FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. Startups like FlexID remind us that distributed ledger technology has the potential to play other roles.

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