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Report: Four Nigerian Lenders Penalized for Failing to Block Crypto Transactions
7.4.2022
The Nigerian central bank recently fined four financial institutions it accuses of failing to stop clients from using their respective platforms to conduct cryptocurrency transactions. According to one of the affected institutions, the central bank is using a certain “advanced...
Study: 10% Growth in Crypto Market Cap Reduces Value of African Firms by 0.76%
2.4.2022
A study undertaken by two assistant professors at American University in Cairo (AUC) has suggested that an increase of 10% in the crypto market cap causes the market value of “African micro-entities” to drop by 0.76%. Crypto Market Growth Hurts Less Competitive Sectors According...
With inflation going through the roof, Sudan’s central bank cautions citizens against using crypto
29.3.2022
Sudanese financial regulator considers cryptocurrencies to be the source of “high risks" as the demand grows
Quidax Unveils One of Africa’s Biggest Music Producers as Its Brand Ambassador and Announces the Launch of Its Crypto Academy
28.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. At a press conference last week, African founded cryptocurrency exchange, Quidax announced that it will be collaborating with popular record producer, Micheal Collins popularly known as Don Jazzy. The crypto start-up had launched an online campaign with #TheQuidaxCall. The campaign...
Nexo and Amber Group executives claim 'exponential' growth in crypto institutional investment
25.3.2022
Panelists at the Blockchain Africa Conference 2022 discuss the significant potential of cryptocurrency institutional investment while highlighting the challenges it still faces
Web 3 Needs Africa, Not the Other Way Around
25.3.2022
The continent has shown a willingness to embrace new financial services technologies, and crypto addresses a pressing need in every country
Report: Number of African Cryptocurrency Users up by Nearly 2,500%
22.3.2022
The number of cryptocurrency users in Africa grew by almost 2,500% between January 2021 and January 2022, while the average number of monthly transactions went up by 1,400%, a new report by Kucoin has said. Widespread Adoption of Cryptocurrencies According to a new report by crypto exchange Kucoin...
Cross-Border CBDC Payments Are 'Viable,' Says Report From Central Banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa
22.3.2022
The tool to enable paying using different assets, tested by Australia, South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia, is the latest foray into trialling the applications of central bank digital currencies
Crypto users in Africa grew by 2,500% in 2021: report
21.3.2022
A recent report by KuCoin reveals that the number of crypto transactions has increased by 2,670% in some African countries
Crypto Exchange FTX Partners With AZA Finance ‘to Expand the Adoption of Web3 and Digital Currencies in Africa’
19.3.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX is partnering with AZA Finance to expand the use of digital currencies and Web3 in Africa. Through this arrangement, the two companies will also work to “onboard African NFTs and artists onto the FTX NFT marketplace.” Bolstering Adoption of Web3...
Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year
19.3.2022
Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target digital assets and later-stage companies starting from Series A upwards. Funding Over...
‘We don’t like our money:’ The story of the CFA and Bitcoin in Africa
16.3.2022
African crypto experts and entrepreneurs explain why the African franc is an uncomfortable currency and why Bitcoin is making waves as a replacement
FTX Strengthens Global Presence With AZA Finance Link in Africa
16.3.2022
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...
Quidax Becomes the First African Crypto Exchange to be Listed on CoinMarketCap
8.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Last week Africa founded cryptocurrency exchange, Quidax, announced that its crypto markets had been listed on CoinMarketCap, the world’s most-referenced price-tracking website for crypto assets in the rapidly growing cryptocurrency ecosystem. With this announcement, Quidax...
Mama Bitcoin: Fishing for female empowerment with crypto in West Africa
8.3.2022
A Senegalese woman is empowering her community with Bitcoin, blockchain and a Bitcoin bakery idea that became a crypto fishery
South African Regulator Explains Why It Has Been Targeting Global Crypto Exchanges
8.3.2022
Brandon Topham, the head of enforcement at South Africa’s financial sector regulator, has insisted that his organization has not issued warnings to some global exchanges because they deal in crypto. Rather, the warnings have been made because the exchanges are not registered to offer...
Experts weigh in on new crypto regulations in South Africa
3.3.2022
Updated crypto regulations in South Africa could boost partnerships but potentially marginalize those who need it most, local experts warn
South African Mobile Network Operator MTN Buys Land in the Metaverse
2.3.2022
Mobile network operator MTN recently staked claim to its status as one of the first South African companies to enter the metaverse, after it purchased 144 plots of digital land in the virtual world Ubuntuland for an undisclosed amount. MTN Seeks to ‘Amplify Consumers’ Digital...
South African exchange raises $50M in Africa’s largest funding round
1.3.2022
The South African crypto exchange plans to expand its operation across more African countries and even into India with the new cash injection from major crypto VCs