Feb 25, 2019

Crypto in Kenya

The markets responded positively to President Trump's announcement on Twitter that he was holding off on Chinese tariffs. The president will also meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam later this week. What are the North Korean people expecting from the talks? Plus, cryptocurrency is helping communities in Kenya with their cash flow problems.

Today's show is sponsored by Kronos, Pitney Bowes and WellFrame.

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Kenyan communities look to cryptocurrency for improved cash flow

by Halima Gikandi

Feb 25, 2019

Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.

A currency dealer counts Kenyan shillings at a money exchange bureau on September 19, 2018 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Small communities in Kenya have started embracing cryptocurrency in the hope that it will help to solve their cash flow problems.

SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images

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The markets responded positively to President Trump’s announcement on Twitter that he was holding off on Chinese tariffs. The president will also meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam later this week. What are the North Korean people expecting from the talks? Plus, cryptocurrency is helping communities in Kenya with their cash flow problems.

Today’s show is sponsored by Kronos, Pitney Bowes and WellFrame.

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Brian Allison Technical Director

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