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Venezuelans Rely on Bitcoin to Survive, Disregard Fiat Completely

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows residents to support their families.

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Ethereum-Based Humaniq To Deliver Banking 4.0 to 2 Bln Unbanked

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging markets.

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New Class Of Bitcoin Users Emerges: Unbanked on Mobile Using It To Pay

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

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Russia Considers Allowing Use of Cryptocurrency in the Unbanked Region of Crimea

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

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Bitcoin is a Huge Beacon of Hope and Must be Easily Accessible

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

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Blockchain Startup Uses GUI With Symbols Instead of Text to Connect Unbanked to Global Economy

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model.

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Circle Terminates Bitcoin Trading, Focuses on Next Generation Platform

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

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Stellar Launches SWIFT-like Blockchain-Backed Money Transfer Network

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

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Incas, Gold and Bitcoin. Story of InkaPay, South American Blockchain Platform for People

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked people live.

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With 70% Population Unbanked, Future of Bitcoin in Ghana is Bright

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

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With Its Unbanked Majority, Bolivia Can Gain Much From Adopting Bitcoin

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

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100 Zimbabwean Women Farmers Will Learn Power of Bitcoin

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

35 | 2

Blockchain Makes Microfinance Accounting Foray in Burma Led by Infoteria and Tech Bureau of Japan

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

Bitcoin Blockchain is the Last Economic Fortress, Provides the Unbanked with Jobs

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but also as a savings asset.

UK Banks Refused 6 Million Citizens Accounts, Bitcoin Doesn’t Refuse Anyone

MAY 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

British banks have turned down 6 million people access to banking services over the past two years. Bitcoin would allow all those unbanked access to valuable financial services.

MAY 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

British banks have turned down 6 million people access to banking services over the past two years. Bitcoin would allow all those unbanked access to valuable financial services.

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging markets.

2124 | 3

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows residents to support their families.

468 | 8

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

313 | 1

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked people live.

187

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

167 | 2

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model.

152

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

146 | 1

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

130 | 1

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

119 | 3

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

60 | 2

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but also as a savings asset.

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

35 | 2

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

32 | 2

MAR 19, 2017 | Joseph Young

For many Venezuelans, bitcoin isn’t just a financial network or an investment method. In fact for most, bitcoin is an important survivability tool that allows residents to support their families.

468 | 8

FEB 23, 2017 | Nick Ayton

Our London correspondent caught up with Humaniq founder Alex Fork, who has an ambition to help eliminate poverty by delivering new banking options to emerging markets.

2124 | 3

OCT 11, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

With its smartphone penetration growing and many citizens unbanked, Bitcoin’s adoption in Ghana has a future.

119 | 3

JAN 13, 2017 | Iyke Aru

32 | 2

FEB 10, 2017 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Catering to a new class of Bitcoin users: Paxful CEO.

167 | 2

SEP 28, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Zimbabwean women farmers will be given Bitcoins which they can redeem for goods at selected suppliers.

35 | 2

FEB 01, 2017 | Alicia Naumoff

Russian Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev suggested allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for residents of Crimea.

60 | 2

DEC 07, 2016 | Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

130 | 1

DEC 06, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

The non-for-profit Stellar network has launched a Blockchain-backed money transfer to compete with SWIFT.

313 | 1

SEP 29, 2016 | Adam Dubove

Bitcoin has all the potential to enhance economic opportunities in Bolivia as the fastest-growing South American economy.

146 | 1

JUN 26, 2016 | Kokkinos Marinos

Bitcoin could be used as a means for economic liberty, since it is easy to use, secure and reliable for merchants. It is not only used as a world currency, but also as a savings asset.

NOV 06, 2016 | Guest Author

Founders of a South American Blockchain platform InkaPay tell Cointelegraph about how it was launched and how it penetrates to the the areas where many unbanked people live.

187

JUN 28, 2016 | Shivdeep Dhaliwal

A successful private Blockchain experiment in Burma might change the way microfinance works in developing nations.

DEC 16, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Alex Fork of Humaniq, a Blockchain startup that aims at connecting the unbanked to the global economy with just a smartphone, tells about its business model.

152

MAY 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

British banks have turned down 6 million people access to banking services over the past two years. Bitcoin would allow all those unbanked access to valuable financial services.

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