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Insights from the final day of Africa Bitcoin Conference in Nairobi: * Today at ABC, the Firefighters union in Kenya became the first labor union in Africa to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheet via a grant of satoshis from “Proof of Workforce” an organization led by Dom Bey of the Santa Monica fire department with the mission of protecting wage earners from being short-changed for their labor/time by currency inflation. * Because the US Dollar is the global reserve currency we take for granted the ability to exchange it for other currencies. This is not the case with many other currencies. Also, in some places US Dollars are scarce so you can’t even get them from a bank to use as an intermediary currency to convert. * Biggest uses for Bitcoin in Africa: 1) It connects people and businesses across borders. 2) Hedges against local currency devaluation *African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is rolling out. AfCFTA is expected to expand the size of Africa’s economy to US$29 trillion by 2050. As of February 2023, 46 of the 54 signatories have deposited their instruments of ratification for the agreement, making them state parties to the agreement. * Must read- “The Bitcoin Leap: How Bitcoin Is Transforming Africa” by Charline Fadirepo