Bitcoin's Role in African Innovation and Community Building

Femi Longe is the Global Bitcoin Development Lead at the Human Rights Foundation. The HRF has been supporting bitcoin developers, designers, and educators with grants and assistance for over five years with a focus on expanding bitcoin's usage as freedom money.

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HRF Dev Fund: https://hrf.org/devfund
Five Year Report: https://hrf.org/latest/bitcoin-development-fund-5-year-report/


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(00:00:00) AlJazeera Intro Clip

(00:03:19) Happy Bitcoin Monday

(00:04:26) Guest Introduction: Femi from HRF

(00:05:13) Oslo Freedom Forum and Bitcoin's Role

(00:09:04) HRF's Bitcoin Development Fund

(00:14:15) Bitcoin's Global Impact and Challenges

(00:21:15) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Projects

(00:31:29) Earning and Spending Bitcoin Globally

(00:39:02) Innovations in Bitcoin Transactions

(00:50:43) Investment and Support for Global Bitcoin Projects

(01:00:09) The Importance of the Africa Bitcoin Conference

(01:07:09) Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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