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Connect The World EP057 | Kgothasto Ngako | Machankura | South Africa
"Edward and Stef talk with Kgothasto Ngako, a software developer born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the founder of Machankura and working on projects that make Bitcoin more accessible in his community!
Machankura gives people the opportunity to make transactions over the Lightning Network via SMS text messages. So everybody can use an ordinary cell phone and a mobile number to get started!
Kgothatso talks about the potential his service has on other countries in the world without reliable internet access. They also talk about several different projects in South Africa, like Bitcoin Ekasi and Lightning education.
Want to know how Machankura wants to help the African continent? Join this last episode of 2022! Enjoy!”- Jonī Kyasshu
Connect The World
An English podcast where we guide you in the magic world of the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
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Top Ten Connect the World Episodes!
1) Ben Arc: https://youtu.be/zVYvrQhiWUU
2) Patrick van der Meijde: https://youtu.be/y1ktTuCjwnE
3) Hermann Vivier: https://youtu.be/Lu0l3pLHhic
4) Rusty Russell: https://youtu.be/yuLv65yh4Lw
5) Fiatjaf: https://youtu.be/ASGvNflolz0
6) Patrick Melder: https://youtu.be/jN4aLgZOpDM
7) Mick Morucci (and Stellios Rammos): https://youtu.be/SjBahBBVvqU
8) Rene Pickhardt: https://youtu.be/k8v2QDsigEY
9) Olga Ukolova: https://youtu.be/3bNK8npRzWE
10) Alex Bosworth: https://youtu.be/8O7zKoISDbU
And of course everybody else! Thanks for this amazing Lightning year!
➡️ Links from 21 minutes
• Machankura Website: https://8333.mobi
• Machankura Twitter: https://twitter.com/Machankura8333
• Machankura Github: https://github.com/machankura
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LN address: Joni_Kyasshu@LNTXBOT.com
LN address: ⚡️Joni_Kyasshu@LN.tips
LNURL: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7MRWW3UXYMM59E3K7MF0D3H82UNV9ACXZ7FLW4EK2UNFVS7NGV3NXYCRY8GST2Q
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 - Intro - “10 Questions”
02:20 - Part 1 - Connect The World community
12:24 - Top Ten Episodes and Thanks!
26:52 - Lightning Notes
28:28 - Part 2 - Guest: Kgothasto Ngako
37:54 - “21 minutes”
59:06 - Question from our last guest
1:01:31 - Outro
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