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@lightwalker
119,496 sats stacked
stacking since: #242142
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I was born and raised in one of the poorest countries in Africa, where the majority of the population still remains unbanked, and without internet connection. Just like most of the countries, communication is censored by central authorities in favour of large corporations, and not the citizens.
These three names, drew my attention.
  1. Bitcoin, essential globally, enables anyone to store, send and receive money, anywhere at any time, in a decentralized manner, without relying on any central authority.
  2. Machankura, vital to Africa, enables the sending and receiving of bitcoins on a feature phone and without internet connection in Africa, using the USSD technology.
  3. Nostr, important for global communication. It is simple, enables global, decentralized, and censorship-resistant social media.
I think these are some of the available solutions to achieve economic freedom and independence.
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360 sats \ 8 replies \ @siggy47 2 Sep 2023
Welcome! Are you involved with the wallet? If so, are you doing an AMA?
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20 sats \ 6 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
I am involved with the wallet. I've actually been using it for some months. My interest in this is, the ability to send and receive Bitcoin via Lightning Network, powered by Machankura.
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682 sats \ 2 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
I have a few friends I introduced to the wallet. The only challenge is, there are currently no Azteco merchants in Malawi. Nevertheless, anyone can become a Bitcoin merchant, to enhance the full adoption of Bitcoin, especially using Machankura, which enables accessibility without internet connection.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 2 Sep 2023
You need internet for Azteco online, right?
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
Only the merchant needs internet, but the buyer doesn't. The buyer simply loads the Bitcoin voucher directly into Machankura Wallet without internet connection.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 2 Sep 2023
Fantastic! Do you know of other people in Malawi who use the wallet? Do many people in Malawi know about bitcoin?
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
Machankura Wallet will officially open office in Malawi soon. I think upon opening the office, people will have enough courage to use the wallet. Currently, people can conduct P2P Bitcoin trading. For instance, the seller transfers enough Bitcoin to his/her Machankura Wallet via Lightning Network from whatever source, prior to selling. He/she then sells the Bitcoin to a Machankura Wallet user without internet connection.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
A good number of people in Malawi know about Bitcoin, and actually use it for various reasons. There are currently very few people who use the wallet, most of which were introduced by my fellow Orange Pillers and me.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 8 Sep 2023
I'm not directly involved. But I'm currently testing the wallet's features in my country, on behalf of the tech team. Always in touch with the team, giving feedback on how to fix issues.
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @birdeye21 2 Sep 2023
Happy to have you 🫡
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394 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
Thank you. I'm so glad to be here. I'm just an Orange Piller for Machankura Wallet in Malawi, hoping to see wide adoption of Bitcoin.
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17 sats \ 2 replies \ @lightwalker OP 5 Sep 2023
I've a question. What's the "sats in rewards" with a timer, down the page?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 5 Sep 2023
When the timer hits 0, Stackers News pays out all the collected sats rewards that day to the community. Currently, @k00b is running an experiment to reward top posts/comments, so if you want a share of the pie, start posting/commenting more!
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 5 Sep 2023
Thank you. That's what I needed to know.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AG 18 Sep
Howdy @lightwalker and welcome to SN
Just want to introduce you to the ~AGORA territory, a place to buy or sell your products and services with other stackers and obviously use bitcoin P2P as a medium of exchange.
Read this intro guide whenever needed, and if you have any feedback or suggestion on how we can make this space more useful, please do get in touch!
Wish you great and prosperous times around this wonderful corner of the internet!
Stay humble, stack sats ;)
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 4 Sep 2023
Welcome. Stay humble, stack sats.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 4 Sep 2023
Thank you. Very happy to be part of the solution.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @btcthinker 3 Sep 2023
Welcome!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @wacher 3 Sep 2023
Welcome!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @rkfg 2 Sep 2023
Are you sure the number is correct? Looks like some asterisks were eaten by markup.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
Two asterisks are eaten up, at the beginning and between 8 and 3. Thank you for the observation.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @rkfg 3 Sep 2023
I think you can format the number with backticks so it's rendered as code: *384*8333*1234#
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 3 Sep 2023
Thank you very much. But I'm currently using a mobile phone.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @faradayfedora 2 Sep 2023
Welcome!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 4 May
Hello @lightwalker 👋
Welcome to the platform!
It's full of quality content so read and learn, try to contribute by adding good content.
Here are some intro articles that you need to go through in order to get familiar with the platform and its ideology:
I stay open for any questions or comments you might have.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 3 Sep 2023
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lightwalker OP 2 Sep 2023
Two asterisks are eaten up, at the beginning and between 8 and 3.
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