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 In a continent at the centre of the biggest technological revolution since mobile money, Bchain Africa is emerging as a transformative force.

As per innumerable posts, articles, and videos, Web3Africa has highlighted one key factor: decentralization is the future of technology, providing unprecedented opportunities for economic growth, financial inclusion and innovation.

However, a critical gap remains: accessible, high-quality education tailored to our needs.

In Brief

• Bchain Africa is training 1 million Africans in blockchain via its Academy and new Lingo platform, launching May 30, 2025.

• The Lingo platform simplifies blockchain education with user-friendly content, targeting total beginners across Africa.

• With strategic partnerships, scholarships, and real-world projects, Bchain Africa is building the workforce for Africa’s digital economy.

Enter Femi Adegolu, founder of Bchain Africa, a pioneering force headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, but with a singular mission to empower one million Africans with blockchain technology within the next five years.

Hosting numerous events, hackathons, grant programs and with its personalized blockchain training program, Bchain has set the pace for innovations, especially with its new Lingo Web3 platform set to launch on May 30, 2025

Democratizing Web3 Access: How Bchain Africa’s Lingo Platform & Academy Are Building Africa’s Digital Future

The potential of blockchain extends beyond cryptocurrency, formulating a new approach to technology: decentralization.

Its applications hold many potential, transforming various sectors vital to Africa’s development, streamlining supply chains, securing land registries, enabling faster cross-border payments, creating new digital identities, and fostering transparent governance.

Unfortunately, a massive skill gap is deeply lodged within the sector’s most prominent environment: Africa.

Addressing this challenge head-on, Bchain Africa is an Africa-native web3 educational platform with dreams and a mission.

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As per the official site, the organization is hellbent on onboarding a billion users into the decentralized economy by breaking down complex concepts into digestible, real-world applications.

Bchain Academy: Building a Skilled Workforce

Bchain Academy caters to a wide audience, from high school graduates and university students seeking future-proof careers to corporate professionals aiming to upskill.

The academy’s meticulous designs simplify topics like smart contract development courses and decentralized finance training, areas often perceived as intimidating.

Essentially, the organization offers blockchain education for beginners with fundamental courses demystifying distributed ledgers, consensus mechanisms and digital asset basics.

The platform offers specialized programs to explore the world of DeFi via hands-on projects. Students tackle real-world challenges, building tangible applications and solutions.

One of the standout features of Bchain Africa is the fact that it understands the constraints plaguing most from even diving into the venture: finances.

The platform promotes inclusivity through scholarship initiatives like the Atlash Scholarship and dedicated Bchain Academy scholarships, ensuring talent, not just means, determines access to this transformative knowledge.

Furthermore, after acquiring your blockchain certifications, the academy provides robust career services, including resume workshops, interview preparation and crucial job placement.

By connecting graduates with opportunities, Africa is tapping into its unique talent, a factor we at Web3Africa highly embrace and support.

We shouldn’t wait for others to build our decentralized economies; we now have a generation willing, educated and with ample talents to create something unlike anything ever seen before.

Introducing Lingo: Simplifying the Web3 Journey for the Next Billion

While the academy offers structured depth, Bchain Africa recognized the need for an even more accessible entry point.

The solution is Lingo, a strategic initiative with a clear mission to onboard the next billion users into the decentralized economy, with Africa at the frontier.

Think of Lingo as the user-friendly gateway, avoiding overwhelming technical jargon and focusing instead on clear explanations, interactive modules and relatable examples.

The key focus is to bridge the gap between Web3, Blockchain and Decentralization and Africa’s current challenges. It provides a low-friction starting point pivotal for providing blockchain education for beginners.

The Lingo Virtual Launch Party, held on May 30, 2025, is a much-anticipated event and will gain much attention given the firm’s reputation and prior endeavours.

Building Ecosystems: Partnerships and Powerhouse Events

Awareness, awareness, and awareness are the first steps to building engaging communities.

Bchain Africa has successfully bagged various badges under its belt.

The organization partnered with Base(by Coinbase) to host the Based Africa Buildathon in Nairobi back in 2024.

The event was a landmark milestone for the organization to bring together Africa’s brightest developer talent to build innovative on-chain applications filled with a massive $60,000+ prize pool.

The organization has also partnered with Cosmos Hub Africa, an interchain service provider expanding its technical horizons and resources available within its community.

Other notable partnerships include NoOnes & Superteam Nigeria, the former facilitating scholarship, while the latter connects developers and builders, fostering a supportive environment for local Web3 projects.

This arsenal of collaborators led to compelling events like the Blockchain for Financial Freedom and events featuring discussions on financial empowerment through blockchain festivals.

The Onchain Festival, described as the largest creative gathering in Africa, blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, has a mission to bring together 100,000 people to explore the intersection of blockchain technology.

Its most recent events, held at Zetech University, Kenya, garnered much attention together with Avalanche and local organizers.

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The event was held to improve decentralized financial training within the region, discussing compelling topics and their relation within the continent.

The Road Ahead: Empowering and Fostering Africa’s Digital Destiny

Web3 Education in Africa is a growing initiative throughout the country. The Lingo Web3 platforms seek to make it even easier for everyday coders and even newbies with blockchain certification.

The potential unlocked by equipping Africans with Web3 skills is immense.

Imagine efficient land registries uprooting decade-long roots of land grabbing, transparent supply chains ensuring fair trade, seamless cross-border trade powered by decentralized finance and a new generation of African tech founders building globally competitive solutions for Africa by Africans.

This is a chance for Africa to attain economic sovereignty, and Bchain Africa will be a founding entity of that future.

The path forward requires sustained effort and collaboration, but the foundation being laid today promises a more inclusive, innovative, and empowered tomorrow for the continent.