BCB110_ERIK HERSMAN: Powering Africa’s Future—Bitcoin as a Solution to the African Energy Problem

Erik Hersman, CEO of Gridless, joins Josh and Dan to discuss how Bitcoin mining can improve Africa. Erik is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and led several successful companies, including iHub and BRCK. He is now the CEO of Gridless, a company that is using Bitcoin mining to improve access to electricity in rural Africa.

In this conversation, Erik discusses the challenges of providing electricity to rural Africa and how Bitcoin mining can help to address these challenges. This is an important conversation for anyone who is interested in the future of Bitcoin and its potential to improve the lives of people around the world.

Other topics covered include:

• African life
• Bitcoin assisting energy generation
• Dan’s experience with prison wallets
• How Gridless is improving African grids
• How energy waste can be monetized
• Lifting Africa without a handout

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ITEMS MENTIONED:

• Gridless
• iHub
• BRCK
• Ushahidi

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