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Africa

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Markets
Africa
Akon: Crypto Can Give Africa Financial Freedom
The revolutionary power of blockchain will play a significant role in the golden age of African development.
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By AkonJon KarasLynn Liss
Dec 18, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2020
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Podcasts
South america
Understanding Bitcoin and Stablecoins in Africa and South America
Join Michael Casey & Shiela Warren as they speak with Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of AZA Finance and Sebastian Serrano, CEO of Ripio for a discussion on the past, present and fut...
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By Michael J. CaseySheila Warren
Nov 20, 2020 at 4:24 p.m. UTC
Nov 20, 2020
South AmericaAfricaPodcastsMoney Reimagined
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Finance
Africa
African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles
Startup capital in Africa still favors foreign founders at the expense of homegrown projects. A proposal to break the cycle.
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By Michael Kimani
Nov 11, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2020
AfricaOpinion
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Markets
Blockchain technology
West African Program Will Store Weather Data on Telos Blockchain
Telokanda, a collaboration between Telos and open-source weather tech company Kanda in West Africa hopes to engage local communities in collecting and sharing weather data on...
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By Sandali Handagama
Nov 10, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2020
Blockchain TechnologyDataAfricaGhanaNigeria
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Finance
Africa
Binance Labs–Backed ‘DeFi Credit Union’ Bringing Higher Yields to Savers in Nigeria
With backing from Binance Labs, Nigeria's Xend Finance is looking to bring DeFi to the world of local credit unions.
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By Doreen Wang
Nov 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2020
AfricaNigeriaCredit UnionsBinance LabsDeFi
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Policy
Ethereum
Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It's Here
Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet...
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By Sandali Handagama
Oct 21, 2020 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2020
EthereumAfricaBitcoinNigeriaWeb 3.0AdoptionProtests
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Finance
Payments
Bitcoin in Africa: FastBitcoins Partners With Flexepin to Expand Global Footprint
FastBitcoins has partnered with ASX-listed Flexepin to bring the U.K.-based crypto company's services to 20,000 more locations.
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By Ian Allison
Sep 24, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 24, 2020
PaymentsAfricaBitcoinBitcoin in Africa
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Markets
Developers
Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa
Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.
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By Leigh Cuen
Aug 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2020
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Policy
Africa
Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa
Crypto businesses seeing strong growth across the 54-country continent are working hard to meet the FATF's anti-money laundering standards.
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By Ian Allison
Aug 3, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2020
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Markets
Charlie shrem
Charlie Shrem TLDL: Ray Youssef and Crypto’s Role in Africa
Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc.
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By Charlie Shrem
Jul 14, 2020 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Jul 14, 2020
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