Today I want to share with you what my initiative Bitcoin for Fairness achieved in terms of grassroots adoption in Africa in 2022. You can read this as an article at: https://anitaposch.com/bitcoin-africa-review-2022 This article was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine by BTC Inc.
This is the audio version of my article Opposing the Corruptible Fiat System, Bitcoin Enforces Universal Human Rights. It lays out how Bitcoin directly enforces seven of the 30 human rights listed on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. The article shows the correlations between authoritarianism, corruption, inflation and oppression and how financial exclusion is used as an instrument to keep two billions worldwide from using a financial service. This article was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine by BTC Inc.
This episode is a recording of my appearance at “In Conversation With Trevor”. Trevor Ncube is a Zimbabwean media entrepreneur who is influential and well respected throughout Southern Africa. We’re discussing how Bitcoin can fix the money situation in Zimbabwe.
Today I’m speaking with Mr. Mulos in Lusaka the capital of Zambia. Mr. Mulos has a YouTube channel, where he shares his insights on how one can exchange Kwacha to bitcoin with different payment methods. He has been helping people with their e-payments for a couple of years now and is a real expert on how to save fees and send money in and out of African countries. Recently he opened his own shop in Lusaka, where people can come by to get help with cryptocurrency and payments.
Today I’m speaking with Joseph a Bitcoin enthusiast from Africa. Because of his long time interest in Bitcoin he has a lot of experience on how cryptocurrencies are being used within the continent. He has been traveling a lot and as a business owner himself he has made connections with Bitcoin traders and convicted holders. I invited him to get more insights on how cryptocurrency adoption will gain momentum in Africa.
This episode is a recording of the conversation I had on the Cryptovoices podcast with Matthew Mezinskis from Eastern Europe and Alec Harris from Eastern US. It was recorded in July 2022. We’re talking about my human rights journey which has taken me around the world, from Africa to South America. I’m explaining how Bitcoin helps those in need and why they use it. We also talk about the differences in Bitcoin usage compared to how it’s used in more liberal democracies.
Today I’m speaking with Obi Nwosu and Pete Winn from Fedi, a new company that is building a community wallet on the Fedimint protocol. This is an exciting project because it opens a new form of shared custody for Bitcoin. The best custody is still self custody where you hold the keys to your Bitcoin, but for many people self custody is hard because they live in difficult circumstances, or can’t afford a signing device. With Fedi you trust your friends and trusted members of your community, who hold the keys collaboratively. Fedi is looking for the most motivated communities in the world to hyperbitcoinise in 2023. If this is your community apply now.
This episode is a recording of the conversation I had on the Cryptopulse podcast with Kevin and Ben from the UK. It was recorded in late June 2022. We’re talking about my journey into Bitcoin, about writing my book, my work in Africa with Bitcoin for Fairness, EU regulation on crypto and my drive to educate.
My guest is Ricki Allardice, co-founder of Bitvice a South African bitcoin broker in Cape Town. A former financial advisor he turned away from the legacy industry to foster Bitcoin adoption and self-custody in his home country. We’re discussing the reasons why South Africa is one of the countries with the highest adoption rate and at the same time a low number of full nodes, the importance of self-custody, the Lightning Network and the situation in the Central African Republic. Support the podcast Share the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletter Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Castbox | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS Feed Give a 5 stars recommendation on Apple Podcast Follow me on Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Donations Do you like what you hear? If yes, then please support my podcast. Every donation is used to produce episodes, finance travel costs and make the show better. Every donor, will be invited to my exclusive Telegram group with personal background stories and updates. Send me a short message with your Telegram ID after donating and I will add you. Donate with PayPal Donate with BTC Donate with Lightning Der Beitrag Bitcoin Is BOOMING In South Africa | Ricki Allardice erschien zuerst auf The Anita Posch Show.
My guest is the first person to mine Bitcoin in Zimbabwe with ASIC machines powered by solar. Zimbabwe’s monetary system is broken. After decades of mismanagement and corruption the country is running into another hyper-inflation period with 400% inflation in April 2022. Now the first Bitcoin miners arrived! Learn how my guest got into Bitcoin, what he thinks about the use of Bitcoin for Zimbabweans and his thoughts and experiences from mining.
My guest is Craig Raw founder and developer of Sparrow a Bitcoin desktop wallet with a focus on multi-signatures for distributed self-custody and privacy. In 2020 he started Sparrow out of the desire to build something with and for Bitcoin which can fill the gaps he saw within the existing wallets. I started to use Sparrow recently and asked specific questions related to Coinjoins and for his recommendations for human rights activists on how to use Bitcoin with a maximum of privacy. Support the podcast Share the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletter Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Castbox | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS Feed Give a 5 stars recommendation on Apple Podcast Follow me on Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Donations Do you like what you hear? If yes, then please support my podcast. Every donation is used to produce episodes, finance travel costs and make the show better. Every donor, will be invited to my exclusive Telegram group with personal background stories and updates. Send me a short message with your Telegram ID after donating and I will add you. Donate with PayPal Donate with BTC Donate with Lightning Der Beitrag Bitcoin Privacy: Human Rights & Coinjoins with Sparrow | Craig Raw erschien zuerst auf The Anita Posch Show.
My guest is Carel van Wyk a Bitcoin pioneer from South Africa. He found out about Bitcoin in 2010 and being a technically skilled entrepreneur he realized Bitcoin’s potential to change the world very early on. As a co-founder of Luno, one of the largest exchanges in the world he has a lot to say about Bitcoin, ideas where he sees it unleashing its full potential and also some critical views towards some strong opinions in the space. Support the podcast Share the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletter Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Castbox | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS Feed Give a 5 stars recommendation on Apple Podcast Follow me on Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Donations Do you like what you hear? If yes, then please support my podcast. Every donation is used to produce episodes, finance travel costs and make the show better. Every donor, will be invited to my exclusive Telegram group with personal background stories and updates. Send me a short message with your Telegram ID after donating and I will add you. Donate with PayPal Donate with BTC Donate with Lightning Der Beitrag Unleashing Bitcoin’s Full Potential | Carel van Wyk erschien zuerst auf The Anita Posch Show.
My guest is Hermann Vivier, initiator of Bitcoin Ekasi and co-founder of The Surfer Kids, a non-profit social enterprise working for a better world. The two projects are located around the JCC township and Diaz Beach in Mossel Bay, South Africa. In an environment of poverty, violence and hopelessness the educational efforts of Hermann and his team of coaches and volunteers teach the children fundamental life skills through surfing.
My guest is Daniel Simwaba country manager for Yellowcard, the first Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Zambia. Joining us is Ndesanjo Macha a Bitcoin blogger, journalist. We’re discussing the state of adoption, how to buy bitcoin with kwatcha via Yellowcard and the use of USDT stablecoins. The day of the recording was the 2nd year anniversary of Yellowcard in Zambia and 6th year anniversary of Yellowcard itself.
My guest is Alexandria a Bitcoin Maximalist from Bulawayo, the second biggest city of Zimbabwe. We’re talking about the political and living situation in his home country and how Bitcoin can be an instrument for a brighter future. Alexandria is keen on learning and he wants to setup the first Bitcoin and Lightning full-node in Zimbabwe.
My guest is Miss Aurra headmistress at St. Anne’s school, a visionary and entrepreneur from Harare. She has been using bitcoin since 2020, when we first met and installed a BTC wallet on her phone. We’re talking about how she was able to re-open the school with the help of bitcoin donations and about the successful opening of a second premise. We also discuss the hardships of money inflation, what people think about Bitcoin and where much of the USD liquidity comes from.
My guest is Kudakwashe Sape Tshuma an online entrepreneur from Harare. He has been earning bitcoin for his marketing work from international companies since 2014. We’re talking about his experiences as a member of a local P2P community, where he is helping people to exchange cryptocurrencies to USD or the local Zimbabwean Dollar.
My guest is Gabriel Kurman, Co-founder of the Rootstock protocol “RSK”, which is a merge-mined Bitcoin sidechain enabling smart contracts. Smart contracts on Bitcoin, won’t this make many Altcoins obsolete? I’m asking Gabriel about this too. We’re also discussing Money on Chain a decentralized stablecoin on Bitcoin. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:00 – Brief Introduction to Gabriel 00:01:52 – Anita welcomes Gabriel 00:02:19 – The next LaBitconf conference in Argentina 00:03:49 – Who is Gabriel and how did he become a Bitcoiner? 00:07:25 – How Rootstock started 00:13:20 – Will Altcoins become obsolete? 00:15:13 – How secure is Rootstock since it works with Ethereum virtual machine? 00:21:54 – Use cases of stablecoins 00:22:25 – Gabriel explains how stablecoins aren’t really stable 00:30:55 – How to send Dollar On Chain anywhere in the world via Rootstock using smart contracts 00:36:44 – How to convert Dollar on Chain to cash, for example USD in Africa. 00:46:55 – Is Stacks a Bitcoin project? 00:50:51 – Using Bitcoin as native currency 00:56:51 – How Bitcoin changed Gabriel’s life 01:19:00 – How to get in touch with Gabriel
This week I am speaking with Carol Souza, co-founder of the Brazilian YouTube channel “usecripto” with 138,000 subscribers. I saw the work of Carol and her co-host Kaka on Instagram first and after being interviewed by them and meeting in El Salvador in November, we decided to do more content together. The main focus of this conversation is Bitcoin adoption in Brazil.
My guest is Nicolas Burtey, Co-founder and CEO of Galoy Money the company behind the BitcoinBeach wallet that has been used since 2020 and was thrust into the spotlight, when La Ley Bitcoin (the “Bitcoin Law”) was passed in El Salvador in June 2021. We’re discussing the possibilities for communities to use bitcoin with a focus on shared custody and the learnings from starting BitcoinBeach.
Josh Young, Chief of Staff at New Story, a non-profit organization pioneering solutions to end global homelessness. Since its founding New Story has built over 30 holistic communities impacting over 3,500 families/homes in Haiti, Bolivia, El Salvador, and Mexico and they built the first 3D-printed community. Now they are partnering with Galoy Money, the builders of the Bitcoin Beach wallet and Bitcoin Beach to setup a community in El Salvador.
My guest is Esteban de la Peña founding partner at IBEXmercado a Bitcoin brokerage and payment service provider in Guatemala. We talk about use cases for Bitcoin in Central and South America, his thoughts on the Bitcoin law in El Salvador and Bitcoin’s advantages over the current financial system.
This is Anita Posch’s talk at LaBitconf 2021 in El Salvador, the longest running Bitcoin conference in Latin America. If you’re interested in learning and using Bitcoin, this is your guide to start. With an explanation of the most important properties of Bitcoin, why they are important, the best Bitcoin wallets and recommendations for Spanish and English learning material.