{"id":19885,"date":"2023-04-15T09:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T09:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zebedee-partnership-with-bitnob-sees-african-gamers-rewarded-with-btc-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T09:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T09:08:09","slug":"zebedee-partnership-with-bitnob-sees-african-gamers-rewarded-with-btc-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/zebedee-partnership-with-bitnob-sees-african-gamers-rewarded-with-btc-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded With BTC \u2013 Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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African users of the bitcoin gaming and payments app Zebedee will now be rewarded in the form of satoshis when they play games or when they listen to podcasts. In addition to being able to convert their rewards into local currencies, African users of the Zebedee app can use it to make cross-border payments. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Converting Satoshis to Local Currencies<\/h2>\n

Zebedee, a crypto gaming and payments app, has said its partnership arrangement with the crypto on and off-ramp platform Bitnob will see African users getting rewarded with satoshis each time they play games or when they listen to podcasts. After accumulating enough satoshis, the users will be able to convert these to their respective countries\u2019 local currencies.<\/p>\n

While this new feature is currently only open to users from Nigeria, Kenya, and Rwanda, Zebedee revealed in its April 12 blog post<\/a> that there are plans to add more African countries. Besides earning bitcoins, users of the Zebedee app can also use it to settle cross-border obligations.<\/p>\n

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ZEBEDEE is expanding into #Africa<\/a> by joining forces with @Bitnob_official<\/a>! \ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udf0d<\/p>\n

Africans in countries supported by #Bitnob<\/a> can now easily send money anywhere in the world, earn #Bitcoin<\/a> in tons of games and apps and easily convert and spend in their local currency \ud83c\udf89 pic.twitter.com\/gafCju1KqV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ZEBEDEE (@zebedeeio) April 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The company\u2019s blog post also sought to explain why Zebedee has chosen to grow its footprint in Africa and why the Bitcoin Lightning network is the ideal network for moving funds across borders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration with Bitnob is Zebedee\u2019s first step into the vast and diverse continent of Africa \u2013 but that\u2019s just the beginning. We\u2019re planning to expand our coverage to more countries supported by Bitnob, as well as many others to eventually provide a complete network of entry and exit points to the global economy through the [Bitcoin] Lightning Network,\u201d the blog post explained.<\/p>\n

Fiat Rails \u2018Too Expensive\u2019<\/h2>\n

The blog post meanwhile revealed that Zebedee already has opened similar channels in Brazil and in the Philippines. The European Union, the United States, and the U.K. are the other key regions where Zebedee has created such channels, the post added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zebedee\u2019s chief strategy officer Ben Cousens has been quoted in one report<\/a> explaining why the Bitcoin Lightning Network is the right fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m Activision Blizzard or EA Games and I have 30 million players of my games in Africa, and I run tournaments or giveaways, I cannot pay those players on fiat rails \u2014 it is too expensive. I am limited to the U.S., and I lose money from loss of engagement. Try sending $0.01 to these territories on another rail,\u201d Cousens reportedly said.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on this story? Let us know what you think in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nTerence Zimwara <\/h6>\n

\nTerence Zimwara is a Zimbabwe award-winning journalist, author and writer. He has written extensively about the economic troubles of some African countries as well as how digital currencies can provide Africans with an escape route.

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Image Credits<\/b>: Shutterstock, Pixabay, Wiki Commons<\/em><\/p>\n

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