BNC#9 | Warren Wheatley: The case for Bitcoin, AI and the new plumbing of global finance

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Bitcoin has gone quiet, and Warren Wheatley says that's the point. While the price sits well off its highs, the CEO of Africa Bitcoin Corporation says the real story is happening underneath: banks, insurers and even governments building the plumbing that turns Bitcoin into collateral. Wheatley explains how his own company used exactly that mechanism to borrow at 3% offshore and lend to African SMEs at a fraction of what other non-bank lenders charge, and why he thinks any business ignoring this shift is about to fall behind.
24 Aug 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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