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Can blockchain make a difference? Africa sees vast monetary potential

15.11.2020
As access to crypto spreads across Africa, blockchain could be crucial in improving cross-border payments and settlement systems

Venezuela’s Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One

11.11.2020
Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data

Exploring the landscape of crypto regulations in sub-Saharan Africa

19.10.2020
Despite facing hot-and-cold rules, growing crypto usage in sub-Saharan Africa is forcing regulators to reconsider the industry

Going Cashless Isn't Straightforward. Ask Sweden, or Zimbabwe

4.10.2020
Chris Vasantkumar, Lecturer in Anthropology, Macquarie University. ____ “No Cash Accepted” signs are increasingly common in Australian shops, thanks to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic struck, though, we were well along the cashless path, with demand for coins halving between 2013...

Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange Open to Crypto Listing Subject to ‘Regulatory Approval’

3.10.2020
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) CEO Justin Bgoni says its recently licensed subsidiary, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is open to listing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, according to local media reports, any such listings are still dependent on the digital asset issuers getting...

Mark Cuban Wants an Expiration Date on Stimulus Checks: Critics Says Proposal Is Right out of a Banana Republic Playbook

28.9.2020
U.S. billionaire Mark Cuban wants the next stimulus check to come with an expiration date in order to force Americans to spend the funds. The businessman believes this “use it or lose it” approach would benefit the U.S. economy as it promotes spending instead of saving. Cuban argues...

Fiat Devaluation Drives Retail Bitcoin Transfers in Africa 56% in a Year: Report

10.9.2020
Monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa under $10,000 soared more than 56% from a year ago to reach $316 million in June, according to new research by U.S. crypto analytics firm Chainalysis. Altogether, $8 billion worth of crypto was received into the continent and $8.1 billion sent...

Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money on Life Support as Central Bank Tightens Screws: Restrictions to Affect P2P Bitcoin Trading

28.8.2020
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money Operators (MMO) say they will comply with the latest directive by the central bank to shutdown mobile money agents. In addition, the MMOs will also limit mobile money transactions to $50 (Zwl $5,000) per day while users are now restricted to one mobile money account...

Zimbabwe’s Battle To Control Currency Inadvertently Boosts Bitcoin Profile

12.7.2020
Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation is forcing authorities to sign off on some desperate and controversial decisions. Some of such decisions include the abrupt suspension mobile money as well as the recent designation of Zimswitch as a national payment switch. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe...

Bitcoin Analyst: Central Bank Rate Cuts Mean ‘World Has Gone Zimbabwe’

1.7.2020
Zimbabwe-style mayhem is a possible outcome from a flood of cheap money hitting the global economy, warns MMCrypto

Zimbabwe Halts Mobile Transactions as Hyperinflation Spurs Currency Flight

30.6.2020
Zimbabwe's central bank, seeking to block attempts to avoid the country’s hyperinflation, halted all transactions conducted by "mobile money agents" this week

Bitcoin News Roundup for June 30, 2020

30.6.2020
As Zimbabwe embarks on its fifth bout of hyperinflation in modern history, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another bitcoin news roundup

Inflation-Busting Cryptocurrency Zimbocash Receives Listing on Bithumb

22.5.2020
Zimbabwe’s Zimbocash project got closer to its goal of providing a sound-money alternative to the hyperinflation of the local currency

Bitcoin Maximalism, Entrepreneurs and COVID-19 in Zimbabwe (Part 5 of a Six-Part Documentary Podcast Series)

16.4.2020
On this episode, we'll join Anita Posch in Zimbabwe as she speaks with Tongayi Choto, a software developer, entrepreneur and a bitcoin maximalist

Has Zimbabwe Made U-turn on Bitcoin? Cryptopreneurs Still Skeptical

12.4.2020
Despite the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said that it will create a regulatory sandbox for crypto entrepreneurs, local industry players warned not to get too excited and urged to wait for results. In March, the bank announced that it has started drafting a policy framework. “The framework...