Blockchain
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ICP HUB Kenya and ICP HUB Turkey Partner to Promote Blockchain Education
ICP HUB Kenya and ICP HUB Turkey have announced a new partnership aimed at advancing Web3 development and promoting blockchain…
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Yellow Card Closes $33M Series C Funding to Accelerate Growth
One of Africa’s largest and first licenced on/off ramp Stablecoin, Yellow Card, has announced the closing of its Series C…
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Binance Expands Crypto Purchases Via Mobile Money in West and Central Africa
Binance has announced the integration of mobile money payments for crypto purchases across Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, DRC, Togo, and…
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Visa Introduces Tokenized Asset Platform Targeting Fiat-backed Tokens
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has unveiled the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) designed to help financial institutions…
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Tether invests $1.5 million in Sorted Wallet to enhance financial inclusion
Blockchain-enabled platform, Tether, has announced a strategic investment of $1.5 million (Sh. 193.4 million) in Sorted Wallet, a platform designed…
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NISER, Soramitsu partner to scale blockchain research in Nigeria
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has partnered with Japan-based global blockchain company, Soramitsu to promote blockchain…
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Mansa, Bitmama partner to enhance cross-border payments through virtual crypto cards
Decentralised finance (DeFi) platform specialising in cross-border payments and trade financing, MANSA, has partnered with blockchain payment platform Bitmama to…
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Binance Enables Crypto Purchases via Mobile Money in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
Binance users in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia can now buy and sell crypto assets using mobile money, the company…
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Binance receives regulatory approval in India
Binance, the crypto exchange company announced on Thursday that it has achieved another milestone in meeting worldwide regulatory standards. The…
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Block’s TBD Hackathon to address gaps in payment systems in Africa
TBD, a part of Block, has announced the launch of the TBD Hackathon, held in collaboration with the Africa Bitcoin…
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Binance launches campaign for its users to celebrate its 7th Anniversary
Binance has today announced the launch of its global campaign ‘Be Binance’ to celebrate the company’s seventh anniversary. The milestone’s celebrations…
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Inside Bitcoin: What Makes the Consensus Mechanism Work
As a potential investor interested in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, you know that understanding how Bitcoin works under the hood is…
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Binance crosses 200 million registered users worldwide
Blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance has crossed 200 million registered users worldwide. Binance said in a statement on…
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Internet Computer Accelerates Global Expansion Plans
Internet Computer (ICP) has announced its ambitious plans for global adoption. The decentralized blockchain network designed to host the next…
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South Africa’s FSCA awards licence to crypto asset service provider Luno
South African crypto asset service provider, Luno, has secured a licence from the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) to operate…
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Kenya leads global interest in Worldcoin despite ban
Global interest in Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency token linked to Sam Altman’s innovative digital ID project, has surged in the past…
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Over 90 SA financial services applicants are getting ready to offer crypto
Most of the businesses that applied for licences in South Africa to offer crypto services are registered financial services providers.…
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Fuse launches $10M grant program for web3 payments innovators
Fuse Network has unveiled a $10 million grant program to support businesses by providing essential funding and infrastructure for streamlined…
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Kenya Takes Step Towards Regulating Cryptocurrencies
Kenyan parliament has directed the Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) to prepare the first draft of the Crypto Bill, also…
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Michael Joseph resigns from Safaricom board
Michael Joseph has resigned as a Director on the Board of Safaricom, the telco giant announced on Tuesday. In a…
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Worldcoin responds to Kenya suspension, says it’s pausing its activities
Worldcoin Kenya Suspension: Worlcoin has responded to Wednesday’s decision by the Kenyan government to suspend its operations over security and…
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Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin activities
Less than a week after the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) called on Kenya to be vigilant with…
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Data Commissioner calls for vigilance amid Worldcoin craze
As the Worldcoin craze continues to hit many parts of the country, The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)…
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Worldcoin crypto project goes live
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency token project that was co-founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI and Alex Blania has officially been…
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GoldPesa opens blockchain academy in Nairobi targeting crypto enthusiasts
Blockchain technology company, GoldPesa has opened doors for crypto enthusiasts to its newly opened blockchain academy in Nairobi, Kenya. According…
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Kushite East Africa ICP launches web3 hub to drive blockchain awareness
One of the main challenges of blockchain technology is a lack of awareness and understanding among the general population. To…
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Decrypting the Intricacies of Cryptocurrency Support and Resistance Levels
Navigating the high seas of cryptocurrency trading can often feel like a roller-coaster ride. The adrenaline-charged ups and downs are…
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Nigeria bans Binance operations in the country
Nigeria has ordered crypto exchange platform Binance to halt its operations in the country. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Yellow Card and Tether Join Forces to Drive Stablecoin Adoption in Africa
Pan-African fintech and cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card and Tether, the stablecoin provider have completed Phase 1 of their strategic collaboration…
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Zone hits 10 million play minutes since its global launch
Zone, the blockchain gamefi platform has hit 10,600,000 play minutes since its global launch 9 months ago being one of…
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Near Blockchain Operating System is Now Live
NEAR Protocol, the open-source and climate-neutral blockchain, has officially gone live as a Blockchain Operating System (BOS), which makes Web3…
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African blockchain startups raised $474 million in 2022, Crypto Valley report says
The growth of the African crypto market has been remarkable in spite of the ongoing crunch the industry is experiencing…
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Nigerian crypto startup Lazerpay shuts down after failing to raise funds
Nigerian crypto payment platform Lazerpay has declared its intentions to shut down after failing to raise a successful funding round.…
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Worldcoin expanding in Kenya through P2P Exchange and Crypto Education
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency token project that was co-founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of Openai is expanding throughout Nairobi. The organization…
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Popular Crypto Trading Platform Paxful Shuts Down
Paxful, a popular Africa-focused cryptocurrency marketplace has announced that it’s shutting down and asked its users to withdraw their funds.…
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Zone Unveils Crypto-Gaming Platform with USD.250 monthly prize
Zone, a blockchain gaming company, has launched the first crypto-gaming platform for gamers in Kenya. The web-based game-fi platform enables…
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The Benefits of Using Cryptocurrency at Online Casinos
As the popularity of cryptocurrency continues to soar, people have become more and more interested in using it as a…
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Six Million Women in Africa to Benefit from Web3 and Metaverse Education
Unstoppable Women of Web3 (Unstoppable WoW3), a diversity and education group on a mission to equalize the playing field in…
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Binance adds support for more African currencies
Blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance announced that it has added support for more African currencies as it seeks…
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Kenyan Senate is spearheading talks with CBK to legalize crypto
The Kenyan Senate has taken a proactive step to engage the Central Bank in discussions that could see the country…
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ALEX OWITI: Will Blockchain be the “Messiah” Cyber security Saviour?
Deloitte’s global blockchain and cyber security experts from around the globe in their 2017 report looked at blockchain technology security from…
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UK pushes to regulate crypto industry to protect consumers
The crypto market has been termed as one of the most fragile and unpredictable markets for both novice and experienced…
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South Africa introduces new standards for crypto ads
South Africa’s Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has introduced a new clause to the country’s Code of Advertising Practice detailing how…
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Nigeria is working on a law recognizing cryptocurrency as legal tender
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is working on a law that may soon recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender, alongside other forms…
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Leading Nigerian crypto platforms are on downsizing spree as markets plunge
The crypto market has been hard hit by an unprecedented fall in prices. The collapse of FTX, seen as one…
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More than 2000 developers joined the Polygon Africa Web3 Bootcamp
In September, blockchain platform Polygon opened applications for its Web3 Bootcamp targeting African developers. The Polygon Bootcamp and Hackathon was…
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KRA seeks to tax those who trade cryptocurrencies in a new Bill
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is seeking to introduce taxation on cryptocurrencies and digital wallets. Through the Capital Markets (Amendment)…
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Binance Backs out of deal to acquire rival crypto trading firm FTX
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform has backtracked on a previous deal to buy out its struggling competitor FTX.…
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Crypto regulation in Africa: What Good Regulation Looks Like
Millions of investors have been drawn to cryptocurrency by the prospect of rising prices. To this end, a growing number…
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Mara launches crypto wallet for sub-Saharan Africa
Mara Group, the pan-African technology firm building phones and applications for various use cases in the continent has launched Mara…
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Binance Charity is offering 1000 scholarships for technology skills training to African youths
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of cryptocurrency and blockchain firm Binance is offering scholarships for 1,000 Africans in a 1-year…
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Cryptocurrency: 6 Ways To Increase It And Where
Cryptocurrency has been around for a while, so how do you get more of it if you’re still new? In…
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[Interview] We’re driving Web3 adoption in Africa, Polygon’s Damilare says
Web3 is the latest iteration of the Internet that relies largely on blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI).…
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Mara Launches Free Online Course to Advance Blockchain and Financial Literacy in Africa
Pan-African phone manufacturer Mara Group has launched a free educational online course with the aim to boost blockchain adoption and…
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Kenya is Hosting Polygon’s First Web 3.0 Bootcamp in Africa, here’s how to sign up
Polygon has opened applications for the Polygon bootcamp, an eight-week intensive mentorship program and hackathon in Africa. The Polygon Bootcamp…
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Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five African countries
Cryptocurrency firm Binance has launched a crypto education tour across five French-speaking African countries. The tour aims to drive blockchain…
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Unicorn Growth Capital, EchoVC join Celo Foundation to support Web3 projects across Africa
Unicorn Growth Capital, an Africa-focused venture fund investing at the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), and EchoVC,…
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300 African Women Graduate from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp
300 women from across Africa have graduated from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp which kicked off in March 2022. The women…
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Hackathon to Protect Maasai Mara Predators using Web3 Technologies announced
Sovereign Nature Initiative (SNI) will host an online hackathon this October and November, featuring teams building tech in service to…
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Kenyan University Trained on Blockchain by Polygon Carry Hope for the Continent
From 11th– 15th July this year, students from Multimedia University were taken through an introductory training course on blockchain, organized…
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Kenya’s Blockchain Startup Crypsense Digital Joins Draper VeChain Web 3 Accelerator Program
Kenyan crypto startup Crypsense Digital Group has been selected to join the 12-week Draper VeChain Web 3 Accelerator Program. The…
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Web3Clubs First Cohort To Graduate This Week
Web3clubs in partnership with BitKE will this week host its NEAR blockchain project presentations and Graduation ceremony. This will be…
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Technology company Mara Group is seeking Kenyan blockchain developers
Pan-African technology company Mara group has announced plans to recruit Kenyan developers who will spearhead efforts to build a blockchain…
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Celo Announces New Web3 Fund for African Startups Adopting Crypto Strategies
Celo has launched a new programme to support African startups across payments, remittances, virtual assets, savings, and related financial services.…
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Multimedia University Students Benefit from Polygon and Impact+ Blockchain Training
Everyone with some interest in emerging technologies has by now heard of or interacted with blockchain, the technology used to…
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Bitcoin Donation Used to Build New Schools, Libraries in South Africa
A generous donation of 1 BTC or one Bitcoin (Approx. $31,832.78,)has helped to build two new schools in Port Elizabeth,…
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CV VC Firm Launches Early-Stage Fund for African Blockchain Startups
Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has today announced the launch of its African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund targeting blockchain startups…
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Bank of Uganda warns against use of Cryptocurrencies
The Bank of Uganda has issued a stern warning against the use of cryptocurrencies in the East African country. In…
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NEAR Foundation opens its first African blockchain innovation hub in Kenya
NEAR Foundation, the Swiss non-profit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, today has launched a regional…
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The Central African Republic Approves Bitcoin as legal tender
The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved the use of Bitcoin as an official currency. This makes it the first…
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Mushe and Fantom: Why Analysts Say You Should Buy and Hold
Technological evolution has brought about many benefits and one of them is the digital currency or cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency or ‘crypto’…
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Crypto exchange platform Luno hits 10 million global customers
Crypto company Luno has announced that its exchange platform has hit 10 million customers in over 40 countries. Founded by…
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Sophos releases insights into crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Sophos has released new insight into an international crypto trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through…
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BNB Chain and Aptos partner to onboard 1 billion users
BNB Chain, a community-driven, decentralized and censorship-resistant blockchain has announced a new partnership with Aptos to accelerate the adoption of…
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Our position on cryptocurrencies has not changed, CBK Governor says
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has insisted that the bank’s position on the use of cryptocurrencies…
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Binance Becomes Official Sponsor of AFCON 2021
Leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced its partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), as an…
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3 trends in Africa’s crypto sector to expect in 2022
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past…
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Playbetr Africa announces its crypto Giveaway, how to participate and win
Crypto betting platform Playbetr has announced the official launch of its Playbetr Africa Giveaway. Dubbed the “12 Days of Crypto”…
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Binance Calls for Global Regulatory Frameworks for Crypto Markets
Leading blockchain ecosystem Binance has announced 10 Fundamental Rights for Crypto Users that can serve as a guiding hand in…
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Everything You Need To Know About Safaricom’s New Mwelekeo Ni Internet Campaign
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom recently unveiled a new campaign dubbed Mwelekeo Ni Internet. The campaign will see the service provider…
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Cryptocurrency iPhone Scam Rakes in at Least $1.4 Million, Sophos Report
Sophos has released new insight on an international cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users through popular dating apps, such as…
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Algorand Foundation, Reach and Africa Blockchain Alliance open applications for the Decentralized Umoja Algorand Bounty Hack
Algorand Foundation and Reach in partnership with Africa Blockchain Alliance have opened applications for the Decentralized Umoja Algorand Bounty Hack.…
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Benkiko Finance – Making Cryptocurrencies Easier To Use
Benkiko is a Kenyan Blockchain startup that is working on a digital bank with the goal of making Cryptocurrencies easier…
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Africa’s crypto exchange Yellow Card raises $15m Series A funding to fuel expansion across the continent
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, announced a $15 million Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to ramp up hiring…
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Mastercard creates simplified payments card offering for cryptocurrency companies
Mastercard has announced it will enhance its card program for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, making it simpler for partners to…
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Bitcoin Is Gaining Traction in Kenya: What Lies Underneath?
Kenya is what many refer to as the African Silicon Valley. Despite the unstable nature and overall volatility of Bitcoin,…
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Why You Should Invest In Cryptocurrency With Yellow Card Kenya
What started off as a little known and even less understood technicality has burgeoned into a global phenomenon. But is…
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Binance To Hold Hackathon For African Blockchain Enthusiasts
Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance has announced that it will be holding a DeFi & NFT hackathon for African…
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Visa Is Moving Into Cryptocurrencies ‘In a Big Way’
Visa CEO Al Kelly says the payments giant is moving into cryptocurrencies in a big way. Speaking during an earnings…
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Nigerian Regulator Issues Warning Against Cryptocurrency Investments
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a warning to the country’s citizens over cryptocurrency investments. The warning…
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Ethiopia Launches Blockchain-Based National Student and Teacher Identification System
The government of Ethiopia has launched a national blockchain-based student and teacher identification system. According to the Ethiopian government and…
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PayPal-owned Venmo Payments App Adds Cryptocurrency Buying and Selling
Venmo, a payments app owned by PayPal, now allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. In a recent announcement, Venmo…
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P2P Crypto Marketplace Bitzlato Partners with Lemonade Finance to Ease Money Transfers Across Africa
Bitzlato (BZ), the latest P2P Crypto Exchange to enter the African market, has added Lemonade.Finance, a borderless payment platform for…
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How to buy and sell Bitcoin with Mpesa
We can all agree that buying bitcoins with Mpesa may look challenging or confusing. Today, we will show you how…
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Paypal Allows Users to Buy and Pay for Goods and Services Using Cryptocurrencies
American digital payments company PayPal Inc. has announced a new cryptocurrencies checkout service to enable users to buy goods and…
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India to Press Ahead with Crypto Ban – Report
India has been considering a crypto ban for some time, and the country is reportedly planning to move forward with…
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PayPal is Pushing Further into Cryptocurrencies
For the last few years, American online payments firm, PayPal, has been among behemoth digital payment companies with a growing…
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iPhone Users can pay for Goods and Services with Bitcoin
Apple device owners can now pay for goods and services using their crypto wallets. That is courtesy of the new…
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Twitter CEO, Jay-Z Offer 500BTC to Support Bitcoin Development in Africa and India
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted that he will offer 500BTC, in partnership with US rapper Jay-Z, to a newly created…
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Banks in Nigeria Start Closing Accounts Used for Crypto Transactions
Following a circular from the Central Bank of Nigeria last week, warning financial institutions of engaging with crypto, banks have…
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MasterCard to Start Enabling Customers Transact with Select Cryptos Through its Network
Mastercard is the latest corporation to join the cryptos bandwagon following previous public interests in digital assets. The digital payments…
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