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October 20, 2013, 01:13:46 AM |
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@borjaserra is doing a great work spreading the word of bitcoin in Africa  |
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The grue lurks in the darkest places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.
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October 23, 2013, 09:56:10 AM |
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November 11, 2013, 02:07:41 PM
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November 11, 2013, 02:39:00 PM |
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bloody awesome!!! Can't believe how corrupt the borders are down there. Ugh.
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November 21, 2013, 10:39:59 AM |
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Africa remains very underepresented in this map: http://coinmap.org/ |
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http://bitcoinmagazine.com/8883/localbitcoins-motorcycle-trek-through-africa-benin-to-angola/ After 2 days, we arrived to the more civilized region of Douala where we did our fourth bitcoin exchange. Thanks to our bitcoin contact in Mali, we were introduced to Dani who was interested in exchanging. Dani was kind and paid us (for our) bitcoins in advance as we had some technical problems. We made a good friend and spent the weekend ‘resting’.  After speaking French through 11 countries we finally arrived in Angola. As a native speaker of Portuguese, things got easier for me and for our bellies. The food is amazing here just like my hometown.
It’s a beautiful country and there are such friendly people here. No corruption so far and lots of ATMs. Everyone is very helpful as well. After 4 days in Luanda with some friends, we are on the road again. Today we did 515 km to Lobito where we met a contact to do our fifth Bitcoin exchange, this time to Angolan Kwanzas. Another successful Bitcoin transaction!
The Internet is getting faster as we head south.
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December 12, 2013, 03:10:36 PM |
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As far as I'm concerned, getting 5 Bitcoin exchanges in Africa, with their time and tech constraints, is a huge win! Hopefully they should not have many problems getting their 6th in South Africa. If they could make a small detour into Zimbabwe that would also be awesome, given their recent monetary troubles... although that is probably too much to hope for, given the distances involved. But it would definitely make the headlines! Remember this?  |
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December 12, 2013, 03:30:08 PM |
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From where they are a detour to Zim is a couple of 1000kms. They should have not problems in SA to do exchanges. localbitcoins.com is quite active here. Also an online exchange at www.bitx.co.za. |
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December 18, 2013, 12:08:58 PM |
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#BitcoinAfrica proceeds to Namibia! http://localbitcoins.blogspot.fi/2013/12/bitcoinafrica-proceeds-to-namibia.htmlNamibia seemed to be easy cake to find a Bitcoin trader in, since there was a Bitcoin enthusiast already there.
"Yesterday we managed to do another trade with a Namibian guy, he said that is following all the stories of the trip through your magazine since we started. He took some pictures of our bikes to proof with his friends that it was all real.
He told us that is convincing all his friends to start using bitcoin and after this it would be easier." |
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December 19, 2013, 11:57:17 AM |
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#BitcoinAfrica proceeds to Namibia! http://localbitcoins.blogspot.fi/2013/12/bitcoinafrica-proceeds-to-namibia.htmlNamibia seemed to be easy cake to find a Bitcoin trader in, since there was a Bitcoin enthusiast already there.
"Yesterday we managed to do another trade with a Namibian guy, he said that is following all the stories of the trip through your magazine since we started. He took some pictures of our bikes to proof with his friends that it was all real.
He told us that is convincing all his friends to start using bitcoin and after this it would be easier." This is really an excellent response! You guys are doing a wonderful job! |
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January 06, 2014, 09:56:22 AM |
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Cape Town!  |
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http://www.coindesk.com/best-real-world-bitcoin-merchant-pioneers-this-year/The Best Real-World Bitcoin Merchant Pioneers of This Year December 29, 2013 Riders Borja and Elvis took on a task that would be daunting even with a suitcase full of US dollars: an epic motorcycle journey from Morocco to Cape Town, stopping in around 16 different African countries along the way.
The fact that they decided to fund the adventure at every stop by trading bitcoins with locals made the challenge even more impressive.
The duo were sponsored by LocalBitcoins, who have done much to bring bitcoin into the physical world by making face-to-face trading simple and accessible. The company also provides the most popular form of bitcoin trading in countries where bank transfers are difficult or impossible.
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January 06, 2014, 02:27:27 PM |
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Cape Town! Wow great guys: That's the most southern point of greater Cape Town -> http://goo.gl/ucFHli (google maps) The most sourther tip of Africa is a couple of hours drive away -> http://goo.gl/Sgf1QF |
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January 06, 2014, 05:31:31 PM |
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Congrats!  |
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February 12, 2014, 07:47:20 PM |
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Africa’s largest bank The Standard Bank of South Africa, part of the Standard Bank Group, is headquartered in Johannesburg and is Africa’s largest bank with over 53,000 employees. Founded in 1863, in 2012 it had headline earnings of US$1.8bn and total assets of $183bn. http://www.coindesk.com/africas-largest-bank-trials-bitcoin-integration-system/ |
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