This was unsolicited by him, but I know he would appreciate any funds showing up.
+254702665157

I'll relay any response I get from him.

Do you (or someone you know) have an M-Pesa number? I'd like to try it out by sending a few sats.

Tando has effectively “orange-pilled” 40 million people at once.

, every mobile number tied to M-Pesa is now automatically a Lightning address in the format 

No registration (by either the sender or the recipient). Sender needs only the recipient's Safaricom mobile number with m-Pesa enabled. Sender pays in bitcoin. Seconds later recipient sees the KSh m-Pesa payment arrive.

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Kenya’s Tando Turns 40 Million M-Pesa Mobile Numbers into Bitcoin Addresses

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> Tando has effectively “orange-pilled” 40 million people at once.

> As of *May 12, 2026*, every mobile number tied to M-Pesa is now automatically a Lightning address in the format `[number]@bitcoin.co.ke`

No registration (by either the sender or the recipient). Sender needs only the recipient's Safaricom mobile number with m-Pesa enabled. Sender pays in bitcoin. Seconds later recipient sees the KSh m-Pesa payment arrive.