Bancor is using blockchain to fight poverty in Kenya
This week a local shop in Mombasa, Kenya, made history by enacting the first ever community currency transaction on the blockchain.
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The Bancor blog tells of its mission to enable fast and feeless transactions between neighboring community currencies, such as the Bangla-Pesa and Ng’ombeni-Pesa. August 8th marked the accomplishment of that mission, with a local shop trading Tomatoes and chapatti on the blockchain.
The Protocol managed to achieve this goal via its Bancor wallet. The wallet utilizes the blockchain to enable the conversion of virtual currencies directly and instantly without the need for an exchange.
The blog notes its further efforts to tokenize the Sarafu credit system, a community currency system currently used by five different communities around Kenya. Sarafu credit aims to foster local trade and allow slums and informal settlements access to basic amenities such as food and water when the national currency unavailable.