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REGULATION | Nigerian Central Bank Forms Task-Force to Double Remittances,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has formed a task-force to double remittance inflows into the country from the $20.5 billion received in 2023. This decision was announced…
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REGULATION | Nigerian Central Bank Forms Task-Force to Double Remittances, Lower Transaction Costs, and Standardize Compliance
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Q&A | What FSCA Licensing for Crypto Assets Service Providers Means for South Africa - A Chat with Binance Compliance
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The Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Fundamental Strategies for Business Success
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Africa's $824 Billion Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder its Potential, African Development Bank President Warns
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CBDC | Mauritania Enters Agreement with Giesecke+Devrient to Develop the Ouguiya Central Bank Digital Currency
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REGULATION | Kenya Forms Multi-Agency Technical Group to Develop Regulatory Framework for Virtual Assets and Services
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STABLECOINS | Almost the Entire USDT User Base is Now in Emerging Markets, Says CEO, Tether
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LIST | Here are the 75 Crypto Firms Granted CASP Licenses by South African Financial Watchdog, FSCA
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REGULATION | South African Financial Regulator, FSCA, Opens Investigations into Online Trading Platform, Banxso
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REGULATION | Binance Yet to be Served with Charges in Nigerian Case, Postponed to May 17 2024
OPPORTUNITIES
The growth of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has led to a huge number of jobs that are available,...
The UNICEF StartUp Lab, inaugurated in 2019, is a six-month accelerator program tailored for impactful...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has launched a global Grant Programme...
Early-stage startup entrepreneurs across the continent are invited to submit their applications for the...
EigenLayer, introduced on the mainnet in June 2023, comprises a set of smart contracts operating on the...
DePIN, an abbreviation for ‘decentralized physical infrastructure networks,’ is gaining traction...
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
Ethereum, the prominent proof-of-stake blockchain, is undergoing a significant upgrade known as ‘Dencun,’...
In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya and Namibia to its global list of...
The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the SEC marked a significant milestone, introducing a more accessible...
REPORTS
About 733,000 Maisha IDs are said to have been already issued to Kenyans, Kenyan officials say amid plans...
African fintech startups saw a sharp decrease in venture capital investments in 2023, a new report reveals....
Funding for fintech startups experienced a 16% decline compared to the previous quarter despite overall...
In March 2024, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region secured $254 million through...
The cryptocurrency industry has incurred losses of $336.3 million due to hacks and scams during the first...
MTN Group Ltd. is actively pursuing a new round of investments in its fintech business which experienced...
Solana has surpassed Ethereum to claim the top position in weekly stablecoin transfer volume, making...
Since its inception, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed a considerable number of projects that failed....
According to CoinGecko Research, the Solana network has emerged as the leading blockchain ecosystem of...
After Beijing’s abrupt crypto ban in 2021, Chinese Bitcoin miners were forced out of their homeland....
In a new analysis, crypto asset management firm, GrayScale, says that Bitcoin’s technical fundamentals...
WorldCoin’s ORB technology adheres to rigorous privacy protocols, especially concerning the processing...
According to CoinShares, cryptocurrency funds managed by institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, ProShares,...
Gaming startups raised $2 billion in funding in 2023, a new report by video game-focused VC, Konvoy Ventures,...
Kenya has been ranked at the top position in the 2023 Eastern Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index, followed...
ETHEREUM
WorldCoin says it will unveil a new blockchain ‘designed for humans’ known as World Chain....
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) became the latest jurisdiction to approve Bitcoin...
EigenLayer, introduced on the mainnet in June 2023, comprises a set of smart contracts operating on the...
The cryptocurrency industry has incurred losses of $336.3 million due to hacks and scams during the first...
Solana has surpassed Ethereum to claim the top position in weekly stablecoin transfer volume, making...
Bitcoin continued its upward trajectory, reaching another all-time high at the beginning of the week...
Ether’s price surged to $3,000, marking its highest point in nearly two years. This increase comes...
Data from blockchain analytics firm, Nansen, shows that over 30 million Ether ($ETH), which represents...
The Starknet Foundation has revealed its strategy for distributing its native token, STRK ($STRK), with...
Starknet is a layer-2 scalability solution for Ethereum aiming to provide high throughput, low latency,...
The worldwide community of cryptocurrency owners increased by 34%, advancing from 432 million to 580...
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Bitlipa, a Kenyan P2P remittance network which has been in operation for about two months now, continues...
2022 has been another wild ride for the crypto community. The crypto news platform, WhaleChart’s official...
Fingo Africa, a YC-backed neobank is set to roll out operations in Kenya after it secured regulatory...
FINTECH
Web 2 behemoth, Google, has revealed that it has a keen interest in the unfolding web 3 experience by...
According to the 2022 LAVCA Trends in Tech report, VC investment in blockchain/crypto reached $653 million...
Kippa, a financial management and payments platform for Nigerian SMEs, has announced it has raised...
The penetration of financial technologies in Nigeria stands at only 35%, with this proportion of the...
Why is every Nigerian startup entrepreneur trying to create a fin-tech startup. Why do I need a 1000...
EverSend, the Ugandan multi-currency wallet and currency exchange, has secured $1.015 million in investments....
Jambo, a congolese startup, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to bolster its ongoing project in...
REGULATION
The Central Bank of Nigeria has formed a task-force to double remittance inflows into the country from...
In light of the recent announcements and recognition of crypto assets service providers (CASPs) by the...
Kenya has formed a multi-agency technical group to develop a regulatory and monitoring framework for...
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has granted licenses to 75 institutions, marking South...
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has opened a probe into ‘possible contraventions...
A Nigerian court has postponed a tax evasion trial involving cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, and two...
AltCoinTrader, a crypto asset service provider (CASP) based in South Africa, has become the latest crypto...
About 733,000 Maisha IDs are said to have been already issued to Kenyans, Kenyan officials say amid plans...
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says that a new digital ID card with multiple...
Crypto social investment platform, Zignaly (Now ZIGDAO), has secured a Category II license from the Financial...
Luno, one of South Africa’s leading providers of crypto services, has received official authorization...
Uniswap’s UNI token experienced a sharp decline after news emerged that the decentralized exchange...
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BANKING
Africa’s immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans...
The Central Bank of Mauritania (CBM) has entered into a partnership with security technology firm, Giesecke+Devrient...
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says that a new digital ID card with multiple...
Nigerian fintech startup, Mono, has partnered MasterCard to introduce account-to-account (A2A) payments...
The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC), the regulatory authority responsible for the regulation,...
Proof of attendance protocol, often shortened to POAPs, function as digital badges you can collect at...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a slow rollout that allows...
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
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EDUCATION
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has surged to its highest level ever, occurring just over a week before...
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street experienced five consecutive days of net outflows...
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has allocated a total of $500,000 across 14 diverse projects worldwide,...
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
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DAOs
Core DAO is excited to introduce the African Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to provide...
Celo has finally unveiled a regional DAO which is expected to drive adoption of the blockchain in grassroots...
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) will be exploring multiple use cases involving a wholesale CBDC...
The Kamusi DAO Project is an initiative which aims to create a Kiswahili Web3 dictionary that represents...
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs)
The Central Bank of Mauritania (CBM) has entered into a partnership with security technology firm, Giesecke+Devrient...
SWIFT, the global bank messaging network, plans to develop a new platform to connect central bank digital...
In the company’s latest foray across the continent, Gluwa’s CEO, Tae Oh, paid a courtesy visit...
Blockchain-based financial platform Gluwa says it is currently investigating the potential of developing...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gluwa Nigeria...
41% of central banks involved anticipate implementing a functional central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
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