2023-01-15
When South Africa ties together energy production and Bitcoin mining we will start to leave our energy scarcity days behind. Already, clean energy and Bitcoin are literally saving this Congolese national park, Africa's most biodiverse protected area... https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...
MIT Technology Review
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay park salaries and for infrastructure projects
Congo's Virunga — was broke. Then they built a hydropower plant in the park and started mining Bitcoin. This led to earnings of $150K a month and offset tourism income. https://www...
2023-01-14
When South Africa ties together energy production and Bitcoin mining we will start to leave our energy scarcity days behind. Already, clean energy and Bitcoin are literally saving this Congolese national park, Africa's most biodiverse protected area... https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...
MIT Technology Review
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay salaries and build infrastructure projects
In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine.
2022-02-22
An incredible South African success story. Clickatell completes a $91M raise! Their founder Pieter de Villiers is one of the best entrepreneurs and one of the nicest humans you could ever meet. Their ongoing success is well deserved: https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
Online chat service Clickatell, which helps companies interact with customers, raises a $91M Series C led by Arrowroot Capital
The global chat commerce's total addressable market is worth an estimated $80 billion and is seen as the third big wave of digital commerce after e-commerce and app commerce market...