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Jun 17
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The African Bitcoin Carry Trade Wall Str...

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While US companies race to stack Bitcoin for "number go up," Africa Bitcoin Corporation is using it to change lives. Host Brandon Green talks with Stafford Masie about why Bitcoin adoption in Africa looks completely different from Western capital markets. Stafford breaks down how ABC — the first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange — borrows against Bitcoin to fund a private-credit engine backing real African businesses.


🔶 Host: Brandon Green — BTC Inc CEO


🔶 Stafford Masie — Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC)


Chapters:


00:36 — Africa Bitcoin Corporation

02:17 — Why Bitcoin Hits Different Across Africa

07:53 — "Insulin to a Diabetic": How Bitcoin Saves Lives

13:00 — Turning Bitcoin Into a Lightsaber for Cheap Capital

19:12 — One Bitcoin Equals 5 to 8 African Jobs

26:00 — Africa's First Public Bitcoin Treasury on the JSE

33:22 — The 2050 Vision: Going Pan-African

42:09 — Real Stories: Fishing Boats & Township Businesses

55:50 — AI, Mining & a Final Word on Bitcoin's Soul


#Bitcoin #BitcoinAfrica #AfricaBitcoinCorporation #StaffordMasie #BitcoinMagazine #BitcoinTreasury #BitcoinAdoption #PristineCapital #PrivateCredit #SouthAfrica #JSE #BitcoinEkasi #CircularEconomy #BitcoinLending #Debasement #Machankura #MoneyBadger #BitcoinRemittances #FinancialInclusion #MichaelSaylor #SoundMoney #HardMoney #EmergingMarkets #BitcoinNews #Satoshi


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