Nonprofit Bitcoin For Fairness Announces Travel to Zimbabwe, Zambia
Founder Anita Posch will also travel to Nigeria and Latin America later this year to further Bitcoin education, human-rights activism, and privacy.Bitcoin For Fairness announces travel plans to Zimbabwe and Zambia. BFF helps people in emerging countries learn basic financial literacy, as well as best practices for spending, saving and using bitcoin.The initiative connects entrepreneurs, activists, and developers to assist people in emerging countries take back their privacy and freedom.Nonprofit organization Bitcoin For Fairness (BFF), founded in January by Bitcoin educator and author....
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Zimbabwe Ready to Make Concessions on Cryptos
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