The first Africa Bitcoin Conference (ABC) is set for December 5-7 at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
Bitcoiners, entrepreneurs, educators, advocates, thought leaders, and industry professionals from Africa and across the world will be gathering to discuss the adoption and use of bitcoin in Africa and across the world.
The event will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions workshops, presentations, exhibitions, and a hackathon with some other exciting additions. The ABC Hackathon commenced on October 10 and will run till December 7. Registration for the event began on September 10.
It has been announced recently that Jack Dorsey, Chairman of Block and co-founder of Twitter will attend the conference as a keynote speaker. Jack Dorsey will be joining about seventy other speakers including Obi Nwosu, co-founder and CEO of Fedi, Alex Gladstein, CSO of the Human Rights Foundation, and Ray Yussuf CEO of Paxful among others.
At the conference’s closing ceremony on December 7, the hackathon’s winners will be revealed. A total of $10,000 in prizes will be awarded, including ones for the best design, and first, second, and third-place contestants.
The conference is anticipated to draw 800 guests, and a number of attendees, including C-suite executives, departmental heads, government officials, investors, venture capitalists, and many more, have already confirmed their attendance.
Furthermore, the conference will host many opportunities to discuss innovation, employment opportunities, and improving regional trade, and tourism among many other initiatives for Africa to continue growing by leveraging Bitcoin.