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Africa Bitcoin Conference 2022

When
Dec 5–7, 2022
Where
Kempinski Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Run by
Africa Bitcoin Conference

Watch 4 videosOfficial site ↗

The short version
  • December 5 to 7, 2022, at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana. The first edition.
  • A hackathon for African builders ran from October 10 to the final day.
  • Four of the Day 2 talks are shared under Creative Commons; the rest stay on the organizer's channel.

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Editor’s picks · 2 talks, about 86 minutes
  1. The Power of the Lightning Network

    A panel compares bitcoin's layered payments, including Lightning, with card networks like Visa.

  2. Bitcoin Mining in the Face of Climate Change

    A panel on bitcoin mining's energy use and the climate debate.

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4 videos

Keynotes and talks

4 videos · Single sessions from the stage, posted by the organizer.
  • Bitcoin Mining in the Face of Climate Change

    Africa Bitcoin Conference · Tue, Dec 6 · YouTube ↗ CC BY

  • Bitcoin-Powered vs. Traditional Payment Systems

    Africa Bitcoin Conference · Tue, Dec 6 · YouTube ↗ CC BY

  • The Power of the Lightning Network

    Africa Bitcoin Conference · Tue, Dec 6 · YouTube ↗ CC BY

  • Bitcoin Mining as an Edge, Richard Detente

    Africa Bitcoin Conference · Tue, Dec 6 · YouTube ↗ CC BY

These videos come from the Africa Bitcoin Conference YouTube channel. They are shared under YouTube’s Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY), which lets anyone share them with credit. We play them from YouTube and have not changed them.

Highlights

Next upAfrica Bitcoin Conference 2026Dec 2–5, 2026 · Blantyre, Malawi

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