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BlackRock's Bitcoin Buy: Is This Finally Crypto's Chance to Lift Africa?

BlackRock's Bitcoin Buy: Is This Finally Crypto's Chance to Lift Africa?

Now, picture Amina, a single mother living in rural Kenya. She spends a quarter of her meager income on remittance fees just to receive money from her brother working in Dubai. That’s real money, dissipated, disappeared into the pockets of highly paid middlemen. For Amina and millions of her fellow...

BlackRock's Bitcoin Play: Is This the Tipping Point or Just Noise?

BlackRock's Bitcoin Play: Is This the Tipping Point or Just Noise?

BlackRock, the asset management giant, recently made a splash with Bitcoin with a recent $36.7 million investment. The knee-jerk reaction? The second spike occurred on April 15, 2025 and saw Bitcoin’s price increase by over 4%. This relatively small increase led to an absolutely massive 230% increase in trading volume....