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What we know about China’s cryptocurrency crackdown

The Verge

While we haven’t seen any reports of China flat-out outlawing cryptocurrencies, the government started issuing warnings about trading and mining cryptocurrencies in May, and told the country’s financial giants they would have to stop dealing in crypto. It’s worth noting that China is also developing its own centralized digital currency.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup

After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world. One thing that Namibia has going for it is a stable parliamentary democracy and a government that clearly believes in digital inclusion. It is mostly a desert country and the home of both the Namib and Kalahari deserts.

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BEYOND EXPO 2024 | UN Coordinator in China urges revitalization of multilateralism amid global conflicts

TechNode

Previously when Beijing used to get sandstorms, it used to come from Inner Mongolia. If you do not have the sandstorms stopped in Inner Mongolia, you will continue to get sandstorms in Beijing. Now the UN is working with the Chinese government to look at what kind of innovation and big data and technology can be used.

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As Trump threatens to take over Greenland, its melting ice caps could hold a solution to our clean energy future

Fast Company Tech

Greenlands dominant industry has long been fishing, but its government is now looking to diversify its economy. While the island, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has made clear it is not for sale, its government is signaling it is open to business, particularly in the minerals sector. We have all the critical minerals.

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