Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC project
The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy.
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The African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy.
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