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nrc19 | Bitcoin for African women: Edith Mpumwire and Mary Usaji are Bitcoin Dadas
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- new renaissance capital
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- Dec 16, 2023
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Summary
Bitcoin Dadas don't play. "Dada" is Swahili for "sister", and the Bitcoin Dada program — which is based in Kenya, but serves women all over Africa — not only helps to financially empower women, but to create a sisterhood among those who participate in the program. In this interview, we speak with two recent Bitcoin Dada graduates — Edith Mpumwire of Uganda and Mary Usaji of Kenya — who share why Bitcoin is particularly important for women and how it helps people in their respective countries. In the second part of the interview, we also do a role play in which I (Frank, the host of the podcast) pretend to be a Bitcoin skeptic and these two ladies convince me why I'm wrong in calling Bitcoin a scam. We had an absolute blast recording this, and we deeply hope that you enjoy listening! Follow Edith, Mary and Bitcoin Dada on social media: Edith on X (Twitter): @mpumwiredith Mary on X (Twitter): @UsajiMary Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-usaji-36961aa6/ Bitcoin Dada on X (Twitter): @btc_dada Bitcoin Dada on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dada_bitcoin/ Donate to Bitcoin Dada: https://btcdada.com/donate/ Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:50 Intro music 1:03 Introduction to the show 2:24 Introductions 5:11 Why is Bitcoin good for Kenyans and Ugandans? 8:18 Why is Bitcoin important for women? 17:23 Can Bitcoin help synthesize the two sides of Edith? 22:39 Mary's refined perspective on Bitcoin 26:21 Bitcoin as a fundamental human right 36:29 Introducing the role play 38:21 This Bitcoin thing is a scam 46:26 Look at all of the people who got hurt with FTX! 53:21 Why shouldn't we just buy a basked of cryptos? 55:19 Wait, wasn't Bitcoin just created overnight? 56:20 The results of trading BTC for an asset like LUNA 58:32 Why do we need Bitcoin if we have M…