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More Than 250 Zambian Students Attend Hackathon; Over 100 Earn Smart Contract Development Certification
17.4.2024
More than 250 Zambian university students recently participated in an online boot camp and hackathon which saw over 100 earning certification in smart contract development. The students who complete their minimum viable products (MVPs) can apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. Students...
Bitcoin-Focused Payments App Strike Rolls Out Services to Africa
27.2.2024
Bitcoin-focused payments firm Strike is expanding its services to African countries including Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday
How DeFi Can Bridge the Forex Gap in Africa, According to Banking CEO
30.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Confidence Neobank Canza Finance‘s decentralized finance (DeFi) tech provides decentralized foreign exchange (FX) for African currencies, its CEO and co-founder Pascal Ntsama IV said. Canza website stresses that access to financial services and products is “a...
Zambia to Complete Testing Real-Life Crypto Usage Simulations by June — Government Minister
18.4.2023
Zambia is set to complete real-life crypto usage simulations by the end of June, Felix Mutati, the country’s science and technology minister has said. The Zambian minister said his country is seeking a balance between innovation and consumer protection. Zambia Needs to Build Digital...
Today in Crypto: US Authorities Crack a $3.4 Billion Silk Road Heist Case, Striga Launches Program for Entities to Issue Crypto Cards, Push Protocol Reveals ‘Wallet-to-Wallet’ Video Chat
13.4.2023
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Zambia to Wrap Crypto Regulation Tests by June: Report
13.4.2023
The country is also exploring issuing a central bank digital currency
Zambia’s crypto regulation tests to be wrapped by June: Report
13.4.2023
According to Zambia’s tech minister, Felix Mutati, the country needs digital identities and other necessary digital infrastructures before it introduces crypto
Report: Zambian Currency Poised for First Quarterly Decline Since 2020
4.4.2023
The Zambian kwacha, one of the best-performing currencies in 2022, is now expected to see its first quarterly decline in nearly two years. The Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema claimed that stalled debt restructuring negotiations are adding to pressure against the local currency. Zambia’s...
Zambia Experiments with Technology to Regulate Cryptocurrency – Here's What You Need to Know
20.2.2023
Zambia has embarked on a mission to regulate crypto and is testing technology to do just that, the Ministry of Technology and Science announced.
According to the Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati, the testing will be done through the Security Exchange Commission and Bank of Zambia. ...
Zambia Testing Technology to Regulate Cryptocurrency — Government Minister
19.2.2023
The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulators are currently testing the technology to regulate cryptocurrencies, a Zambian government minister has said. According to Felix Mutati, cryptocurrency is a revolutionary technology that embodies a future his country desires to achieve....
Russia Shuts Off EU Gas, Vitalik Discusses Bitcoin Security, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
11.9.2022
Macro markets and geopolitics dominated the news this week, with Russia cutting off Europe’s gas supply, hedge funds betting against Italian debt, and the International Monetary Fund’s bailout for Zambia helping the kwacha overtake the ruble as the world’s best-performing...
IMF Bailout Approval Helps Zambian Kwacha Take the Russian Ruble’s Position as World’s Best Performing Currency
3.9.2022
After the International Money Fund revealed it had approved a bailout package for Zambia, the Southern African country’s currency, the kwacha, rallied by 3.1%. Following this gain, the kwacha took the Russian ruble’s position as the world’s best-performing currency in 2022....
Bank of Zambia Expects to Complete CBDC Study in Q4
12.2.2022
The Bank of Zambia has said it expects to complete its study seeking to determine the feasibility of launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), before the end of the last quarter of 2022. Narrowing the Financial Exclusion Gap The Zambian central bank has said it expects to complete...
Crypto Bank Avanti Steps Closer to Fed, 2021 Total Crypto M&A Value Up 4,846%, New Hampshire Crypto Commission, Sport Deals With Tezos and Terra + More News
10.2.2022
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8 Countries Stricken With Rampant Inflation See Bitcoin Prices Touch All-Time Highs
23.10.2020
The price of bitcoin touched new highs in 2020 and a number of supporters are optimistic that the crypto asset’s value will drive higher. In addition to this year’s bitcoin price high, around eight different countries have seen bitcoin touch all-time highs (ATH) in their local currency....
Hyperinflation and Currency Collapse Fears After Zambian President Fires Central Bank Governor
26.8.2020
Zambian President Edgar Lungu fired the country’s central bank governor Denny Kalyalya last week sparking fears that government wants to end the institution’s independence. Kaylalya was immediately replaced by Christopher Mvunga who reportedly has close ties to the President. The abrupt...