Some 10% of the 160,000 children who were adopted by foreigners between China’s legalising of this practice in 1991 and its banning last year were forcibly taken from their birth parents, by one count https://t.co/EZPbZg3GHT ...

Some 10% of the 160,000 children who were adopted by foreigners between China’s legalising of this practice in 1991 and its banning last year were forcibly taken from their birth parents, by one count https://t.co/HgsgSkyR3D ...

A new book reveals how child trafficking worked in China and how its exposure in the 2000s devastated adoptees and their new families. Barbara Demick focuses on a case involving the abduction of a twin girl in 2002 and her adoption in America https://t.co/p3OmRa2RHu ...

‘doption https://t.co/8Sx024KcQ4 ...

[Applause] What do all these characters have in common? Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Little Orphan Annie, Mowgli from The Jungle Book, Spider-Man, Batman, Cinderella, Peter Pan, I could go on and on, but yes, these are all orphan stories. And these are all children, characters, heroes who have suffered incredible parental loss. And yet in the stories, they're all remarkably lucky and self-sufficient and charismatic. Interesting, right? Interesting. But for foster parents like myself, walking our children ...

RT Jonathan Steinberg (@JonoSteinberg)Adoption is Accelerating.@tokenterminal ...

Bitcoin Price Prediction - To reach $1 million, Bitcoin needs to double its price a little over three times [1][2] - The current doubling time for Bitcoin is approximately two years, but it is gradually increasing [1] - Based on the parallel core trend, Bitcoin could reach $1 million around 2033, potentially sooner with market bubbles [2] Volatility Analysis - The standard deviation of the core Bitcoin price trend is about 20% [3] - The standard deviation of Bitcoin bubbles has significantly decreased from over 100% to approximately 37% [3] - The volatility of Bitcoin bubbles is decreasing roughly as a reciprocal relationship to Bitcoin's age [4] Forecast Methodology - The forecast method considers both the parallel core mean and the bubble mean, along with the standard deviation size for the bubble [5] - The right tail of the bubble, specifically one and two standard deviations above the mean, indicates potential extreme prices [5][6] - There's an estimated 8% chance of Bitcoin price being one standard deviation above the bubble mean and only about a 1% chance of being two standard deviations above [6] Power Law Model - The ratio of price increase for the power core can be calculated by taking the inverse of Bitcoin's age, adding one, and raising that to the power law index of 58% [8] - At Bitcoin age 245 years, the parallel core median line is projected to be around $1 million [9][10]

Crypto Adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 2.7% of global crypto transactions between July 2023 and June 2024 [1] - Nigeria ranks second globally in crypto adoption, following only India; Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa are also significant players [1] - Stablecoins account for almost half of the region's total transaction volume, driven by their utility as a workaround for currency shortages [2] Stablecoins Market Dynamics - Stablecoins have a market capitalization of approximately $250 billion [3] - Estimated $5 trillion in stablecoin transaction volumes were settled last year [3] - About 50% of blockchain activity is related to stablecoins, with similar percentage observed in Africa [3] - Yellow Card has processed approximately $6 billion in transaction volume in the last several years, with 99% in stablecoins [4][5] Regulatory Landscape - Several African nations are developing digital asset regulatory frameworks, with some already established [6] - Kenya, Zambia, and Rwanda published draft legislation in March [6] - Morocco, which banned crypto transactions since 2017, recently presented draft legislation to lawmakers and the central bank [6] - Kenya's Finance Committee invited Yellow Card to help draft digital asset legislation [8] Market Influences - 70% of African economies have faced crisis levels of U S dollar liquidity in the last year [10] - Approximately 80% of intra-Africa payments are cleared outside the continent in U S dollars [11] Central Bank Engagement - The Central Bank of Ghana is working closely with the ecosystem to gain insights on innovation within the digital asset space [13] - The Central Bank of Ghana collaborated with stakeholders for over a year to establish a balanced policy framework [14] - A crypto chamber in Ghana is focused on consolidating the fragmentation between the ecosystem and the central bank [20] Interoperability and Financial Inclusion - Interoperability is crucial, especially between francophone and anglophone countries [17] - Stablecoins are important for interoperability and integration with potential CBDC projects [18] - Digital assets promote financial inclusion, particularly for the unbanked population [18]

#Stablecoin adoption is massive. 💸 Do you think we’ll see them as mainstream payment solutions in 2025? ...

#Metaverse adoption is rising fast. Will it become mainstream? 🌐 ...