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How financial emigrants are using cryptos to escape weak local currencies

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Seamus Rocca, CEO of Xapo Bank, explains what Venezuela, Argentina and Lebanon have in common and how cryptos have made it possible for residents in countries with weak local currencies to ply their trade abroad.

21 Feb 2023 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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