Bitcoin in Zimbabwe: Importing cars and sending money to family
A young Zimbabwean Bitcoiner built out a business with Bitcoin — importing cars and sending remittance payments — when he returned to his homeland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Old Fashion Research Launches $100 Million Latam and Emerging Markets Crypto Metaverse Fund
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Report: Tanzania Closer to Launching a CBDC
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Backed by Coinbase and Alameda, African exchange MARA eyes continental prospects
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Making money, escaping poverty: Bitcoin and Lightning in Mozambique
A class of 2021 Bitcoiner in Mozambique is using the Lightning Network to transact while using Bitcoin to protect his savings.
Report: Nigerian Crypto Restrictions and Twitter Ban Have ‘Crippled Foreign Direct Investment in the Fintech Industry’
A new report has concluded that restrictions on cryptocurrency trading, as well as the banning of Twitter by Nigerian authorities, may have “crippled foreign direct investment in the fintech industry.”…
Quelle surprise: Central African banks scold the CAR for Bitcoin adoption
The Central African Republic adopting crypto puts monetary stability in “peril” according to a letter from the Governor of the Bank of Central African States.
Africa’s top golfers to shoot for Bitcoin prize on Sunshine Tour
Africa’s top golfers are set to receive Bitcoin prize money after ground-breaking sponsorship of the Sunshine Tour.