Iran Will Accept Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz Tanker Tolls at $1 per Barrel During Two-Week Ceasefire
Iran will charge oil tankers passing the Strait of Hormuz $1 per barrel payable in Bitcoin during a two-week ceasefire, per Financial Times reporting, formalizing a sanctions-bypass model.
IMF Declares Tokenization a Structural Shift in Financial Architecture, Outlines Five Policy Pillars
The IMF published a note calling tokenization a structural shift in financial architecture, not a marginal efficiency gain. Tobias Adrian outlines five policy pillars.
A 15-Year-Old Built a Crowdsourced Database of Laws Killing African Business
A 15-year-old student built africastupidlaws.org, a crowdsourced database mapping and pushing to repeal outdated anti-business laws stifling entrepreneurship across Africa.
Zipline Hits $7.6 Billion Valuation and 2 Million Deliveries as Rwanda Goes Nationwide
Zipline raised $600M+ at a $7.6 billion valuation, hit 2 million autonomous deliveries, and became the first company to achieve nationwide drone logistics in Rwanda.