Economy · Finance
CRYPTO CORNER: Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency
Lindsey Schutters · Daily Maverick
Published 30 Oct 2026, 9:05 am·just now·1 min read
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Eighteen years after Satoshi Nakamoto published the bitcoin white paper, the crypto has expanded into a $101-billion regional economy in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the current market reality reveals a divergence from Nakamoto’s original vision.
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