South Africa: Building, Bit by Bit

In "South Africa: Building, Bit by Bit", Carel van Wyk unpacks the grassroots and enterprise-level push to bring Bitcoin into everyday use across South Africa. As a pioneer behind SnapScan, Luno, and MoneyBadger, Carel helped orange pill the second-largest retailer on the continent—enabling Lightning payments at thousands of stores nationwide.

This talk covers the playbook that’s driving real adoption in one of the world’s most unequal societies. From building merchant tools to supporting circular economies like Bitcoin Ekasi and Bitcoin Witsand, Carel dives into what’s working, what’s next, and why Bitcoin offers a path toward economic inclusion in South Africa.

Speaker Info:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/carelvwyk
Org: https://moneybadger.co.za

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