TAXATION | The Kenya Revenue Authority Collected $77.5 Million in Cryptocurrency Taxes in the Last Financial Year
BRICS | The BRICS 2024 Summit Resolves to Establish of an Alternative International Payment System Based on National Currencies
REGULATION | Kenya Set to Procure a Realtime Tax System to Track, Record Crypto Transactions on Exchanges, Marketplaces
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Nigeria to Issue National Youth Service Corps Certificates on Blockchain to Counter Forgerykodzilla·August 10, 2023·1 min read
LAUNCH | PayPal Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), on the Ethereum Blockchainkodzilla·August 8, 2023·1 min read
REGULATION | Central Bank of Nigeria Lifts 2021 Ban on 18 Companies for ‘Dealing in Crypto’ and Weakening the Nairakodzilla·August 7, 2023·2 min read
REGULATION | Russia Legalizes CBDC Framework Setting the Stage for a Digital Ruble by 2025kodzilla·August 6, 2023·2 min read
FUNDING | Africa-Focussed CBDC Platform, Emtech, Raises $4 Million Following Collaborative Agreement with the West Africa Monetary Institutekodzilla·August 5, 2023·1 min read
REGULATION | ‘We Have Paused World ID Verifications in Kenya as We Work with Local Regulators,’ Says CEO, WorldCoinkodzilla·August 4, 2023·1 min read
REPORT | Crypto Has the Highest Biometric Fraud Rates of All, Reveals H1 2023 ‘State of KYC in Africa’ Smile ID Reportkodzilla·August 1, 2023·2 min read
LAUNCH | EMTECH Launches CBDC Innovation Kit for Fintech Companies After a Successful Bank of Ghana Collaborationkodzilla·July 28, 2023·2 min read
Digital Retail Platform, Kasha, Raises $21 Million Series B as Rwanda Emerges as Key Hubkodzilla·July 28, 2023·2 min read
WATCH | South African Startup, Momint, Partners with 1Voucher to Enable Retail Crypto Payments Across Over 10,000 Merchantskodzilla·July 27, 2023·1 min read
FUNDING | Egypt’s Digital Savings Startup, Menthum, Secures Funding Solidifying Country’s Reputation as Leading VC Destination in MENA Regionkodzilla·July 27, 2023·1 min read