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Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town - 30 & 31 Jan 2026

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2025-02-25 15:53:12

We have some numbers.
At Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025 we hosted total 359 attendees over the course of two days, an increase of almost 70% over our 2024 total of 212 attendees!
STOKED!
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2025-02-19 15:28:02

I've noticed a major difference between X and Nostr.
People here don't seem too bothered when one talks about spending Bitcoin, in fact, here it seems to be encouraged.
Whereas on X... Holy shit! People get soooo triggered if one just dare mention that sats may be spent.

2025-02-02 15:05:33

Woman in Bitcoin, at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town.
@nprofile…3zee https://m.primal.net/OMvK.jpg

2025-01-24 16:46:54

All speakers at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town get a custom branded NFC card, loaded with enough sats to buy a delicious coffee, at the @nprofile…0u6u Barista.
The cards are reusable and can be loaded with more sats, which can be spent at booths around the venue. Made possible thanks to @nprofile…tmj8!
If people aren't spending sats at your conference, is it really a Bitcoin conference?
https://video.nostr.build/ccaf709f51888420a0b80511a8637af5ed1ad940dafeaaeec5748cf134aca70b.mp4

2025-01-24 15:34:11

Main stage, final talk of the day.
Gridless - addressing energy poverty in Africa.
Speaker:
Janet Maingi Gridless Co Founder and COO
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2025-01-24 11:19:29

On the Machankura stage we have a panel of speakers, talking about small business adoption.
Speakers:
John Paul Jones | Wiggle Car Hire
Corné van Zyl | Thunder Car Wash
Ricki (Roderick) Allardice
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2025-01-24 03:42:29

Here we go!
We're going live in about 3 hours:
Machankura Stage - Day 1 Livestream
https://www.youtube.com/live/n9LgQx8A8eE
Blink Stage - Day 1 Livestream
https://www.youtube.com/live/yuy3rSUn3fA

2025-01-23 11:58:46

Reminder - Film Screening Tonight, 6pm!!!
Unbankable ‘Can Africa Save the West?’
We'll be screening 'Unbankable' on the 23rd of January, at 6pm, as an official opening to Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town, at the historic Labia Theater!
Get your tickets here:
https://pretix.eu/machankura/unbankable/
Watch the trailer:
https://unbankablemovie.com
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2025-01-22 21:18:29

Unrelated to the getting-kicked-off-of-twitter-thing, from earlier today, tickets for the conference are almost sold out. We might have to close sales before Friday morning.

2025-01-22 09:39:29

Our account on X has just been suspended.
We're moving to Nostr as our a primary source of information during the conference, until further notice.
The way I feel now, fuck X. Never going back there.
This is shaping up to be a hugely successful conference, tickets are basically sold out, we have some two of the largest political parties involved with senior leaders participating, there's huge excitement...
...and two days before the conference, we kicked off from Elon's pet project, for undetermined reasons.

2025-01-20 15:25:39

Not coming to Cape Town for this week's conference?
Well, other than an awesome high-signal Bitcoin conference for boots-on-the-ground adoption, here's what else you're missing out on...
https://video.nostr.build/098dc6c660090753d0f8877effd0e94c3c054ccd5e950522d34880c625b57a34.mp4
(Video by: unravelsurftravel.com)

2025-01-11 13:05:55

Speaker Announcement:
@nprofile…4k8c always had a passion for open source and new technology. In 2016 he founded the “blockchain & crypto” team at Rabobank -one of the largest Dutch banks- where he quickly learned that the only real use case for a blockchain is Bitcoin.
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After trying to educate the organization to no avail for eight years, he decided to go full time bitcoin by working at Satsback.com, Daedalus Labs and of course the open-source BTClock project.
Get Tickets:
https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org

2025-01-08 10:10:34

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2025-01-03 19:44:07

Speaker Announcement:
Nathan @nprofile…ah2e is a tech entrepreneur with 25-years experience in building companies.
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He finally grokked Bitcoin in 2021 and has been obsessed ever since. He co-founded @nprofile…8qzu, Gamertron (an 8-bit lightning video game business with his son) and also delivers Bitcoin education workshop for kids.
Get Tickets:
https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org

2025-01-02 22:01:24

Speaker Announcement:
Frank Corva @nprofile…8dlu is the business and political correspondent for Bitcoin Magazine as well as a contributor to Forbes Digital Assets, where he documents Bitcoin adoption around the globe.
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Frank has lived on five different continents and, before finding Bitcoin, he taught English to immigrants in his hometown of New York City.
Frank will be doing a Bitcoin writers' workshop. If you'd like to explore the world of Bitcoin journalism, sign up for the free workshop here:
https://pretix.eu/machankura/writers
(Space is limited and cannot be guaranteed without a writers' workshop ticket.)
Get Conference Tickets:
https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org
(You will need a conference ticket to attend the writers' workshop.)

2025-01-02 21:56:33

Speaker Announcement:
Cole Tuckett is a Bitcoin Educator who helps people secure their bitcoin using the best tools and practices.
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Get tickets:
https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org

2025-01-02 21:50:22

Speaker Announcement:
Nicholas Nell @nprofile…5v29 is a father, author, healthcare practitioner, strength coach, martial artist and Bitcoiner.
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Nick uses his deep skills in facilitating healing, fostering care and inspiring people to be better humans. These skills span acupuncture, herbal and homoeopathic care, kettlebell, aikido, Katori Shinto Ryu, Goju Ryu, Jiu Jitsu, olympic lifting, trail running, parenting, and Bitcoin.
He uses an overarching philosophy derived from this proof of work, to help people discover greater aliveness and vitality. He thrives on using his ongoing investigation into life and meaning to help people find the wisdom that is sometimes missed in the profusion of information.
Get Tickets:
https://za25.adoptingbitcoin.org

2024-11-22 20:07:29

Do you need a better reason than this 👇👇👇 to take a trip to #Africa and attend either one (or both) of the two amazing #Bitcoin conferences being hosted on the continent in December 2024, and January 2025?
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2024-11-22 14:13:40

‘Can Africa Save the West?’
Super stoked to announce that we'll be screening Unbankable on the 23rd of January, as an official opening to Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town.
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Watch the trailer here:
https://unbankablemovie.com
Synopsis:
UNBANKABLE is an investigative documentary that embarks on a seven-year, seven-country journey that seeks to unravel whether Africa’s rich tapestry of tradition, innovation and experimentation holds the key to Western economic revitalization.
https://unbankablemovie.com/synopsis

2024-01-11 07:02:02

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Cole is a South African Bitcoin educator who produces step by step video guides covering popular Bitcoin tools and topics. Find links to his content via his X/Twitter profile @ColeTU.
Meet Cole and join us at #AB24CPT January 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/cole
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2024-01-11 07:00:21

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Nikolai Okin Tjongarero is a Bitcoin maxi, digital entrepreneur, published poet, and social commentator from Windhoek, Namibia. He is also Chief Bitcoin Officer at Easy Sats and BTC Mining Namibia.
Join us at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/nikolaiokintjongarero
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2024-01-11 06:58:21

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Marthinus Grobler is Chief Architect for Tipolis, a company establishing free private cities across the world. His focus includes multiculturalism through political decentralization.
Join us at Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/marthinusgrobler
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2024-01-10 20:11:50

The speaker schedule for Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town is live!
https://pretalx.com/adopting-bitcoin-cape-town-2024/schedule/

2024-01-09 15:08:22

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Lorraine Marcel is Founder of Bitcoin Dada, focused on educating African women on Bitcoin in order to close the gender gap, eliminate misinformation, and accelerate #Bitcoin adoption across the continent.
Join us at #AB24CPT Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/lorrainemarcel
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2024-01-09 15:01:49

SPEAKER ANNOUCEMENT:
Brindon Mwiine is Founder of Bitcoin Kampala in Uganda, a growing Bitcoin circular economy inspired by successful models like Bitcoin Beach & @npub1zkr…k6ec. He is also Co-founder of Gorilla Sats.
Join us at #AB24CPT in 🇿🇦 Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/brindonmwiineb
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2024-01-09 14:58:22

SPEAKER ANNOUCEMENT:
Abe Cambridge is Founder/CEO of The Sun Exchange, named one of the 10 Most Innovative companies in Africa for it's disruptive approach to solar finance, utilising #Bitcoin to solve Africa's energy crisis.
Join us at #AB24CPT Jan 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/abecambridge
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2024-01-09 14:56:38

SPEAKER ANNOUCEMENT:
Ben van Hool, Chief Operating Officer of Jan3 will be presenting on JAN3, @AquaBitcoin wallet and #Bitcoin adoption by wildlife NGOs in South Africa.
Get your tickets to #AB24CPT and join us in Cape Town 🇿🇦 from January 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/benvanhool
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2024-01-09 14:50:58

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
Hermann Vivier is co-founder of
The Surfer Kids (est. 2010) and founder of
@npub1zkr…k6ec (est. 2021), both in the Mossel Bay region of South Africa.
Learn more and get your tickets to join us at #AB24CPT from January 26-28: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/hermannbuhrvivier
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2024-01-09 14:48:24

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:
We're excited to have Joe Hall, aka
@npub1lr2…dl6a
join us as Master of Ceremonies for #AB24CPT next month in Cape Town. Joe is a #Bitcoin journalist, filmmaker, and presenter.
Meet Joe, and join us from January 26-28, 2024 🇿🇦: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/speakers/joenakamoto/
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2023-10-05 11:43:57

Find out more about the theme of the upcoming Cape Town Bitcoin conference in this episode https://youtu.be/RlnMt6wxQ5A

2023-10-04 06:23:12

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@npub1guh…6hjy we would love to have you as a speaker!

2023-10-04 06:22:09

The Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conference is going to a unique experience. In South Africa, parallel institutions like Sakeliga, Afriforum and Solidariteit operate in an extremely effective manner to fill the vacuum left by an incompetent state.
What we aim to achieve with this conference is to bring these institutions and their members into a forum with Bitcoiners and let the magic happen.
Check out this interview between local South African bitcoiners, Hermann Viviers & Ricki Allardice about the conference, and what you can expect from it.
https://youtu.be/RlnMt6wxQ5A
You can grab your tickets to the conference here: https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/

2023-09-29 15:15:45

Cape Town Bitcoin CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Attention #Bitcoin township builders:
Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town
26 - 28 Jan, 2024
We hereby invite builders from South Africa's townships to apply for an attendance grant, to attend the Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town Conference.
If you live or work in a South African township, and you want to build with #Bitcoin, to encourage adoption at a grassroots level in your township, then this is for you!
The past two years have opened up a window for us. We've seen first-hand that #Bitcoin adoption can have a positive impact in a South African township setting and we'd like to use the Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town conference as a platform, to encourage further adoption at a grassroots level. Specifically within South Africa's townships.
We want to hear what you want to build. And if we like what we hear we want to help you attend the conference and (potentially) help fund your idea following the conference.
Whether it's a circular economy project, a soccer tournament with prize money paid in Bitcoin, Bitcoin education, or whatever you have in mind. As long as it encourages #Bitcoin adoption at a grassroots level, specifically in a South African township setting.
Proof of work for previous projects will be considered, but if this is your first time building something, do still apply. Lack of previous experience does not automatically disqualify you from consideration.
Send your proposal to:
capetown@adoptingbitcoin.org
No need to apply if you just want a free conference ticket and do not have the perseverance to actually build what you've proposed. Also, #Bitcoin only.
The conference organisers are not under any obligation to select any proposal. No amount of funding and/or support for attending the conference, and/or subsequent project support, is guaranteed and will depend entirely on proposals received and the discretion of organisers.
If you want to support this cause and contribute towards the fund, or sponsorship of the conference in general, please contact:
capetown@adoptingbitcoin.org
Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2024 is hosted by @Machankura8333 and organised under the @AdoptingBTC brand.
Conference website:
https://adoptingbitcoin.org/capetown-2024/
Find us on twitter:
@AdoptingBTCcpt
Official conference announcement:
https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi/status/1684858631643111424

2023-09-27 14:35:57

Why host a Bitcoin conference in Cape Town?
South Africa is a world leader in government incompetency. It is what it is. But this situation has resulted in some world leading parallel institutions being built to fill the vacuum left by the state. Schools, colleges, security, community upliftment, electricity production, you name it, we have motivated individuals building it. These organizations are a shining light of what can be achieved through proof of work.
However, the missing piece of the puzzle is sound money. All of these organizations operate using our local currency, the Rand. They also make use of the local banking infrastructure. They stand to loose all that they have built should the Rand suffer a collapse, or should the banking infrastructure be weaponized against them by a malevolent state.
Bitcoiners have been building alternatives to the fiat system for the past 13 years. We understand that the seperation of money and state is vital for mankind to flourish. But we can't do this alone.
It's time we bring these two groups together. The builders of a sound society require sound money.
At Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town, we aim to make this happen.
Come join us in the most beautiful city on earth and be part of something great.

2023-09-27 13:47:00

GM. Cape Town is the most beautiful city on earth and it's about time it had a Bitcoin conference.