Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2026

Bitcoin Accounting Systems—Enabling Unit of Account Adoption
2026-01-30 , Machankura

As bitcoin adoption accelerates, accounting for payments is the next hurdle for serious builders and users. Most early adopters rely on spreadsheets for tracking and reporting which is time consuming, and limits their ability to generate proper financial reporting. I share real-world lessons of circular economies who have benefited in fundamental ways as they have adopted bitcoin accounting, integrated with their payment layers to really use and see bitcoin as a unit of account.


As bitcoin adoption accelerates, accounting for payments is the next hurdle for serious builders and users. Most early adopters rely on spreadsheets for tracking and reporting which is time consuming, and limits their ability to generate proper financial reporting. I share real-world lessons of circular economies who have benefited in fundamental ways as they have adopted bitcoin accounting, integrated with their payment layers to really use and see bitcoin as a unit of account.

Roark found bitcoin at block 715895 and never looked back. He is involved in supporting and leading many projects including https://bitbooks.com/ using his capital, financial and softare experience. He and his partners have a goal in 2026 to donate BitBooks to 1,000 local project organizers and companies accepting bitcoin in circular economies.

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