Your weekly update curated for you to catch you up on emerging market blockchain and crypto news from the last week.
Africa
a16z Invests $25 Million into Goldfinch, a DeFi Lending Protocol, with Africa the Leading Market (1/7/22, BitKE)
Samsung using blockchain for reforestation project in Madagascar (1/5/22, Ledger Insights)
Asia
Thai Baht CBDC pilot delayed (1/5/22, Ledger Insights)
Central Bank of Bahrain oversees JPM Coin digital currency tests (1/7/22, Ledger Insights)
Eastern Europe
Ava Labs and EV maker Togg to build smart contract-based mobility services (1/8/22, Cointelegraph)
Kosovar government halts crypto mining amid power crisis (1/4/22, Cointelegraph)
Latin America
El Salvador To Send 20 Bills To Congress Providing “Legal Certainty” For Bitcoin Bond Issuance (1/4/22, Bitcoin Magazine)
SĂŁo Paulo should be the first team to accept cryptocurrency in tickets (1/7/22, Blocknews)