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Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue
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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...
Australia mobile payments up; NIST sets digital ID guidelines
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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...
Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID
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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...
Malaysia to offer 95% of gov’t services digitally by 2030
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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...
Rwanda revives CBDC project; Botswana launches feasibility test
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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...
Stablecoin searches hit new peak as GENIUS Act supercharges
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11 August, 2025

Stablecoin searches hit new peak as GENIUS Act supercharges

The previous record was set in mid-2022 when Terra’s UST stablecoin depegged and caused a market collapse; Washington is the...

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