Stories from Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia show how bitcoin is being used in the real world.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Alex Gladstein’s latest piece, “Check Your Financial Privilege.” It follows the stories of people in three African nations who paint a very different picture from the rampant bitcoin speculation you hear about in the news.
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