Fedimint in South Africa: Zero Fees & Community Custody | SLP752
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The episode discusses the implementation of Fedimint in South Africa, focusing on zero-fee eCash transfers and community custody.
A South African circular economy is already running real payments on Fedimint with seven guardians on Start9 boxes. Users send eCash with zero fees inside the federation and feel the same simplicity as Wallet of Satoshi—except the custody is local and the privacy model is different. Hermann and Joshi explain how non-technical guardians set up 5-of-7 multisig, how the Conduit wallet hides complexity, and why Fedimint beats Liquid on on-chain integration and local trust. They also cover Lightning gateway economics and why small federations may beat one global Spark. Bitcoiners exploring Lightning, eCash privacy, and circular economies in emerging markets should listen. Key Takeaways: Seven-guardian 5-of-7 multisig on Start9 now runs daily in South Africa with high reliability. Users inside the same federation enjoy true zero-fee eCash transfers. Conduit wallet offers a lighter, payments-focused alternative to Fedi with regional QR support. Migration between federations is smooth with parallel running and user-controlled timing. Fedimint severs the transaction graph for privacy while Liquid hides amounts but retains the graph. Local guardians reduce the “custodial guilt” felt when…
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