Africa has long been a place of potential for Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Now, thanks to a partnership between the fintech and payments processor Zebedee and Bitnob crypto exchange platform, the continent's gamers can now benefit from Bitcoin rewards while playing classic titles. Through Zebedee-powered apps and games, players will be able to turn their gaming rewards into satoshis - the smallest denomination of Bitcoin - which can then be converted to a local currency like the Nigerian naira.

The partnership has been driven by game developers in Africa who have been looking for a better way to reward players for tournaments and other gaming activities than with vague, virtual points. By allowing them to receive a real, albeit digital, currency like Bitcoin, these developers can offer something more tangible to their users, but also find an affordable way of doing so. Sending money to remote regions can be expensive and the LN solves this problem.

As a result, Africa's young demographics and digitally native population have opened up a new, meaningful reward system for gamers on the continent. Replacing incomensurate, play-and-earn system with a Rewarded Play method is not only engaging, it can also provide game developers with a performance uplift, which is especially welcome in times of slowing mobile gaming revenue. Moreover, since the Lightning Network is designed to facilitate microtransactions, this system works especially well in Africa, where microtransactions are a bigger reality.

All-in-all, in this challenging time for both Bitcoin and gaming, Africa is now part of a motivation-enhancing system that opens up new possibilities for how players can benefit from their favorite games.



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