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REGULATION | Nigerian Financial Regulator, EFCC, Intensifies Crackdown Against Unlicensed…
The Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against cryptocurrency trading platform, Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS), and its CEO, Jesam Michael, for allegedly committing…
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MILESTONE | BNB-Based Decentralized Exchange, PanCakeSwap, Records Highest-Ever Quarter (Q1 2025) in Trading Volume Since Inception -
REGULATION | Nigerian Financial Regulator, EFCC, Intensifies Crackdown Against Unlicensed Crypto Platforms with Latest Afriq Arbitrage Suit -
REGULATION | Categories of Licenses and Requirements for Those Seeking a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License in Kenya -
MILESTONE | Bitcoin is Now the 5th Largest Asset by Market Capitalization
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TOKENIZATION | Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to Launch Regulated Digital Assets Exchange and Tokenization Platform in Kenya -
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Participate in a Lightning Network Pilot to Send Money from Nigeria to South Africa -
LIST | 5 Nigerian States and Government Agencies Leading the Charge in Blockchain Adoption
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: MAY 9 2025] | Google for Startups Accelerator Invites Applications from AI and ML African Startups for Cohort 9
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BITCOIN | German Bitcoin Miner Looking to Launch a 10MW Facility in Ethiopia
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TOKENIZATION | South African Tokenized Assets Exchange, Mesh.Trade, and Gold NeoBank, ToryGold, Now Offering Tokenized Gold For Purchase at Just 5 Rand (~$0.27)
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FUNDING | Morocco's Reg-Tech, VOVE ID, Secures Funding from Baobab Network -
REPORT | Crypto Market Cap Fell 18% in Q1 2025 to $2.8 Trillion, Bitcoin Dominance Rises to Near 60% -
REPORT | Nigeria Web3 Developers Rise to 1.1 Million Surpassing the Rest of the Continent - Almost Half Are Students
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POLITICS | IMF Warns of Global Economic Slowdown Amid Rising Trade Tensions
BITCOIN
OPPORTUNITIES
Are you exporting products from South Africa to Nigeria? Orange, a Lightning network-powered solution...
Google has opened applications for the 9th edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator Program. The...
The UNICEF Venture Fund is on the lookout for early-stage startups using frontier technologies –...
The Startup 360 Connect Program is now accepting applications for its exclusive initiative designed to...
Just 3 months after a deal with Binance to offer tech scholarships to 500 students, AltSchool Africa...
PanCakeSwap, the leading multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX), has just wrapped up its strongest...
The Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against cryptocurrency...
Kenya is taking a significant step toward regulating the digital finance ecosystem through the Virtual...
Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed to become the fifth-largest asset by market capitalization, hitting $1.86 trillion...
Kenya is set to become a continental leader in digital asset trading with the launch of the Kenya Digital...
Are you exporting products from South Africa to Nigeria? Orange, a Lightning network-powered solution...
While Nigeria is widely recognized as the leading country in Africa for consumer adoption of cryptocurrency,...
Google has opened applications for the 9th edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator Program. The...
German Bitcoin mining company, TeraHash, is gearing up to launch its first facility in Ethiopia, according...
REPORTS
REPORT | Crypto Market Cap Fell 18% in Q1 2025 to $2.8 Trillion, Bitcoin Dominance Rises to Near 60%
The total crypto market capitalization declined by 18.6% ($633.5 billion) in Q1 2025 closing the quarter...
Nigeria has taken the lead in Africa’s Web3 ecosystem, accounting for 4% of all new developers...
In a first comprehensive look at Nigeria’s Web3 industry, a new report’s findings reveal...
Kenya has emerged as a continental leader in women’s financial inclusion, ranking third in Africa according...
Kenya leads the continent’s two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, in the online gig...
The U.S. government has raised concerns over fraudulent title deeds in Kenya, marking a setback to the...
In a continent rapidly embracing digital transformation, mobile penetration remains a key indicator of...
South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a warning to the country’s expanding crypto...
REPORT | Bitcoin-Native Startups Weather Funding Winters to Raise $1.2 Billion Between 2021 and 2024
A recent study by venture capital firm, Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), reveals sustained momentum in...
African startup funding struggled in March, with startups across the continent securing only $50 million...
SURVEY | South Africa Leads Africa in Merchant Crypto Payment Adoption in 2025, Becomes 6th Globally
A 2025 report by NFTEvening shows the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in local economies, particularly...
A report by CoinsPaid highlights the growing demand for crypto payment solutions in the travel sector....
During the last 5 years, Nigeria has raised $4.6 billion in venture funding, 29 percent of the $16.2...
In line with the rest of the world, Nigeria is experiencing a major transition to digital payment methods...
KPMG has urged Nigerian financial institutions to adopt blockchain technology and work alongside cryptocurrency...
In 2024, mobile money agents in Kenya facilitated transactions worth KES 8.7 trillion ($67.3 billion)...
Consumer complaints against digital lenders saw a sharp increase in the year leading to June 2024, according...
A recent survey conducted by Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) highlights the growing prominence...
The number of DeFi users in South Africa is expected to reach 378,000 by 2025, with user penetration...
ETHEREUM
Written by Andre Cronje, Founder of Yearn Finance For those of you who might not know, back in...
Ethereum, the global blockchain platform, announced it awarded $12.8 million in grants during the third...
The story of Legitify, a cutting-edge project developed by a talented team of students from the University...
Being chosen as a legal scholar for DevCon by the Ethereum Foundation was a profound honor. This unique...
U.S-traded spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw about $476 million in outflows during...
In a recent social media post, Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation spokesperson, Josh Stark,...
Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, has reached a new milestone with over 1 million daily active...
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded nearly $6 billion in trading volume amid the global market turmoil on...
The “I’m Too Smart to Fall for That” Syndrome So, you think you’re the Sherlock...
This week, we’re celebrating Ethereum’s 9th birthday – that’s right, our favorite blockchain...
M-KOPA, a debt financing platform for sustainable assets like solar power systems, has secured over $250...
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator Program has selected 25 fintech startups from...
Bitzlato (BZ), the latest P2P Crypto Exchanger to enter the African market, has added Lemonade.Finance,...
FINTECH
Kuda Bank has reported a $14,214,681 loss for 2021, latest reports have reavealed. The report also shows...
Verto, a fintech company that facilitates global payments and cross-border transactions, has introduced...
NestCoin has announced the launch of Onboard, a digital finance platform aiming to provide modern, world-class...
Funding for fintech startups experienced a 16% decline compared to the previous quarter despite overall...
In a blog post, Kenyan startup Marketforce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods...
PayPal recently announced that it is introducing support for native transfer of cryptocurrencies between...
Payd, a fintech startup that provides a payment platform catering to freelancers and creatives, was one...
Julaya, which positions itself as a payment solution for companies in the Ivory Coast, has raised $5...
Lami, a digital insurance product based out of Kenya, has raised $3.7 million in an extension round,...
REGULATION
The Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought charges against cryptocurrency...
Kenya is taking a significant step toward regulating the digital finance ecosystem through the Virtual...
Moroccan reg-tech startup, VOVE ID, has secured fresh investment from The Baobab Network to boost its...
Charles Uchenna Nwadavid, a Nigerian national, has been charged in the United States for allegedly stealing...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has postponed the issuance of new provisional...
Xago, a South African pioneering crypto fintech company specializing in digital payments and exchange...
South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is preparing to take action against social...
The U.S. government has raised concerns over fraudulent title deeds in Kenya, marking a setback to the...
Block Inc., the parent company of Cash App and led by Jack Dorsey, the Founder and former CEO of X (formerly...
The crypto world in South Africa is at a critical crossroads. While the industry has taken major steps...
South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a warning to the country’s expanding crypto...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has postponed the hearing of Nigeria’s tax evasion case against...
Kenya’s proposed Virtual Assets Bill seeks to regulate the crypto space by requiring all firms...
BANKING
Kenyan banks recorded currency losses totaling KES 57 billion ($438.3 million) in the financial year...
The National Bank of Ethiopia has unveiled the capital requirements and regulations that will govern...
South Africa-based fintech, TymeBank, has grown its customer base by 7%, increasing from 10 million to...
Consumer complaints against digital lenders saw a sharp increase in the year leading to June 2024, according...
Neil Leon De Waal, a South African associate of the controversial investment scheme GS Partners, was...
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...
A new survey conducted by IPSOS for the World Economic Forum (WEF) finds that half of adults across 29...
The term, metaverse, can trace its roots back 3 decades ago to a sci-fi novel by Neal Stephenson called...
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
EDUCATION
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...
Long before we used paper money, people used many different objects as money. One of the defining characteristics...
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...
In a new analysis, crypto asset management firm, GrayScale, says that Bitcoin’s technical fundamentals...
Open interest in Bitcoin surged to $31 billion on March 4 2024 surpassing the previous record of $24.3...
A Bitcoin address is a string of alphanumeric characters that represents a destination for Bitcoin transactions....
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...
CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs)
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is assessing the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to enhance...
As central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) continue to be a hot topic in global finance, nearly a third...
In a move that may have ripple effects across the world, U.S. President, Donald Trump, has imposed a...
In 2024, the major African countries continued to make progress in cryptocurrency adoption. Nigeria and...
Ivory Coast fintech, HUB2, has raised $8.5 million in a series A funding round led by pan-African early-stage...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has completed its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project...
To date, three jurisdictions have launched a nation-wide CBDC: The Bahamas Jamaica, and Nigeria while...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has won the prestigious ‘Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial...
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