unicef gives money to african company
https://9needs.netafrican company gives money to a company
http://consent.global/our-teamconsent.global are using a blockchain that is part of the hyperledger(banker blockchain), but used for identity, not "value"
nothing bitcoin related.. moving onLet's be a bit more optimistic, Franky1
They did say, “I believe that there is a very near future where we will be using blockchain,
the
bitcoin blockchain maybe, other distributed ledgers, to do central operational tasks,” ... I think they might be testing the water to see
what technology will take off and which technology will suit their needs.
.... I hope they chose Bitcoin.
9needs are in the need of medical/identity databases, not a funding platform.
they obviously have a banking partner (barclays africa) so bank accounts and international funding is not the issue. their needs are about medical and identity.
as for bitcoin africa.. 7cents in america.. is worth alot of sweat and tears in africa.. bitcoin has priced itself out of third world countries already due to the transaction fee alone being a barrier of entry to bitcoin.
as for africa's financial need
mpesa is cheaper
mpesa is more user friendly
mpesa is more accessible
bitcoin has become something that is no longer better than the old africa fiat system or current mpesa system. dont expect much bitcoin action in africa.
its why hyperledger (sidechains/LN) is the bait and switch for the african unbanked. just a shame that it will not settle back to bitcoin, but instead divert to hyperledger for the third world users.
ofcourse africa needs blockchain ID.. how else will a future cheap hyperledger do its KYC checks
i am optimistic about bitcoin. i am just a realist and aware of the adversaries to bitcoin.
i dont just sit back and take one for the team(blockstream) and have "hope" the team will rain their silky "liquid"(another blockstream alt) over us to give bitcoin more utility.
too many people sit on their hand and let bitcoin lose its ethos and lose its open nature and freedom of use/innovation, waiting for something inspiring to happen