{"id":8793,"date":"2018-01-08T12:58:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2024-07-10T09:39:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:39:13","slug":"bbc-why-african-millennials-cant-get-enough-of-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/bbc-why-african-millennials-cant-get-enough-of-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC: Why African millennials can&#8217;t get enough of Bitcoin","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s surge in value has attracted many African millennials like Peace Akware in Uganda, who are drawn to its investment potential despite risks. Cryptocurrencies offer a cheaper, faster alternative for cross-border transactions, exemplified by companies like Bitpesa. This appeal is heightened in regions where traditional financial systems are costly and slow. However, central banks in countries like Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda caution against the unregulated nature of digital currencies. Education on cryptocurrencies is increasing, and blockchain technology is viewed as a transformative force for various sectors in Africa. Read it <a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-42582343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin&#8217;s surge in value has attracted many African millennials like Peace Akware in Uganda, who are drawn to its investment potential despite risks. Cryptocurrencies offer a cheaper, faster alternative for cross-border transactions, exemplified by companies like Bitpesa. This appeal is heightened in regions where traditional financial systems are costly and slow. However, central banks in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":4,"featured_media":8794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[589,177,585,586,259,591,592,590,593,441],"class_list":["post-8793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aza-news","tag-african-millennials","tag-bitcoin","tag-bitpesa","tag-blockchain","tag-cross-border-payments","tag-cryptocurrencies","tag-financial-inclusion","tag-peace-akware","tag-regulatory-warnings","tag-remittances"],"acf":[],"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}