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Machankura Boosts African Bitcoin Adoption Without the Internet

Kgothatso Ngako has developed a tool called Machankura, which enables Africans to use Bitcoin without access to the internet. It uses Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol to send short text messages, and can interact with the Lightning Network for fast and free Bitcoin transactions. Currently, 2,900 people across 8 countries are using the tool, and it could potentially expand to serve those without internet access.

Kgothatso Ngako has developed a tool called Machankura, which enables Africans to use Bitcoin without access to the internet. It uses Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol to send short text messages, and can interact with the Lightning Network for fast and free Bitcoin transactions. Currently, 2,900 people across 8 countries are using the tool, and it could potentially expand to serve those without internet access.

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