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SLP441 Hermann (Bitcoin Ekasi) - Actually Banking the Unbanked
About this episode
Hermann from Bitcoin Ekasi joins me to chat about his journey banking the unbanked:
- Being inspired by bitcoinbeach
- Conditions in the town in Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Shops taking bitcoin payment
- Dealing with volatility
- Why maximalism is practical
- Using services like Bitrefill
- Bitcoin education centre - built with bitcoin / Paxful
Links:
- Site: BitcoinEkasi.com
- Twitter: @BitcoinEkasi
- Twitter: @vryfokkenou
- Article: Bitcoin Ekasi: The Township One Year Later
- Thread about ‘maximalism’: https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi/status/1600820061375459330
Sponsors:
- BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA)
- Swan Bitcoin
- Mempool.space
- Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
- Blockstream.com
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