Bitcoin Sozial

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[Bitcoin Sozial @BitcoinSozial]

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[Bitcoin for Fairness @BFFbtc]

They said this community is too poor for bitcoin. That sentence became the reason why Ronnie Mdawida started Afribit Kibera @AfribitKibera.
Today garbage collectors in one of Africa's largest informal settlements prove the opposite. Here's how: https://t.co/fZ4K0emWOo

[weezel ⚡️🦡 @weezel21]

Die #CDU tut es schon wieder

Pro Konzerne - contra #Energiewende

Reiches geleakter Gesetzentwurf zum „Redispatchvorbehalt“

neue EE-Anlagen in Netzengpassgebieten sollen als „kapazitätslimitiert“ keine Entschädigung mehr bei Abregelung bekommen
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[Bitcoin for Fairness @BFFbtc]

Kick-off BitDevs Mozambique⚡

We hosted the first BitDevs meetup in Maputo with 70 participants.

The workshop covered the history and goals of BitDevs, Bitcoin principles, running nodes, job opportunities, and tools to build with Nostr, Fedimint, Ecash, BITchat and Maple AI.

[Bitcoin for Fairness @BFFbtc]

Bargeld und Bitcoin sind Infrastruktur für Zensurresistenz.

Wenn Zahlungen überwachbar sind, wird Dissens riskant.

Darüber habe ich im Interview mit @BTCVerstehenPod gesprochen.

Mehr dazu im Shortvideo: https://t.co/0c3MLy7FFc

#bitcoin #privacy

[African Bitcoiners ⚡ @afribitcoiners]

💥 167 African Bitcoin projects and counting!

In Q4 2025 African Bitcoiners added 8 new projects to our ecosystem bringing visible Bitcoin activity to 22 African countries.

To make this ecosystem easier to explore, track, and support, we’ve built a Live Directory for African Bitcoin projects, a continuously updated resource mapping what’s being built, where it is happening, and who is behind it.

If you care about Bitcoin adoption, open-source innovation, or Africa’s role in the global Bitcoin ecosystem, this directory is for you.

Africa is building, and we are documenting it.

Proudly sponsored by @TrezorAcademy, empowering Bitcoin education and promoting adoption across Africa.

👇 Check out the directory here!
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[Bitcoin Sozial @BitcoinSozial]

Der CCC @chaosupdates auf dem #39C3:
Wir & NGOs brauchen Bankkonten!

Stimmt nicht ganz:
❤️Linke NGOs brauchen Banking, nicht Banken
–> keine Abhängigkeit von #Banken = höhere Resilienz
🧡Zensur-resistente, dezentrale Optionen wie #Bitcoin gehören zur Debatte

[Bitcoin Sozial @BitcoinSozial]

A Kenyan millennial just schooled 192 Progressive Organizations about Bitcoin's real environmental and social impact

https://t.co/onZ9Panxes

[Elvis Gwaro @elgwaro]

To the 192 organizations who wrote the group coalition letter opposing Senate Crypto Legislation

I am writing because I believe we share the same core goals: to fight corruption, to protect the vulnerable from exploitation, and to build a financial system that is fair and just, not rigged for the powerful.

Your letter shows you want to shield people from harm. I am writing from Kenya to tell you that the way you are going about it is causing profound harm to the very people you say you want to protect.

Your letter asks for laws to protect people from financial harm. I am writing from Africa to ask you to get your facts straight, because the mistakes in your letter are causing real harm to people like me.

You talk about corruption and scams. This is a valid concern. Punish the corrupt. Stop the scams. Memecoins and influencer rug-pulls are a cancer. Write laws to protect people from them and hold everyone accountable, from celebrities to politicians.

But you must understand the difference. The scams you describe, the ones designed to enrich a centralized pool of founders and VCs, are not Bitcoin. Bitcoin was created after the 2008 crisis for the exact reason you cite: to stop the speculation and bank bailouts by creating a sound, transparent system no one controls.

This is why @Stella_Assange described Bitcoin as the "real Occupy movement," a tool for human rights activists and the unbanked long before any politician touched it. Do not blame the tool for the bad actors who misuse it. Target the bad actors.

You say crypto is for crime. Your own U.S. Treasury Department says “the use of virtual assets for money laundering remains far below that of fiat currency.” Why don’t you know this? The transparent, public ledger of Bitcoin is actually a powerful tool for tracing money and catching criminals, something traditional, opaque finance can't offer.

Your biggest mistake is about the environment. Your claims are old and wrong. They ignore reality:

>> Bitcoin mining profits are helping save Africa's renowned Virunga National Park - @gorillacd, which is home to half of our continent's biodiversity

>> In Ethiopia, they are using it to pay for power lines to reach people who have no electricity.

>> In my country as well as Malawi, and Zambia, Bitcoin is funding solar micro-grids and small hydro-power facilities (courtesy of @GridlessCompute) lighting tens of thousands of villagers.

>> Bitcoin has been shown in many peer reviewed papers, independent reports and case studies often highlighted by @DSBatten, to be speeding up the clean energy transition and stabilizing the grid. Africa feels the impact of climate change first, so this is critical to us. I was surprised that you are unaware of this.

>> When Bitcoin mining was added to the grid in my country, it didn't raise electricity prices for local villagers, it lowered them. The same has been shown in other countries like your own. How is it you are not aware of this?

When you repeat false claims about Bitcoin, Africa's often authoritarian governments, recycle your words (often verbatim) to try to ban it. They don’t like Bitcoin because it gives people freedom they can’t control.

When my brothers and sisters protest against authoritarian rule in Nigeria, they are able to do so because they fund their campaigns with Bitcoin, which their government cannot track or freeze. When you use your voice to repeat false claims, you are helping dictators without knowing it.

You warn that crypto could cause a financial crisis like in 2008. But the banks that failed in 2023 (Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank), failed from centralized mismanagement, not Bitcoin. True financial instability comes from centralized systems, not from a decentralized network that can't be bailed out. Your fear is aimed at the wrong target.

You want strong, enforceable rules. That's fair. But the "regulation by enforcement" you call for doesn't just scare scammers, it also kills the innovation I need. The wallet I use, the service that lets me receive my newsletter payment, the company that helps me convert Bitcoin: some of these tools are built by U.S. developers.

When U.S. policy is hostile and unclear, these innovators get "de-banked" or shut down out of fear. When you make it legally dangerous to build Bitcoin tools in America, you take those tools away from us. You are regulating my financial life and limiting my financial freedom from Washington.

For you, money is stable. For me, my national currency has consistently lost most of its value over the years. Bitcoin is how I save and get paid without losing half of it in fees. It is a lifeline. When you call it useless or dirty, you are calling my lifeline useless and dirty.

You want to help. Then help by learning. Do not spread misinformation that hurts us. Make sharp laws that stop real criminals, but do not kill the tool that is saving the marginalized you claim to protect.

Look at the evidence from Africa. See what Bitcoin is actually doing. Then use your powerful voice to fight for precision, not prejudice.

Sincerely,
Elvis Gwaro

A young African who uses Bitcoin to build a better life

[Bitcoin Ekasi @BitcoinEkasi]

The Bitcoin Circular Economy Summit at @AfroBitcoinOrg was one of the best (perhaps the best) conference experience I've ever had.

I struggle to think of another day at another conference that brought so much value and improved understanding.

Thank you @Bitcoinbeach and @FBCEglobal for making it possible!!!

We'll certainly be repeating this!

If you want a deeper understanding of why BCEs matter, make a plan to attend one of these:

Upcoming BCE Summits:
El Salvador (@Bitcoinbeach) January 2026
Cape Town (@abcptza) 29 January 2026
https://t.co/71REQxuFTm

Featured speakers:
Rosaline, @BitBiashara, Kenya
Ellie, @BitcoinWitsand, South Africa
Kester, @BitcoinAnambra, Nigeria
Kofi, @bitcoin_dua, Ghana
Sena, @bitfiasi, Ghana
Belyi, @btcshule, Burundi
Fransisco, @BitcoinDombo, Mozambique
Daniel, @BitcoinFamba, Mozambique
Ronnie, @AfribitKibera, Kenya
Kelvin, @Bitcoinchama, Kenya
Michael, @SowetoBtc, South Africa
Humphrey, @BitcoinVicFalls, Zambia
Babu, @orphansofuganda & @BitcoinKampala, Uganda

[Anita ⚡🏳️‍🌈 @anitaonl]

I wrote a letter to The Guardian in response to their editorial which opens with:

> The key to understanding crypto is that it has no “value” in any economic sense.

My answer was not published, but ...

https://t.co/Zesexlj2mq

[Bitcoin for Fairness @BFFbtc]

Unser neuer @BFFbtc Meetup-Flyer ist jetzt auf Deutsch verfügbar! 🇩🇪 Ein großes Dankeschön an Christian für die Übersetzung.

Nutzt ihn für eure Meetups, um Leute mit @PhoenixWallet und Misty @Breez_Tech vertraut zu machen. 📱

https://t.co/S4yPJ90oKG

[weezel ⚡️🦡 @weezel21]

Warum sind so viele Länder so viel ärmer als andere?

- kreditfinanzierte Entwicklungszusammenarbeit IWF/Weltbank

Mein Vortrag zu Neokolonialismus auf dem #bitcoinforum
Danke für die tolle Orga @VR_BayernMitte2

https://t.co/2T2jcWiLfG

[Anita ⚡🏳️‍🌈 @anitaonl]

450+ Wimpy restaurants in South Africa are accepting bitcoin now!

https://t.co/Z563pdePHz

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[The Progressive Bitcoiner @TPB_Inc]

We’re launching the Progressive Bitcoiner Research Grant 🎓✨

Awards: 1,000,000 sats (0.01 BTC) for research on Bitcoin &:
💡 Economic justice
🌎 Sustainability
🤝 Financial inclusion
Seeded by the Celeste J. Stephany Fund 💛
Apply or donate: https://t.co/eOnNXC2BAo

[Anita ⚡🏳️‍🌈 @anitaonl]

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[Bitcoin Famba 🇲🇿 @BitcoinFamba]

🔑 Students explored free self-custody solutions with @AnitaPosch’s Bitcoin for Fairness flyers, featuring @bluewalletio
and Misty @Breez_Tech

Self-custody = sovereignty, independence & dignity.

#SelfCustody #BitcoinForFairness #NotYourKeysNotYourCoins
@AnitaPosch @BFFbtc

[weezel ⚡️🦡 @weezel21]

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[weezel ⚡️🦡 @weezel21]

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Für Obat bedeutet […] Bitcoin Unabhängigkeit: "Es hilft uns, finanzielle Freiheit zu erlangen & eigenständig zu sein." Durch einen persönlichen Account habe nur sie selbst die Kontrolle über ihr Geld

[LightRider @LightRider5]

Bitcoin is much more than just a treasury asset!

[Bitcoin Sozial @BitcoinSozial]

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Bitcoin’s Role in Refugee
Wealth Preservation

[Nicole Nowak @nicolen8wak]

Kennt ihr diese Nachrichten, die euch zum richtigen Zeitpunkt daran erinnern, warum ihr das alles macht?

„Hallo Nicole, dein Podcast @bitcoinkurz ist für uns im Verein eine echte Bereicherung, genauso wie dein Newsletter und deine Beiträge.“

Das Kinderhilfswerk Eine Welt e. V. akzeptiert ab sofort Bitcoin-Spenden – und nicht nur das:
Die Texte auf der Website zeigen, dass sie sich ehrlich und tiefgehend mit dem Thema beschäftigt haben.

Und es wird noch besser: Die Kinderrechtsorganisation hat jetzt sogar einen NOSTR Account!

Ob ich ein bisschen weinen musste? Vielleicht… 🥹

An alle, die Bitcoin-Wissen in die Welt tragen – egal ob laut, leise, groß oder klein: Hört nicht auf! 💟 Die Hürden sind immer wieder hoch und scheinen manchmal unüberwindbar, aber unsere Arbeit hat Wirkung!