BTC logo
BTC
$111,521.90
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,054.02
1.32%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,180.97
0.23%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4523
1.99%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.16
4.09%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3233
1.28%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1995
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6799
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.65
4.49%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.43
4.38%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.03%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3288
2.23%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.41
1.59%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7182
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.20
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.28
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6314
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1824
3.23%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,521.90
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,054.02
1.32%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,180.97
0.23%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4523
1.99%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.16
4.09%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3233
1.28%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1995
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6799
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.65
4.49%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.43
4.38%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.03%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3288
2.23%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.41
1.59%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7182
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.20
5.05%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.28
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6314
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1824
3.23%
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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)