Researcher-in-Residence - Offramp and Utility for Africa

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Researcher-in-Residence - Offramp, and Utility for Africa

Focus Areas/Scope of Work

The utility of Bitcoin is still limited especially in emerging countries that could benefit the most from Bitcoin.

This role will explore options for enabling an offramp from bitcoin directly to local products and services, thus increasing financial inclusion and helping to achieve the original goal of Bitcoin, as peer-to-peer exchange of value

Potential Deliverables

• Outlook and opportunities of Bitcoin in Africa<Product 1>
• Existing payment rails
• Opportunities for connecting Bitcoin with Existing rail
• An MVP for offramp from Bitcoin to a local product/service. For example, Bitcoin to Mpesa mobile money (Momo) in Kenya with users paying Bitcoin to get Momo

Background & Skills

The Resident should have experience as a Product Manager or Developer and must reside or have grown up in Africa. They should have first-hand experience using local rails

Furthermore, the Resident should:

• Have experience working in bitcoin or a Crypto project
• Published previous research OR built a live Payment app
• Ability to be self-directed with a portfolio of and history of work