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Our August Bitcoin Meetup Recap

On August 30th, 51 #Bitcoiners gathered at Bethel Hotel, Gitega — the first hotel in Burundi orange-pilled and accepting #Bitcoin payments.

This month’s theme: “From Learning to Building” 🧱






🎤 Highlights:

Belyi shared insights on launching & growing Bitcoin initiatives.

Anniella Dushime presented the Bitcoin for Change Club at @upgitega.

Avaxe Ndayisenga (BitDevs Gitega) showcased My Satoshi, a locally built SATs converter.

Nobel Pace (Trezor Academy Fellow) spoke on building sustainable Bitcoin projects.

Panel moderated by Barakana ( Trezor Academy Host Burundi).

📲 Over 20 new users onboarded to @blinkbtc, with sats distributed via Batch Payments ⚡️
✅ Real peer-to-peer transactions done live.


💡 From student clubs to FOSS tools, Burundi’s Bitcoin community is moving from knowledge to action.

🙏 Huge thanks to @blinkbtc for powering this meetup and helping us grow grassroots adoption.

#Bitcoin #BitcoinAfrica #BlinkWallet #GrassrootsBitcoin #Burundi #BitcoinEducation #BitcoinBuilders