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Yemen's DeFi Lifeline US Sanctions Spark a Socially Responsible Revolution?

04/19/2025

Yemen's DeFi Lifeline US Sanctions Spark a Socially Responsible Revolution?

Imagine this: Fatima, a mother in Sana'a, Yemen, struggles to feed her children. US sanctions, originally designed to destroy the Houthi rebel group, have instead asphyxiated the country’s already precarious banking sector. With her brother working in Saudi Arabia and sending remittances—their family’s lifeline—to her family. Unfortunately, these funds are...

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