Bitcoin Ekasi is based in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The project aims to build a Bitcoin circular economy modeled after (and inspired by) Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador. Bitcoin Ekasi is an extension of The Surfer Kids Non-Profit. The Surfer Kids is a registered non-profit organization, founded in 2010. The NPO is 100% donation-based and works to create … Read more →
youth-empowerment in an impoverished South African township.Team
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How to climb · 3 steps
- Publish a budget +100 pts
- Publish an executive summary +20 pts
- Link a Bitcoin donation address +10 pts
Keep earning · repeatable
Programs
- Bitcoin Diploma — in-person cohort · per cohort +250 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — online cohort · per cohort +150 pts
- Educator Training Program — in-person graduate · per student +60 pts
- Educator Training Program — online graduate · per student +40 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — in-person graduate · per student +35 pts
- Bitcoin Diploma — online graduate · per student +25 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — in-person cohort · per cohort +20 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — online cohort · per cohort +10 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — in-person graduate · per student +4 pts
- Intro to Bitcoin — online graduate · per student +2 pts
Network
- Contribute a resource to the hub · per resource +40 pts
- Organize an unconference · per event +40 pts
- Hold a mentorship call · per call +30 pts
- Add a team member · per member +10 pts
- Vouch for another community · per vouch +10 pts
- Bring an unconference attendee · per attendee +0.1 pts
Visibility
- Receive a student review · per review +10 pts
- Collect an educator testimonial · per testimonial submit ↗ +10 pts
- Add a social media handle · per platform, up to 7 +10 pts
Activity
- Onboard a merchant on BTC Map · per merchant +5 pts
- Stay active another month · per month +1 pts
Score breakdown
Programs
Bitcoin Diploma Students — In-Person
38 students × 35 pts across 5 cohorts
1,330 pts
Bitcoin Diploma In-Person Cohorts
5 cohorts × 250 pts
- 2026-03-13 · In-Person
- 2025-09-01 · In-Person
- 2025-03-01 · In-Person
- 2024-08-01 · In-Person
- 2023-05-01 · In-Person
1,250 pts
Network Support
Community Space
1 community space × 100 pts
100 pts
Transparency
Months Active
39 months × 1 pts
39 pts
Local Community
86 merchants onboarded all-time × 5 pts
430 pts
Onboarding 7 items earned 145 pts
Socials Listed
5 socials × 10 pts
50 pts
Team Members
3 team members × 10 pts
30 pts
Charter Signed
25 pts
Website Published
Website present
15 pts
Bio Submitted
10 pts
Fundraising URL
FundraisingURL present
10 pts
Logo Created
Logo uploaded
5 pts
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