Jack Dorsey Is Coming Back To Ghana For A Bitcoin Conference
Meta announces their new VR device, FlapKap raises $3.6 million and Mana Mobility joins forces with Cargo Bikes for new EV venture
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Guess who’s coming back to Ghana?
When he was CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey made a trip to different Africa countries including Ghana to push the revolution of Bitcoin.
Fast forward to 2022 and now Jack Dorsey, now no longer the CEO of Twitter, will be a keynote speaker at a African Bitcoin conference in Accra.
Jack Dorsey still believes in crypto and Bitcoin and so having him back in Ghana and the African coutry is major news especially with different African countries proposing digital currencies and Bitcoin as legal tender.
The event will take place on 5th – 7th December 2022 in Accra.
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