OKIN | Nikolai Tjongarero

OKIN.Ent · Founder

OKIN (Nikolai Tjongarero, MBA) is the Founder of OKIN.Ent, under which he created the initiatives EasySats and BTC Mining Namibia. A Published Poet, Musician, Entrepreneur, and Digital Disruptor from Windhoek, Namibia, he was the first African podcaster paid in Bitcoin via the Podcasting 2.0 protocol (Value4Value) with #FromTheJump. Named Top 10 Most Impactful African Bitcoiner twice (10th in 2023, 8th in 2024), he is the innovator of the SovereignKey, a Bitcoin and FreedomTech "Swiss-Army Knife" that transforms any computer into your own personal, secure, and private work station.

OKIN hosted Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025 and 2026 — running three sessions: the "Artists' & Bitcoin" panel, "Beyond the Bull Run" panel, and a Vexl Workshop with Josef Tětek. He spoke at the African Bitcoin Conference in Nairobi (2024), Port Louis, Mauritius (2025), and ABC Diaspora Boston (2025), keynoted the launch of Machankura in Nairobi (2023), and hosted Namibia's first Trezor Academy Session and Bitcoin Only Media Training Event (2024). Most recently, he hosted the GART Stage at BTC Prague 2026 — officially listed as the stage MC for Saturday, June 13, alongside Chris Seedor — where he also delivered a keynote and joined the panel "Parallel Systems: Profiting From Global Circular Economies." He then MC'd the Opening Ceremony at the Bitcoin Nairobi Conference 2026. Featured as "Mr. Bitcoin" by the Namibian Sun and a PlanB Biz School full-scholarship recipient, he is committed to hands-on Bitcoin education and building Freedom-Tech solutions for Namibians and the greater African continent.