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How bitcoin met the real world in Africa

[ad_2][ad_1] By Alexis Akwagyiram, Tom Wilson LAGOS / LONDON (Reuters) – Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his mobile phone business in a bustling street market in Lagos: he started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Odunjo buys phones and accessories from China and the United Arab …

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Bitcoin for payments is a distant dream as usage dries up

[ad_2][ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The use of bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, even as the original digital currency begins to satisfy one of the basic characteristics of any payment currency: stability. FILE PHOTO: The representation of the virtual currency Bitcoin standing on the PC motherboard is …

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Bitcoin for payments a distant dream as usage dries up

[ad_2][ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The use of bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, even as the original digital currency is beginning to satisfy one of the basic characteristics of any payment currency: stability. FILE PHOTO: The representation of the virtual currency Bitcoin standing on the PC motherboard …

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