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Aryn Baker

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TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

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By Simmone Shah Verified, Aryn Baker, Lisa Nho
| TIME Verified
by Aryn Baker and Lisa Nho
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Crypto aid spurs new beginnings

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By Aryn Baker
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
AT a bustling money changer in northwestern Syria, a 46-year-old farmer gripped a plastic card like a lifeline. She had never heard of cryptocurrency, but the card held US$500 of it to help restart her farm after nearly 14 years of civil war. As a teller confirmed the total and cashed out the account, the farmer, Hala Mahmoud Almahmoud, smiled with relief and paused to give thanks. Where had such technology come from, she asked. The answer surprised her: Afghanistan.
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An unlikely source of crypto innovation: Afghanistan

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By Aryn Baker
| The Telegraph (India) Verified
At a bustling money changer in northwestern Syria, a 46-year-old farmer gripped a plastic card like a lifeline. She had never heard of cryptocurrency, but the card held $500 of it to help restart her farm after nearly 14 years of civil war. As a teller confirmed the total and cashed out the account, the farmer, Hala Mahmoud Almahmoud, smiled with relief and paused to give thanks. Where had such technology come from, she asked. The answer surprised her: Afghanistan.
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