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Rwandacoin’s Potential and Challenges for East African Trade

Article arXiv papers · Author: Oluwafunmilola Kesa et al.
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The paper considers the prospects and challenges of creating a cryptocurrency for transactions in Rwanda, which it calls Rwandacoin. It places the idea in the context of growing cryptocurrency use for online transactions and blockchain adoption in Africa. A central application considered is whether a Rwanda-focused digital currency could make trade between countries in East Africa easier.

The available description identifies the topic and intended use, but gives no details about the proposed currency’s design, operating model, or the analysis used to assess its prospects. It also provides no reported findings on adoption, transaction costs, regulation, or cross-border trade outcomes. Readers can take the paper as an exploration of a regional payments concept, not as evidence that such a currency has been implemented or shown to improve trade. Those practical and policy questions remain open in the material summarized here.

Key ideas

  • The paper explores the idea of a cryptocurrency designed for transactions in Rwanda.
  • It considers potential applications of Rwandacoin to trade between East African countries.
  • The description frames the proposal amid wider cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption in Africa.
  • The available account does not specify the currency’s design or provide evidence of implementation or trade effects.

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# Rwandacoin: Prospects and challenges of developing a cryptocurrency for transactions in Rwanda


# Rwandacoin: Prospects and challenges of developing a cryptocurrency for transactions in Rwanda









The use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in performing online transactions has been on the rise in the world. Africa as a continent is not left out in the adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. This paper explores the prospects and challenges of developing a cryptocurrency in Rwanda which we denote Rwandacoin. In addition, the paper discusses the potentials of Rwandacoin easing intercountry trading in East Africa.

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