Find your local Bitcoin community.
Meetups, groups and events for people who use Bitcoin and crypto in South Africa. Meeting days change, so check each group's own page before you go.
Local groups
Groups we found listed publicly, by area. Schedules are as listed by each source and were last checked on 9 November 2026.
Crypto Cape Town
A Meetup group for anyone who wants to learn about Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain and meet people working in the space.
View on MeetupBitDevs Joburg
A Bitcoin developer meetup, listed for the last Saturday of the month.
bitdevs.joburgBitcoin Ekasi
A South African non-profit building a Bitcoin circular economy in a Mossel Bay township. It also co-hosts Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town with MoneyBadger.
Read the SABC News storyMoneyBadger Signal chat
Our own community chat on Signal for people who use Bitcoin and crypto.
Join on SignalUpcoming events
Conferences and larger gatherings. Tickets are sold by the organisers, not by MoneyBadger, unless stated.
Crypto Fest 2026
Workshop17 Watershed, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. Tickets are sold on the Crypto Fest website.
cryptofest.co.zaAdopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2027
Workshop17 Watershed, Cape Town. Hosted by MoneyBadger and Bitcoin Ekasi.
za27.adoptingbitcoin.orgRelated communities
Projects and events close to the Bitcoin community in South Africa.
Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town
An annual Bitcoin conference at Workshop17 Watershed, hosted by MoneyBadger and Bitcoin Ekasi. The next one is 26 to 27 February 2027.
za27.adoptingbitcoin.orgBitcoin Witsand
A grassroots initiative in the town of Witsand, on the Breede River estuary, where virtually everything can be bought with Bitcoin.
Read the storyBitcoin Ubuntu
A Bitcoin initiative in Swellendam, formed by Glenn Jooste.
Read about the South Cape initiativesMachankura
A Bitcoin project for African users that lets people without smartphones or internet access send and receive Bitcoin using only SMS.
Listen to the interview