Bitcoin and Blockchain Will Help Africa Achieve Global Inclusiveness, Says Kenyan Blockchain Incubator Founder
Space Kenya Networks Limited, a Kenyan web development company, recently announced the launch of its blockchain incubator BitHub. CCN spoke with the director of Space Networks Kenya and founder of BitHub to discuss the crypto- and bitcoin-space in Kenya. In a statement found on the website, BitHub describes its mission as: “Solving problems using innovative Blockchain solutions that are currently under development across the World.” Furthermore, the company says:” We believe that blockchain solutions will make substantial contributions to rethinking existing structures in the following....
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