Built With Bitcoin Foundation Opens Technology Center in Ghana
The structure was built by Ghanian workers compensated in bitcoin, on land donated by local communities.
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Dec 5, 2022 at 11:44 p.m. UTC
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Ghana Wants to Make Its CBDC Available for Use Offline: Report
The country’s digital currency, the e-cedi, would work via the use of smart cards, according to an official at the Bank of Ghana.
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Oct 18, 2021 at 9:35 p.m. UTC
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Ghana to Test CBDC With German Banknote Printer Giesecke+Devrient
The digital cedi will be tested with banks, payment service providers, merchants, consumers and other stakeholders.
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Aug 11, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Ghana's Central Bank to Pilot CBDC in September, Calls It 'Cash on Its Own': Report
While no date has been given for the launch of a digital cedi, the deputy governor said its success would determine the next steps.
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Jul 12, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. UTC
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Ghana to Prioritize Blockchain Projects in New Regulatory Sandbox
The sandbox will target a wide range of financial service innovations and hopes to improve financial inclusion.
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Feb 26, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. UTC
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West African Program Will Store Weather Data on Telos Blockchain
Telokanda, a collaboration between Telos and open-source weather tech company Kanda in West Africa hopes to engage local communities in collecting and sharing weather data on the Telos public blockchain.
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Nov 10, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Ghana May Issue Digital Currency in 'Near Future,' Says Central Bank Chief
Ghana is joining the ranks of nations eyeing the launch of a central bank digital currency, and is already in talks over a pilot project.
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Nov 27, 2019 at 12:52 p.m. UTC
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African Internet Pioneer Launches Bitcoin Mining Facility
IT solutions firm Ghana Dot Com has launched a bitcoin mining facility it claims is the first in Africa.
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Mar 7, 2016 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
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Beam Launches Cheap 'Rebittance' Solution for Ghana
Ghana-based startup Beam plans to disrupt the local remittance market using the low cost, speed and convenience of bitcoin.
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Oct 16, 2014 at 5:14 p.m. UTC
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Sierra Leone Group Continues Bitcoin Drive to Fight Ebola
The Sierra Leone Liberty Group has used bitcoin donations to combt Ebola, but says the fight is not over.
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Oct 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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