitcoin Agents in Malawi
Machankura Wallet is a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet that lets African communities without internet connection get access to Bitcoin and gain all the benefits it offers, including instantaneous and affordable transactions (suitable for micro payments) on any mobile phone, even non-smartphones. Since the levels of internet penetration in Africa are very low, Bitcoin adoption can only be achieved through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology as implemented by Machankura. A user will manage the wallet through their USSD menu.
As a Machankura Wallet user with Bitcoin from whatever source, one can become a Bitcoin Agent to help African communities without internet access to easily buy and use Bitcoin via Machankura.
Benefits
A. This is the easiest way to get started with Bitcoin: send and receive money via both Lightning and Onchain (without internet connection). Send and receive Bitcoins to and from anyone anywhere easily, instantly, safely, securely and affordably, on any mobile phone.
B. It is a simple but powerful mobile wallet. No internet or software required.
Simply dial *384*8333*0265# using any mobile phone in Malawi.
C. Exchange Bitcoin Without Internet.
D. Exchange Bitcoin (BTC) with Kwacha (MWK) without internet connection, using Machankura in Malawi. Anyone can help Malawians without internet connection to access Bitcoin and gain financial freedom.
E. Buyers can pay an amount of money in Kwacha (MWK) equivalent to the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) or Satoshis (SATS) you want to receive from Machankura Agent on any mobile phone using Machankura in Malawi.
F. Sellers
Send an equivalent amount of money in Bitcoin (BTC) or Satoshis (SATS) to Machankura User and get cash in Malawi (MWK) on any mobile phone using Machankura in Malawi.
Simply dial:
*384*8333*0265# to use Bitcoin or contact the Machankura Team in Malawi to become an Agent in Malawi.
Bitcoin is for everyone, including those without internet connection or smartphone.
fiat ruins everything because, it is broken and it can't be fixed..