Aqua, Misty Breez, Bull Bitcoin and other wallets - Money temporarily unspendable
Your funds are secure, only Lightning payments and swaps are stuck. Here is what the error means and what to do while Boltz stays offline.
Anita's Feed
List of my latest blog articles.
Latest posts
Coldcard Bug - Bitcoin being stolen by AI attacker
Bitcoin itself is safe - only Coldcard affected
Government Money Is Not Broken. It Works Exactly as Designed. Zimbabwe Proves It.
A small group controls the money. They decide how much exists, who benefits, and who loses. Zimbabwe has proved where that leads - five times over. Bitcoin is the alternative.
What I'm doing now - May 2026
Back in Europe
What I'm doing now - March 2026
Working and Traveling in the Southern African Region
Recurring Payments with Alby's Self-Custodial Lightning Node
Alby lets you run a self-custodial Lightning node in the cloud. Set up recurring payments with ZapPlanner and support Bitcoin for Fairness.
Opt Out: How Bitcoin and Freedom Tech Build Resilient Systems
As centralized systems fail, how do we regain control? Discover how Bitcoin, Nostr, and private AI offer a true exit strategy to rebuild our economic power.
My AI usage
How I am using AI tools.
Easy In, Impossible Out
On the hidden architecture of services that were never designed to let you leave.
Show the Way Out
Don't push against the status quo.
Reach for the Keys
Convenience has a price most people don't see until it's too late.
The System Fails You - Take the Tools and Build Your Own
Power cuts, corruption, inequality - symptoms of a broken system. Some are already opting out and rebuilding. Here's why that matters.
The Little Things
Small actions can have a big impact.
What I'm doing now - January 2026
Planning Work and Travels In Africa
Privacy AI Is Possible
My privacy-minded take on using AI without giving up your data: why I avoid ChatGPT, and what Pay-Per-Q and Maple AI offer.
Hardware Devices for Bitcoin Storage
How to secure your Bitcoin with hardware wallet devices including privacy and safety recommendations.
Wealth - Not Capital
Anita's Blog on Power, Tools and Agency
The Future is Calling
Anita's Blog on Power, Tools and Agency
Bitchat - Enabling Agency
When governments shut down the internet, Bitchat offers a way forward. Bluetooth-based messaging that puts power back in people's hands.
In Or Out of CRYPTO
Anita's Blog on Power, Tools and Agency
Dailyish Posts on Nostr
Anita's Blog on Power, Tools and Agency
Genesis Day
Anita's Blog on Power, Tools and Agency
Building Bitcoin for Africans, By Africans - Lessons From 5 Years on the Ground
Discover the challenges and opportunities of promoting Bitcoin adoption in Africa and the importance of preserving its revolutionary potential.
Bitcoin Is Not Crypto - A Response to The Guardian
Why Bitcoin and crypto are not the same: A letter to The Guardian about Bitcoin adoption in Africa and why financial freedom matters more than speculation.
Own Your Future - Ep. 182
In this episode, I explore how owning Bitcoin can give you control over your financial future, something most people don't realize. Keynote from Adopting Bitcoin in Cape Town.
From Sunlight to Savings: How One Zimbabwean Farmer Is Building a Bitcoin Business
A Zimbabwean farmer uses solar-powered Bitcoin mining and bitcoin-only sales to build financial resilience in a country with six failed currencies.
What I'm doing now - October 2025
Planning Work and Travels In Africa
Bitcoin Is the Wheel, Everything Else Is Sledges
Bitcoin is the wheel of money. Decentralized, permissionless, and unstoppable. Yet institutions keep building sledges. How much time will be wasted first?
Copycats and Builders: Bitcoin Adoption in Africa And What Must Change
Real change requires builders and original thinkers, not copycats.
What I'm doing now - August 2025
Spending more time in one place
Bitcoin Stories: Anita unterwegs in Afrika
Anita unterwegs in Nairobi, einer der dynamischsten Bitcoin-Städte Afrikas
What I'm doing now - May 2025
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia
Can Africa Become Financially Sovereign? With Anita
Anita on The Transformation of Value Podcast
First BitDevs Meetup Lusaka - Introduction to Bitcoin Development by Anita
Anita spoke at the founding event of the Bitcoins Devs Lusaka about why Bitcoin matters for financial fairness and how developers can shape its future, especially in Africa.
Warum Bitcoin mehr ist als nur eine Kryptowährung - Anita im Podcast „Erfolgsfaktor Frau“
Anita zu Gast im Podcast „Erfolgsfaktor Frau“ mit Tina Zacher
Revolutionizing Bitcoin Payments in Kenya - Interview with Tando Founders
Tando bridges Bitcoin and M-Pesa in Kenya, enabling seamless BTC payments converted into Kenyan Shillings - learn more in this exclusive interview.
From Liquid to the Bitcoin blockchain - SideSwap vs. Boltz
Moving funds between Liquid and Bitcoin, test of SideSwap vs. Boltz services, fees and technical differences.
Bitcoin als Zahlungsmittel gescheitert: Stimmt das?
Kritiker meinen Bitcoin ist gescheitert, weil es nach 15 Jahren nicht als Zahlungsmittel verwendet wird, hier meine Analyse.
Cypherpunks vs. Wall Street - Bitcoin's Revolutionary Ethos
Anita explores the critical importance of preserving Bitcoin's core principles with their roots in the Cypherpunk movement.
Bitcoin For Fairness Review 2024
A review of what Bitcoin For Fairness and Anita achieved in 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 13, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 12, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 11, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 10, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 9, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 8, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 7, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 6, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 5, 2024
Nairobi Journal
A trip to Nairobi - Dec 4, 2024