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Blockchain Technology Can Guarantee to Consumers ‘That Their Diamonds Have Been Ethically Sourced’ — Botswana President

31.10.2023
According to the president of Botswana, blockchain is one of the innovative solutions that the global diamond industry can use to ensure “blood diamonds” are excluded from formal markets. Using blockchain not only assures consumers but also enables them “to make informed choices...

Commodity tokenization is the economic aid Africa needs

15.8.2023
Commodity tokenization would enable African countries — such as Ghana and Botswana — an opportunity to empower themselves without relying on international aid

Namibia signs crypto exchange regulation bill into law

26.7.2023
The law will officially enter into force at a date determined by Namibia’s Ministry of Finance

Africa Focused Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Granted VASPs License in Botswana

25.10.2022
Yellow Card, an Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform, recently said it has received a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license to operate in Botswana. Granted by the country’s Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority, Yellow Card’s license allows the crypto...

Pan-African crypto exchange Yellow Card wins virtual asset license

24.10.2022
Yellow Card CEO said that the Botswana VASP license is the first license for African crypto exchanges established by an African country

Botswana Cryptocurrency Regulation: Government Set to Present Virtual Asset Bill to Parliament

22.1.2022
The Botswana government is set to present a “Virtual Asset Bill” to the country’s parliament, a move that could see it become one of the first countries in Africa to have laws regulating cryptocurrencies. Preventing the Proliferation of Risks Associated With Cryptos A Botswana...

Botswana Does Not Have Regulatory Framework for Crypto — Central Bank

12.11.2021
The Bank of Botswana (BOB) has said the country does not have a specific legal or regulatory framework pertaining to crypto assets. The bank does, however, warn residents investing in cryptocurrencies that they will have no legal recourse should they suffer financial losses. Central Bank Responding...

South African Women Lose Money to Crypto Scammer Who Convinced Them That Botswana Pula Coins Are Bitcoins

1.5.2021
A group of South African investors recently confessed to losing money to a brazen scammer after he convinced them to buy and hold nearly worthless physical coins. The coins, which are denominated in the Bostwana pula currency, were initially sold to a group of South African women back in 2019 when...

Nigeria’s Yellow Card Processes $165 Million in Crypto Remittances So Far This Year

7.12.2020
Nigerian crypto startup Yellow Card says it processed over $165 million in volume during the first eleven months of this year. The figure represents a growth of more than 1,840% over the amount of remittances processed in the last six months of 2019. Launched in June 2019, Yellow Card enables...

Nigerian Crypto Startup Yellow Card Raises $1.5 Million For Expansion in Africa

31.8.2020
Yellow Card has raised $1.5 million in a seed round. The Nigerian crypto startup said it will use the money to expand its operations in Africa while making it easier for people on the continent to buy and sell digital assets. Investors in the new round include Polychain, venture capital firm...