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FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Fully-Licensed Digital-First Cameroonian Banking Platform, Azamra, Sets Sights on Expanding Lending Services via Stablecoins

FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Fully-Licensed Digital-First Cameroonian Banking Platform, Azamra, Sets…

Azamra Finance Technologies, a U.S.-headquartered digital financial services company, is looking to expand services in Cameroon to enhance lending opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)…

BITCOIN

Cameroon on African Map
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Fully-Licensed Digital-First Cameroonian Banking Platform, Azamra, Sets Sights on Expanding Lending Services via Stablecoins
Ramaphosa Memecoin - BitKE
SCAM ALERT | South Africa Parliament Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote $RAMAPHOSA Coin on Solana
Solanafrica Scam - BitKE
SCAM ALERT | Ghana President X Account Compromised, Now Promoting Solana Crypto Fund and Africa MemeCoin
AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme - BitKE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: MARCH 31 2025] | Flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme Invites Applications for Women-Owned, Women-Led SMEs in Nigeria
Binance-CEO-CZ
OPINION | Binance Secures $2 Billion from Abu Dhabi’s MGX - But It’s Not About the Money
Ghana on African Map
POLITICS | The Newly-Elected Ghanaian President Singles Out Solana as He Champions Blockchain for Low-Cost Financial Transactions
KPMG Chainalysis - Crypto Risk and Opportunities in Nigeria - BitKE
REPORT | Leading Global Accounting Firm, KPMG, Urges the Nigerian Banking Sector to Embrace Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
memecoins
STATISTICS | Pump.Fun MemeCoins Face Mass Extinction - Less Than 1% Survive
Antler Event - BitKE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Early-Stage VC, Antler, Expands Operations to Nigeria, Announces Inaugural Nigerian Cohort
Number of Mobile Money Agents in Kenya - BitKE
STATISTICS | Mobile Money Agents in Kenya Transacted 53% of Kenya's GDP in 2024, Says Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
South Africa
REGULATION | South Africa Risks Falling Behind Due to Bitcoin Policy Uncertainty, Say Local Stakeholders
PAPSS
INTRODUCING | PAPSS to Launch African Currency Marketplace, an FX Market for African Currencies Without 3rd-Parties, in 2025
Centi Partners with Yellow Card - BitKE
Yellow Card Enters Partnership with Swiss Fintech, Centi, for Cheaper Remittances by Migrants

OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: MARCH 31 2025] | Flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme Invites Applications for Women-Owned, Women-Led SMEs in Nigeria
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), in partnership with the African Guarantee...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Early-Stage VC, Antler, Expands Operations to Nigeria, Announces Inaugural Nigerian Cohort
Antler, a global early-stage VC firm that launched in Kenya in 2019, has expanded its operations to Nigeria....
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | i3 Announces 3rd Cohort Seeking to Fund 15 African Healthtech Innovators to Commercialise & Scale Offerings
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support  African healthtech startups...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6 2025] | USAID Announces the Women Entrepreneurship Incubator Program in Kenya
The USAID Women Entrepreneurship Incubator Program (WEIP) is a transformative initiative aimed at supporting...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: JANUARY 7 2024] | UNICEF Venture Fund Seeks AI and Blockchain Startups for Radical Change
The UNICEF Venture Fund is on the hunt for ground-breaking Open Source technology solutions that can...
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Fully-Licensed Digital-First Cameroonian Banking Platform, Azamra, Sets Sights on Expanding Lending Services via Stablecoins
Azamra Finance Technologies, a U.S.-headquartered digital financial services company, is looking to expand...
SCAM ALERT | South Africa Parliament Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote $RAMAPHOSA Coin on Solana
On March 15 2025, hackers breached the official social media accounts of the South African Parliament...
SCAM ALERT | Ghana President X Account Compromised, Now Promoting Solana Crypto Fund and Africa MemeCoin
In a concerning turn of events, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Ghana’s President appears...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: MARCH 31 2025] | Flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme Invites Applications for Women-Owned, Women-Led SMEs in Nigeria
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), in partnership with the African Guarantee...
OPINION | Binance Secures $2 Billion from Abu Dhabi’s MGX - But It’s Not About the Money
Binance didn’t need the funding. This deal wasn’t about capital – it was about strategy. By securing...
POLITICS | The Newly-Elected Ghanaian President Singles Out Solana as He Champions Blockchain for Low-Cost Financial Transactions
The newly-elected Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, has endorsed Solana, a high-speed blockchain,...
REPORT | Leading Global Accounting Firm, KPMG, Urges the Nigerian Banking Sector to Embrace Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
KPMG has urged Nigerian financial institutions to adopt blockchain technology and work alongside cryptocurrency...
STATISTICS | Pump.Fun MemeCoins Face Mass Extinction - Less Than 1% Survive
The memecoin craze on Pump.fun appears to be running out of steam, with the platform’s token survival...
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Early-Stage VC, Antler, Expands Operations to Nigeria, Announces Inaugural Nigerian Cohort
Antler, a global early-stage VC firm that launched in Kenya in 2019, has expanded its operations to Nigeria....

REPORTS

KPMG Chainalysis - Crypto Risk and Opportunities in Nigeria - BitKE
REPORT | Leading Global Accounting Firm, KPMG, Urges the Nigerian Banking Sector to Embrace Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
KPMG has urged Nigerian financial institutions to adopt blockchain technology and work alongside cryptocurrency...
Number of Mobile Money Agents in Kenya - BitKE
STATISTICS | Mobile Money Agents in Kenya Transacted 53% of Kenya's GDP in 2024, Says Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
In 2024, mobile money agents in Kenya facilitated transactions worth KES 8.7 trillion ($67.3 billion)...
Competition Authority of Kenya - BitKE
REPORT | Digital Lenders Named the Worst Offenders in Consumer Complaints, Says the 2024 Competition Authority of Kenya Report
Consumer complaints against digital lenders saw a sharp increase in the year leading to June 2024, according...
Pesalink in 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | Mobile Banking Apps Are Nearly as Popular as Mobile Money Wallets Among Our Users, Says Kenya's PesaLink
A recent survey conducted by Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) highlights the growing prominence...
FSCA on DeFi in South Africa - BitKE
REPORT | South African Regulator, FSCA, to Consider Adding 'Certain DeFi Use Cases' onto the IFWG Sandbox, Says DeFi Users to Reach ~400,000 in 2025
The number of DeFi users in South Africa is expected to reach 378,000 by 2025, with user penetration...
African GDP - BitKE
LIST | 🌍 5 Countries Are Responsible for Half of Africa’s GDP, Says IMF
According to April 2024 data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the big 5 African economies...
Low Adoption of CBDCs is Greatest Concern Among Emerging Markets - BitKE
REPORT | Less Than 1 in 5 Central Banks Are Interested in Issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2025, Says Latest Survey
As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) continue to be a hot topic in global finance, nearly a third...
Partech 2024 Africa Tech Capital Venture Report - BitKE
REPORT | Francophone Africa Now Accounts for 55% of Total Equity Funding Volume Outside the Africa Big 4, Says 2024 Partech VC Report
Partech, the global technology investment firm, has released its annual 2024 Africa Tech Venture Capital...
Mobile Gaming in Africa - BitKE
REPORT | The African Gaming Market Grew 6x Faster Than the Global Growth Rate in 2024, Says African Web3 Gaming Publisher, Carry1st
According to a new report conducted for Africa games publisher, Carry1st, by the gaming data platform,...
Stablecoins in 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | StableCoins Now Account for 1% of Total U.S. Dollar Supply, Transfer Volume Eclipsed VISA and MasterCard Combined in 2024
The annual stablecoin transfer volume, the total value of transactions made using stablecoins over a...
Fraud in Africa 2025 Report by Smile ID - BitKE
REPORT | Crypto Among the Top 3 Most Affected Industries by Identity Fraud, Says 'Fraud in Africa' Smile ID 2025 Report
An analysis of document, biometric, and textual verifications showed a 14% decline in fraud detected...
Expat Insider 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | Kenya Favourite Destination for Expatriates in Africa in 2024, Says InterNations Report
Kenya has yet again emerged as the leading expatriate destination among African countries in a new survey...
MENA Investments by Sector in 2024 - BitKE
NORTH AFRICA | Fintech Dominated Investments in the MENA Region in 2024, Web3 Took Second Spot
The startup ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) attracted $2.3 billion in investments...
BitGet Stats for 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | BitGet Saw Over 300% User Growth in Africa in 2024 - The Highest Regional Growth Globally
Bitget, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has released its 2024 transparency report,...
Binance Research 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | MemeCoins were the Top-Performing Crypto Sub-Sector, Solana was the Most Dominant Blockchain in 2024
Binance has released its 2024 Research Full-Year Report offering a comprehensive analysis of the trends,...
CoinGecko 2024 Report - BitKE
REPORT | Bitcoin Outperformed All Asset Classes in 2024, Says Latest CoinGecko Report
The fourth quarter of 2024 was a historic period for Bitcoin (BTC), as it surged past the $100,000 mark...
NFT Volumes - 2020 - 2024 - BitKE
REPORT | 2024 Was One of the Worst Years for NFTs, Says Latest DappRadar Report
The NFT market faced a challenging 2024, with trading volumes and sales counts plummeting to their lowest...
African Business Angel Network - 2024 Angel Investment Survey Report - BitKE
REPORT | Angels Are Helping Bridge Funding Gap for Early-Stage African Startups, Says 2024 ABAN Report
Angel investors are stepping in to fill the gap left by the decline in funding within Africa’s...
IMF on Crypto Regulation in Kenya - BitKE
REPORT | IMF Advises the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya to Create Predictable Regulatory Framework for the Crypto market
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that Kenya establish a transparent and predictable...
Jambo Token - BitKE
INTRODUCING | The Jambo ($J) Token Set to Drop on January 22 2025 Across Various Global Crypto Exchanges

ETHEREUM

Andre-Cronje
REGULATION | Why the Grandfather of DeFi Quit DeFi in 2022
Written by Andre Cronje, Founder of Yearn Finance   For those of you who might not know, back in...
Ethereum Foundation
FUNDING | 5 African Projects Among the Recipients of $12.8 Million Ethereum Ecosystem Grant Program in Q3 2024
Ethereum, the global blockchain platform, announced it awarded $12.8 million in grants during the third...
Legitify Interface - BitKE
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT | How Legitify, a Tanzanian Project, Seeks to Tackle Document Fraud with Web3 Technology
The story of Legitify, a cutting-edge project developed by a talented team of students from the University...
Bill Okelo - Kenyan Lawyer at DevCon SEA 2024 - BitKE
EXPERT OPINION | From Nairobi to Bangkok - My Transformative DevCon 2024 Experience as an Ethereum Legal Scholar
Being chosen as a legal scholar for DevCon by the Ethereum Foundation was a profound honor. This unique...
Ethereum ETF
ETHEREUM | Ethereum ETFs Lose Over $470 Million in First Month of Trading
U.S-traded spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw about $476 million in outflows during...
Ethereum Foundation 2023 Budget Allocations
ETHEREUM | Vitalik Buterin Provides a Detailed Overview of the Ethereum Foundation's 2023 Spending
In a recent social media post, Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation spokesperson, Josh Stark,...
Base Protocol
MILESTONE | Base Surpasses One Million Daily Active Addresses Outpacing the Next Several Ethereum Layer 2s Combined
Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, has reached a new milestone with over 1 million daily active...
ETF
MILESTONE | Crypto ETFs Record Nearly $6 Billion in Trading Volume on Day of Market Rout [August 5 2024]
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded nearly $6 billion in trading volume amid the global market turmoil on...
Rekt 2
DEVELOPER PERSPECTIVE | Rekt 2.0 - Your PhD in Next-Level Crypto Scams for The Overconfident Crypto Bro
The “I’m Too Smart to Fall for That” Syndrome So, you think you’re the Sherlock...
Happy BETHday - Ethereum Turns 9
Ethereum Turns 9 | A Look at 9 Years of HODLing, Forks, WAGMI, Memes, and FOMO
This week, we’re celebrating Ethereum’s 9th birthday – that’s right, our favorite blockchain...
Conflux Network Applauds as Nigeria Lifts Ban on Cryptocurrency Transactions
Conflux Network, a leading global cryptocurrency network, expresses satisfaction with the Central Bank...
PARTNERSHIP | Kenyan Web3 Startup, HoneyCoin, Expands to Europe Following a Partnership with MYKOBO
HoneyCoin, a Kenyan cross-border Web3 super app, has entered into a partnership with MYKOBO, setting...
LIST | 23 African Startups Successfully Complete the Inaugural Lisk Blockchain Incubation Hub, Receiving $196K in Grants
The Ethereum layer-2 protocol, Lisk, has revealed that 23 African startups have successfully finished...

FINTECH

Nigeria's Fintech, Grey Finance, Raises $2 Million and Enables In-App Local Currency Conversions
Nigerian fintech, Grey, has raised $ 2 million as it sets out to grow its virtual currencies service...
77 Fintech Startups in Africa Raised USD $107 Million in 2019 Alone
2019 proved to be the best year yet for African tech startups with the fintech sector remaining the most...
We are Transitioning to Become a Digital Financial Services Provider, Says CEO, Safaricom (M-PESA)
At Safaricom’s Fintech Innovation Week, the leading East African telco brought together stakeholders...
FINTECH AFRICA | Web3-Backed Chimoney Acquires Nigerian Social Payments App, Scrim
Chimoney, a global payment solutions provider backed by Techstars and headquartered in Canada, has successfully...
Introducing BitVice - A South African Bitcoin-Only Self-Custody Investment Platform
BitVice, a South-African startup, has launched a bitcoin-only buying platform which lets users store...
Cash Still Accounts for 80% of Daily Transactions in Kenya, Says Latest 2022 FSD Report
While mobile money use has continued to climb in Kenya, 80% of all transactions registered in the country...
MTN Nigeria Gets Approval to Offer Mobile Money Payments in Nigeria
As per a regulatory filing, MTN Nigeria has revealed that it has received final approval from Nigerian...
Latin America Experienced Explosive Growth in Web 3 Investment in 2021 - Report
According to the 2022 LAVCA Trends in Tech report, VC investment in blockchain/crypto reached $653 million...
Kenya's Patika is Latest Entrant into Y-Combinator [YCS22]
Welcome to YC S22, @sidneyrema_, @jumaphelix, and team @PatikaAfrica! Patika helps small businesses in...

REGULATION

South Africa
REGULATION | South Africa Risks Falling Behind Due to Bitcoin Policy Uncertainty, Say Local Stakeholders
Stakeholders in South Africa’s crypto industry are urging the country’s national treasury...
Cayman Islands - BitKE
REGULATION | End of an Era? - Cayman Islands Introduces Mandatory Licensing for Crypto Custody and Trading Firms
The Cayman Islands, long known as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction, is tightening its regulatory framework...
Circular - Invitation for Public Comments on Rwanda Law Regulating Virtual Assets Biz - BitKE
REGULATION | Rwanda Invites Public Comments on Draft Law Regulating the Virtual Assets Business
In a joint announcement, the Rwanda Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the National Bank of Rwanda are...
Binance in Nigeria
REGULATION | Binance Nigeria Users Face More Service Restrictions Amid Ongoing Legal Battle
Binance, the largest crypto exchange in Nigeria and Africa, has restricted access to its free token airdrops...
Nsano Acquires Payment Licenses in Rwanda - BitKE
REGULATION | Ghanaian Fintech, Nsano, Expands to East Africa After Acquiring 2 Payment Licenses from Bank of Rwanda
Leading pan-African fintech firm, Nsano Ltd, has expanded its presence in East Africa by launching a...
Competition Authority of Kenya - BitKE
REPORT | Digital Lenders Named the Worst Offenders in Consumer Complaints, Says the 2024 Competition Authority of Kenya Report
Consumer complaints against digital lenders saw a sharp increase in the year leading to June 2024, according...
Different SACCOs in Kenya - BitKE
FRAUD | ~$120 Million Feared Lost in Massive Fraud in Kenya’s Popular Savings and Credit Unions
A major financial scandal has rocked Kenya’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs),...
DCI Nabs Kenya Crypto Fraudsters - BitKE
REGULATION | Kenyan Detectives, the DCI, Nab Thieves Masquerading as Cryptocurrency Exchange Experts
Detectives in Nairobi have apprehended two fraudsters who swindled a Chinese national out of KES 6.5...
memecoins
REGULATION | The United States SEC Declares Most Meme Coins Are Not Securities in Landmark Guidance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new guidance on Thursday, clarifying that it...
Nigerian Visa - BitKE
Nigeria Automates Electronic Visa Approval in Latest Measure to Boost Aviation Efficiency
Nigeria has decided to automate its electronic visa approval and issuance process to enhance travel and...
Jeremy-Allaire-CEO-Circle-USDC
REGULATION | 'Mandatory U.S Registration for Firms Issuing U.S Dollar-Based Stablecoins Should Be Introduced,' Says CEO, Circle ($USDC)
Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Co-Founder of Circle ($USDC), has called for global stablecoin issuers to register...
Tende Pay
REGULATION | Kenyan Fintech, Tende Pay, Secures PSP License from the Central Bank of Kenya
Tende Pay, a leading digital payment solution, has secured approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)...
FSCA on DeFi in South Africa - BitKE
REPORT | South African Regulator, FSCA, to Consider Adding 'Certain DeFi Use Cases' onto the IFWG Sandbox, Says DeFi Users to Reach ~400,000 in 2025
The number of DeFi users in South Africa is expected to reach 378,000 by 2025, with user penetration...

BANKING

REPORT | Digital Lenders Named the Worst Offenders in Consumer Complaints, Says the 2024 Competition Authority of Kenya Report
Consumer complaints against digital lenders saw a sharp increase in the year leading to June 2024, according...
BANKING | Kenya's Largest Bank, KCB Group, Begins Transactions on the AfCFTA-Approved Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
KCB Group, the largest commercial bank in East Africa, has bec0me the first financial institution in...
REPORT | Mobile Banking Apps Are Nearly as Popular as Mobile Money Wallets Among Our Users, Says Kenya's PesaLink
A recent survey conducted by Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) highlights the growing prominence...
REGULATION | Egyptian Fintech, Paymob, Secures Payment License from the UAE Central Bank
Paymob, a leading fintech company active in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, has obtained...
Magic Eden
Magic Eden Marketplace Review: Features, Pros & Cons Explained
REGULATION | South African Associate of GS Partners Crypto and Metaverse Scheme Arrested
Neil Leon De Waal, a South African associate of the controversial investment scheme GS Partners, was...
REGULATION | Mauritius Publishes Consultation Paper on Metaverse for the Financial Services Sector
The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC), the regulatory authority responsible for the regulation,...
3 Ways How Event Organizers Can Benefit from POAP NFTs to Manage Events and Build Fan Loyalty
Proof of attendance protocol, often shortened to POAPs, function as digital badges you can collect at...
Facebook Begins Testing Ethereum and Polygon NFTs on User Profiles
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a slow rollout that allows...
People in Developing Countries Find the Metaverse More Interesting Compared to Rich Countries, Says WEF Survey
A new survey conducted by IPSOS for the World Economic Forum (WEF) finds that half of adults across 29...
6 Tech Companies Leading the Metaverse Push
The term, metaverse, can trace its roots back 3 decades ago to a sci-fi novel by Neal Stephenson called...

FRANCOPHONE AFRICA

FUNDING | LoftyInc Capital Closes $43 Million to Invest in Late-Seed Stage Startups Across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Francophone Africa
LAUNCH | Central African Republic (CAR) President Announces Launch of $CAR MemeCoin on X Account
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | A Look at Niger's MyNita, the Money Transfer App for the WAEMU Region
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA | Binance Expands Crypto Access to 6 West and Central African Nations with Mobile Money Integration
A Look At the CFA Franc - The Controversial Currency at the Center of the French - West Africa Feud
Pan African Crypto Exchange, Mara, Rebrands to Jara Amidst Bankruptcy Claims, 2 Years After Raising $23 Million

EDUCATION

Btrust Grantees at the 2024 Brust Gathering - BitKE
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: DECEMBER 27 2024] | Apply for The Btrust Builders’ 2025 ₿OSS Cohort
Btrust Builders, in collaboration with Chaincode Labs, is issuing a final call for applications to the...
Hard Dollars
[WATCH] Why Money Should Be Hard to Make
Long before we used paper money, people used many different objects as money. One of the defining characteristics...
Bitcoin Halving in Blue
MILESTONE | Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Reaches All-Time High as 2024 Halving Draws Closer
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has surged to its highest level ever, occurring just over a week before...
Bitcoin ETF
BITCOIN | Bitcoin ETFs Collectively Lost Over $800 Million As Bitcoin Fell Last Week
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street experienced five consecutive days of net outflows...
HRF Bitcoin Grants
LIST | 2 Out of the 14 Recipients of the Latest HRF Bitcoin Development Grants are African Projects
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has allocated a total of $500,000 across 14 diverse projects worldwide,...
Bitcoin Halving Explained
EXPLAINER | The Most Anticipated Cryptocurrency Event of 2024, The Bitcoin Halving, Explained
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
2024 Halving - BitKE
REPORT | Bitcoin Evolving to Something Even More Significant Ahead of 2024 Halving, Says GrayScale
In a new analysis, crypto asset management firm, GrayScale, says that Bitcoin’s technical fundamentals...
Bitcoin Open Interest as of March 2024 - BitKE
BITCOIN | 'The Crypto Market is Getting Away with Itself,' Analyst Warns as Bitcoin Open Interest Breaks ATH
Open interest in Bitcoin surged to $31 billion on March 4 2024 surpassing the previous record of $24.3...
Bitcoin - 1280
HOW TO | How to Create a Personalized (Vanity) Bitcoin Address
A Bitcoin address is a string of alphanumeric characters that represents a destination for Bitcoin transactions....

DAOs

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Announcing the $5 Million Core Africa Innovation Fund - Empowering Local Web3 Builders
Core DAO is excited to introduce the African Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to provide...
The Celo Africa DAO Goes Live with 3 Main Focus Areas
Celo has finally unveiled a regional DAO which is expected to drive adoption of the blockchain in grassroots...
Next Phase of Project Khokha, South Africa's CBDC, to Explore Interoperability and 'DAO Principles'
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) will be exploring multiple use cases involving a wholesale CBDC...
Introducing the Kamusi DAO Project - Creating a Swahili Web3 Dictionary for Africa
The Kamusi DAO Project is an initiative which aims to create a Kiswahili Web3 dictionary that represents...

CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs)

Namibia - BitKE
CBDC | 'Establish a Compelling Rationale Before Launching a Retail CBDC First,' IMF Tells Namibia
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is assessing the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to enhance...
Low Adoption of CBDCs is Greatest Concern Among Emerging Markets - BitKE
REPORT | Less Than 1 in 5 Central Banks Are Interested in Issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2025, Says Latest Survey
As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) continue to be a hot topic in global finance, nearly a third...
Trump Signs Executive Orders - BitKE
STABLECOINS | Trump Signs Executive Order to 'Promote the Development and Growth of Lawful and Legitimate Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Worldwide'
In a move that may have ripple effects across the world, U.S. President, Donald Trump, has imposed a...
Red Africa on the Globe
LIST | A Look at Africa's Biggest Crypto Moments of 2024
In 2024, the major African countries continued to make progress in cryptocurrency adoption. Nigeria and...
HUB2 Team - BitKE
FUNDING | Ivory Coast Startup, HUB2, Raises $8.5 Million in Series A Round to Simplify Mobile, Card, Bank, and Crypto Payments in Africa
Ivory Coast fintech, HUB2, has raised $8.5 million in a series A funding round led by pan-African early-stage...
eCedi on Phone
CBDC | 'Economic Stabilization is Priority Before Implementing eCedi Initiative', Says Bank of Ghana After Successful CBDC Pilot Completion
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has completed its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project...
CBDC - BitKE
LIST | A Look at 6 Global CBDC Projects and Challenges Facing CBDC Adoption Across the World
To date, three jurisdictions have launched a nation-wide CBDC: The Bahamas Jamaica, and Nigeria while...
Bank of Ghana Wins the Currency Research 2024 Award - BitKE
CBDC | Bank of Ghana Wins Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial Inclusion at 2024 Currency Research Awards
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has won the prestigious ‘Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial...

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