Crypto-currencies gaining popularity in Kenya
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Despite warnings from Kenya’s central bank about the volatility of crypto-currencies, some businesses in Nairobi are now accepting Bitcoin payments.
The total number of Bitcoin transactions in Kenya are estimated to be worth over $1.5m, according to the Blockchain Association of Kenya.
But can the technology really take off?
Crypto-currencies are virtual money that can be used to pay for things in the real world, such as a hotel room, food or even a house.
Digital tokens are held in online wallets, and can be sent anonymously between users.
Crypto-currencies run on a technology called blockchain – a ledger of blocks of information, such as transactions or agreements, that are stored across a network of computers.
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Source: BBC (link opens in a new window)
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