Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town

Kemal Yaşar

Kemal is a graduate of the Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science at the Ludwigs-Maximilan-University of Munich and the Director of Marketing at Galoy, a company developing free and open source software for bitcoin-native banking infrastructure as well as the co-organizer of the annual Adopting Bitcoin conference in El Salvador. With the El Zonte-born Blink Wallet, Galoy are building the bottom-up bitcoin adoption weapon for communities around the world to make bitcoin payments accessible and secure for the masses. He is also the founder of the Istanbul Bitcoin Meetup and the Yirmibir Bitcoin Community, developing Bitcoin educational resources in Turkish language.


Sessions

01-26
09:00
25min
Opening Remarks
Kemal Yaşar, Kgothatso Ngako, Hermann Buhr Vivier

Welcome to Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town!

Machankura Stage
01-26
13:50
20min
The Synergy of Open Source and Bitcoin
Kemal Yaşar

Delving into the indispensable role of open source in Bitcoin's evolution, this presentation unpacks how its principles are not just foundational but vital for Bitcoin's growth and adoption. We'll confront the challenges and triumphs of implementing open source in Bitcoin, showcasing its impact on the ecosystem. From the development of innovative tools like Blink to the dynamics of global collaboration, explore how open source remains the lifeblood of Bitcoin's progressive journey, ensuring its resilience and future relevance.

Machankura Stage
01-26
17:00
40min
Lightning as a global payments rail
Ry Sterling Yennie, Kemal Yaşar, Kgothatso Ngako, Carel van Wyk

With the most fragmented payments space in the world, Africa can lead the rest of the world in adopting LN and BTC. As Femi from Btrust said, bitcoin needs Africa, Africa does not need bitcoin. Would also be happy to touch upon stablecoin adoption and how LN can take part of that market share with new advancements like stable accounts.

Machankura Stage
01-27
14:25
45min
Blink X BTCPayServer Workshop
Kemal Yaşar

Hands-on workshop on how to set up a BTCPayServer store and start accepting Lightning payments directly to your Blink wallet within minutes. If you're a merchant or looking to onboard merchants in your community, you don't want to miss.

btrust room
Btrust Stage