MILESTONE | Africa-Focused Digital Identity Provider, SmileID, Doubles Identity Verification Checks to 150 Million in Just One Year
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Inaugural Rwanda-Based, Sector-Agnostic Innovate Africa Fund, Seeks to Invest in 20 Early-Stage Startups for ~$50,000
REPORT | Stablecoins Now Account for the Majority of Illicit Transactions in Crypto, Says Chainalysiskodzilla·January 20, 2024·1 min read
REPORT | Bank of International Settlements Advises Central Banks, Including in Africa, to be Wary When Outsourcing CBDC Developmentkodzilla·January 6, 2024·2 min read
MILESTONE: Digital Remittances Surpass Non-Digital Ones Globally for the First Time in 2023kodzilla·May 23, 2023·2 min read
REPORT | Solana Had the Second Largest Ecosystem of Total Monthly Active Developers in 2023 After Ethereumkodzilla·January 15, 2024·1 min read
FUNDING | Egyptian Deals Fell by Half YoY as Venture Funding Decreased Sharply Across MENA region in 2023kodzilla·February 2, 2024·2 min read
REPORT | Only Slightly Over 6% of Centralized Crypto Exchanges Integrated the Lightning Network in 2023kodzilla·January 23, 2024·1 min read
REPORT | Francophone Africa Was the Only African Region to Demonstrate YoY Growth in Number of Deals and Investor Participation in 2023kodzilla·February 6, 2024·3 min read
REPORT | Crypto Owners Globally Grew By Over 34% to 580 Million in 2023 Despite Macro Headwindskodzilla·January 27, 2024·1 min read
REPORT | MENA Region Responsible for 7.2% of Global Crypto Transaction Volume vs 2.3% for Sub-Saharan Africa, Says 2023 Chainalysis Reportkodzilla·September 30, 2023·1 min read
African Funding for Web3 Startups Increased 5x in 2022 – Seychelles and South Africa Accounted for 81%, Says Latest CV VC Reportkodzilla·April 22, 2023·2 min read
MILESTONE | Uniswap Surpasses Coinbase in Spot Trading Volume for the First Time in H1 2023kodzilla·August 29, 2023·1 min read