(73) Performance. (68) Story. (67) When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees.
Bitcoin Is Being Monitored by an Increasingly Wary U.S. Government. Some fear virtual currencies could hinder Americaâs ability to disrupt the financial networks of its foes and even upend parts of the global financial system.
It is a common misconception that bitcoin and digital currency are totally banned and illegal in China, but China has become the worldâs largest bitcoin trading market. The bitcoin ban is strictly on banks, as the central banking authority, The Peopleâs Bank of China is owned 70% by the Chinese government.