The DRC is another contentious situation. The child labor involved in coltan production is probably the largest generational poverty loop in the world, And anyone using a computer is directly benefiting from it. I am glad to see bitcoin mining happening in Virunga park in the north, But trade for coltan happening on stablecoins and bitcoin In Kolwesii could provide a solution, So the local people, And the government get a foothold on this mineral trade. Right now it is Chinese corporations that sell to Apple, Microsoft, And all other electronics companies based in Shenzhen. It’s a multi layered problem and as per usual it is the local African population that is exploited the most.
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