How Yemenis Outsmart Sanctions with a Dash of DeFi and a Wink of Crypto Magic
Once upon a time (around April 17, according to the crystal blockchain ball at TRM Labs), Yemen suffered from patchy internet and a general lack of crypto know-how. But desperation, as it often does, breeds some rather clever innovation. The official blockchain whisperers note this is driven “primarily by necessity rather than speculation,” which is just a fancy way of saying: “We don’t really want to, but hey, when your banks are on a permanent vacation, you do what you gotta do.”