Tinas Royal is her name. At only 25 years old, she’s taking business & showbiz to the next level. Owning a luxurious night-club in Mombasa, not only is she the proprietor of the first business in Mombasa to accept bitcoin as payment, but she also is a music blogger. According to her Instagram profile, which features content of herself dancing and posing to music of independent artists. Within her Instagram account, many verified users – the majority of whom are American, Indian, and European musicians, models, and actresses – regularly comment under each of her posts.
She clearly is appealing to an international audience of notable figures. One such commenter of her recent posts is a renowned Chinese billionaire. As Tinas Royal gains more international attention, we equally become increasingly interested in what more this versatile entrepreneur will present to Kenya and, ultimately, the world.
A flexible method of payment, especially one that is in alignment with modernized technological advancement, would ideally attract a more expansive clientele within the rapid-growing town.
25-Year Old Nightclub Owner First To Accept Bitcoin Payments In Mombasa-Instagram(Courtesy)
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In October last year, software company Chainalysis reported that their firm conducted research that concluded that Kenya ranked on the Global Crypto Adoption Index as the number 1 country in the world with the highest volume of P2P exchange cryptocurrency transactions, following a 300% increase from the previous year.
Naturally, Tina’s Royal Nights is a direct representation of the recent surge of growth of cryptocurrency usage in Kenya.
Tinas Royal at the airport-Photo-Courtesy
Tinas Royal compares the functionality of sending and receiving bitcoins to that of using the de facto Safaricom payment processor, M-Pesa, a familiarity she believes could help facilitate a more widespread adoption among Kenyans.
Systemically comparable to sending cash to a mobile or till number, customers can opt to pay for products offered at Tina’s Royal Nights by sending bitcoin to a scanned QR code that is conveniently printed on the menus.
