[ad_2][ad_1] LONDON / HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit the headlines this week with its dizzying rise to an all-time high. However, under the radar, a trend has taken place that could change the face of the cryptocurrency market: a massive flow of coins to North America from East Asia. …
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[ad_1] LISBON (Reuters) – Many European countries shy away from breaking down data along racial or ethnic lines out of concerns about privacy or discrimination, but COVID-19’s outsized impact on blacks and Asian people has revealed flaws in the approach. said some scientists and activists. FILE PHOTO: A man skateboarding …
Read More »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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