Hello there,

I'm Tapeboy, the Catalyst behind a Bitcoin-only movement, called Bitcoin Amoyah— building Bitcoin Study Hubs among the rural communities in Malawi.

My story with Bitcoin didn’t begin in a classroom or at a meetup. It began out of necessity.

2014–2017: The Pain of Remittance

From 2014 to 2017, I lived and worked in Abu Dhabi. Life there was fine, but one challenge cut deep: remittance.

Sending money home to Malawi was painful. Traditional cross-border transfers were slow, stressful, and too expensive. Sometimes, sending money felt harder than earning it.

Those years planted a question in me: Why should it be so difficult to support your own family across borders?

2017: Searching for an Alternative

When I returned home in 2017, that question stayed with me. I started searching for better ways to move money globally. I looked at every service, every method, every “innovation” — and each one had a flaw.

It was during that search that I stumbled on a word I had never seen before:

Bitcoin.

Something clicked. Curiosity pulled me in. I bought ebooks on Kindle and studied obsessively — history, economics, philosophy, sovereignty. It stopped being research. It became conviction.

Bitcoin wasn’t another money-transfer tool. It was a discovery… the original form of money. Not fiat. Not commodities. Not plastic cards. Not the systems built on top of systems. Just pure value — borderless, incorruptible, accessible to anyone.

And it refused to leave my mind.

2022: A Glimpse of Possibility

In 2022, I joined YellowCard as a brand ambassador in Malawi. At the time, it was one of the few services where anyone with Mobile Money could buy Bitcoin.

It felt like a step forward — until their focus shifted from Bitcoin to crypto. That was the day I walked away.

I wanted Bitcoin-only, or nothing at all.

2023: Finding the Signal — Machankura & Stacker News

In 2023, I spoke with Kgothatso, the founder of Machankura, and everything changed.

Machankura was the missing piece:

Bitcoin, on any phone, without internet. USSD-based, Bitcoin-only, designed for the people who need it most.

I knew immediately: This is the real thing.

That same year, I joined Stacker News — a community that sharpened my understanding and grounded me deeper into Bitcoin principles.

The more I searched for an “alternative” to the current financial system, the more I realized the truth:

Bitcoin isn’t an alternative. It is the original. Everything else is the deviation.

Stepping Into the Work

I wanted to bring Bitcoin to people — especially the rural communities that shaped me. But I didn’t know how to begin.

In 2024, I connected with Grant from Bitcoin Boma. Soon after, I began working with Bitcoin Boma and Women of Satoshi as an educator. That opened the door to real, on-the-ground work.

Then came more connections with powerful Bitcoin builders:

Through this work, I connected with inspiring Bitcoiners: Kgothatso (from Machankura), Grant (from Bitcoin Boma), Glenn (from Bitcoin Ubuntu), Yankho from Women of Satoshi), Olev (a serial contributor), and so many others from across the world — including the tireless, generous souls on Stacker News, who embody the spirit of Bitcoin community. I never claim all the credit; my path has been shaped by the people who believed, supported, and encouraged me along the way.

With Machankura, I helped translating the entire wallet menu into Chichewa, making Bitcoin accessible in Malawi’s native tongue. I reached out to the Mostro team and requested Malawi Kwacha to be added to the P2P exchange — because Malawians needed a decentralized, censorship-resistant way to acquire Bitcoin.

None of these steps were taken alone. My path has been shaped, supported, and uplifted by countless Bitcoiners.

Why Bitcoin Amoyah Exists

Bitcoin Amoyah isn’t emerging from the internet. It’s rising from Malawi’s dusty villages — the same villages that raised me.

Every day I see children full of potential but trapped in rigid systems that don’t serve them. Schools are under-resourced. Curriculums are centralized. Opportunities are scarce.

Bitcoin made one truth unshakable to me:

Bitcoin isn’t just money. It is a tool for sovereignty — especially for the rural African child who has never had equal access to value systems.

If Bitcoin changed my life, it can change theirs. So I stopped waiting.

The Meaning of “Amoyah”

Amoyah means invisible power.

Power you can feel but cannot touch. Power that rulers cannot control. Power that frees anyone who uses it.

That is Bitcoin. That is the spirit of this movement.

What Bitcoin Amoyah Is

A Bitcoin-only grassroots movement with one mission:

Bring real Bitcoin understanding and hands-on adoption to rural Malawi.

We do this through:

Bitcoin Study Hubs

Village-level circular economies

Education rooted in sovereignty

Practical use of sats, including on basic phones

Empowering children, farmers, mothers, and communities

Because the future of Malawi does not belong to politicians or central banks. It belongs to the people — those who have always had the least but carry the greatest potential.

Bitcoin Amoyah exists to unlock that potential.

This is the beginning of a movement — not for hype, not for trends, but for freedom. But I can't do this alone. As the saying goes, "If you want to walk fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, walk together." Bitcoin Amoyah grows through community, collaboration, and support from fellow Bitcoiners

May the Force be with us all.