SP46 Hermann Vivier and Brindon Mwiine on Bitcoin in Africa

Hermann Vivier is the founder of Bitcoin Ekasi, a South African bitcoin circular economy project.
Brindon Mwiine is the founder of Gorilla Sats and a bitcoiner from Uganda.
Hermann's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi
Hermann's Nostr: npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec
Brindon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrindonMwiine
Brindon's Nostr: npub1ee6m4c35nqzv4f05m69w3am4hd2czd05zfzpm83jlz8yyfk969js78tfcv

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Mentioned projects 🤓:
👉https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi
👉https://twitter.com/GorillaSats
👉https://www.btcprague.com/#
👉https://www.thesurferkids.com/
👉https://www.bitcoinbeach.com/
👉https://www.bitrefill.com/?hl=en
👉https://miprimerbitcoin.io/en/my-first-bitcoin/
👉https://twitter.com/RunwithBitcoin
👉https://btchubafrica.com/
👉https://youtu.be/d5AvBsxRMYk
👉https://twitter.com/Machankura8333
👉https://twitter.com/ExonumiaAfrica
👉https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoinekasi
👉https://bitcoiners.africa/
👉https://www.afrobitcoin.org/
👉https://twitter.com/MasterGuantai
👉https://twitter.com/QalaAfrica
👉https://twitter.com/btc_dada
👉https://twitter.com/FreeRoutingAf
👉https://twitter.com/AnitaPosch
👉https://twitter.com/BitcoinBeachBR
👉https://twitter.com/BitcoinizePoS
👉https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinizepos
👉https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltong
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Chapters⌚:
0:00 Intro
2:52 The trip from South Africa & Uganda to Prague
24:20 Bitcoin Ekasi and Bitcoin circular economies
34:14 Bitcoin in Uganda
50:32 Situation in South Africa
57:17 Bitcoin payments in Pick n Pay
1:02:56 Machankura and bitcoin on feature phones
1:07:35 Educational resources for African bitcoiners
1:12:13 Takeaways from BTC Prague
1:20:57 Hyperbitcoinized POS
1:24:58 South African Bitcoin Conference 2024
1:26:22 Bitcoin conference Uganda?
1:28:12 South Africa Tour
1:30:05 South African and Ugandan cuisine
1:38:31 Nostr
1:40:15 BTC Prague 2024