African Signals

A Blueprint for Bitcoin Mining and Energy in Africa

Reducing the electricity-access gap in underprivileged regions with minigrids and small-scale bitcoin data centers: An open-source blueprint for…

May 26, 2023 • 

Erik Hersman

November 2022

Banks, Borders, and Bitcoin in Africa

Why an L3 in Africa, pegged to Bitcoin, running through the Lightning Network disrupts everything

Nov 4, 2022 • 

Erik Hersman

September 2022

21st Century Villages

Small-scale, distributed Bitcoin mining as an economic enabler for renewable energy in rural Africa

Sep 26, 2022 • 

Erik Hersman

July 2022

A Practical Use of NFTs in Africa

JPEG art is cool, but real value in NFTs will be found in supply chains.

Jul 31, 2022 • 

Erik Hersman

November 2021

African Tech Hotlinks

Nov 9, 2021

Nov 9, 2021 • 

Erik Hersman

African Signals!

What's going on in African tech: Links, Deep-dives, and Stories

Nov 9, 2021 • 

Erik Hersman

October 2021