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Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City

14.11.2020
The akoin cryptocurrency, created by famous singer and philanthropist Akon, has started trading on a global crypto exchange. It is also being launched as a means of payment in a tech city in Kenya as a pilot for Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that is being built in Senegal. Akoin Crypto...

African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles

11.11.2020
Startup capital in Africa still favors foreign founders at the expense of homegrown projects. A proposal to break the cycle

Akoin rolls out to Kenyan tech city in first step towards Akon City

11.11.2020
The launch coincides with an AKN token listing on Bittrex cryptocurrency exchange

Weather-tracking blockchain in West Africa, but transparency on a raincheck

10.11.2020
A blockchain-based project aims to collect weather data generated in West Africa. Will the region be open to data sharing?

West African Program Will Store Weather Data on Telos Blockchain

10.11.2020
Telokanda, a collaboration between Telos and open-source weather tech company Kanda in West Africa hopes to engage local communities in collecting and sharing weather data on the Telos public blockchain. -

Nigeria hopes blockchain will generate $10B revenue by 2030

6.11.2020
“We want Nigeria to be strategically placed to capture value from this economic potential of blockchain,” stated the NITDA director-general

Coinbase in Japan, Binance In Africa, Bybit On Football Field + More News

5.11.2020
A Borussia Dortmund player. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/bvb09 Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news Coinbase said it is hiring more staff in Japan, in another hint...

Binance launches African affiliate program after Uganda subsidiary closes

5.11.2020
The world’s largest crypto exchange announced two subsidiary suspensions within one month

Binance Labs–Backed ‘DeFi Credit Union’ Bringing Higher Yields to Savers in Nigeria

2.11.2020
With backing from Binance Labs, Nigeria's Xend Finance is looking to bring DeFi to the world of local credit unions

Remittance Costs Lower in Q3 World Bank Study Shows – Only Cryptocurrencies Meeting UN Goal

30.10.2020
The latest study by the World Bank shows that it costs 4.98% on average to remit funds to South Asia which makes it the least expensive region while sub-Sahara Africa is the most expensive with an average cost of 8.47%. The quarterly study also finds that it is costlier to remit funds when using...

MoAfrika – Africa’s Biggest Online Tour Operator now Accepts Bitcoin

30.10.2020
PRESS RELEASE. With relaxed restrictions on lockdown measures in numerous countries around the world, Africa has opened her doors to tourists on both national and international levels yet again – albeit with strict health regulations to ensure the safety of all personnel and visitors....

Covid-19 Hit Sub-Sahara Africa Gets $16 Billion From IMF, Region Still Faces $290B Financing Gap

28.10.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says its release of $16 billion towards sub-Sahara Africa will help to cover the needs of countries badly hit by the global pandemic, Covid-19. The financial institution says despite its swift action, the region still faces a financing gap of $290 billion...

Traders on Paxful sell $16.2M of Bitcoin for discounted gift cards each week

23.10.2020
A new report has found almost half of all Bitcoin traded on the P2P exchange Paxful is exchanged for gift cards

Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It’s Here

21.10.2020
Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet powered by blockchain technology

Exploring the landscape of crypto regulations in sub-Saharan Africa

19.10.2020
Despite facing hot-and-cold rules, growing crypto usage in sub-Saharan Africa is forcing regulators to reconsider the industry

Nigerian Banks Shut Them Out, So These Activists Are Using Bitcoin to Battle Police Brutality

16.10.2020
As End SARS protests against police brutality surge through Nigeria, the Feminist Coalistion has turned to bitcoin as a financial lifeline

Foreign Crypto Exchanges Like Paxful, Binance to Pay 1.5% Tax Under Kenya’s New Regulations

16.10.2020
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, local media reported. In August, the agency announced new rules for the taxation of what it calls “digital...