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Adoption stories
Bitcoin adoption is speeding up. Join us as we travel around the planet to explore Bitcoin personal stories of the heartfelt kind.
The world doesn’t talk enough about real-life Bitcoin adoption. While Wall Street ETFs and Bitcoin Treasury Companies get all the headlines, grassroots adoption seems to be invisible. That’s where the real story is, though. In tales from real people, we can see exactly how Bitcoin is changing the world in a direct and powerful way.
The last time Blink did this, we focused on circular economies from Zambia, the Dominican Republic, and Canada. We wrote: “When we say Bitcoin adoption, we’re referring to BTC as a medium of exchange,” because that’s where the meat is. In Bitcoin’s transformation from the best store of value of the last 15 years into everyday money. As we said in the previous article, “It’s time to evolve, and that’s just what Bitcoin monetary adoption signals.”
This time, the spotlight falls on real people. We asked members of Blink’s Content Creator Network to send us their adoption stories, and they came through. Below are inspiring tales of discovery, hope, and freedom. Prepare, our correspondents in Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Nigeria, and Italy will blow your mind and melt your heart.
This one has it all; Bitcoin knowledge, local flavor, personal anecdotes, a business that accepts BTC, and a mention of an important organization: BTC Babies. It’s fairly obvious that Joyce has done the work and continues to learn every day.
This is her Bitcoin adoption story:
“Bitcoin adoption isn’t something I read about—it’s something I live.
After earning my Bitcoin diploma through BTC Babies, I began working with the team to onboard and educate people in my community. As a Bitcoin merchant, I’ve helped everyday Kenyans—from mama mbogas to boda riders—set up wallets, understand self-custody, and start transacting in sats.
But the most surprising moment happened in my own salon.
A client tipped my stylist in Bitcoin. At first, she was confused—but when she saw the sats hit her wallet instantly, everything changed. That day, we decided to start accepting Bitcoin at the salon. Today, we have regular clients who pay in sats, and my team is learning how to save in Bitcoin too.
In a country where inflation eats into savings and mobile money comes with high fees, Bitcoin just makes more sense. It’s faster than M-Pesa, borderless, and fully in our control.
Hyperbitcoinization isn’t a far-off dream. It’s already happening—right here in Nairobi, one wallet at a time.
I’ve seen it. I’m building it. Bitcoin is for the people.”
By Joyce Koigi.
Visit her: https://x.com/Joycekoigi3816
The pregnant woman in this story is the hero we all need. Allen Omega witnessed something remarkable: a person choosing the right tool to not only survive but thrive in this world. It’s beautiful to think that, little by little, the story’s protagonist will raise a BTC stack for her kid.
This is Allen’s Bitcoin adoption story:
“Earlier this year, while walking through the busy streets of Ikorodu in Lagos, Nigeria, I witnessed something truly unexpected: a pregnant street vendor selling biscuits and sweets, on a very small scale, was accepting Bitcoin as payment.
She didn’t have any signs or QR code posters up, but when I asked, she confidently confirmed that she was ready to receive Bitcoin using her Blink Wallet. It was amazing to see.
Curious, I asked her how she got started. She explained that a group of people from something called Bitcoin Africa Story had approached her and introduced her to Bitcoin. Since then, she’s been accepting it, even though she rarely gets customers who pay that way. Still, she’s optimistic. For her, it’s not about hype or getting rich quickly. It’s about saving money in a currency that doesn’t lose value overnight, and building something for her children’s future.
She wasn’t a tech expert, just an everyday Nigerian trying to survive. Yet she trusted Bitcoin more than the naira. That moment shifted something in me. I’ve heard about Bitcoin adoption growing, but seeing this woman, a real-life survivor, using Bitcoin in the streets made it real.
It reminded me that Bitcoin adoption isn’t something that begins after the next halving or some far-off date like 2140. It’s happening right now, at ground level. And with the right education, more people just might get it, the fundamentals, the why.
I haven’t been back to check on the vendor since, but someone told me she moved away after childbirth. Wherever she is now, I hope her journey with Bitcoin continues.”
By Allen Omega.
Visit him: https://x.com/OmegaFx_1
This starts like all of our Bitcoin adoption stories. It begins with an individual realization, goes into the seeking of information, and ends with a big group of bitcoiners discussing their favorite topic. In the previous article, Blink asked about the scene in the Dominican Republic, and here’s a firsthand account of what’s actually happening on the island. The movement is growing and expanding; it’s beautiful to see.
Anyway, this is Jake’s Bitcoin adoption story:
“When I started learning about bitcoin a few years ago in 2022, literally no one I knew, knew anything about bitcoin. There were a lot of wrong beliefs about it, or straight up when I brought up the topic, they didn’t understand what I was talking about.
But as time passed, I started meeting people who not only knew about bitcoin but were fully “orange pilled” and wanted to spread the word on how much better than the traditional financial system bitcoin is.
Now I routinely go to bitcoin meetups, and since I started going, I've been witnessing the community here in the Dominican Republic growing. Every time I go, I see new people, and it’s good to know that there’s a growing number of people who think the same as we bitcoiners do.”
By Jake.
Visit him: https://x.com/gpt_eth
We could write a movie based on De Vine’s tale of financial enlightenment. Sometimes, a gig can take you to the right place at the right time. It can change your lives and put you on a path you’ve never even considered. In this one, another Bitcoin circular economy takes center stage: Bitcoin Anambra. It’s incredible to have firsthand accounts of how these organizations are directly affecting lives.
Anyway, this is De Vine’s Bitcoin adoption story:
“I used to think Bitcoin was just for tech bros and investors; far from my everyday reality, especially within the broken fiat system and its endless struggles. But that changed when I heard one of the Bitcoin Anambra team members speak about Bitcoin last year. I reached out to volunteer as a video editor and storyteller, and before long, I started receiving sats as incentives and payments directly to my Blink wallet and it grew in value over time during the bull run. That experience shifted everything. What once felt like a distant concept quickly became my income, my savings, and my financial resurrection.
Through our outreach and storytelling, I’ve seen Bitcoin adoption come alive across Anambra. One moment that stuck with me was at the Igbariam campus, when a student said, “This feels like owning money no one can mess with.” That felt like freedom. It became even more real when I found out that Blink sponsors and supports our work, proof that this is bigger than passion; it’s infrastructure. Bitcoin is no longer just theory, it’s community, education, and daily use. Hyperbitcoinization isn’t some distant dream, it’s a quiet revolutionary ship already on sails, never sinking.”
By De Vine.
Visit him: https://x.com/divine_izuehie
Let’s be clear, this story didn’t happen. It could in the future, though. The BitAxe and associated lottery mining devices are a miracle of technology and deserve the spotlight. In an ideal world, hash power should be evenly distributed, and these little devices are democratizing the Bitcoin mining space. How does this relate to Bitcoin adoption? It’s another color of the same rainbow.
Carl Fitz’s story is an adoption story, and here it is:
“Doreen didn’t know anything about Bitcoin.
She was 62, semi-retired, and worked part-time at the local bakery in her small town. She still played scratch cards at the gas station every Thursday after picking up milk. It was a habit — not about winning, just something familiar.
One day, while waiting for her coffee, she noticed a small stand at the farmer’s market. A guy with a solar panel, a laptop, and a strange-looking device.
“Bitcoin Lottery,” the sign read.
“One ticket. One time. Lifetime chance.”
Doreen chuckled. "Sounds like a scam," she said, half-joking.
But the young man explained:
“You buy this little miner, plug it in, and it enters a lottery every 10 minutes. Forever. Even if you don’t win, you still get Bitcoin sent to your wallet every week — just for being part of it.”
“You mean, like actual money?” she asked.
“Better than money,” he smiled.
It wasn’t cheap — $200 — but something about it felt… different. Real. So, she did it. Paid cash. Got a B-LOTTO lottery ticket - a curious little device that looked like a tiny spaceship engine. In the box was a card that looked like a bank card.
Two Weeks Later...
Doreen had nearly forgotten about it. The miner sat on a shelf near the router, humming quietly. The card sat in her purse, untouched.
Then her phone buzzed. A text from the B-LOTTO app:
🟢 Block found by your Bitaxe ticket! You’ve won 6.25 BTC.
She didn’t know what that meant. Not really. But she Googled it.
$6.25 BTC = $396,000.
Her hands shook. She thought it was a joke. But when she checked her wallet, the balance confirmed it was real.
Six Months Later...
Doreen didn’t move to a mansion. She didn’t buy a Lambo. She kept working at the bakery, but she started helping customers set up their own B-LOTTO tickets.
She became the town’s “Bitcoin grandma.” She hosted workshops at the library. She used her winnings to open a small solar-powered community mining hub with ten Bitaxe units — all registered to local families.
She explained Bitcoin simply:
“It’s like digital gold that nobody controls. And now we’ve got a way to earn it — just by showing up"
Every Thursday, instead of scratch cards, she bought one B-LOTTO ticket that she gave away to someone new.
Because now, she believed in something that could change people's lives - the lottery was helping everyone in her community to adopt Bitcoin.”
By Carl Fitz.
Visit him: https://x.com/BisforBosa
Bitcoin adoption is growing in ways the world isn’t expecting. Right under everyone’s nose, there’s a worldwide movement brewing, and growing, and hashing. The tales above are proof of that, and we will have many more in the future. Be on the lookout for Blink’s Bitcoin adoption coverage; we will write about the most interesting phenomenon happening in Bitcoin, even if no one else does.
