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MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy

TechCrunch

In a statement, the company revealed that it struck a partnership with the Central African Republic — the first country to legalize bitcoin as a legal tender in Africa and second globally only to El Salvador –to become its official crypto partner and an advisor to the president on crypto strategy and planning. .

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Bitcoin’s bid to become the “one chain to rule them all”

TechCrunch

But Bitcoiners argue that its value is more clearly visible in developing nations, especially those experiencing hyperinflation or with sizable proportions of underbanked individuals. The reality has not been so simple, as Bitcoin has oftentimes traded down amid periods of rising inflation in the U.S.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things. Webby Break the Internet Award: Swizz Beatz + Timbaland for the Verzuz battles on Instagram Live. Webby Person of the Year: Avi Schiffmann, for ncov2019.live.

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