# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems

# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems

“# Everyone’s talking crypto for solving Sub-Saharan Africa’s payments problems ” As global interest in stablecoins explodes, a number of key players are pushing especially hard for more adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa. On Thursday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Africa Program published new analysis advocating more options for crypto users in Sub-Saharan Africa….

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# ‘If the water’s too clean there’ll be no fish’: China’s CBDC may hurt Macau’s casinos

# ‘If the water’s too clean there’ll be no fish’: China’s CBDC may hurt Macau’s casinos

“# ‘If the water’s too clean there’ll be no fish’: China’s CBDC may hurt Macau’s casinos ” China’s central bank digital currency is expected to further exacerbate Macau’s declining gambling revenues. According to a Dec. 2 article from Bloomberg, junkets — Macau businesses that act as middlemen to facilitate visits by China’s high-roller gamblers —…

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# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins

# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins

“# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins ” Senior officials at the Bank of Russia have come out against the issuance of private stablecoins pegged to the Russian ruble. Sergei Shvetsov, a first deputy governor of the Russian central bank, said that the bank aims to ban private firms from offering stablecoins backed by the…

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