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South Africa targets digital IDs in time for 2029 elections
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19 March, 2025

South Africa targets digital IDs in time for 2029 elections

South Africa’s Home Affairs department targets issuing 2.5M digital IDs this year, and by the 2029 elections, it wants a...
Microsoft invests $300 million to boost AI in South Africa
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18 March, 2025

Microsoft invests $300 million to boost AI in South Africa

Microsoft has invested $1.1B in establishing South Africa’s first global data centers; the $300M is part of its pledge to...
Singapore to list BTC futures; Tel Aviv eyes DLT upgrade
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18 March, 2025

Singapore to list BTC futures; Tel Aviv eyes DLT upgrade

SGX joins AsiaNext and EDXM Global in offering BTC perpetual futures, which allow traders to hold positions indefinitely, competing with...
Brazil’s postal service explores blockchain for logistics
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17 March, 2025

Brazil’s postal service explores blockchain for logistics

Brazil’s Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos wants to use blockchain and AI to address its operations, supply management, and...
Bank of Russia to regulate digital currency trading
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17 March, 2025

Bank of Russia to regulate digital currency trading

The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia are working on a framework allowing “super-qualified” investors to easily buy...
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City invests in blockchain, AI
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14 March, 2025

Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City invests in blockchain, AI

By 2030, Ho Chi Minh will allocate 3% of its annual budget to research and development on the latest tech,...

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