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THE MACHANKURA OFFLINE REVOLUTION While many assume Bitcoin requires a smartphone and high-speed data, a service called Machankura has enabled millions of people across Africa to use the network with zero internet access. Machankura uses USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), the same protocol used for checking prepaid mobile balances on "feature phones" (non-smartphones). When a user dials a specific code (like 920106# in Ghana), they interact with a simplified menu that communicates with the Lightning Network. This allows users to send and receive Bitcoin via their SIM card’s signaling channel rather than the mobile web. In February 2026, this has become a critical tool for financial inclusion in rural regions. By bypassing the need for expensive data plans or modern hardware, Machankura has turned $20 "brick" phones into functional Bitcoin wallets. This proves that Bitcoin’s utility isn't limited by a country's digital infrastructure. As long as there is a cell signal, there is a way to access the global economy.
tldr; The BCH Bullet for November 23, 2025, highlights developments in the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Key updates include the rising BCH average block size driven by increased routine usage and smart-contract activity from skynet.ar.io, a year-high network hashrate of ~6.76–7.23 EH/s, and mF International's plan to establish a BCH treasury with $500M funding. The BLAZE hackathon showcased projects like EventCollect.cash and USSD.cash. Other updates include Paytaca POS enhancements, Fulcrum v2.1.0 release, and Quantumroot's post-quantum vault launch on BCH's Chipnet. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
where would it go? as other reply says, the world pretty much runs on the internet. Bitcoin is still P2P. Anyone can fire up a node on a laptop or even phone and carry on. In some places they already use BTC with USSD on mobile networks as there's no internet access. But yeah if the internet disappeared it would probably mean all the electricity in the world disappeared too. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/03/15/how-africans-are-using-bitcoin-without-internet-access/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/03/15/how-africans-are-using-bitcoin-without-internet-access/)