Specifically, Octagon Networks, a cybersecurity company operating mainly out of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and San Francisco, has announced that it “has finished the process of converting its liquid assets and entire balance sheet into Bitcoin,” as published on its blog and Twitter page on June 5. Moreover, the company also said that: According to Octagon Network’s blog, this discount would amount to 50% when paying for its services in Bitcoin (BTC).
First to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon
Further explaining the reasoning behind the move, the firm’s managing partner Paulos Yibelo wrote: He added that: Octagon Network is still a very new player on the market, having been started in Q1 2022 in Addis Ababa. However, it has since expanded to employ “over 20 extremely talented ethical hackers and software developers in the US and across the globe” and has made “various free contributions to help secure over 1.5 million devices globally.” Its home country, Ethiopia, isn’t a stranger when it comes to advancements in the field of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. In late May 2021, Cardano (ADA) partnered with the Ethiopian government to use its blockchain in streamlining the country’s education system management, as Finbold reported.
