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Nigerian Crypto Educator Returns $80K in Bitcoin Received by Mistake

18.9.2019
Keith Mali Chung, a Nigeria-based cryptocurrency educator, has returned 7.88 BTC that was mistakenly transferred to his wallet

Africa Using Blockchain to Drive Change: Nigeria and Kenya, Part One

15.9.2019
Can blockchain technology help the African continent bridge its developmental gap with the rest of the world?

South African Crypto Exchange Hits Milestone 3M Wallets, $5M Volume

10.9.2019
Major South Africa’s crypto exchange Luno continues growing, having operated more than $5 million worth of crypto in August

Facebook’s WhatsApp Seeks Policy Expert to Champion Blockchain in Africa

5.9.2019
WhatsApp is looking to hire a blockchain policy expert in Africa as parent company Facebook's Libra project meets regulatory resistance worldwide

AltCoinTrader Cuts Trading Fees by 50% to Tap the Growing Crypto Industry of South Africa

5.9.2019
According to the crypto exchange, AltCoinTrader, South Africa has six primary stock exchanges; one is AltCoinTrader. AltcoinTrader cryptocurrency exchange offers trading digital coins against South African Rand only. The Cryptocurrency trading house, AltCoinTrader announced that it would reduce...

Cross Border Payment Fintech Firm Chipper Cash Expands to Nigeria

5.9.2019
Fintech had come a long way since the days of PayPal when the payments company emerged as a novelty of sorts and took the world by storm. However, over the next decade, very few Fintech companies came along. All that changed around half a decade ago when Fintech made a remarkable comeback due...

Burundi Central Bank Director: ‘Strong Measures’ Will Be Taken Against Crypto Traders

4.9.2019
The Republic of Burundi banned all cryptocurrencies, stating the volatile, speculative and unregulated asset class presents too much risk for citizens

Burundi Bans Cryptocurrency Trading Due to Lack of User Protection

4.9.2019
The Republic of Burundi has banned crypto trading in the country following a request from the public

AlphaCode of South Africa Invests $1.5 Million in Three Domestic Fintech Startups

4.9.2019
The growth in technological innovation and the easy availability of cheap internet has made it possible for Fintech to grow at a breakneck pace over the past few years. The Fintech industry has become one of the biggest disruptors in the financial sector over the past half a decade and it...

Sierra Leone Aims to Finish National Blockchain ID System in Late 2019

2.9.2019
The government of Sierra Leone plans to adopt a blockchain-enabled national identity system by the end of 2019

Safcoin Crypto Goes Pink to Lend Support to CANSA For Cancer Awareness

30.8.2019
CANSA, the Cancer Association of South Africa, and Safcoin, the African digital currency, have come together to launch the first-ever drive, titled Crypto Pink Friday, for raising cervical cancer and breast cancer awareness as August is considered women’s month. In addition to this awareness drive...

Africa’s Biggest Bank Standard Bank Signs Fintech Deal to Target Small Shops

27.8.2019
Over the past half a decade or so, the Fintech Industry has grown at a remarkably high pace, and now it is rapidly growing in almost all continents. Africa may have been late to get into this revolution, but now a range of Fintech firms have come about that provide a wide range of services...

Beyond USD: The Next Frontier for Stablecoins

27.8.2019
The next generation of stablecoins will eschew the U.S. dollar as their basis, writes Bitspark's George Harrap

Report: Rwandan Central Bank Looks to Issue Official Digital Currency

23.8.2019
The National Bank of Rwanda is looking into prospects for launching an official digital currency

Electroneum Partners NG0- WONDER Foundation; A Step to Uplift the Developing Regions Out of Poverty

18.8.2019
Electroneum, the first mobile crypto, is all set to go further and further in its vision towards mass adoption of the crypto in the developing place. Recently it has announced its plans to work with another high caliber, UK based platform called- the WONDER Foundation. The prime focus of this...

Binance Charity Foundation’s Donation Records Aren’t Transparent Yet

27.7.2019
Less than half of the donations made to the Binance Charity Foundation are accounted for on its website

South African Payment Gateway Drops BTC Over Fees and Network Congestion

13.7.2019
On July 12, South African payment gateway service Payfast announced the company is dropping bitcoin core (BTC) payments due to network congestion and high fees. Payfast emphasized that BTC has a number of limitations and design flaws which makes it an “impractical substitute for cash.”...