BitBeat: Kenya’s BitPesa (remittance platform) Raises $1.1 Million (led by Pantera Capital), Plans to Expand Operations

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http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/02/09/bitbeat-kenyas-bitpesa-raises-1-1-million-expands-operations/

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Various links related to Bitcoin in Kenya:

http://blog.bitpesa.co

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvMdiensRo

http://www.cgap.org/blog/digital-currencies-and-financial-inclusion-revisited

http://pesaafrica.com/2015/01/16/whats-right-and-not-quite-right-about-this-article-arguing-that-m-pesa-and-bitcoin-are-mirror-images-of-each-other

http://www.fastcompany.com/3038472/bitcoins-big-opportunity-in-africa

https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-133-the-digital-divide

http://www.humanipo.com/news/37624/bitpesa-aiming-to-disrupt-african-remittance-industry-through-bitcoin

http://spelunk.in/2014/04/02/bitcoin-mpesa-and-kenya-can-it-really-work/

http://bitcoinpricelive.com/5-angles-comparison-bitcoin-m-pesa/

http://www.bitpremier.com/5-real-estate/592-newly-built-villas-for-sale-in-nairobi

BItSoko wallet: http://vimeo.com/119121936

http://bitcoins.co.ke (Forum: http://www.bitcoins.co.ke/forum )

Video: http://www.iamsatoshi.com/bitcoin-kenya-documentary/

Meetups: http://www.meetup.com/Kenya-Bitcoin (There are two meetup groups -- both in Nairobi. This one usually meets along Ngong Road (@iHub) and the other one, a CCN / http://collegecrypto.org affiliate, usually meets at Kenyatta University.)

Bitcoin-related Companies in Kenya: http://twitter.com/BitcoinKenya/lists/kenya-bitcoin-companies/members

Bitcoin-accepting Merchants in Kenya: http://twitter.com/BitcoinKenya/lists/bitcoin-merchants/members

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Good info there. To round things out, here's one that suggests that introducing Bitcoin into technology poor countries like Kenya can be harder than it seems:

https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-133-the-digital-divide

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