'Rhino Coin': Can a Cryptocurrency Help Save Africa’s Rhinoceroses?

Yale e360
Nov 20, 2018, 5:00 am165 pts
South African ranchers who raise rhinos are supporting a virtual currency, backed by stockpiles of valuable rhino horn, to fund protection of the threatened animals. But their hopes rest on the long-shot gamble that the global ban on the horn trade will be lifted. Read more on E360 →

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