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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @lightwalker OP 7 Sep 2023 \ parent \ on: Bitcoin On Africa’s Feature Phones bitcoin

https://8333.mobi/malawi Is a web interface. Machankura is basically USSD based

0 sats \ 7 replies \ @south_korea_ln 7 Sep 2023

Removing the www it worked... did you receive 1000 sats just now? How long does it take to show up on your phone? You then need to cashout wherever internet is available? Do you pay fees to cashout? Who lets you cash out? Instead of cashing out, can you transfer to non-custodial wallet?

100 sats \ 4 replies \ @lightwalker OP 7 Sep 2023

Oh! Almost instantly reflected in my wallet. Just got an sms like within seconds. Thank you. I can instantly withdraw to another lightning wallet. @south_korea_ln

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln 7 Sep 2023

Cool! Is it being used a lot? Is it growing?

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @lightwalker OP 7 Sep 2023

People are yet to realize its potential. Majority of the unbanked population rely on mobile money services, which are expensive for cross-border payments. Machankura charges a flat fee of 1%. I'm one of the early adopters of Machankura, and am working on introducing more people to the service.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln 7 Sep 2023

Great! Please use what I just sent to your Machankura account to onboard more people ;) Have a great day!