He started Bitoshi as a student with an $11.12 allowance. Now it has 60,000 users

Timilehin Zubair, a Computer Science student at FUTA, started Bitoshi as a way to become financially independent and after his initial attempts at earning money through an Instagram blog and graphic design failed to gain traction. Bitoshi entered the Nigerian crypto market, which was growing rapidly but operating under a difficult banking environment. The company allows users to send cryptocurrency to a wallet address and receive its naira equivalent in their bank accounts.

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