How Orange Bikes are Changing Africa
After a steep contraction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, sub-Saharan economies are expanding, leading to a boom in the logistics sector as the need for transportation rises. However, more than half of active vehicles in the region are inefficient 2-stroke petrol-powered motorcycles, mostly used in taxi and delivery services that drive hundreds of kilometers per day. The fuel that they burn is costly for drivers, and produces toxic CO2 and fine particulate emissions in large volumes. Recognizing the need for cheaper and more efficient transportation solutions, Bob Eco Ltd., a....
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Greyp Bikes Accepts Cryptocurrencies for Its Electric Bicycles
Croatia’s Greyp Bikes, which is aiming to rank among technological leaders in the cycling world, has taken another innovative step. The company has introduced support for payments with nine major cryptocurrencies – BTC,....
Curious how the BTC invasion of Africa is going? If you've got five minutes, the below film might be a great way to spend it. Also read: Coming to Africa: Bitcoin Ready to Invade
Bitcoin seems to have cultivated a habit, and it's definitely a good one - to attract bigger and better names into the industry. After several banks and tech giants announced their foray into the Bitcoin ecosystem, a telecom giant has become interested in the technology behind the disruptive digital currency which has forced the world to stand up and take notice. Orange SA is reportedly looking to invest in Bitcoin start-ups in the coming months. Georges Nahon, the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Silicon Valley said, "There's something intriguing in this technology, so we want to be....
Werner van Rooyen, head of Business Development and Growth at Bitx, one of Africa’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges, spoke to CoinTelegraph about the problems and potential of Bitcoin in Africa. CoinTelegraph: Bitcoin use in Africa has improved in the last couple of years. What has really changed? Werner van Rooyen: Bitcoin, as measured in the amount of transactions per day, is steadily rising in Africa as it is in the rest of the world. Trading between local currencies and Bitcoin is higher today than it had been a few years back and there’s a big increase in Bitcoin awareness and discussion,....
When it comes to valuation of any commodity there are two main players in the game, producers and investors. Let's take an example from the real world orange juice market. There are producers, the orange farmers, who utilize their land to create material commonly known as oranges. The primary requirements to produce oranges are land, farming equipment and labor. Add the cost of the resources together and the farmer has a base price in which he is willing to sell them. Orange juice manufacturers are buyers of the oranges to produce a good, orange juice, that we all enjoy from time to time.....