Bringing Bitcoin To Ethiopia With Kal Kassa
Bitcoin advocate Kal Kassa discusses bringing Bitcoin to Ethiopia and its potential in Africa at large.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:BitcoinTVAppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynSpreading knowledge about the power of Bitcoin doesn’t just happen by accident. Getting information out to those who need it requires expertise and concerted effort from someone like Kal Kassa.Kassa works with the Lightning Network and is taking on the charge, pouring energy into bringing awareness into more secluded regions. On this episode of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” we had the privilege of being....
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