Mobile-Money Pioneer Kenya Wary of Risks as It Opens Digital Currency Debate

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-10/mobile-money-pioneer-kenya-wary-of-risks-as-it-opens-cbdc-debate

"Starting a discussion on issuing a CBDC in Kenya comes weeks after Governor Patrick Njoroge reiterated that the central bank doesn’t recognize cryptocurrencies as legal tender."

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Today I purchased a newspaper for the first time in 5 years to read about the @CBKKenya plans to issue Kenya shillings backed Central Bank digital currency

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"I feel this is the Governor @njorogep playing games with the Kenyan public/managing expectations after 7 years of denying people the right to access cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin."

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