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Government fine-tunes its Bitcoin strategy with an eye on Trump's announcements

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Published on 24.04.2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 min

The bitcoin logo. © Romain Costaseca/Hans Lucas via AFP

Thanks to its high energy production potential, Addis Ababa is gradually opening the door to the regulated use of cryptocurrencies. The matter could be taken up in bilateral exchanges.

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