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Title: 2013-07-09: Wired UK: Africa's first Bitcoin wallet launches in Kenya
Post by: n8rwJeTt8TrrLKPa55eU on July 09, 2013, 06:10:57 PM
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Africa's first Bitcoin transfer service has launched in Kenya, piggybacking on M-Pesa, the country's highly successful mobile banking platform. The service, called Kipochi, will allow Kenyans to move money abroad while dodging the hefty transaction fees charged by companies like Western Union and MoneyGram.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/09/africa-first-bitcoin-wallet


Title: Re: 2013-07-09: Wired UK: Africa's first Bitcoin wallet launches in Kenya
Post by: dree12 on July 09, 2013, 08:44:06 PM
...but I thought Bitcoin had Expired?


Title: Re: 2013-07-09: Wired UK: Africa's first Bitcoin wallet launches in Kenya
Post by: n8rwJeTt8TrrLKPa55eU on July 09, 2013, 11:41:39 PM
...but I thought Bitcoin had Expired?

My guess is that Wired UK journalists learn from the mistakes of Wired USA journalists :D