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That’s one of the most important questions,

Calling all stackers! Leave a comment below to let the SN community know what you're working on this week. It doesn't matter how big or small your project is, or how much progress you've made.

Just share what you're up to, and let the community know if you want any feedback or help.

Couldn't respond right away, but I'm still working on my Satsera project, and the natural part of building something meaningful is, progress often feels slower than we’d like. But every step, even the frustrating ones, brings us closer to the breakthrough.

A Liquidity Flow Model For Onramp — From Centralized to Decentralized

Bitcoin adoption in Malawi faces a major bottleneck: there’s no reliable way to swap Malawi Kwacha (MWK) into Bitcoin. Exchanges don’t serve the local market, mobile money operators don’t offer a bridge, and the only option left is decentralized peer-to-peer trades. I believe that, without a simple on-ramp service, sats remain out of reach for everyday people.

Satsera is being designed to fix this, by acting as the easiest bridge between MWK cash and or mobile money (Airtel Money, TNM Mpamba) and the Bitcoin (Lightning Network). Once liquidity flows through Satsera, individuals can graduate into reliable P2P exchange platforms like Mostro

Here’s a possible liquidity flow model, based on my heartfelt experience, my little knowledge and my great passion for adoption.

1. Stage One: Satsera as the Seed On-Ramp

Since every market needs a starting point, in Malawi, that starting point will be Satsera.

Users pay with Airtel Money or TNM Mpamba.
Satsera delivers sats over LN directly to the user’s wallet.
When users sell, Satsera receives sats and pushes MWK back via mobile money.

At this stage, Satsera is the counterparty — providing reliability and trust while the market grows.

2. Stage Two: Gradual Peer-to-Peer Transition

Once enough users hold and use sats, P2P trading becomes natural.

Individuals who already stack sats can offer liquidity to others.

Satsera becomes the initial liquidity seeder but slowly hands over the market to individuals.

3. Stage Three: Mostro P2P Exchange

With a base of liquidity and users, the market matures into open P2P exchange.

Monstro provides the platform for individuals to post offers, negotiate spreads, and trade sats for MWK directly.

Satsera’s role shifts to onboarding, from education (proudly provided by Bitcoin Boma) while Mostro handles decentralized liquidity.

The network is no longer dependent on a single counterparty, but rather liquidity becomes peer-driven and antifragile.

4. Flow of Funds

Buying BTC (MWK → BTC):

User pays MWK via Airtel Money/TNM Mpamba.
Satsera delivers sats over Lightning.
Later, the user may sell those sats directly to another peer on Mostro.

Selling BTC (BTC → MWK):

User sends sats to Satsera.
Satsera pays MWK via Airtel Money/TNM Mpamba.
Eventually, the same user could bypass Satsera by trading directly on Mostro.

5. Why This Matters

This model balances trust and decentralization:

In the early stage, Satsera guarantees that trades work and sats actually arrive.

In the long run, liquidity isn’t dependent on one entity — it spreads across individuals through Mostro.

The endgame is true peer-to-peer MWK ↔ BTC liquidity, with Satsera as the ignition spark.

Closing Thought

The liquidity problem in Malawi won’t be solved by foreign exchanges or corporate partnerships. It will be solved by locals using cash or mobile money to stack sats, and eventually trading peer-to-peer on P2P platforms like Mostro.

Satsera lights the fire, the community keeps it burning.

Thanks for any kind of help.