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The rise and early fall of the Central African Republic’s experimental cryptocurrency
However, just days after its launch, the token has suffered a dramatic collapse as a result of questions raised about its legitimacy and viability. President Touadéra, a mathematics professor, took to ...
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The Central African Republic’s wild experiment with a meme coin
The president of the Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest countries, announced on X that it was releasing a new cryptocurrency on Sunday — a meme coin. The token, abbreviated CAR, ...
Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure ...
Medafrica Times3d
Central African Republic Launches Meme Coin to Boost Global Visibility
In an effort to raise the international profile of the Central African Republic (CAR), President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has announced on February 10 the launch of a meme coin. The initiative, ...
CAR’s wild memecoin ride from $600M to $35M, explained
According to Touadéra’s X account, $50,000 in proceeds from the CAR memecoin experiment will be used to refurbish a ...
Bitcoin’s First African Adopter Starts Memecoin to Woo Investors
Central African Republic has launched a memecoin in a bid to attract investment to the mineral-rich but impoverished nation.