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Ripple Bets on Africa’s $3.2B Payments Giant to Push RLUSD Into Cross-Border Commerce

Ripple invested in Flutterwave to bring RLUSD into African business payments through a major cross-border network. The deal connects Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin with Flutterwave’s $3.2 billion payments platform, targeting faster…

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South African Reserve Bank Backs Payshap Over Digital Rand as Cassim Targets Real-Time Payments

The South African Reserve Bank has decided to pause the immediate implementation of a digital rand despite successfully testing its technical feasibility. Digital Rand Trials Reveal Privacy and Speed Tradeoffs…

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Economist Dawie Roodt Warns South Africans May Drop Local Currency as Crypto Rules Tighten

A South African economist warns that the National Treasury’s proposed crypto regulations are an unenforceable attempt at state control that will ultimately backfire. The Push Toward Decentralized Tech South Africa’s…

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