Crypto gaining ground across Africa
Both good news and bad
Cryptocurrencies have become popular in African and other developing countries. That's according to a policy brief released recently by UNCTAD, a United Nations agency. Significant proportions of Kenya (8.5%), South Africa (7.1%) and Nigeria's (6.3%) populations are using these digital currencies. In June, the Central African Republic adopted bitcoin as a legal tender. The report warns that widespread use of unregulated digital currencies poses danger to the continent's financial system. In an interview with The Conversation Africa (TCA), Iwa Salami (IS), an expert in financial technology law and regulation, examines the future of digital currencies in Africa.
TCA: Why is cryptocurrency becoming popular in Africa?IS: Cryptocurrencies have gained acceptance among a large proportion of the low-income population that was, previously, financ...
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