The Next Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Riddle me this: Why has Botswana, a landlocked country in the south of Africa, become one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, while other African nations — Zimbabwe, the Congo and Sierra Leone among them — remain caught in a miasma of violence and poverty? You might chalk it… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

MAY 6, 2013

In Zimbabwe, hyperinflation drove the US Dollar became the de facto local currency even while foreign currency trading was illegal. Africa presents another example of adoption of a digital currency, or at least a digital form of payments. Inflation, and hyperinflation, is one possible driver of Bitcoin adoption in a country.

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Venture Chronicles

JULY 29, 2015

Ignore the Zimbabwe authorities: This is a country run by a notorious thug, Robert Mugabe , who has ruined the economy and perpetuated many human rights abuses over his 33 year dictatorship. If he wants to go to Africa, take a camera instead of a bow. ignores him, so should Palmer.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 16, 2019

75% of the world’s platinum comes from South Africa, with the rest coming from Russia, Zimbabwe, Canada, and the US. Silver is affected by the same things as gold, but silver prices are also influenced by industrial demand. Platinum is a rare metal and the cost of mining it is far higher than that of gold.

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