Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Binance has named three former housemates from the popular Nigerian reality television show “Big Brother Naija” as the cryptocurrency exchange’s brand ambassadors for the African continent.
Bringing Crypto to the Mai...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
A Kenyan university and a blockchain healthcare provider will join forces to study whether Africa’s HIV crisis can be helped by using crypto and blockchain technology....
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Cross-border transactions can take days to settle. To expedite this process and its efficiency, Shinhan Bank, the leading bank in South Korea, and Standard Bank, the largest bank in Africa, have united in a proof-of-concept on Hedera. In so doing, th...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
About 8.3% of polled South African internet users own NFTs while a further 9.4% said they plan to acquire such tokens in the future, a study has found.
Twelfth-Highest NFT Adoption Rate
According to the findings of the latest Finder onlin...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
Straight from the telegraph, a new article has emerged about the recent alarming news regarding a new COVID variant that caused markets to heavily dip talks about how the doctor who started said fear has claimed that while healthy patients with the v...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 2 years ago
The newly discovered variant of the new coronavirus in South Africa has affected all financial markets. As the world’s most important stock index futures contract plummeted, the cryptocurrency sector also experienced a large-scale adjustment. BTC fel...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Changpeng Zhao says challenges such as currency devaluation, difficulty in making cross-border payments and remittances, and the need for financial freedom are driving crypto adoption in Africa.
As the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Despite largely lagging behind the rest of the world on many other metrics, Africa however appears to have taken the lead where cryptocurrency or the blockchain is concerned.
Africa-Based Kucoin Users Skyrocket in 2021
In African countries that are...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Despite largely lagging behind the rest of the world on many other metrics, Africa however appears to have kicked things into high gear where cryptocurrency and blockchain are concerned.
Africa-Based Kucoin Users Skyrocket in 2021
In Afri...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The founder of Africa-focused media and investment company Footprint to Africa, Osita Oparaugo, has urged governments on the continent to embrace cryptocurrency.
Africa Must Not Be Left Behind
Osita Oparaugo, founder of Footprint to Africa, has argu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Nigeria is once again Sub Sahara Africa’s biggest recipient of remittances into the region where the money transfers went up by 6.2 percent to $45 billion, a new World Bank report has shown.
The Impact of Nigerian Policies on Remittances...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The broadband internet connectivity platform, 3air, aims to bring seamless broadband connectivity within Africa. The recently announced platform recognizes the internet connectivity issues and the enormous interest in blockchain technology on the Afr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business of collateralizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Cryptocurrency Loan Marketplace
According to a Techcrunch report,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Creditors of a South African crypto trading firm, Africrypt, have agreed to a proposal recently tabled by an unnamed investor who is seeking to resuscitate the collapsed company.
Africrypt’s Intellectual Property
In addition to payi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A South Africa and London-based fintech startup, JUMO, recently revealed it has raised $120 million in a funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company.
AI-Powered Financial Services
According to a report by Techcrunch, financial se...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A recent report by CR2 on Africa’s fintech transformation suggests traditional financial institutions can still be a part of the fintech financial revolution if they leverage one of their most significant assets: client trust.
Partnerships Bet...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A group of South African cryptocurrency investors have voiced concerns about the fate of their investment in the Fight to Fame (F2F token) after they reportedly were unable to withdraw their funds as promised.
Token Sale Attracts Over 2,000 Applicant...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
An unknown investor has proposed to acquire a 51% stake in Africrypt — the collapsed cryptocurrency investment company — for a purchase price of $5 million. However, in exchange for the offer, the investor wants all criminal proceedings...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The organizers of Art X Lagos, a West Africa art exhibition, recently kickstarted a non-fungible token (NFT) art fair that features the works of African artists drawn from more than six countries.
Blockchain Provides Important Opportunity for Artist...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. Since blockchain technology and crypto have become the power of the next industrial revolution in recent years, Africa has been making concerted efforts to ensure inclusion in the conversation. As a multipurpose African bank with over...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
While the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to tout the e-naira’s credentials as a tool for fostering financial inclusion, some experts agree that this central bank digital currency (CBDC) is presently not doing this.
The CBDC’s C...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
PRESS RELEASE. 3air is using an ISP platform built on Cardano to provide internet to the most unconnected regions in Africa.
November 2nd, 2021, Dubai, UAE – Today, 3air, a blockchain-based startup, announced it will leverage the p...