Leading web hosting provider, web4africa.com has launched a domain and webhosting service payable by bitcoin
With payment issues an all too regular issue in the African continent, the growing number of website owners in Africa now have the opportunity to use the Godfather of Cryptocurrencies to purchase Web Hosting, Domain Names, VPS Hosting and Dedicated Server.
As of the 31st March of this year, it was estimated that there were a total of 492,762,185 internet users in Africa, the second largest continent, a massive leap from the 4,514,400 internet users on the 31st December 2000.
To meet the needs of a growing, more internet savvy African market, website ownership has risen simultaneously. Meanwhile, Africa has also been embracing blockchain and digital currencies more than most.
There are many payment and banking issues in Africa, with a massive growth seen in digital payments over the last few years. Web4Africa is the only company offering Web Hosting, Domain Names, VPS Hosting and Dedicated Server services that can be paid by Bitcoin.
Established in 2002, Web4Africa is an ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrar and one of the top pan-African Web Hosting companies to offer hundreds of domain types as well as hosting solutions from four different data centres spread across Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.
In 2016, Web4Africa launched The Nigerian Mirror Project, the first of its type in the West African sub-region.
The launch of the web4africa into the Bitcoin payment ecosystem should encourage further the blossoming entrepreneurship spirit prevalent amongst many African youth. The safe and secure payment method should appeal to the many that without the use of banking and payment methods many in Europe and other continents take for granted.
Whilst often being touted as the future for Africa, the news of web4africa’s entry into the digital currency ecosystem is a good step in the right direction.
