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Celo Co-Founder on Stablecoin Wallet Launch, State of Web3 Across Africa

Web platform Opera just launched a stablecoin wallet built on the Celo blockchain, that aims to onboard mobile users across the continent of Africa to Web3. Celo co-founder Rene Reinsberg shares insights into the rollout and the implications for the state of crypto innovation and adoption across Africa.

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Gridless Co-Founder on Future of Green Bitcoin Mining

As part of CoinDesk's Mining Week, presented by Foundry, Gridless co-founder Erik Hersman, discusses how Gridless is bringing bitcoin mining to rural Africa and supporting local energy development. Foundry and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

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Lightspark CEO on Lightning Outlook, Bitcoin Network Congestion

Bitcoin users in Africa are turning to stablecoins and the Lightning Network as transaction fees have skyrocketed to the highest levels in about two years. Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss, as Binance said it's adjusting fees and plans to integrate the Lightning Network. Marcus also explains why he thinks Bitcoin is the future of digital payments.

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Africa Moves to Lightning Network, Stablecoins Amid Soaring Bitcoin Transaction Fees

Bitcoin (BTC) users in Africa are increasingly moving to the Lightning Network and stablecoins as transaction fees have soared to their highest level in nearly two years. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential repercussions of BTC's fee spike and the path ahead to widespread crypto adoption.

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Технологии

L'Afrique adopte Lightning et les stablecoins, tandis que les frais de transaction Bitcoin montent en flèche

Ceux qui utilisent déjà des pièces stables et des transactions Lightning ne sont pas concernés, mais pour beaucoup en Afrique, les frais de Bitcoin plus élevés constituent un problème.

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Финансы

L'innovation et la réglementation en Crypto doivent être des partenaires, et non des adversaires

Les développeurs prospèrent ailleurs dans le monde, dans un contexte de relations tendues avec les régulateurs américains.

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Политика

Le Zimbabwe va introduire une monnaie numérique adossée à l'or

La banque centrale du pays souhaite que les gens puissent échanger des dollars zimbabwéens contre le jeton adossé à l'or afin de pouvoir se protéger contre la volatilité de la monnaie.

Zimbabwe will introduce a gold-backed digital token as legal tender. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Machankura Lets Africans Use Bitcoin With Basic Mobile Phones

Bitcoin maximalist Kgothatso Ngako has brought global digital financial services to Kenya, South Africa and other countries where at least half the population doesn’t have smartphones and reliable internet service. As part of CoinDesk's Projects to Watch 2023, Machankura catalyst Kgothatso Ngako discusses the inspiration behind the project and the state of bitcoin adoption in Africa.

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