The Economist is starting to grasp the power of Bitcoin mining in Africa, and it’s a beautiful thing

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n0>1 1 year ago
I guess it's a news outlet so they have to use the word "crypto" in the title. Such a trigger for me.
Bitcoin is the solution to generational poverty in Kolwesi DRC where children work manual labour from 12 years on and earn 200$ a month mining coltan to sell to Chinese buyers that get used in batteries and microprocessors like ASIC chips. Bitcoin is bringing finance and supply chains full circle.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, they’re going to leapfrog the rest of the world.