nrc12 | On a Bitcoin mission with Master Guantai

<p>Master Guantai has earned the title master.</p> <p>Intensely-focused and highly-disciplined, he's put in his 10,000 hours of studying Bitcoin, and he now teaches Kenyans all that he knows of this new form of money that solves a number of problems for everyday Africans.</p> <p>He's also founded BitcoinMtaani, an educational platform on which materials are translated into various African languages, and Bitcoin Matatu Tours, an agency that shuttles visitors of Kenya to check out Gridless' operations — https://gridlesscompute.com/ — in a rural region of the country.</p> <p>All in all, Master Guantai lives and breathes Bitcoin. He's on a mission, and he wants you to join him in it.</p> <p>Follow Master Guantai on social media:</p> <p>X (Twitter): @MasterGuantai</p> <p>Instagram: @masterguantai.bitcoinmtaani</p> <p>TikTok: @masterguantai.bitcoin</p> <p>Check out Master Guantai's projects:</p> <p>BitcoinMtaani: <a href="https://bitcoinmtaani.com/">https://bitcoinmtaani.com/</a></p> <p>Bitcoin Matatu Tours: <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinMatatuKE">https://twitter.com/BitcoinMatatuKE</a></p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Cold open</p> <p>0:28 Intro music</p> <p>0:40 Intro from Frank</p> <p>1:48 Introduction</p> <p>5:33 Where did "Master Guantai" come from?</p> <p>7:40 Keeping up with Bitcoin</p> <p>9:32 Master Guantai's Bitcoin story</p> <p>16:09 Why is Bitcoin helpful in Africa?</p> <p>24:34 Why are Kenyans so financially savvy?</p> <p>30:09 Master Guantai's partner companies</p> <p>37:40 How to approach Bitcoin education</p> <p>48:05 Master Guantai's Bitcoin Matatu tours</p> <p>56:02 How does Gridless work?</p> <p>60:05 How do the Kenyan authorities feel about Bitcoin?</p> <p>1:07:23 Where to find Master Guantai</p> <p>Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice:</p> <p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital</p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407</a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983">https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983</a></p> <p>Google Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M">https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M</a></p> <p>Fountain: <a href="https://fountain.fm/newrencap">https://fountain.fm/newrencap</a></p> <p>Subscribe to our newsletter: <a href="https://www.frankcorva.substack.com">https://www.frankcorva.substack.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p>