Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Masterminds of one of South Africa’s biggest bitcoin Ponzi schemes, Mirror Trading International (MTI), have been asked by the scheme’s liquidators to pay back over $291 million to cover the scam operation’s debts.
Liquidators...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Pan-African crypto exchange Mara announced on Wednesday that it has raised $23 million in funding to build a trading platform designed for Africans.
The Nigeria and Kenya based firm said that the funding was raised from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda R...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
East Africa is set to welcome a new cryptocurrency exchange backed by a formidable list of industry heavyweights looking to tap into a continent full of potential users.Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Huobi Ventures and other prominent venture c...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
To trigger talent development, education, and blockchain innovation on African soil, NEAR Foundation, has launched a regional hub in Kenya in collaboration with Sankore, an African-focused blockchain community.
As a Swiss non-profit in charge of th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The governor of the Bank of Central African States, or Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC), has issued a scathing letter to the Central African Republic (CAR) regarding the country’s adoption of cryptocurrencies.In a letter addressed to th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The African fintech industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and this has caught the attention of some well-resourced venture capital (VC) firms. As one would expect, Nigerian fintech startups have dominated the continent in terms of funds...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Top golfers from Africa and Europe will be eyeing lucrative Bitcoin (BTC) payouts at the end of the 2022 season after a new sponsorship of South Africa’s Sunshine Tour.The year-long season sees golfers compete for the top spot on Sunshine Tour’s over...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The International Money Fund (IMF) has added its voice to institutions and parties criticizing the Central African Republic (CAR)’s decision to adopt bitcoin. The IMF insists the adoption poses legal economic challenges not only to the country...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / Binance - 2 years ago
To offer lifelong financial and career development to French-speaking Africans, leading crypto exchange Binance is offering blockchain education in Cameroon and Francophone Africa.
Binance has been carrying out multiple educational events to enligh...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
As it turns out, it’s a Bitcoin Law after all. The full text from the Central African Republic’s law that makes bitcoin legal tender is finally out, clearing all kinds of doubts and questions that the world had. And creating new ones. Bitcoinist alre...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
I have translated the law from the Central African Republic that makes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies legal tender in the country. I speak French fluently, however I´m sure the translation is not perfect. The text at times uses archaic expression...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Collections of South Africa’s fine wines were recently sold as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with one lot being sold for $79,000. Immediately following the auction, two lots were reportedly paid for using bitcoin.
Lots Exceed Estimates
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Following the confusion that surrounded initial reports, a senior staffer in the Central African Republic (CAR)’s presidency has now confirmed that bitcoin will become the country’s reference currency.
First Country in Africa to Offici...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
On Wednesday, South Africa celebrated Freedom Day, which honors the country's first post-apartheid democratic election in 1994.Cointelegraph reached out to different notable individuals in the South African crypto community to see what the holiday me...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Incredible. As it turns out, the Central African Republic is the second country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. An official press release from the president’s chief of staff, Obed Namsio, confirms the news. The document surfaced on the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
Okay Bears, a Solana (SOL)-powered nonfungible token (NFT), managed to top OpenSea’s 24-hour sales tracker for the first time earlier on Thursday, beating out all other Ethereum (ETH) projects on offer. It’s the first time a Solana NFT project has re...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 years ago
Central African Republic (CAR) has officially Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender in the country.
The move was ushered in with the unanimous adoption of the premier digital currency by the country’s lawmakers, who noted that the coin will now operate...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The roughly five million residents of the Central African Republic, or CAR, will now reportedly be able to use Bitcoin in addition to the country's franc as legal tender. According to a Wednesday report from news outlet Agence France-Presse, Central...