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Anita's Bitcoin Show

by Anita
Technology
Chris Maurice: Chances and Challenges of Running a Bitcoin Exchange in Africa
41min (34 Mo) - 04 june 2020 Code copied Link copied

Description of the episode

In this episode I talk with Chris Maurice, the CEO and Founder of Yellow Card Financial, a Nigeria based bitcoin and crypto exchange. Chris started his entrepreneurial endeavors as a SEO consultant at the age of 16 after that he sold bitcoin on eBay and in the backrooms of Taco Bell restaurants. Chris tells us how he came up with founding an exchange and why he did that in Africa.

“Dollar can be extremely difficult to access in most countries, Dollar is a complete pain to handle whether you’re in the US or in any other country in the world. Dollar accounts are no fun. Bitcoin just really makes it so much easier to move value across the world.” – Chris Maurice

Topics

How he found out about Bitcoin while managing his business in Pakistan
Selling bitcoin on eBay with a 200% markup
Selling bitcoin as college students at Taco Bell
Why he went to Nigeria
Starting a cryptoexchange
Bitcoin in Zimbabwe
Working with Alakanani Itireleng in Botswana
Meeting Jack Dorsey the CEO of Twitter
Bitcoins ability to move money across borders
Challenges for using bitcoin in Africa
High fees on the blockchain
User experience of the Lightning Network
Bitcoin as a store of value in Africa

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You want to understand Bitcoin, its implications on the world, and gain more financial self-sovereignty and freedom? Anita, author of (L)earn Bitcoin, Founder of “Bitcoin for Fairness” and Bitcoin educator, takes you on a journey to understand the far reaching effects that this technology will have as it is enforcing human rights all around the world. From interviews with the builders of Bitcoin to guides and tutorials around self-custody and privacy. This podcast breaks it all down in an understandable manner.

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