SLP441 Hermann (Bitcoin Ekasi) - Actually Banking the Unbanked

Hermann from Bitcoin Ekasi joins me to chat about his journey banking the unbanked:

• Being inspired by bitcoinbeach
• Conditions in the town in Mossel Bay, South Africa
• Shops taking bitcoin payment
• Dealing with volatility
• Why maximalism is practical
• Using services like Bitrefill
• Bitcoin education centre - built with bitcoin / Paxful

Links:

• Site: BitcoinEkasi.com 
• Twitter: @BitcoinEkasi
• Twitter: @vryfokkenou
• Article: Bitcoin Ekasi: The Township One Year Later 
• Thread about ‘maximalism’: https://twitter.com/BitcoinEkasi/status/1600820061375459330

Sponsors:

• BTCPrague.com (code LIVERA)
• Swan Bitcoin
• Mempool.space
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)
• Blockstream.com