Building a Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township | Partnering with The Surfer Kids | Inspired by Bitcoin Beach.
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Last Notes npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 😂😅 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning. What happens when our followers here outnumber our followers on X/Twitter? https://m.primal.net/KZtg.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Trailer for the #Bitcoin Bowl mini-documentary. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Full film drops Wednesday 21 August. Stay tuned. https://video.nostr.build/1c9f438afdd592de28e0319a3f9098a0c259c2591211af68da83d6cfb4d48717.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi One BIG step closer to completing the circle part of the circular economy. #nevent1q…0gjy npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi and zapped 💥 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi thanks for highlighting! followed! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi zapped!! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Yew!!! These kids can surf. Kudos to all our dedicated coaches for putting in the hard work over the years. @nprofile…xn53 @nprofile…jfw0 @nprofile…t8su Like all the kids, Mbasa started at level zero, unable to even swim. And look at him now. Dropping into solid overhead waves and carving it up. https://video.nostr.build/03d7aa20ac688807f8974a317f3333709dec3a8d0345ef58bfa4381263b8b902.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi There is no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. There is only hard work, taking personal responsibility for your own future and Bitcoin. And you don't need to wait for a rainbow to find it. It's available for anyone to use. Right now. That being said... Rainbows are pretty. https://image.nostr.build/d53436aabe6480fb9a8c104f934ecf36a22d17372dca0445f840d6f7edb5fd4d.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi And... It is done. The spirit of Bitcoin Ekasi. The first thing you'll see as you drive into this township. Shout-out to @nprofile…u8vx and @nprofile…fczh for building one of the coolest things I've ever seen. https://image.nostr.build/3e72faadd50ea2acd4da007be1ddef53f9ff104de5a4472b2992065ba061e579.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Bitcoin Township Mural Loading... (98% complete) https://video.nostr.build/7bc5590af2a862d031ff34d52062e9965c9317e6f97322293d2f87c7d7152ba3.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi It can be frustrating, yes, but it can also be highly rewarding, when you see people coming to the platform you've built and, because it's not thrown at them, but introduced in a roundabout way, they start asking questions of their own accord. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi At least partially, it depends on where you're coming from. Hence building the right platform from where to speak can make all the difference. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi One of the most important things we could possibly do right now, is to build platforms that allow us to speak about Bitcoin and Nostr, to people outside of Bitcoin and Nostr. And it's not easy. It's never easy telling someone who doesn't yet know that need something, that they do indeed need that thing. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Opening of Bitcoin Bowl done! Epic day at The Surfer Kids HQ. The skating expo by the professionals was unreal and he kids are stoked! And the artwork... I don't know what to say. That dude is something else. Words cannot describe. Beyond grateful. Block. CashApp. @nprofile…gaw8 🙏🏼💥🧡 https://image.nostr.build/b5ab1522c399a6f726b2f979387b30a323d01994da9430806fa15a4d81fb29e9.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi That's insane! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Kaboom!!!💥 https://image.nostr.build/02a640c32ba727beacd55900f1edd05006fd6ab5c0842aa4e01a268c4f157292.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi It was a moody weather day in Mossel Bay today. https://image.nostr.build/686a72c70790b94ebe51f8c3b11581f33b611375173c7c10137ac6bb1d2bb210.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi We'll get there. But not everyone goes at the same pace with all things. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi More and more, slowly but surely, I come to Nostr to do what I would previously have done only on Twitter / X. Not all at once, but little by little. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi epic!! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi The professionals have pulled in and we're getting warmed up for the opening day at the Bitcoin Bowl this Saturday!!! 🔥💥⚡️🧡 https://video.nostr.build/f286deafd58084bce71ec6e6c339d2867bb3dcfef28aa37af3f8ea06d6cb3f1a.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I hope so too npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I use email for all formal communications where a record of what is said matters, the rest is for more informal coms npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 100% yes npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Sigh... I met with yet another blockchain, web3, crypto enthusiast yesterday... he works for a software development company that does full stack blockchain development, blah, blah, blah... But respect, the dude was curious about Ekasi, and made the effort to come to visit, which is awesome! However, again, he had no idea what lightning is, he operates under the assumption that Bitcoin is too slow for everday transactions, that we need other blockchains to solve that problem, he's entirely unfamiliar with the concept of sats, he thinks only in terms of BTC, he had no idea Bitrefill existed, and he's never bought anything with Bitcoin and was largely unaware that it's possible. Yet he figured that NFTs could solve loads of problems. But we had a great conversation, chatted for more than an hour, and he left with a lightning wallet and some sats, ready to start with the basics. Hyper-bitcoinization has nothing to do with hype. And everything to do with slow, focused and steady progress. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi It's Sunday afternoon braai time. https://image.nostr.build/5855e1ccdfd16289bce01994d01781dd104391c72dcea839b560ac8162991cd6.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 💯☝🏾 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi holy shit npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi As hard as it is (which I can only imagine) it's almost guaranteed that that person lives a sad lonely life. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Wish I could skate half as good as this kid, Alfonso, when I was his age. And wish I had that skate bowl then!! (Even if only a quarter the size) 😅😎🛹💥🔥🧡 So stoked for the kids!!! Wanna see it for yourself? Join us, next week Saturday, 20 July, when we're officially opening our newly constructed skate bowl! The day will feature live graffiti artwork, professional skaters ripping it up, and boerewors rolls for sale. So load up your #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork ⚡️wallet, pack your wheels, remember to bring a helmet, and pull in!! And if you haven't got Bitcoin, no stress, we'll exchange your fiat for sats, and assist with your first freedom money transaction! Enabled by a Blocks and CashApp #Bitcoin Discovery Grant. @nprofile…6nhw 🧡🙏 https://image.nostr.build/0962594a374d897ed0c12be0887bf36fde7542cf58e655d9ac46cd9bd886b73e.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I'm positive about the future of South Africa. Not that I have any faith in any politician, not at all. But it's a big deal for a liberation party like the ANC to avoid steering hard left when losing their majority vote. Which is what just happened in the recent election. The conditions were (and still are) ripe for radical far-left communist policies to take hold, and yet, that's not what we're seeing. Instead, we're witnessing a "return to the center" with a coalition between the ANC and their sworn enemies, the DA ... which is pretty miraculous, if you think about it. Many people say the miracle came in 1994 when the country did not descend into all out civil war with the first democratic election. But perhaps 2024 is the real miracle. The transition from an authoritarian apartheid regime to democracy started in 1994. And only now, 30 years later, the final stage is in play. Things could easily have taken a turn for the worse. Rampant poverty, state failure, massive inequality, desperate living conditions for millions. This is the stuff that advocates for communism and total state control breathe and live off. And the already leftist ANC had the option to go that further down that route with a different coalition. And yet, they did not. While the west is in obvious decline, and the East is gravitating toward authoritarian regimes, I feel quite comfortable sitting where I am, knowing that, at least for now, more common sense seems to have prevailed here than in most other places. This not a vote of confidence, it is too early for that. But it is a tentative feeling of positivity. I've always known that there's massive potential here. If politicians allowed it. By applying more common sense, sticking to their job and mostly just getting out of the way, there's no reason that that potential can not be realized. Yes, I'm quite positive about the future of South Africa. https://image.nostr.build/75219de3bef70fc101b39fda8632ce124c0074084d427c45999d64abd6cdf5c7.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi With butter. On a fire. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 4,865 km later, we're back home in Mossel Bay, South Africa. We left Praia do Tofo, Mozambique, on Thursday, and arrived home today, 4 days later, driving 8 to 10 hours every day to get here. Travelling that far by motor vehicle is something else. Sure, it's slow. You could cover twice that distance with an overnight flight. While doing it by car took 3 weeks, all in all. But there's something else about it. You see things you'd otherwise never see, from a perspective you'd otherwise never have. Especially if you're doing it with a 4x4. https://image.nostr.build/8c14f8334db07013f4cf8b9872cf4388762440ef9ba763c12578a24fb1241498.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi we paint the logos of companies / organizations that have a direct connection to our project. there's no specific cost. although some do make donations of various kinds. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 👉🏾 Money Badger 💥 I don't know how no one else claimed this name.. because this is the coolest name ever for a #Bitcoin company!! @npub1y0f…m5py 😎🤘🏽🤩 You wanna know what else is super cool? 1. The founders of the company pulled in to help paint their own logo. 2. Thanks to Money Badger, you can spend sats at approx 1,600 PicknPay supermarket locations around South Africa. Insanely cool! 💥🤯🧡🇿🇦🌍🔥 And the painting is super cool too! Thanks to @npub10vu…8djm and the crew, @npub1y77…dd2m, Mbasa, and Sandiso for another beautiful township painting! https://image.nostr.build/58a96570b46acf8e095556257cc7ba2acac2e939c7bd006cec537f7b91de3232.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi They are harmless, like whales they eat only plankton. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi By far one of the most epic experiences I've ever shared with my 7-year old son. Swimming with a whale shark. This one was about 10m. They grow up to 18m. The largest living species of fish. Praia do Tofo, Mozambique 🇲🇿 https://video.nostr.build/67dfeae2246033d78d17ff8d55352e98f9bfa4e0981134419eda5781b1dc932c.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Life is better in boardshorts in Mozambique 🇲🇿 https://image.nostr.build/40191626e8799144881393fae1420975c0a8efcf161dfcba0865a6738a237094.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Inhambane city sightseeig self-guided walking tour with the family. Mozambique 🇲🇿 https://image.nostr.build/19921c5b9fb295f36f491d3d1c85d25553a8c7479e9ee87460c5485bd242326a.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi You don't always need a 4x4 to get there😂😅 https://image.nostr.build/17fe80a463c650ee6981a94510871b91138b7014bd65eb82797884df05f28f90.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 🧡🔥 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Fresh fish for dinner in Moz🇲🇿 https://image.nostr.build/636e4a9af347ea984703c27ee9f0bf4762ab8525e129c3a8de6db35d1fabebee.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Nah, it's good, I'm glad to be thinking about it. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi travelling with kids for three week, can't stop thinking about our conversation in Arnhem... npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi good to see you here! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi mozambique npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/3c42bc797a60eecb89bc1323de9abb2d8d5cd685970a19421e2c317414b44cd8.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Next stop: Tofinho 🇲🇿🏄🏾♂️ https://image.nostr.build/d025aa705fa24fcd6f55607fd8529e3e7f2abe4d63d564ba6d4c9613968ebd17.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi There's a mango flavoured sparletta that we don't get in South Africa, which is cool! The local beer is also good, called 2M, but I haven't drank alcohol in years, so soda it is😅 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Baby Want Suck? Not sure what they were trying to say, but whatever it was, an ice cold soda at the end of a long sandy road is a super welcome relief😂😅🥤🍼🍻 https://image.nostr.build/3e48dace83892ef52a7cdb3254595336b79aa7c04443d687844d6ef38fddf42f.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning from Mozambique 🇲🇿 https://image.nostr.build/16f78709ba9f76c06b5876a1df15678d9a0658e3b2fd8229146b7db543e3268b.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi We've arrived in Mozambique. 2,250km later.. https://image.nostr.build/1ce7f2631750d0027389245fafb9fb6dee3675b1a023fe5df8240dd7b7b76851.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi That's epic, will do thanks!!!🙏🏼🧡🔥✊🏽 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I'm super proud of this dude! @npub1g3a…0l3q just finished reading 'The Bitcoin Standard' by @npub1gdu…6nak Bongani is a 15-year-old learner in Gr. 10 at Indwe Secondary School in Mossel Bay. He's been with The Surfe Kids for several years, but when we opened Ekasi Center in 2022, he gravitated towards learning more about #Bitcoin Everyday, after school, Monday to Friday, he works as a teacher's assistant with our full-time teacher, @npub1lsg…mmvv, at Ekasi Center, helping her run daily Bitcoin Diploma classes, as part of the My First Bitcoin network. Bongani started working his way through 'The Bitcoin Standard' in Oct 2023 and finished it this week, with the help of a volunteer tutor, @npub1a95…snzq. In Bongani's own words, "this was the longest book he's ever read", and he had to learn a lot of new vocabulary, which impressed his tutor. The feedback from Jason was very positive. Jason and Bongani had weekly calls, where they would discuss the book, chapter by chapter, often breaking chapters up into sub sections. Super appreciative of the effort by @npub1a95…snzq This is an incredibly valuable contribution for which we're beyond grateful. Jason and Bongani will continue their work together and I've been told that the next book in line is 'Why Buy Bitcoin' by Andy Edstrom. I am optimistic about the future because of kids like Bongani. 🙏🏿🙌🏽🔥🌍✊🏽 https://image.nostr.build/5f8a7521218432695934ba491f1a0430d90275a9f16bb9da5dd2a7041e1f50f0.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi First day of a three-day drive to neighboring Mozambique! 750km done. 1500km to go. https://image.nostr.build/5ff9474980be1a177ebdade198138e2f7ab064dfd1abfd685c845e3a8f8904e6.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Pull in!!! https://image.nostr.build/ea8240344562ec7303a3a0a3472d4f7558dd5b46e6f91aef3e8eac82e86891dd.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi https://m.primal.net/IgvU.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi We're building something really cool at The Surfer Kids Diaz Beach HQ!!! It's blue, it curves and if you can't surf, it'll let you pretend you can. You wanna guess what it is😅😂 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Proof of Work. https://video.nostr.build/f98dd209ce8ca7c005ce297f77bc142d1cff2f9ffbe2533b66d0e4d119e3c692.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Yeah, people sometimes take fat chances😅😅 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 😅😂😂 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Having spent a fair bit of time traveling, this has developed into a curious annoyance these past two years. People wanna have it both ways when it comes to not checking their luggage. And I don't understand why airlines allow this. I get. If you travel light, no need to check a bag. I often do that. But dragging two or three big suitcases around, and still pretending that you're a light traveler, wanting the benefit of not checking luggage... seriously, WTF? https://image.nostr.build/fade9908bd7dc551011f4521244e9d17f8308478829f11f063366abd620474ad.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Cheers Portugal 🇵🇹 https://image.nostr.build/81d688c54bde6af82bec7595e10f786338be9922dee60fa38758703af90f2dd1.jpg https://image.nostr.build/214b700c5227979e6f507dc0e0f071ca2833d68be9c1c63fd77b2f82cfe6ee17.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 100% npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Heading home after @npub1uv2…rmr8 Really looking forward to seeing my wife and kids again! Not least of all because, this time, I remembered to get her a special souvenir. I think I'm safe😂😅 Thank you for the beautiful art @npub19pm…r4x3 🧡🙏🏿🔥 https://image.nostr.build/cfb9ada4255fdbea300d77af23ca6687fc6f75d08b2a0f4b772ec7bdc24c6713.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning! Flying home today from @npub1uv2…rmr8. Will be going through 5 airports, en route to Mossel Bay, South Africa. You know what that means. https://image.nostr.build/4444c8a064063fa0218a8b918616e494d6be48e7c15358465a693a8aed9022c3.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Great film! Look forward to sharing with friends and family! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi So far, all the hardware wallets we use been donated, but yes. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I wear Bitcoin merch all the time only because I hate shopping for clothes, and at conferences I can sort out my wardrobe without going shopping! Just hanging out with awesome people, spend a few sats, and viola! I arrive home with stylish new attire. https://image.nostr.build/dff44028e0f054e08841020698002e74c6a02c0f1d46d31f3b005577d613123c.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Left @npub1uv2…rmr8 with a beautiful quite from Rigel Walshe. What a fantastic conference, well done to the organizers!!! https://image.nostr.build/d64d08deebf3db811deace27f1ff887ac7bc3a96f2b0e4804e6b1a288dbf58f7.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi We asked our team: "Do you save in Bitcoin?" https://video.nostr.build/8ecd4d1385e31d7164fe797b0ca6b0f276c37e5e98515ad8971e8132fad894ae.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I replied, check your DMs npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi There's a livestream for @npub1uv2…rmr8!!! I'm on the main stage tomorrow at 12:40 (UTC+2) Excited to share a little more about the foundations that enabled the Bitcoin Ekasi project. https://youtube.com/live/T0vJ4uEsCwc npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi yeah, that's the one npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi nope, only lightning. you can't pay onchain at Pick N Pay. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I made it to the Netherlands!! Here for @npub1uv2…rmr8 Stoked!! Main conference is on Saturday, but loads of cool satellite events this week! Especially looking forward to the screening of Dirty Coin, tomorrow evening, and Nostrdam, Thursday evening. @npub1q2s…7zym @npub1vvq…v3s8 @npub1y67…q62h https://image.nostr.build/84e99bfc8aec226b873bc3c0da035f1c091afec5b46b3dd4ffdc578bf016a20e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/bf05882205830aeb2412b24ee8ac4b3cc264f1850818e861a00c4df5411fe78c.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/d60b44383254615df671bff92612607f7eb0c19fde1931206465bf637ea3f9e8.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Posting this here first. Twitter can wait. @npub13lj…cfhw is now represented in the township! Been using the batch payment feature to pay weekly salaries for over two months, for all 16 staff. Loving it! Thanks for making life easier and making #Bitcoin salary payments simplified! 🙏🏿🔥🧡🤩 https://video.nostr.build/8675ce9b9f5ec2241033c870ca747473adaa1aa447ebb9faba689b6c1da95443.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Nice!! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 6 weeks later. It is done. https://image.nostr.build/30ad4f91cc5879ac2529d21e4d55150391f991849e889ec89ef64c7dbde8ed07.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi this was an awesome show, thanks!! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi 6 weeks later all major work on the skatebowl is done!!! Only some finishing touches remain. We're planning an opening ceremony for mid-July. If you can't make it, don't stress, the park will always be open to anyone with a Nostr npub. For everyone else, the entry fee will be payable in Bitcoin only. All made possible thanks to a Bitcoin Discovery Grant from Block. Super grateful. npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m 🙏🏾🧡 #nevent1q…ashx https://image.nostr.build/a6facd85d72f4512a60c31f0f3c70466050da362ca1a8ae80df567de64ff86fd.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi I'm getting our team onto Nostr: Luthando, Community Lead npub10vudmjqhr8kn2kv2pxhezt2h5t5c9zauwq8qr56nhdn64yacsqyqf08djm Chuma, Senior Surf Coach: npub1jp5cftfvtpr3qpchuclf6qa964slsez46kjlnqhwkq04mlytns5sztrpuu Lukhanghele, Junior Surf Coach npub1evle54c9s2ldjh2w3mx2h9xetswhsd9hea2kfv6qmekgqgn6l82s0sd980 Akhona, Lifesaving Instructor npub1y77fgz0kqgnj32hjwp732qtzh355nzg2jkjezfzuq6frhs4htrxswadd2m Thinus, Special Projects Coordinator npub1fcpmzcqvtpd0pzm37nq88qtuvjdhr2tl69rpyrspwqa2dmqs9gaq9css9y This isn't all of them, but it's a good start. Will add and repost if we get more to join! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Watch @npub1evl…d980 buy school snacks using @npub12vk…pugg the Social Bitcoin Wallet. Lukhanghele works for our project, at The Surfer Kids HQ, as a Junior Surf Coach, and he earns a weekly salary, paid 100% in #Bitcoin. He also rips!!! Stoked to get more of the Ekasi team onto Nostr! https://video.nostr.build/0e54011c615347d53a49294dd97d052cf6dba20000d285950661a4ed148ea674.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning. https://image.nostr.build/cff81f0ca8bd40a3fa8540e62ff8ade1bf2319fa45ae7b0f7c358e5b05baa285.jpg npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Yes, there is some KYC, if the video implied that there wasn't, that was not intentional npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi You can do whatever you want. But if all you're doing is pointing out that I post more on Twitter, then don't bother. Because, yes, I do. And so what? I also post more on Nostr than on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, combined. And that's after using those platforms for many many years. Compared to only a year on Nostr. If I onboarded someone new to Bitcoin, and went back a year later with your attitude, pointing out as you do, that they still use fiat more than Bitcoin... i might as well stop doing what I'm doing. I think, the only thing you've actually demonstrated, is that you need to chill out take a step back, and get some perspective. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi You judge people based on how often they post rather than what they post? That's fucking lame. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Quality matters more than quantity. I post when i have something important to say. In the meantime, I work. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi We have two locations with uncapped wifi where coaches and community members can come to browse the internet, use Nostr, and learn about Bitcoin. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Not sure which other African countries this is available in, hopefully many. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Yebo, they're here, will post npubs. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Yes, it's not cheap, off course, but it is super interesting. The spread on this is almost 20%. Very expensive. But it's the first time I'm able to buy sats with phone credit. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi loving Nostr. and loving the Primal app. not sure how they did it, but Primal managed to build into their wallet a way to buy sats with phone credit. i posted a video of that, and the response from local south africans were incredible. there's no other lightning wallet that does that. as far as i know. and as far as south africa concerned, and wider africa perhaps, if nostr apps become easy gateways to acquire your first sats, that would be a game changer. the tricky part is always exchanging fiat for your first sats. there's unavoidable friction with fiat exit points. because fiat is a system of gatekeepers. and it feels like we'll never get rid of that in the fiat world. we can only circumvent it. and perhaps, with Nostr, because it's frictionless to connect people, that can become the gateway to making your initial bitcoin acquisition frictionless. so if I'm onboarding a person to Bitcoin, for the first time, I'm actually onboarding them to Nostr, because that's where they'll likely acquire their first sats. not sure how this would work, but that's the feeling I'm left with after using primal to make the easiest Bitcoin purchase I've ever made. npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Watch @npub1g3a…0l3q buy school snacks using @npub12vk…pugg, the Social Bitcoin Wallet. Bongani works for our project, at Ekasi Center, part time, and earns a weekly stipend, paid 100% in #Bitcoin. Stoked to get more of the Ekasi team onto Nostr! https://video.nostr.build/c316c312014b46c08fff9989138868fc6f7bd0c3b8766159bfa30b774ae315ee.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Nice!!! npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Buying #Bitcoin with phone credit (airtime) using the Primal app on Nostr 🤯 The easiest way of buying small amounts of sats that I've encountered. We need more lightning wallets that let you do this. https://video.nostr.build/13fd6ccf3ae14b5db04018f15c3844e07af1c66cf9567aba04d5999963d3260a.mp4 npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec bitcoinekasi Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/fe4869e719a5d06af79a1550c8436f8b6a1ade91a9376bb28f3da923e95277b7.jpg