Financial Inclusion

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Consensus Pitchfest 2023: Finance for the Unbanked
Consensus Pitchfest 2023 provides a platform to firms that are leading game-changing innovations in crypto, creating more space for financial inclusion and empowerment globall...
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What Are Tokenized Securities?
What Are Tokenized Securities?
Bitfinex Securities Head of Operations Jesse Knutson joins "First Mover" to break down tokenized securities and how the technology could help with financial inclusion. Plus, w...
What Are Tokenized Securities?

Blockchain Foundation Executive Director on Financial Inclusion in Crypto
Blockchain Foundation Executive Director on Financial Inclusion in Crypto
Blockchain Foundation’s Executive Director Cleve Mesidor joins “First Mover” to discuss the significance of crypto to financial inclusion and the growing crypto adoption in Bl...
Blockchain Foundation Executive Director on Financial Inclusion in Crypto

The Future of Digital Assets
The Future of Digital Assets
What does the future look like for digital currencies? We’re not talking price, we’re talking use, and how critical crypto will be to financial inclusion across the world. Mor...
The Future of Digital Assets

Is My Algorithm Biased? The Imperative of Inclusion for Crypto
Is My Algorithm Biased? The Imperative of Inclusion for Crypto
Professor Mehrsa Baradaran at UC Irvine School of Law joins Consensus 2022 with a presentation on financial inclusion and racial inequality. Plus, a conversation among Dawn So...
Is My Algorithm Biased? The Imperative of Inclusion for Crypto

USDC issuer Circle and NYCB will also work in stablecoin solutions for underserved and unbanked communities. (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)
New York Community Bank to Hold Assets Backing Circle's USDC
This marks the first time a community bank will serve as a custodian for a stablecoin.
USDC issuer Circle and NYCB will also work in stablecoin solutions for underserved and unbanked communities. (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

A market in Harbour Island, the Bahamas, which has issued a CBDC known as the Sand Dollar (MoMo Productions/Getty Images)
Banks May Face Competition From CBDCs, Study Suggests
The survey also shows central banks are uncertain whether distributed ledger technology should underpin a government-backed digital currency.
A market in Harbour Island, the Bahamas, which has issued a CBDC known as the Sand Dollar (MoMo Productions/Getty Images)

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A Digital Dollar May Help the Poor, but It’s Far From a Done Deal
Financial inclusion is one big reason the U.S. should adopt a digital currency, supporters say, but others aren't so sure.
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Why Web 3 Needs Africa
Why Web 3 Needs Africa
“The Hash” hosts discuss the crucial role Africa plays in the adoption of Web 3 technologies, being home to the second largest bitcoin market in the world. The conversation to...
Why Web 3 Needs Africa

Jeremy Allaire, Circle (CoinDesk archives)
Circle Launches Initiative to Boost Global Financial Inclusion
The stablecoin issuer is allocating a share of USDC reserves to support minorities and women, as well as help with worldwide humanitarian efforts.
Jeremy Allaire, Circle (CoinDesk archives)