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New Zealand's Easy Crypto raises $11.75M, eyes stock market float
7.10.2021
According to Easy Crypto, the $11.75 million in series A funding round may be the largest sum of investment raised in New Zealand for a local start-up
Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa
27.9.2021
Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able to use the remittance service, South African users will be able to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and the USDC stablecoin....
South African Start-Up Aims To Shield Merchants From Crypto Price Swings
5.8.2021
While opponents of cryptocurrencies continue to peddle the environmental damage or the terrorism funding narrative, users from countries where the majority is financially excluded see these as a breakthrough innovation. Crypto Utility Inspires Volatility Solutions For instance, to undocumented...
Africa Fintech Start-up Growth: Nigeria Dominates in ‘Big Three’ Markets
10.7.2021
According to the findings of the latest study by Disrupt Africa, the number of fintech start-ups based on the African continent grew to 576 in 2021. This figure represents a 17.3% jump from the 491 start-ups that were operating on the continent in 2019. Overall, the number of fintech start-ups...
DAO1 Hackthon Targets African Blockchain Devs
17.6.2021
As part of an initiative that seeks to build the crypto and blockchain space talent base, the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO1), a community-led protocol, will be holding a major collaborative computer programming or a hackathon. Organizers are hoping this event will help to create...
African Fintech Start-up Chipper Cash Raises $100 Million — CEO Says No Crypto Services for Nigeria
6.6.2021
Chipper Cash, an African fintech firm that specializes in facilitating cross-border payments, recently closed a $100 million Series C funding round. Taking the lead in what is now Chipper Cash‘s third fundraising round in the past twelve months is the venture capital (VC) firm, SVB Capital....
PlanetWatch Announces the Listing of the PLANETS Token on Bitfinex Exchange
4.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Planetwatch, a French start-up which decentralizes and incentivizes environmental monitoring, announced that its utility token, PLANETS, will be listed on Bitfinex on June 4th. PLANETS are the first Algorand Standard Asset (barring stablecoins) to be supported on a major...
Liberian Central Bank Asks Local Crypto Startup to Drop its Plan to Launch a Digital Asset
15.5.2021
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has warned against a local crypto startup’s plan to proceed with the introduction of a digital financial product without adhering to the required regulation. According to the CBL, this act will not only be illegal but this will likely “undermine...
Indian start-up organization proposes regulatory framework for crypto
6.5.2021
An internet startup association in India has asked the government to define cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as digital assets and not currencies
Kenyan Fintech Startup to Use Stablecoins to Transfer Universal Basic Income Payments to African Refugees
17.4.2021
Kotani Pay, a Kenya based digital currency on and off-ramp service provider, has entered into an agreement wherein it will enable the transfer of universal basic income (UBI) payments to African refugees. Working in conjunction with the Refugee Integration Organisation (RIO) and Impact Market,...
Luxembourg Start-Up To Ramp Up Music Rights Platform Next Year
20.1.2021
Luxembourg-based start-up ANote Music has created a marketplace that allows its users to purchase and sell music rights, using blockchain technology, raising EUR 505,000 (USD 612,000) last year from its first investment round, and attracting EUR 385,000 (USD 467,000) from investors. The firm is...
Beowulf Partners with Vietnam National Start Up Initiative
26.10.2020
Blockchain-based decentralized cloud computing and communications network, Beowulf Blockchain announced on Sunday that it has partnered with Vietnam National Start-Up Initiative. The initiative is governed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the collaboration is aimed to empower...
UK Digital Bank Ziglu Launches P2P Payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
7.9.2020
London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. After receiving the permit, the fintech start-up immediately launched peer-to-peer (P2P) payments for both crypto and fiat currencies....
Data Storage Start-up Sharder to Increase Data Storage Space
23.8.2020
They’re also offering the storage to third-parties
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the Next 18 Months
7.7.2020
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European blockchain ecosystem. The findings of the Leadblock Partners study suggest European respondents have a funding need for €350 million for the next 18 months....
Freelancing Is Broken. This Blockchain Start-Up Wants to Fix It
30.6.2020
A startup wants to use the concept of a governance token to reform freelance talent boards and align incentives between the platform and its users
Zilliqa Based Start-up PackagePortal Creates Innovative Solutions to Tackle COVID-19
2.4.2020
PackagePortal, a distributed logistics start-up based on the Zilliqa blockchain, has decided to launch a contactless digital confirmation platform, to avoid physical contact while deliveries in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. In a tweet on Wednesday, PackagePortal founder and a founding...
EduTech Start-up Digital Gurukul Will Offer Blockchain Powered Certificates
23.11.2019
EduTech start-up Digital Gurukul has announced that it will be using blockchain technology to offer certificates to its students. Such a move is not only unheard in India, but also is quite rare globally. Digital Gurukul provides online certificate educational services to students for various...
Israeli Start-up GK8 Develops Offline Wallet For Cryptocurrency; Holds Online Transaction Capability
20.9.2019
GK8, an Israeli start-up in the cybersecurity space, has launched a cold-storage digital currency wallet that also possesses online transfer capabilities. As per the local Israel publication Globes’ reports dated September 18, 2019, this new system relies on the proprietary cryptographic...
Blockchain Start-Up Vostok Sold to Financial Consultant Firm GHP Group by Wave CEO
17.7.2019
Russian blockchain start-up Vostok, backed by Waves Platform, has been sold to financial consultancy firm GHP Group. The group was one of the earliest investors of the Vostok project. Vostok founder and Waves CEO Alexander Ivano has sold his stake in the project to GHP chief Mark Garber. Vostok...