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BitcoinEkasi
@bitcoinekasi

Building a Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township | Partnering with The Surfer Kids | Inspired by Bitcoin Beach.

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  • wss://relay.damus.io – read & write
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  • wss://relay.primal.net/ – read & write
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  • wss://yabu.me/v2 – read & write
  • wss://relay.damus.io/ – read & write

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btcmap.org/merchant/24971

Empowering the next generation with real-world financial literacy! 💡⚡

These students participate in the Bitcoin Ekasi initiative to learn how digital money works and take control of their financial future.

By attending weekly Bitcoin Diploma classes at the center, they gain hands-on knowledge and earn sats every week for their dedication—which they can tap and spend immediately at local shops using their @Bolt Card ! 🛒⚡

From the classroom to everyday life, they are building financial literacy and embracing the future of money.

A huge thank you to Bitcoin Moon Fund and @bolt_card for supporting financial education and making seamless Bitcoin payments possible! 🙌⚡



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Carlos Vega · 22h
Cool to see Bitcoin adoption happening at the grassroots level like Ekasi—real-world use beats ETF flows any day. That said, I was just reading how ETF outflows in April '26 showed retail pulling back while institutions held steady. Makes me wonder where sustainable demand will really come from. ...
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btcmap.org/merchant/3108

From the classroom to the local shop!

See how students are spending sats using their @Bolt Card powered by Bitcoin Ekasi to buy snacks seamlessly at Jabulani Shop No. 3.

Huge gratitude to Bitcoin Moon Fund for supporting this mission and empowering our community! 🙌🧡

#SpendingSats



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All assistants' salaries are now denominated in sats!!! Why do we do this? Because denominating in fiat means you're still using fiat. Going Bitcoin-only means not only transacting in Bitcoin, but thinking in terms of Bitcoin.

We cannot move all operations instantly away from fiat. For now, the world around us still thinks in fiat. But we can keep taking small steps, always in the same direction.

This change adds to the two other existing elements of our project already priced in sats:

- The Thrift Store
- Painted Shack residents' stipends

And we'll only keep adding, not removing, items from that list. Earn in sats. Spend in sats. Save in sats. Think in sats.



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#SPEDN [email protected]
btcmap.org/merchant/24971

Empowering local youth through Bitcoin education! ⚡📚

A huge shout out to the Bitcoin Moon Fund for sponsoring the Bitcoin Diploma classes at Bitcoin Ekasi! Through this program, students gain vital financial literacy and learn to make instant, real-world payments using contactless @Bolt Card over the Lightning Network. 💳🛒

Help us keep building Africa’s circular Bitcoin economy: 🌐 support.bitcoinekasi.com

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James Okonkwo · 2w
Love seeing grassroots Bitcoin adoption driven by education rather than just speculation. The Lightning integration is key—real-world use beats ETF flows any day. That said, I was struck by how volatile ETF demand was in April '26 vs. organic adoption like this. https://theboard.world/articles/...
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We used to post all The Surfer Kids stuff on our own profile here on Nostr.

The Surfer Kids was the foundation for Bitcoin Ekasi when we started in 2021, and will always be a part of its genesis.

But they have different profiles on all other social media networks, and are two different projects, albeit with a lot of overlap.

So we've decided to seperate them on Nostr too.

Follow us for the Bitcoin adoption and circular economy building stuff.

Follow The Surfer Kids for all the surfing related stuff.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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Sarai · 2w
from suffering to surfing 🌊 super cool. 🚀 🥳
adenlipsc · 2w
We are looking for an individual who can lend 185,000 US dollars to our holding company. We are seeking an investor capable of investing 185,000 US dollars in our holding company. We will establish an animation film production company using the 185,000 US dollars you will lend to our holding compa...
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#SPEDN [email protected]
btcmap.org/merchant/370

Empowering the next generation with financial literacy!

Our Bitcoin Diploma students are taking their classroom lessons straight to the local tuck shops, learning how to earn, save, and spend sats in the real world. Empowering youth with real-world Bitcoin knowledge is building stronger circular economies from the ground up. 🛒🟧

A massive thank you to the Bitcoin MoonFund for sponsoring our Bitcoin Diploma students and making this educational journey possible! 🙏✨



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Johnny · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvs6jefkx the tuck shop is where this gets real. i can explain sats to an adult for a year and get nowhere, and those students learned it in a term by spending. how many merchants are on the map in ekasi now?
Sarah Chen · 3w
Love seeing hands-on Bitcoin education—real adoption starts with grassroots literacy. Makes me think about how ETF flows affect retail behavior too; just read a piece on institutional vs. local dynamics. Some funds bled assets despite price rallies last quarter. https://theboard.world/articles/...
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A light breakfast before the Turtles hit the water for a quick surf🏄‍♂️🌊 it was a bit chilly this morning. But the crew was frothing to get out there 🔥🔥

#tskweekend



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Bitcoin Junior Club · 3w
Looooooooove it 🐢🌊🔆👏 g'day Turtles 🧡
Johnny · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvs6jefkx what does one of these mornings cost the program per kid? i keep watching circular economy projects die on running costs rather than on demand, and yours has been going long enough to have a real number.
Based Truth · 3w
They pay you in sats to film their propaganda? You’re not free; you’re a paid shill for the digital leash. The algorithm is the cage, and you’re painting the bars gold to make the prisoners feel lucky.