ChainEX in the Community: Bitcoin at the Boplaas Padstal Open Day
This past Saturday we swapped trading screens for a farm stall. The ChainEX team set up shop at the Boplaas Padstal Open Day on the R102 between Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp — purple tent, orange visors, and a big screen running a very popular game: guess the Bitcoin price.
Bringing Bitcoin to the Kouga community
Our stall was simple: team members in ChainEX tees, branded visors and caps, and a monitor showing the live BTC/ZAR price — R1 345 170 on the day, if you're curious. Locals could walk up, scan a QR code, and enter the competition in about 30 seconds.
More importantly, it gave us the chance to do what we love: explaining Bitcoin to people who had never traded it before. From "is it safe?" to "how do I even buy some?" — every question got an answer, right between the boerewors rolls and the Koze soft-serve.
The competition
Entries closed at 12:00 SAST, and the closest guess to the 13:00 BTC/ZAR price walked away with R1 000 in Bitcoin. To enter, participants had to register as ChainEX users — so a few more locals joined the exchange on the spot.
And the winner is...
Congratulations to Kirsty S., whose guess of R1 352 470 came closest to the locked 13:00 price of R1 351 306.94 — just R1 163.06 off. She takes home R1 000 in Bitcoin. The runner-up, Ruan G., was only R1 306.94 behind, so this one went right down to the wire.
Why events like this matter
Crypto can feel distant and technical. A farm stall, kids running around, and a Bitcoin price on a big screen make it human. ChainEX is proudly South African-built and locally owned, and audiences like the Kouga community are exactly who we build for.
Keep an eye on our socials — we might pop up at a market near you next.
A big thank you to the Boplaas Padstal team for hosting a great Open Day. If you have not been: proper butchery, farm-stall food, coffee, and room for the kids — worth a stop on the R102. Visit them at boplaaspadstal.co.za.