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<div class="entry-content"> <p class="first last">With every transaction being logged anonymously on a public blockchain we have unprecedented insight into what living below the poverty...</p>
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<div class="entry-content"> <p class="first last">The reserve behind these tokens, the actual aid funding, was about $2.5k USD).This means that $2,500 USD of Aid funds created 10,000 tokens</p>
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<div class="entry-content"> <p class="first last">By exploring this space and enabling leverage we can open the door to truly decentralized financial services. If credit can be safely issued</p>
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