Why Bitcoin Matters for Nigeria and Iraq

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/how-crypto-can-help-nigerias-economy"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Crypto Can Help Nigeria’s Economy</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">” by Olumide Adesina</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-iraq-kurdistan"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Inevitability of Crypto in Iraq</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” by Abdurrahman Bapir</span></li> </ul> <div data-pm-slice="1 1 []" data-en-clipboard="true">Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</a></div> <div>Spotify: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ" rev= "en_rl_none">https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</a></div> <div>Google: <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=" rev= "en_rl_none">https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: <a href="https://twitter.com/nlw" rev= "en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/nlw</a></div> <div>Breakdown: <a href="https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW" rev="en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW</a></div> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Only in Time” by Abloom. Image credit: Golden_Brown/