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LAUNCH | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Startups Collaborate…
Multiple fintech companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are collaborating with the government to establish the Congolese Fintech Network (CFN). According to reports, the association…
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LAUNCH | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Startups Collaborate with Government to Launch Fintech Association
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PARTNERSHIP | M-PESA Teams Up with Nigeria's Access Holdings and Coronation Group to Explore Remittance Solutions Between East and West Africa
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FUNDING | Tunisia's ClusterLab Secures $600,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Arabic Content Using AI
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FUNDING | South African Fintech, Float, Secures $11 Million from Standard Bank to Fund Growth
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REGULATION | Nigeria Contacts Interpol for an International Arrest Warrant Over Escaped Binance Regional Manager
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BitGet Announces an Exclusive Easter Crypto Giveaway for Kenyan Users
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BITCOIN | Bitcoin ETFs Collectively Lost Over $800 Million As Bitcoin Fell Last Week
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REPORT | The Average LifeSpan of Crypto Projects is 3 Years
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NFTs Explained: Owning Digital Assets in a New Era
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REPORT | Solana is the Leading Blockchain Ecosystem of 2024 So Far, Says CoinGecko
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...
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...
The Orange Money Card2wallet service enables registered Orange customers to transfer money from their...
Staking is a process where cryptocurrency holders lock up their assets to support the operations of a...
REPORTS
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...
In 2023, illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency to services, which is a...
Digital asset investment products experienced substantial inflows amounting to $1.1 billion in the week...
Africa’s fintech market is projected to grow significantly, reaching approximately $65 billion...
Venture capital funding to Africa witnessed a significant downtrend in 2023 with a total of $3.5 billion...
Investment in Egyptian startups declined by 17% in 2023 compared to 2022, with debt-free investment experiencing...
Somalia has once again been ranked as the most corrupt country in the world in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions...
The Kenyan National ID has been identified as the most susceptible to fraudulent attempts, according...
ETHEREUM
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...
The monthly sales volume of NFTs on the Solana network surpassed that of NFTs on Ethereum in December...
In a popular blog post titled ‘Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again,’ Ethereum Founder, Vitalik...
Staking is a process where cryptocurrency holders lock up their assets to support the operations of a...
Many African youth continue to be drawn to the Ethereum community if a recent meetup dubbed #ETHCameroon...
Blast, a recently launched Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, experienced an unusual surge in assets with an...
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Paxful CEO, Ray Youssef, has announced the delisting of $ETH from the marketplace starting on December...
Yodawy, an online marketplace for pharmacy benefits in Egypt, has secured $7.5 million in a Series B...
Ejara, a crypto startup based in Cameroon, has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by London-based...
FINTECH
Mobile subscriptions in Kenya increased by 6% to 65.1 million in 2021, however, at a slower rate compared...
As per a regulatory filing, MTN Nigeria has revealed that it has received final approval from Nigerian...
Tips is a feature that lets you add links to select third-party payment services to your Twitter profile....
Nigerian startup, Pivo, has closed a $2 million seed round from several investors including Precursor...
Paymenow, a South African startup that provides earned wage access (EWA), has secured a ZAR250 million...
Kenyan fintech, Kwara, is looking to scale even further in 2023 following a new $3 million seed extension....
We caught up with Moses Onitilo, Co-Founder and CTO of Jamborow, an all-inclusive fintech platform...
REGULATION
Multiple fintech companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are collaborating with the government...
The Nigerian government says it has contacted Interpol for an international arrest warrant on Binance...
Kenya has declined a request from the United States government to reverse the suspension of operations...
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC Nigeria) has put forth a proposal to increase...
REGULATION | Nigerian High Court Orders Binance to Provide Authorities With Information on All Users
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order directing Binance Holdings Limited to furnish the Economic...
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa has approved 59 operating licences for...
According to a report by the Financial Times, Nigeria is actively seeking information from Binance concerning...
The two Binance officials who were detained by the Nigerian government in its ongoing crackdown on the...
The Chairman of the Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has threatened to...
The Central Bank of Kenya has granted fresh licenses to 19 digital lending services, adding to the 32...
Binance, which continues to be under investigation in Nigeria, has announced that it will disable all...
On February 22 2024, it was reported in the media that Nigeria ordered telecommunications companies (telcos)...
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BANKING
Nigerian fintech, BFREE, has raised $2.95 million, in a round led by Capria Ventures, as it looks to...
In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya and Namibia to its global list of...
The Orange Money Card2wallet service enables registered Orange customers to transfer money from their...
Kenyan banks have initiated the sharing of information regarding foreign account holders with the Kenya...
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 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...
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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)
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...
Central Banks are being advised to prepare to adequately meet the ‘far-reaching implications’...
In a new book titled ‘Economics of Digital Currencies’ by the Research Department of the...
China-led global CBDC platform, mBridge, intends to introduce a minimum viable project in the middle...
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