Abubakar Nur Khalil is the CEO at Recursive Capital, a ₿ Trust board member, and a co-founder at Qala.
Abubakar and I discussed his role in overseeing Jack Dorsey and Jay Z’s ₿ Trust, Bitcoin and Lightning adoption in Nigeria and Africa more broadly, investing in African Lightning startups through his work at Recursive, and educating the next generation of Bitcoin developers.
00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Abubakar Nur Khalil Intro 12:00 - What Motivates Abubakar To Build on Bitcoin? 17:56 - The Evolution of Payments & Banks in Nigeria 26:46 - Bitcoin’s Role in Helping the Banked & Unbanked 34:09 - Is Bitcoin A Hedge Against Inflation in Nigeria? 38:40 - Abubakar’s Role in Jack Dorsey & Jay Z’s B Trust 57:55 - Factors Limiting Lightning Adoption 1:02:45 - What Applications Will Accelerate Lightning Adoption? 1:18:33 - The Lightning Round
The episode is on Fountain as well:
⚡️ E31: Abubakar Nur Khalil on the ₿ Trust and Lightning Innovation in Africa
https://play.fountain.fm/episode/7276998213
Stephen Livera also had this guest on for an episode:
🎧 SLP359 Abubakar Nur Khalil – Bitcoin in Africa, Qala, B Trust, Recursive Capital | Stephan Livera
#16126
https://stephanlivera.com/episode/359
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