Cryptocurrencies, an opportunity for financial independence for young people?
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By: Kpénahi Traoré Follow
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Bitcoin, Etherum, Litecoin, Ripple ... these are words you have heard before.
Today in So we say what, we are talking about cryptocurrency, an encrypted currency that works outside banking systems.
It is attracting more and more young people to the African continent.
While some see it as a way to get rich easily, others are wary of it.
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Can cryptocurrencies help young people to be financially independent?
Why are they interested in this new digital economy?
How can they use it to develop projects?
We will answer these questions with our guests for the week.
Guests
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Raoul Djouro
, crypto-entrepreneur, co-founder of d'Ivoire Crypto, a company created in April 2021 which aims to popularize the use of cryptocurrencies in Côte d'Ivoire
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David Nataf
, co-founder of AFRO, a pan-African cryptocurrency
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Ablassé Ouédraogo
, cryptology engineer and president of APCEN, the Association for the Protection of the National Cyber Space in Burkina Faso.
Report
: Our correspondent in Dakar, Malang Baldé met an entrepreneur passionate about technologies who accepts cryptocurrencies as a means of payment in her fishmonger.
Initiative of the week
: Nathalie-Roxane Naba, Managing Director of EcashExchange.
She defines herself as a crypto-enthusiast and she tells us about the "Blockchain", the first restaurant in Ouaga where you can pay for your order with cryptocurrency.
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