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BITCOIN | ETF Flows Fall as Bitcoin (BTC) Wavers Post…
The recent drop in Bitcoin’s price might have raised concerns among those who anticipated a surge following the 4th Bitcoin halving. Since the halving on April 20…
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REGULATION | The Kenya Government Working with Marathon Digital on Cryptocurrency Regime and Bitcoin Mining -
BITCOIN | Coinbase Adds Support for Lightning Network to Cut the Cost of Bitcoin Transfers by 20x
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MILESTONE | Tether Reports Record-Breaking $4.52 Billion Profit in Q1 2024
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CRYPTO EXCHANGE | 'We Are Not Satisfied Being the Largest in Africa,' Says VALR CEO as He Plots Global Expansion
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Global Payments Firm, Stripe, Bringing Stablecoin Payments, Adding Crypto Transactions that Settle to Fiat 'Immediately' -
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Google for Startups Accelerator Invites Applications from AI and ML African Startups for Cohort 8
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STABLECOINS | Telegram to Enable USDT Payments with Global Fiat On/Off-Ramps Directly to Banks and Cards at Launch
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South Africa Crypto Fugitive Behind the MTI Crypto Scam Feared Dead, Buried in Brazil
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REGULATION | Binance Founder, CZ, Sentenced to Four Months in Jail For Enabling Money Laundering
OPPORTUNITIES
Google has announced the opening of applications for the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator...
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...
FarCaster is a decentralized social platform running on Ethereum. It enables users to create profiles,...
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...
REPORTS
Tether Holdings Limited (BVI) released its assurance opinion for the first quarter of 2024, conducted...
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,...
ETHEREUM
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has shared Wells Notice with ConsenSys, the...
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,...
Celo, a mobile-first blockchain focused on emerging markets, recently announced a $100 million program...
The sixth edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), which will provide 1,000 startups...
Kenyan mobile money service, M-PESA has entered a strategic partnership with global e-Commerce company,...
FINTECH
Nigerian startup, Pivo, has closed a $2 million seed round from several investors including Precursor...
Ivory Coast-based consumer fintech, Djamo, has raised $14 million in an investment round led by Ycombinator,...
The Central Bank of Kenya has said it has re-introduced charges for transactions between mobile money...
Nigerian Fintech startup, Afriex, has closed a $10 million Series A round to expand its blockchain money...
Kuda Bank has reported a $14,214,681 loss for 2021, latest reports have reavealed. The report also shows...
BitKE is proud to be a media sponsor of the 2022 Africa Tech Summit, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya...
Kenyan fintech, Kwara, is looking to scale even further in 2023 following a new $3 million seed extension....
REGULATION
Kenyan President, William Ruto, recently disclosed that Bitcoin mining company, Marathon Digital Holdings,...
Binance Founder and former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading...
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) has set a 2-year timeline within which to accelerate the selection...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States has cautioned Americans about the risks associated...
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...
BANKING
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) has set a 2-year timeline within which to accelerate the selection...
Aella Credit, a leading provider of credit and financial solutions in Nigeria, recently announced its...
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 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
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...
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 South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) has set a 2-year timeline within which to accelerate the selection...
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...
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