BTC logo
BTC
$108,946.56
1.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,940.02
1.01%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,149.03
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3801
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$190.05
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3194
1.42%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1925
3.84%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6582
2.53%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.77
3.10%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.06%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.88
1.95%
BCH logo
BCH
$513.07
2.48%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3195
2.77%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6176
4.03%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.39
1.34%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.27
3.33%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6343
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1756
3.46%
BTC logo
BTC
$108,946.56
1.81%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,940.02
1.01%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0006
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,149.03
2.96%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3801
2.50%
SOL logo
SOL
$190.05
4.27%
USDC logo
USDC
$1.0000
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3194
1.42%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1925
3.84%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6582
2.53%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$37.77
3.10%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9998
0.06%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.88
1.95%
BCH logo
BCH
$513.07
2.48%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3195
2.77%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6176
4.03%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.39
1.34%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.27
3.33%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6343
0.03%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1756
3.46%
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Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East

Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.

By Leigh Cuen
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:36 a.m. Published May 4, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
Lebanese protestors, October 2019 (Credit: Shutterstock)
Lebanese protestors, October 2019 (Credit: Shutterstock)