Stablecoins gaining popularity in the country

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Analysts say Kenya is well-positioned to adopt stablecoins into everyday finance due to its high mobile-money penetration rates.

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Stablecoins are gaining traction in Kenya as cross-border traders, diaspora workers and multinational firms increasingly turn to digital tokens for faster and cheaper payments.

Kenya processed about Sh426.4 billion ($3.3 billion) worth of stablecoin transactions in the year to June 2024, according to data from Chainalysis, a New York-based blockchain analytics firm.

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