Article by Steve Kaaru
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				14 August, 2025            
        China warns against Worldcoin’s iris-scanning
			The Ministry of State Security says that companies scanning irises and collecting other biometric data with ‘crypto’ incentives pose a...        
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				13 August, 2025            
        Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue
			Ethiopia made $200m from miners in the past year, but their power demand has become unsustainable; miners set to consume...        
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				13 August, 2025            
        Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines
			While a quarter of Aussies make all their payments via mobile wallets, a new study found that 75% are not...        
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				13 August, 2025            
        Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID
			The Democratic Republic of Congo had initially partnered with a French firm for a $1.2B digital ID project, but the...        
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				12 August, 2025            
        Malaysia to offer 95% of gov’t services digitally by 2030
			Elsewhere, Indonesia is set to award six contracts within the next 18 months as part of its World Bank-funded ID...        
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				12 August, 2025            
        Rwanda revives CBDC project; Botswana launches feasibility test
			Rwanda has launched a CBDC ideathon and called on citizens to pitch in with proposals on how to best develop...        
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