After meeting the leaders of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal in July, cryptocurrency Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed in a tweet that some of the topics the two discussed focused on “education, investment and crypto adoption in the Central African Republic.”
An “incredibly important step” for CAR
As part of his latest effort to promote adoption in Africa, Changpeng Zhao, CEO of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, recently met with Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. The meeting took place just months after CAR became the first African country to make bitcoin legal tender.
In atweetpraising the meeting, the CAR leader described his meeting with Zhao as an “incredibly important step” for his country.
According to Touadéra, during the meeting, which he also called “a truly remarkable moment,” the Binance CEO shared “some great ideas” based on his crypto exchange experience; Touadéra added:
“I am very proud of the meeting,” he said.
education, investment, the introduction of crypto in the Central African Republic and the region, and the vision of Sangoproject, were some of the topics of the meeting. Better things are forming to come.
CZ meets with leaders of another bitcoin adopting country
Confirming the meetingin a tweet, Binance’s CEO said the two “discussed education, investment, regulatory frameworks, and crypto adoption.”
Prior to his latest meeting with CAR leaders, Zhao, who previously said he was on a mission to promote adoption in Africa, met with the presidents of Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal. Meanwhile, the meeting with Binance CEO Touadera will be Zhao’s second opportunity to meet with the leaders of countries that have legally adopted bitcoin. El Salvador President Naive Buquere was the firstleader of a Bitcoin adopting country to hostthe Binance CEO.
Meanwhile, despite CAR’s ongoing efforts to boost coral coin sales, the number of tokens sold as of this writing is still below 15 million. This means that, almost two weeks after the start of the token sale, more than 195 million coral coins out of 210 million have yet to be acquired.
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