Hi, thank you!

It depends on your skills. You could translate the Bitcoin flyer https://bffbtc.org/flyer or help with sharing content on social media. If you're a developer - I need help with GitHub here and there. What is it that you could do?

Specifically in Zimbabwe I know from a trader who exchanged a volume of 7 Mio USD in 2021. This person told me that most people want USDT, because of its "stable" value. There are real Bitcoiners here too, who are holding and buying since many years. But it's just a handful compared to those that want USDT. The people want the speed, low transaction fees and the possibility to send money in and out of the country (foreign exchange controls) wihtout banks and without the government being able to seize their money or exchange it into worthless Zim dollar. When you earn almost nothing you can't afford to lose value because of BTC volatility. I got to know 3 traders in Zambia and Zimbabwe who have been doing BTC to USD since years. None of them has ever held on to BTC. I don't understand it. But....what shall I do.

I'm actually only reading non-fiction books. And this I haven't done in a long time because I'm obsessed with Bitcoin ;-)

Almost every one I meet has heard of Bitcoin. Mostly they believe that it's a scam (because there are a lot of those) or the first thing that comes to mind is trading and investing. As soon as I explain that it can't be seized or frozen and can be sent borderless and permissionless without banks and low fees - they get the use case. In general knowledge is very low. Many people are using Trust wallet (Erc) or Blockchain.com. Lightning is very new to most.

I'm not coming to South America this year. I hope to be able to visit in 2023.

I can't comment on LEDN or USDC as I'm not focusing on that topic. Sorry. Their sponsorship has ended as well.

Most folks in the Northern hemisphere miss everything about life in Africa. You recognize this when you hear about the Europeans who want to ban Bitcoin because it's "useless". What I didn't know is that many Africans distrust technology from the North. Which is understandable because they've been exploited for hundreds of years. So they didn't trust the Internet and the don't trust Bitcoin. And I mean it's really confusing. There are almost no Bitcoin meetups, you can't meet other Bitcoiners...people drive 6 hours to attend a BFF meetup or a talk of me. To learn to trust a new technology you need to trust the educator that's why it's important to be on the ground and identify individuals (locals) who can be the community builders. Focusing on bitcoin only and self-custody. Mayn people are also still thinking "Blockchain" is the thing.

Oh, I wouldn't want you to do this, it's much too @Risky ;-) No really, I understand the impulse and also the drive you have, but I wouldn't want you to do this for BFF. It's not a big organization and I want to keep it decentralized. In general I try to stay as independent as possible, have no employees and no or very little and calculated responsibilities.

Thank you!

Yes, it's built with Castopod.org and will integrate Lightning payments via getAlby. I had the idea to encourage people to start their own Bitcoin podcasts to grow their communities in their own countries. Best in their African language. Many people can't watch Video content, because of the high costs for internet connections and the bad infrastructure.

I was discussing that with Gigi who also had this idea to encourage Bitcoiners to do podcasts too (Einundzwanzig in Germany is very successful in building decentralized communities)

Since the average income is very low, the cost of hosting a podcast - which is around 10 USD a month - is too high. Also no one is running their own lightning node, so they can't earn bitcoin. That's why I thought free hosting and earning satoshis without the need for a node would be a great thing. Also: podcasters won't lose their rights like on Anchor or Spotify and we will never insert ads from our side like other platforms do. I think V4V is really a great opportunity for people here to earn bitcoin. And since we're hosting it no government can shut down the podcasters.

Thanks for the awesomeness :-)

I try not to think about it. But here in Zimbabwe I'm alert. I know of a friend who has been arrested by police, harassed, and beaten and this person used Bitcoin which was publicly known. So yes, it's always a question how public I am here. Someone wanted to do a workshop with me here and advertise it in the newspapers and I said no. We're always researching about peoples backgrounds and meet in public spaces to be as safe as possible.

That many people in African countries put all of their savings into a scam although they KNOW it's a scam. The just believe or hope to be one of the lucky first 10% who'll get a pay out.

That's difficult....

Maybe that shitposting on Twitter and repeating the slogans of your bro's is not enough if you want this space to grow?

That we need more circular economies and communities like Bitcoin Beach, Bitcoin Ekasi. Earning and spending Bitcoin will bring huge adoption. HODLing alone is not enough.

Thanks a lot!

Usually oat meal and a coffee. After a short 30 min workout or swimming. I try to eat as late as possible in the mornings.

Great question. I had to ask a friend who has been living here for a couple of years and listened in myself. I didn't know any of these Zimbabwean artists, now I do.

Aleck Macheso Oliver Mtukudzi Mokoomba Gemma Griffiths Jah Prayzah

It's a 100% BTC. The BFF main sponsorships were all done on-chain at the beginning of the year. You can imagine that I basically ran out of funds in the middle of the year. Big learning here: take a part and hold it in fiat. It's sad, but it's still more stable than BTC. Also: I have to pay income tax on the Bitcoin value from February now although the value was lost just by price going down. I learned a lot this year ;-) The donations through Geyser are estimated 90% Lightning.

No, I haven't been in one of these countries yet. I can't speak to that.