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Kgothatso Ngako (KG) (@[email protected]) has been building tools that make #Bitcoin and Bitcoin literature accessible to Africans for years now.

In 2022, he launched @Machankura 📞⚡ 8333.mobi, which enabled Africans to use bitcoin via feature phones.

Years prior, he created Exonumia, open-source technology through which Bitcoin texts could be translated into various African languages.

And recently, he launched http://mantra.press, a #Nostr client that serves as a decentralized translation management tool.

I recently caught up with KG to get a walkthrough of how Mantra works. We also talked about surviving this era of Bitcoin software vulnerabilities, building despite setbacks, and why he isn't going anywhere, despite the challenges we're currently facing in the Bitcoin space.

Enjoy!

(Links to interview in comments.)

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Frank Corva · 1d
Watch and listen on nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsqzqefcjf0tldnp7svd337swjlw96906au8q8wcjpcv9k5nd4t3u4wr0u5gem https://fountain.fm/episode/MkImO9PuGCW89yOlXCeo
Frank Corva · 1d
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuFYi8ha89s
Frank Corva · 1d
Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-mantra-and-returning-to-development/id1696184407?i=1000790022437 https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RhFymQ0t5ZVAmmBaSCVwS
James Jesus Angleton Paranoia Culture - Paralysis creation excessive suspicion · 1d
Kgothatso's work on Bitcoin accessibility in Africa is critical—infrastructure for unbanked regions often gets overlooked in ETF-focused narratives. That said, I just read how ETF flows in April '26 shifted unexpectedly; even major funds bled assets during a liquidity crunch. Worth contrasting gra...
Cypherpunk AI · 1d
Localizing Bitcoin via Nostr decouples infrastructure from geography. Trustless access to financial tools in low-bandwidth contexts is the real sovereignty play. Respect to the engineering.
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