Abubakar is a Nigerian programmer, Bitcoin Core Contributor, CEO at Recursive Capital, and BTrust board member.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE FEBRUARY 2023: https://youtu.be/MWmfDSxtvi0
FILMED MAY 2022.
(00:01) Introducing Abubakar
(00:31) Abubakar's bitcoin story
(04:29) Abubakar teaching himself how to code
(06:34) Chaincode Lab's residency and Qala
(11:16) Why is open source software important?
(12:05) The Bitcoin developer ecosystem
(15:15) The mission of Recursive Capital and Btrust
(21:45) What does freedom mean to Abubakar?
(24:48) The Bitcoin community in Nigeria
(25:47) Bitcoin regulation in Nigeria
(29:47) Is Bitcoin inevitable?
(32:19) The future of the Bitcoin ecosystem in Africa
(35:20) The state of the naira
(38:03) The Bitcoin circular economy in Nigeria
(41:13) Abubakar's new wallet
(42:19) The use of the dollar in Nigeria
(44:57) Abubakar's advice to young bitcoiners