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IN PICTURES | Blockchain Solutions Platform, Gluwa, Meets President of…
Blockchain-based financial platform Gluwa says it is currently investigating the potential of developing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for Liberia. Gluwa’s CEO, Tae Oh, met the…
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IN PICTURES | Blockchain Solutions Platform, Gluwa, Meets President of Liberia as it Explores Developing a CBDC for the Country
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REGULATION | South Africa Approves 59 Operating Licences for Businesses in Africa's First Crypto Regulatory Regime
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Bitcoin Price Prediction 2024 - 2030
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EXPLAINER | The Most Anticipated Cryptocurrency Event of 2024, The Bitcoin Halving, Explained
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EXPLAINER | Understanding Crypto Futures and Where You Can Trade
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REPORT | Bitcoin Evolving to Something Even More Significant Ahead of 2024 Halving, Says GrayScale
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REPORT | WorldCoin's Orbs Contain No Vulnerabilities, Says New Audit Report
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Introduction to Cryptocurrency Trading
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Understanding Cryptocurrency Trading
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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
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...
The worldwide community of cryptocurrency owners increased by 34%, advancing from 432 million to 580...
According to a recent January 2024 PwC survey released in January 2024, approximately 25% of CEOs globally...
A recent research study suggests that the increased adoption of Bitcoin as a transactional layer can...
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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Binance has continued to process significant withdrawals and deposits, 2 days after the exchange and...
Polygon Labs, the Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution, has launched Polygon zkEVM Mainnet, termed as an...
Kuda, a unique fintech startup from Nigeria, which claims to be a digital-only bank, has raised $1.6M...
FINTECH
According to data gathered by Afridigest’s Fintech Transactions Database for the first half of...
Duplo, a Nigerian fintech offering payments solutions to businesses across the continent, has raised...
Welcome to YC S22, @sidneyrema_, @jumaphelix, and team @PatikaAfrica! Patika helps small businesses in...
The program is open to all pre-seed and seed-stage fintech and fintech-adjacent startups operating in...
After a record breaking 2021, Africa tech startups are off to an explosive start with startups raising...
JUMO, a fintech with a special focus on emerging markets, recently raised $120 million as top investors...
While mobile money use has continued to climb in Kenya, 80% of all transactions registered in the country...
REGULATION
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)...
In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya and Namibia to its global list of...
Binance has refuted a claim by the Nigerian government ordering the world’s largest cryptocurrency...
Several crypto companies in Nigeria, including Binance, are discontinuing the purchase of USDT and USDC...
Kenya Power Company has received approval from the regulator and government to bill some of its customers...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added Kenya and Namibia to its ‘grey list’ of...
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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
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....
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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)
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...
The Bank of Ghana has taken a different approach to building its CBDC with news emerging that the Bank...
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