Essay: Deep dive into 2023 technologies

MAL FLETCHER says neural implants will be among those developments making news in 2023…
El Salvador: Bitcoin “experiment” leaves digital poor on the sidelines

ANNA-CATHERINE BRIGIDA and ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on fears El Salvador’s poorest people and those who do not own smartphones or have digital literacy skills could be further marginalised by the country’s introduction of bitcoin…
Wow!: Kenya slum dwellers battle COVID-19 downturn with virtual currency

KAGONDU NJAGI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a digital commununity-based currency is helping some of the poorest Kenyans survive economic downturns caused by the coronavirus…
Essay: Facebook’s Libra requires too much trust

MAL FLETCHER looks at Facebook’s proposed new cryptocurrency, Libra…