11-13-2024 
Zimbabwe
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11 June, 2024
Zimbabwe cracks down on black market forex trade to prop up ZiG currency
Since the revived crackdown began, bankers say forex volumes on official channels have increased, but some merchants still refuse to...
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6 May, 2024
Zimbabwe launches gold-backed ZiG notes and coins, but mistrust still high
After launching digitally a month ago, the physical versions of the ZiG gold-backed currency have debuted, but many businesses are...
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12 April, 2024
Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency, but age-old challenges remain
It was the U.S. dollar and South African rand, and then Zimbabwe switched to a USD-backed bond note, then the...
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15 October, 2023
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduces gold-backed digital token ZiG
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduces Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), a gold-backed digital token, as legal tender for retail use.
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19 August, 2023
Zimbabwe mulls retail gold-backed digital tokens following initial successes
As other African countries explore CBDCs, Zimbabwe plans to follow the trend of using retail gold-backed digital tokens in an...
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21 June, 2023
Blockchain brings economic gains to African farmers with more reliable supply chains
nChain's study titled "Immutable Livestock Tracking and Compliance Logs Using Blockchain" tracks cattle from birth, recording all meaningful events in...
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20 May, 2023
Zimbabwe defies IMF, sells $40 million worth of gold-backed digital tokens
Zimbabwe’s tokens are backed by 140 kilograms of gold, the central bank says, revealing it’s preparing for a second round...
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12 May, 2023
Zimbabwe’s central bank launches gold-backed digital currency
The core feature of Zimbabwe's new gold-backed tokens is its fractionalization, allowing individual investors to buy tokens for as low...
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4 January, 2023
Digital asset adoption, CBDC efforts, new laws and more: Africa’s 2022 in review
Morocco lifted the ban on digital assets, Kenya is now taxing Bitcoin, Nigeria drafted its first law recognizing Bitcoin, Zambia...
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18 August, 2022
Zimbabwe central bank invites public comments on CBDC
The CBDC is one of the measures the central bank is looking to utilize in tightening monetary policy to "sustainably...
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31 December, 2021
2021 year in review: Bitcoin comes of age in Africa
2021 had it all in Africa for digital currencies—adoption soared by 1,200% as Kenya led global P2P trades, but there...
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12 November, 2021
Zimbabwe weighing BTC as legal tender—here’s why it shouldn’t
The Zimbabwe government is reportedly in consultation with the private sector on possibly making BTC legal tender like in El...
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