Bitcoin in Africa with Femi Longeyoutu.be/a-5aGArEhoU?si=x2168pyU_3toRfAI
2007 sats \ 6 comments \ @KesterBils 20 Dec 2023 bitcoin
“I think the rest of the Bitcoin world needs to be humble and be open to learning…there’s always this feeling: ‘let’s go help the Africans, let’s go teach the Africans,’ when sometimes, just shut up, and listen.” — Femi Longe
This is one important quote from this podcast and it's the truth because to Westerners it's always about 'helping/teaching Africans' when they can honestly learn a lot by just listening.
I also love how he mentions the fact that we need Bitcoin Angel Investors to help build the ecosystem. It's not enough to just stack sats but to use them to help build the ecosystem by investing in startups that are building on the Bitcoin Blockchain.
He said lots of things that resonate with any African who listens to this podcast, funny enough he became a Bitcoiner early last year so we're still early.
In conclusion, we need to start building solutions on Bitcoin that solve other problems we're facing aside from remittance.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Sasquatch 22 Dec 2023
This is must watch. I will be sharing this widely. As someone with family in Africa, Bitcoin gives me some hope that the colonization of fiat can be overcome.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @KesterBils OP 2 Jan
Yes for sure it can be overcome, Satoshi gave us a very viable option.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Ge 21 Dec 2023
This was a good rip I enjoyed hearing his thoughts on the bitcoin space as westerners and the rest of the world think about it he went very deep
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @KesterBils OP 22 Dec 2023
Yes, he explained deeply the problems Africa is facing and how Bitcoin Whales should start using their Bitcoin bag to invest in startups building on the Bitcoin Network instead of just hodling on to them bags.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @030a29f333 20 Dec 2023
Extremely important to have voices like Femi's amplified in the Bitcoin space. It's easy for people to only think of how Bitcoin impacts them
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @KesterBils OP 22 Dec 2023
Yes, he broke down other problems that we're facing in Africa aside from inflation. Inflation is the least of our problems, Bitcoin is the MONEY that will break the colonial systems put in place to keep us stagnant.
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