How Bitcoin Is Empowering Africa: A chat with Nikolai "Okin" Tjongarero

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Trezor Talks

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Welcome to Trezor Talks, the official podcast from the creators of the world’s first crypto hardware wallet. Join us at Trezor, as we dive deep into insightful conversations with our team of experts, industry thought leaders, and innovators shaping the future of crypto security. Whether you're new to crypto or a seasoned pro, Trezor Talks is here to offer a fresh perspective on the world of digital assets, security, and self-custody.

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How Bitcoin Is Empowering Africa: A chat with Nikolai "Okin" Tjongarero

Trezor Talks

58 minutes 44 seconds

10 months ago

How Bitcoin Is Empowering Africa: A chat with Nikolai "Okin" Tjongarero

Join Josef Tětek, Trezor Academy Lead and author of Bitcoin: Separation of Money and State, as he sits down with Nikolai "Okin" Tjongarero. Okin is a Bitcoin Maxi, Digital Entrepreneur, Published Poet, and social Commentator born and raised in Windhoek, Namibia. He hosted the first African Podcast to be listed and streamed Bitcoin via Podcasting 2.0 (FromTheJump). Okin currently serves as the Chief Bitcoin Officer at EasySats and Bitcoin Mining Namibia.

In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the opportunities for Bitcoin across Africa, getting into details on how adoption is growing at the grassroots levels.

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(00:00) Introduction (includes some insights into Namibia) (05:00) Buying Bitcoin in Namibia: Easy or Challenging (12:54) Discussing Namibian music and Black Vulcanites (14:03) What is EasySats? (15:48) Staying in Namibia Vs moving abroad (17:50) Introducing Bitcoin to newcomers (Best technique) (20:23) Pain points with Namibia's banking system (23:44) CBDCs in Africa (27:30) Opportunities BTC brings to Africa (Mining) (30:03) What is the Sovereign Key? (36:55) Driving Bitcoin adoption in Africa (40:32) Empowerment by Bitcoin (47:30) Africa as a fertile ground for Bitcoin adoption (49:28) Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025 (54:42 )Top 3 life priorities (56:58) Connecting with Okin (58:18) Conclusion

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