The coming war between private and public monies

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Economist Dawie Roodt sees a conflict headed our way, and it involves private money (like bitcoin) and fiat money backed by government (like the rand). It's beginning to look like private monies will win this battle.

10 Oct 2021 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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