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The Bakong Temple, a Hindu site built during the Khmer Empire in 9th century AD.
Meet the Woman Behind Cambodia's Moonshot Blockchain Project
The Bakong payments system is designed to end poverty and reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar. Serey Chea is making it happen.
The Bakong Temple, a Hindu site built during the Khmer Empire in 9th century AD.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
The Pandemic Was Just the Catalyst
Harry Dent predicted 2020's economic upheaval several years in advance. The coronavirus pandemic was just a trigger to a long-term reckoning over public debt, he says.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
A Celo user earning with her phone.
Will the Next M-Pesa Be a Blockchain App?
A contest for inclusive fintech shows the potential for crypto-related tech to help the world's poor, but also how much it still needs to develop.
A Celo user earning with her phone.
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Bitcoin, Mescaline and Parallel Worlds
From conspiracy theories to magical internet money, humans have bought into shared belief systems to make sense of reality.
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A collage of people in Nueva Ecija playing Axie (Emfarsis)
The NFT Game That Makes Cents for Filipinos During COVID
Axie Infinity, a NFT trading game running on Ethereum, has proven a pandemic lifeline for a small community north of Manila.
A collage of people in Nueva Ecija playing Axie (Emfarsis)
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Is Crypto Fintech? It Depends Who You Ask
Crypto is financial technology. But Is it fintech?
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What DeFi Can Learn From 'InFi'
By studying informal financial cooperation, including lending circles, blockchain developers can uncover new opportunities, says our columnist.
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An Indonesian Chef and the Remittance Industry's $554B Problem
When the coronavirus forced Chef Bagus to conduct his cooking classes online, he needed a good payment system. There wasn't one, but his customers helped find a workaround.
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CAPITULATION? U.S. lawmakers grilled Libra board member David Marcus last year. The consortium has overhauled its plans. (Credit: House Financial Services Committee)
To See Libra's Potential, Look at the Philippines, Not the US
Some have written off Libra as a watered-down project. But you can see its potential in places where Facebook use is high and payment standards are low.
CAPITULATION? U.S. lawmakers grilled Libra board member David Marcus last year. The consortium has overhauled its plans. (Credit: House Financial Services Committee)
The line outside a Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshop. Credit: Leah Callon-Butler
Filipino Pawnshops Bank on Crypto Remittances During Crisis
Pawn shops in the Philippines are well placed to popularize cryptocurrencies as alternatives to cash.
The line outside a Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshop. Credit: Leah Callon-Butler