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  "id": 11000023,
  "title": "Africa: U.S. Billionaire Tim Draper Backs Africa Blockchain Festival in Nairobi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/africa-u-s-billionaire-tim-draper-backs-africa-blockchain-festival-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:54:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609300549.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Capital FM] Nairobi -- US billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin advocate Tim Draper has highlighted Africa's potential to leapfrog traditional financial systems as Nairobi prepares to host the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 from October 15 to 17.",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Tim Draper backs Africa Blockchain Festival 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tim-draper-backs-africa-blockchain-festival-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-30T13:55:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}