Fedi

With

, your security set up looks like that of institutional bitcoin security setups.

Your keys are stored:

1. In multiple locations
2. On multiple devices
3. On different software implementations
4. With multiple custodians

recently explained this on BMTV.

Community Custody spreads risk and responsibility across a handful of people, unlike self-custody. This custody model uses a shared Bitcoin wallet that comes with benefits that make it far more dynamic than the standard self-custody setup.

In our latest article, we share the 5 benefits of a shared bitcoin wallet.

Click here to read: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/five-benefits-of-a-shared-bitcoin-wallet

"A customer list is a target list — the only list that doesn't leak is the one you never collect."

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  at Imagine IF

"We must progress from open-source to open specs so that anyone can build their own version of the code...

Will your version have bugs? Yes.

But your bugs and my bugs won't be the same bugs — and that's the entire point."

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  at Imagine IF

For more on how this progression is happening, check out this article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/featured/ecash-ecosystem-rises-to-challenge-in-the-defense-of-decentralized-custody

People have managed money together long before joint bank accounts existed.

The Multispend feature in the Fedi app lets you save with your group in a shared wallet that you manage together.

In our recent article, we explained how Multispend works and how it differs from traditional joint wallets.

Click here to read: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/rethinking-joint-bitcoin-wallets-with-fedi-multispend

Take this as your reminder that whatever decision you make about how you custody your bitcoin should answer this question:

“How many independent things must fail before the money is gone?”

We've written an article which breaks down the different custody models to help you understand your options and choose what works best for you.

Click here to read the article: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-custody-compared-fedimint-as-the-fourth-way

Self-custody gives you control over your bitcoin because you hold your own keys.

With community custody, trusted Guardians distribute responsibility for the funds while users access private ecash and Lightning payments.

In our article, we break down self-custody wallets and community custody, how each works, and the trade-offs to consider.

Click here to read 👇

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/self-custody-bitcoin-wallets-versus-community-custody-fedimint-federations

Self-custody sounds simple, but managing your keys can be challenging.

Hermann Vivier of

points to this problem. Custodial Lightning is becoming harder to rely on, while self-custody puts all the responsibility on the individual. Lose access to your wallet, and no one may be able to help.

However, there’s a fourth way: Community Custody.

With community custody,

distributes control across a group of trusted Guardians. You get the security of shared control, removing the entire burden of key management from yourself.

For many people, community custody could be a better fit than self-custody.

Click the link in below to learn about the different custody models and why community custody is one you should consider.

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-custody-compared-fedimint-as-the-fourth-way

☕ Happy Ecash Coffee Day!

Five years ago today, someone bought a cup of coffee with ecash on Bitcoin for the first time. Here's the story of that coffee, and why it still matters.

October 3, 2021. Paralelní Polis, Prague, during the Hackers Congress.

sat down with freshly written code and one goal: buy a coffee with bitcoin, privately. After a bit of friction, the payment went through. It was the world's first purchase using ecash on Bitcoin. He paid through MiniMint, the early Chaumian ecash federation that became

.

Eric tweeted about it. It was just a coffee, but, in this moment, ecash was transformed from a great concept that didn’t gain traction four decades earlier to a reality.

Some ecash history: In the 1980s, cryptographer David Chaum invented ecash (digital money that works like cash) using blind signatures. Ecash is private, fungible, and untraceable.

Chaum’s company, DigiCash, was ahead of its time.

DigiCash had a weakness, though: it relied on the centralised banking system, which left it with a single point of failure.

Approximately two decades later, Satoshi Nakamoto built Bitcoin, money that's private and permissionless. Ecash finally had a decentralised foundation to be built upon.

Hal Finney received the first Bitcoin transaction from Satoshi. He saw Bitcoin's potential, and also its limits. He predicted it would need layers on top to give users stronger privacy.

Ecash is Finney’s prediction in working code. How ecash complements Bitcoin: 🔒 Privacy: blind signatures make payments untraceable ⚡ Off-chain: fast, cheap transfers that never touch the blockchain 🪙 Micropayments: small, everyday payments where on-chain fees would stifle spending

Since then, the ecash ecosystem has grown: Fedimint spreads custody across multiple guardians, so no single party can steal funds, censor payments, or be pressured into censoring them.

Cashu started out by offering a single-mint model that's easy to set up and has begun working on a federated model (more on that a bit further down). What is more, the ecash engineering community has begun to add a new layer of resilience for Fedimint users.

In September, Fedi CEO, nostr:nprofile1qqstqlfpduhsgghvqffdmqdx2yac6zcv0mu99y0m7k59au3l3hmclfcppamhxue69uhk2tnwdaejumr0dsq3vamnwvaz7tmgv5h8yetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un870mmefcalled on the Fedimint developer community to create multiple implementations of the Fedimint protocol as a means to reduce reliance on a single codebase.

The developer community responded at Bitcoin++.

At a recent ecash hackday, Eric, Joscha, and a group of Fedimint developers created three new implementations of the protocol.

(And they challenged other developers to build a fourth.)

Plus,

, creator of Cashu, recently shared his new “Federated Cashu” model, which includes a Blind BLS signature scheme.

The push for privacy continues beyond federated ecash, as well. Projects and protocols including Lightning, BitVM, Ark, PIPES, Silent Payments, WabiSabi, CoinSwap all can provide users with greater privacy.

Across Bitcoin, more and more builders agree that privacy can't be optional.

The stakes are real. People living under authoritarian regimes already use ecash, as do activists and journalists under surveillance and families who just want to pay safely and with anonymity.

We’ve seen this highlighted in the work that HRF does.

Without privacy, Bitcoin is open to coercion. With it, Bitcoin is a lifeline.

We started celebrating Ecash Coffee Day in 2024 to mark the 3rd anniversary. Since then, it has moved from a celebration to a call for action. Until Bitcoin has reliable privacy by default, for everyone, everywhere, the work isn't done.

So grab a coffee today ☕. Pay for it privately via the Fedi app or another app that supports private payments if you can. And recommit to building, funding, and supporting privacy tech. Paying privately is a basic human right.

Happy Ecash Coffee Day 🧡

With collaborative custody, you share responsibility for securing your Bitcoin across multiple keys or people.

Community custody takes a different approach. A group of trusted Guardians collectively holds the keys on behalf of a community.

But how does it work, and where does it fit within the broader collaborative custody model?

Our latest article explores both approaches, their differences, and how Fedimint makes community custody possible.

Click here to read the article: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/exploring-collaborative-and-community-custody-models-for-bitcoin

talks about threshold custody in this video, where a threshold of people must agree before funds move.

Fedi is built on

, where Guardians collectively secure a Federation’s bitcoin using multisig.

With Multispend, a threshold determines how many members of a group must approve a withdrawal from their shared fund.

They sound similar, but they serve different purposes.

Our latest article breaks down multisig and Multispend, how each works, and where they fit into shared custody and spending.

Click here to read the article: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/multispend-vs-multisig-whats-the-difference

ICYMI: our special episode with

, creator of

and co-founder of Fedi, is now live on YouTube.

The episode covers community custody, ecash, privacy and more!

Eric also hints at an upcoming update to make federation setup easier. 😉

Click to watch the full episode 👇

In Goma, the banks have been closed for over a year. Gloire Kambale Wanzavalere didn't wait for them to reopen.

He dropped out of a law programme in 2018 to study Bitcoin full-time. Today he runs Bridge Sats, an OTC desk and other projects.

Bridge Sats runs a federation on Fedi, and Gloire shared that payments are the core reason people in the DRC turn to it.

Read the full Builder Spotlight on Gloire: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/builder-spotlight-gloire-kambale-wanzavalere-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc

You can organise and run your savings groups with friends and family inside Fedi. Bitsacco operates the traditional chama (community savings) model within their community space.

And they achieve this with the multispend feature on Fedi.

Learn how to set up your own savings group using the multispend feature.

Link to learn how to use multispend: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/how-to-use-multispend

Bitsacco has shown it’s possible to run community savings groups like chamas or stokvels on Fedi, using the Fedimint protocol.

Watch the full episode on how Bitsacco runs its savings community on Fedi.

Please join

and

on Thursday, 27 August at 9:00 AM ET.

They'll be discussing how community custody via

works, breaking down our latest article on the topic.

Be sure to tune in via X, Instagram, or Nostr, and please leave any questions you have for Eric in the comments!

Click here to read our article on community custody: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/community-custody-a-way-to-hold-bitcoin-without-carrying-all-the-risk-yourself

In late 2023, Kelvin Makini grew tired of seeing glass bottles strewn about the streets of his hometown of Mitaboni, Kenya 🇰🇪.

So, he opted to do something about it.

He began collecting the bottles and selling them to local recyclers.

His operation, which he came to call

, has since evolved and expanded.

He and his team now upcycle glass waste, creating beautiful and unique glassware in the process.

What is more, this operation runs on bitcoin, and Fedi has become EcoBitz's wallet of choice.

Please read our latest post to learn more about the incredible work that EcoBitz is doing.

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/ecobitz-environmentalism-meets-bitcoin-in-kenya

Building a web app gives you more flexibility. More people can access your app, and you’re not limited to the app stores.

Just like Bitspenda, your web app can be listed in the Fedi Mini App Catalog, and different communities can access it on Fedi.

Learn more about Fedi Mini Apps and how you can have your Mini App listed on Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/explore-mini-apps

"One of the best ways to teach something to someone is to make a connection with something they already know." - Lorena Ortiz, Fedi Community Master for LATAM.

Click to watch the full episode of the Fedi Community Chat with Reyna Chicas of My First Bitcoin:

Imagine having such conviction in Bitcoin that you dedicate your life to educating people about it.

That’s Aditya’s story, which led to Bitcoin Bharat, a community focused on educating India about Bitcoin.

Watch the full episode of our Fedi Community Chat with Aditya of Bitcoin Bharat to learn more. 👇

Please join

,

, and Fishon Amos on Thursday, 20 August, at 10am ET.

They'll discuss how Tapnob provides a seamless Bitcoin-to-Naira gateway, why it works so well as a Fedi Mini App, and the state of Bitcoin adoption in Nigeria.

Be sure to tune in!

Life is a series of trade-offs, and after you have educated people about the trade-offs, as Frank Corva put it, “you leave the decision up to them, which is part of the empowerment process“.

Watch the full episode to learn more.👇

If you want someone to understand bitcoin, make it practical.

Renata Rodrigues, Head of Field Operations at Fedi, shares a good example of how being practical makes it easy for people to understand.

People don’t always realize just how much inflation can erode their purchasing power.

For example, in Malawi, the Malawian Kwacha was devalued by more than 40% overnight.

This is why Yankho of the Women of Satoshi Cooperative is working to raise Bitcoin awareness in his community.

Learn more about Yankho and the work he does in Malawi from our Fedi Community Chat episode on Bitcoin in Malawi

What we love most about communities is how they take action to solve their problems.

And as

said in the Fedi Community Chat episode with Bright of Bitspenda, builders in these communities don’t wait for institutions to come and solve their problems. They build tools to tackle them.

Click the link to learn how Bright solved the problem he identified in his community and built Bitspenda 👇

Please join

,

, and Reyna Chicas on Thursday, 13 August, at 10am ET.

They'll be discussing

, the work they do, and why Bitcoin education is more important than ever.

Be sure to tune in!

Ever wondered where

got its name?

Raj shared the origins of the name from the India pathshala system.

Click here to watch the episode with Raj of Bitshala for more 👇

Bitcoiners use BTC Map to find vacation spots where they can spend their bitcoin.

Learn more about BTC Map and how you can use it on Fedi.

Click the link to watch the full episode of the Fedi Community Chat with Nathan Day:

Remittances are a major driver of Bitcoin and crypto adoption in Mexico, as highlighted by our Brazil Community Knight, Viviane Pedro.

The efficiency of moving money at scale is what makes the difference to those communities, not inflation.

"...our team can now see the value of their work reaching far beyond our own walls and into the broader community, and they should be incredibly proud of that." - Jimmy Kostro

In this, the third and final part of our Spotlight series on the Bitcoin Learning Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we look at how the centre's co-founders, Fai and Kostro, are educating local Thai politicians and policymakers about Bitcoin, the parallels that the centre/Bitcoin Chiang Mai sees between Bitcoin philosophy and the long-distance running events it hosts, and what comes next for the centre.

Read more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/the-story-of-the-bitcoin-learning-center-in-chiang-mai-thailand-part-iii

Enjoy!

Please join Viviane Pedro,

, and Marcio Scocco on Thursday, 6 August, at 10am ET.

They'll be discussing Bitcoin Cabuloso and how they create awareness about Bitcoin.

Be sure to tune in!

ICYMI, the replay of our recent live stream with Raj of

is now on YouTube.

He shared how Bitshala helps developers make the journey of being a Bitcoin developer less lonely, valuable advice to anyone who wants to get started, and so much more.

Watch the full episode 👇

Malik, founder of Citrusrate, shares his reason for focusing on Bitcoin data in Africa to help developers.

If Bitcoin data in Africa is made accessible, it will unlock a range of apps that can be developed in Africa and for Africans.

Watch the Fedi Community Chat with Malik Balogun of Citrusrate:

In moments when people you talk to about Bitcoin don't believe what you're saying, Jon of

advises that you need to know how to respond.

Not everyone is going to accept Bitcoin as you do. But everyone will come to Bitcoin when it's their time.

Click the link to watch the full episode of the Fedi Community Chat with Jon of Harlem Bitcoin.

Are you searching for ideas of what to build for your community?

shares that the trick to figuring out what to build is to solve your own problem first.

When you solve your own problem, you're likely solving the same problem others have as well.

Bitcoin Bharat 🇮🇳 has educated 13,000+ Indians about Bitcoin since its founding in August 2024.

And they did this through in-person events.

Learn about their impressive work from our blog.

Click here: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/organization-spotlight-india-bitcoin-bharat

Ecash ensures your money is private. As

of Bitcoin Famba puts it, "privacy is security".

Watch the full episode of the Fedi Community Chat with Daniel of Bitcoin Famba 🇲🇿

Please join Shikhar Vaibhav,

, and

on Thursday, 30 July, at 10am ET.

They'll be discussing Raj's work at

and Bitcoin development in India.

Be sure to tune in!

"Bitcoin is not a short-term investment option... It is a [means for us to] actually do things as citizens."

Vale of Frutero Club outlines his philosophy on Bitcoin, which he also shares via Mariachi vs. Inflation, a Fedi Mini App game.

Piriya is known as the Andreas Antonopoulos of Thailand.

He has created Bitcoin content for over a decade.

His secret to staying motivated? 👉 Creating for fun 🤯

Watch the full episode of the Fedi Community Chat with

of

:

The more you know ✨

of

masterfully explains the bitwise right shift operation in Bitcoin's code and why he named his company after it.

In Part I of our series on the Bitcoin Learning Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we looked at how the center's co-founders —

and Fai — met and why they decided to open the center.

In Part II, we take a closer look at what the center facilities, from hosting meetups and BitDevs sessions to serving as the home for its extensive media operations. We also take a look at how the center has built a bridge with local universities.

Highly recommended reading if you're looking for a little pick-me-up in the depths of these here 'bear markets'!

Read the full story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/the-story-of-the-bitcoin-learning-center-in-chiang-mai-thailand-part-ii

ICYMI check out Part 1 of this series: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/the-story-of-the-bitcoin-learning-center-in-chiang-mai-thailand-part-i

68% of Americans say their financial data should never be collected — or only with explicit consent, every time.

TLDR: Financial privacy is NOT a fringe position.

New survey of 2,200 U.S. adults from Fedi, Cornell Tech Policy Institute (TPI) and

: https://financialprivacyreport.com

Learn more about the report: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/financial-privacy-is-rare-common-ground-among-americans-national-survey-finds

"When it comes to communities, ecash makes more sense..."

Fedi's Southeast Asia Community Master,

, on how Lightning ⚡️ solutions often rely on third parties, while ecash via

can be managed at the community level

Please join

,

, and

on Thursday, 23 July, at 10am ET.

They'll be discussing Citrusrate and the importance of knowing the bitcoin price in local currencies across Africa.

Be sure to tune in!

Please join

,

, and

on Thursday, 16 July, at 10am ET.

They'll be discussing the work that Piriya of nostr:nprofile1qqsvefl02swmsd5fgy7ewhz0dg67fmrnj9dzt9k8wpqjmy5xuuerzaspzemhxue69uhky6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skcqg6waehxw309anx2mnjd9ez6uewdehhgmmndp5juamfdczjnzmp does and bitcoin adoption in Thailand.

Be sure to tune in!

Four and a half years ago, Jimmy Kostro returned to Thailand, his favorite country of the 40 he visited while traveling the globe, to stay indefinitely.

Soon after, he met Napatsanun Chatchayaladasiri, who goes by Fai.

Fai introduced Jimmy to a community in need, and Jimmy introduced Fai to Bitcoin.

Not long after, the two founded the Bitcoin Learning Center, which aims to empower underserved communities via Bitcoin.

In this, the first part of a three-part series,

helps share this endearing story.

Learn more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/the-story-of-the-bitcoin-learning-center-in-chiang-mai-thailand-part-i

Most bitcoin price trackers tell you what bitcoin is worth in dollars. That number means very little to someone in Africa.

CitrusRate pulls live data from local exchanges across 18 African countries and shows you the price in the local currency.

It's now available as a Mini App inside Fedi.

Learn more about CitrusRate: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/citrusrate-check-the-bitcoin-price-in-your-local-african-currency

Join

,

, and Aditya Ranjan of Bitcoin Bharat this Thursday, June 11th, at 10am EST on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing the Bitcoin Bharat community and the work they have been doing in India. 🇮🇳

Be sure to tune in!

Stacker News (

) is a default Mini App on Fedi.

You can post, comment, zap writers, and get paid in sats.

Learn more about how to use it: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/get-paid-to-post-and-curate-content-with-the-stacker-news-mini-app-on-fedi

What does it take to build a truly global Bitcoin protocol?

, co-founder of

, has spent years making space for Brazilian developers in the Bitcoin open-source ecosystem.

Through grants, education programs, and Casa 21, Vinteum has helped 15+ developers land full-time roles at projects like Bitcoin Dev Kit,

, and nostr:nprofile1qyvhwumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsqzpy3fg4melylapvm4nug40c7elgs08lfycju09084yr9v7ey67amd8gg8xl.

Read the full story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/vinteum-is-making-space-for-brazilian-bitcoin-developers

Join

,

, Yankho Ngolleka, and Thandi Mtemang'ombe of Women of Satoshi Cooperative this Thursday, June 4th, at 10am EST on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing the Women of Satoshi Cooperative and their work with the women in Malawi.

Be sure to tune in!

If you're at the Oslo Freedom Forum today, make sure to drop by the Transformator Scene at 17:45 GMT+2 for this panel.

Our CEO

joins

of

, Anaïse Kanimba of Africa Bitcoin Institute, and nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqykgzky9fffy5hgl76jfay9ywy5y9j3hmzljxau9sq2z2unmsxn2qft38vk of nostr:nprofile1qy8hwumn8ghj7cfwdehhxtnvdakqzrthwden5te0v9j8yefwwd6sqgzlvmtavrztdc6lha6xk3ljdmez3npjggeva45jhsczgejgwdhlmvwx0vpk for a deep dive into Bitcoin adoption in practice what it actually takes to bring freedom technology to the communities that need it most.

See you there. ⚡

Join Viviane Pedro,

, and Maciej of La Casa de Satoshi this Thursday, May 28th, at 11am EST on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing La Casa de Satoshi, the work they do in the Bitcoin space, and how they use Fedi.

Be sure to tune in!

To call Gloire Kambale Wanzavalere a renaissance man is to perhaps understate his abilities.

As the founder of Bridge Sats, Kiveclair, and be-BOP as well as the co-founder of the Africa Bitcoin Conference

, he's paved the way for those in his home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Africa at large to adopt Bitcoin in a meaningful way.

We caught up with Wanzavalere to capture his story, including the details of what brought him to Bitcoin, what his "utopian" vision for Bitcoin in Africa looks like, the role he believes Fedi will play in the DRC, and what motivates him to build so relentlessly.

Please take a moment to read this important account of a builder and an entrepreneur who deeply believes in Bitcoin as a catalyst and a tool for transformation and who puts so much of his being into having it serve such a purpose.

Read the article: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/builder-spotlight-gloire-kambale-wanzavalere-of-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc

"You can post anything for your community, and people have immediate, around-the-clock access to it."

Jon of

shares his thoughts on how Fedi's Community feature is like a digital town square, a place where community members can post and obtain important info 24/7.

We're incredibly excited to be a part of the Node NBO project alongside Gridless,

, and the

.

Learn more about Node NBO: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/new-bitcoin-energy-and-compute-hub-node-nbo-opens-in-nairobi-kenya

Join

,

, and Jon of

this Thursday, May 21st, at 10am EST on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing Harlem Bitcoin and how they use Fedi for their community.

This will also be Renata's debut on the Fedi Community Chat!

Be sure to tune in!

Bitcoin is catching on in Ecuador 🇪🇨, especially among entrepreneurs and small business owners in the country. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

We spoke with JJ Chagerben and Fedi LatAm Community Master

to learn more about what's happening in the South American nation.

Learn more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/country-spotlight-ecuador

Join

,

, and Linda Kariuki this Thursday, May 14th, at 10am EST on X on our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing Bitsavers Eduhub, their work, and how they bring Bitcoin knowledge to different communities.

Be sure to tune in!

Join

,

, and

this Thursday, May 7th, at 10am EST on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7enfd36x2u3wdehhxarj9emkjmn99uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqgp74vj8ccamxh068rs8eggz7mdz3w5mn4rgwxthgw778g43mq9wa549jemv and how it's been a valuable tool for communities to discover merchants who accept bitcoin.

Be sure to tune in!

May the 4th be with you!

Our years of experience in supporting privacy for money and communication offers a new solution for digital trust.

More: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/digital-trust-without-surrender-or-surveillance

has been a favourite with communities on Fedi.

It's been a valuable tool to find and list merchants that accept bitcoin.

We're so glad BTC Map is a Mini App on Fedi.

Learn more about BTC Map: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/btc-map-helps-you-find-merchants-that-accept-bitcoin

Technology. Policy. Human rights. Privacy. Fedi is proud to be a big part of the agenda at

next week in Vegas.

Here’s where we’ll be. Hope to see you there.

👉https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/see-fedi-at-bitcoin-2026

A few years back, Achachilabtc returned to his home country, Bolivia, to 'Bitcoinise it.'

Since then, he and the team at Bitcoin Research (

) have made an incredible effort to do just that.

They've built Bitcoin tools for the Bolivian context, onboarded over 100 merchants, and educated countless number of Bolivians about Bitcoin.

And because transactional privacy is at the core of their mission, they've recently created their own Fedimint-based wallet service and have begun onboarding their community members to Fedi.

Learn more about the work of Achachilabtc and the team at Bitcoin Research in our recent Community Spotlight feature on Bitcoin Reach!

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/community-spotlight-bolivia-bitcoin-research

Join

,

, and

this Thursday, April 23rd at 10 AM ET on X on our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing the highlights from the recently concluded Conference Bitcoin Afrique, Bitcoin education in Francophone Africa, and existing Bitcoin communities in the region.

Be sure to tune in!

Join Dea Rezkitha, Frank Corva, and Vikas this Thursday, April 16th at 10 AM ET on X at our handle @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing

and

as bitcoin tools and how communities use them on the ground in India.

Be sure to tune in!

Humphrey Simwinga couldn't invest in U.S. markets as a Zambian. That frustration led him to Bitcoin and eventually to co-founding

, a Bitcoin circular economy in Zambia.

118 merchants now accept bitcoin in Livingstone, over 200 students have graduated from the Bitcoin diploma programme, and Humphrey's own app (BitZed) is now live as a Fedi Mini App, which lets Zambians pay anyone over MoMo with sats.

tells the full story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/community-spotlight-bitcoin-victoria-falls

A few years back, Dimas (@Silatoshi_id), co-founder of Bitcoin Indonesia (

), had a vision of educating his countrypeople about Bitcoin.

He's since brought that vision to life in an exemplary fashion, as he and his team currently help organize 40 meetups per month across Indonesia, support

(an open-source developer training program), and run

. They've also even educated members of the office of Vice President of Indonesia about Bitcoin!

For these reasons and many more, we couldn't be more grateful that Dimas and his team are teaching Indonesians to transact with bitcoin using nostr:nprofile1qqswq087qywczsjtkc9p960tpjcvn35gcdr39smefsr49cr33vmfauspp4mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7tcpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7280es3

To learn more about Dimas' story as well as how and why Fedi became the go-to Bitcoin payments app among Indonesians, please read nostr:nprofile1qqs27k4gnr5dzwm2aaaf7kj7dalyps8utt56c08cxq2hf6y5fz8yjucpzamhxw309aex2mrp0yh8xmn0wf6zuum0vd5kzmqpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqaa9s6p's full write-up on Dimas and Bitcoin Indonesia, which we've linked to in the comments.

Bitcoin is more approachable when it comes from someone you trust.

gives community leaders the tools to be Bitcoin agents and bring them directly to you on Fedi.

Learn more about the Minmo Mini App on Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/buy-bitcoin-through-someone-you-trust-with-the-minmo-mini-app-on-fedi

Motiv is building real Bitcoin economies on the ground.

They focus on education, local businesses, and community support to help people earn, save, and transact in Bitcoin. Today, they support hundreds of families each week through these circular economies.

Read the full story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/community-spotlight-motiv-peru

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Join Modibe Matsepane,

, and Sabina Gitau this Thursday, March 26 at 10 AM ET on X.

They'll be discussing

, the platform that lets you spend your bitcoin anywhere in Kenya, how you can use Tando directly within the Fedi app, and so much more!

Be sure to tune in!

Bitcoin education is most powerful when it meets people where they are.

has been doing exactly that and they're using Fedi to keep the community going between meetups with sats rewards, a Bitcoin 101 mini app, and more.

Read the full story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/community-spotlight-harlem-bitcoin

Join Modibe Matsepane,

, and Collins Mwanga this Thursday, March 19 at 10 AM ET on X at our handle — @fedibtc.

They'll be discussing Bitsacco's mission to empower people through community savings and why Bitsacco is migrating their community members to Fedi.

Be sure to tune in!

Making payments across Africa is possible with the Cashwyre Mini App on Fedi.

It makes us so happy that such platforms are available for Fedi users.

Learn more about how to use the Cashwyre Mini App:

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/spend-bitcoin-in-africa-with-the-cashwyre-mini-app-on-fedi

“Just send them some sats."

This is how Jon, one of the co-founders of

, introduces those new to the Harlem Bitcoin community to Bitcoin, and he uses

to send those sats.

The experience tends to be more powerful than starting with an explanation of how Bitcoin works.

Keep your eyes peeled for a full piece on Harlem Bitcoin next week 👀

"Once people start valuing privacy and trusted communities, I'm very positive that Fedi will take off."

Jon, a co-founder of

, discusses how he uses Fedi to pay out rewards in the Harlem Bitcoin community as well as how Fedi has become Harlem Bitcoin's "digital town square."

Full piece on Harlem Bitcoin coming soon!

Join Lorena Ortiz, Kilian Rausch, and

this Thursday, March 12, at 10:00 AM ET, as they discuss how Fedi users can use the Boltz Mini App and which Fedi communities are already using Boltz in Latin America.

Plus, Kilian will explain how builders can use Boltz's open-source code to create their own Mini Apps.

Be sure to tune in!

The bitcoin savings community, Bitsacco, migrated to Fedi to give its members the freedom to save and spend their bitcoin without permission.

Learn more about their story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitsacco-moves-to-fedi-reimagines-bitcoin-savings-communities

The bitcoin savings community, Bitsacco, migrated to Fedi to give its members the freedom to save and spend their bitcoin without permission.

Learn more about their story: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitsacco-moves-to-fedi-reimagines-bitcoin-savings-communities

Please join Bright of Bitspenda, Modibe Matsepane, and

tomorrow on X at 10:00 AM ET as they discuss the communities Bitspenda aims to serve and what they are doing with Fedi.

We love it when builders create tools that make it possible for others to use bitcoin in their daily lives. ⚡️

The BitSpenda Mini App on Fedi makes it easy for you to spend your bitcoin in Ghana.

Learn more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/meet-bitspenda-the-mini-app-making-bitcoin-useful-for-ghana-s-diaspora

There's a lot you can do with

. When you add it as a Mini App on Fedi, it can be your travel companion.

Learn how you can stay connected on your travels with Bitrefill: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/how-the-bitrefill-mini-app-keeps-you-connected-on-your-travels

Did you know you could protect your bitcoin from price swings on Fedi?

Stable Balance lets you lock in the value of your bitcoin.

Learn how to use Stable Balance to protect your bitcoin from volatility👇

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/protect-your-bitcoin-from-volatility-with-stable-balance

"When privacy goes away, all of our freedoms collapse."

That was one of the takeaways from the panel on digital privacy at Bitcoin Park, which discussed why privacy tools matter and how people can protect themselves.

Learn more here: https://bitcoinpark.com/open-house/privacy-panel-renata-rodrigues-econoalchemist-zack-cohen.html

Bitcoin Indonesia's Sats-turday Market demonstrated how different types of communities can adapt the model to their specific needs.

Learn about the success of Bitcoin Indonesia event: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-indonesia-s-sats-turday-market-a-closed-loop-bitcoin-system-in-action

Your reusable payment code (LNURL) is already in your Fedi wallet.

Reusable payment codes let you receive payments without generating a new lightning invoice every time. Get yours in 3 clicks.

Here's how to set it up and where to use it: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/how-to-set-up-and-use-reusable-payment-codes-(lnurls)-on-fedi

We added MoneyBadger, Bitspenda, Chapsmart, and Swoop to the Fedi Mini Apps Catalog.

Learn about these mini apps in our mini apps roundup.

https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/new-mini-apps-bitspenda-chapsmart-swoop-and-moneybadger

Incredible to see what Bitcoin Indonesia has accomplished.

They're bringing together 15 communities across Indonesia to introduce the closed-loop system, learn how it works, and experience bitcoin transactions at their Sats-turday Market event.

Learn more: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/bitcoin-indonesia-brings-15-communities-together

This is what paying with bitcoin in South Africa looks like.

Add MoneyBadger as a Mini App on Fedi and start paying merchants in bitcoin.

More here: www.fedi.xyz/blog/pay-with-bitcoin-in-south-african-stores-with-the-moneybadger-mini-app-on-fedi

Release 26.1.1 just dropped! 🎉

This update improves how you customize your personal space with Mini Apps.

✅ Drag and drop your Mini Apps to match how you use your favorite ones ✅ Add Mini Apps from the Catalog with one click (no need to copy and paste URLs) ✅ Remove Mini Apps you don’t need directly from the Mini Apps page.

…and so much more!

Learn more about the new release: https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/personalise-your-mini-app-experience