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Report: Africa Is Bullish on Crypto Despite Infrastructure and Regulatory Hurdles
20.5.2020
According to a new report, African nations have the highest rates of cryptocurrency adoption throughout the world
This Bitcoin Documentary From Africa Is Streaming on Amazon Prime
20.5.2020
A new documentary – “Banking on Africa: The Bitcoin Revolution” – explores the role of cryptocurrencies in African economies
Why Binance and Akon Are Betting on Africa for Crypto Adoption
6.5.2020
Demand for bitcoin is surging in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, attracting investment from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance and a token project by Akon
Binance-Backed Crypto Payments App Launches as Race for Africa Heats Up
23.4.2020
The payments app launched initially in Nigeria, but there are plans to expand to 30 African nations his year
Binance-Backed Cryptocurrency Payments App Bundle Launches in Nigeria
23.4.2020
Binance-backed crypto payment app Bundle now allows its users to request, send, and receive cash or crypto from their peers in Nigeria
Nigeria Becomes Eighth African Nation to Welcome Bitcoin ATMs
1.4.2020
Despite having the largest Bitcoin trade volume in Africa, Nigeria is the eighth country in the continent to welcome a Bitcoin ATM
Prestmit, A Platform For Nigerians To Buy & Sell Gift Cards And Bitcoins
27.3.2020
Due to the advancement of cryptocurrency and the widespread of gift cards in the Nigerian market, Prestmit, a Nigerian platform, now provides the absolute solution that gift cards and bitcoin enthusiasts within and outside the country have been looking forward to.
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MakerDAO’s Gustav Arentoft: Decentralization Is Not a Binary Choice
24.3.2020
MakerDAO expanding to South East Asia: “When we started talking with them, we had 10 or 20,000 people on the platform. Now, before we have even launched, we had more than 600,000 people pass through KYC”
3 Debit Cards Nigerians Can Use to Spend Cryptocurrencies in Stores and Online
20.3.2020
Options to acquire cryptocurrencies in Nigeria have been growing in number, along with increasing interest in bitcoin. Nigerians are also starting to see more opportunities to spend their coins in brick and mortar stores and at online merchants. Three crypto debit cards are now available to...
Nigerians Can Now Buy Bitcoin With Cash From Stores and ATMs That Take Naira
8.3.2020
If there’s a place where cryptocurrencies draw significantly more attention than anywhere else right now, it has to be Nigeria. Africa’s largest economy is driven by its oil exports, expanding manufacturing, financial services, communications and information technology sectors, but also...
Nigerian Naira Is First African Fiat Currency Supported on Binance P2P
4.3.2020
Binance P2P launches support for the Nigerian Naira as its first African currency as part of the ongoing fiat-to-crypto expansion
Binance and Others Are Rushing to Provide Stablecoins to Nigerian Crypto Users
21.2.2020
Here's how crypto exchanges are on-boarding unbanked users in Nigeria
Curious About Bitcoin, Nigerians See Increasing Opportunities to Buy and Spend Cryptocurrencies
17.2.2020
Higher prices since the start of the year have been restoring popular interest in cryptocurrencies. Google searches for “bitcoin” have increased since December to about half of those registered in June last year. There’s one country that sticks out as a benchmark for...
Unpacking the Potential of Blockchain and Infrastructure in Africa
15.1.2020
Africa’s growing population, it’s economic potential, the significant shifts in the continent’s energy production: How soon Africa will become the world’s new blockchain hub?
Wifi Sharing Platform Wicrypt Gets Government Grant in Nigeria
1.1.2020
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive...
Whenever Bitcoin Prices Go Up or Down, Google Searches Soar
26.12.2019
Statistical data suggests a clear link between Bitcoin’s price movements and consumer interest in the form of Google searches
2019 Google and Yahoo Searches for Bitcoin Decline Significantly
24.12.2019
2019 was an interesting year for cryptocurrencies. Some would say it wasn’t as bad as the crypto winter in 2018 and others would note it wasn’t as great as bull run 2017. One thing’s for sure, ever since the all-time price highs, interest in cryptocurrencies has been waning....
Crypto in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges, Explained
2.12.2019
The achievements, the opportunities, the challenges: When it comes to crypto and blockchain in Africa, there's lots to discuss #Sponsored
Entrepreneur Uses Blockchain Technology to Eradicate Poverty in Nigeria
8.11.2019
A young entrepreneur from Badagry in Lagos State, Omota Omotade Sparks Amos Sewanu, has vowed to lift the Nigerians out of the poverty line, by making use of blockchain technology. He has announced this in an open letter to EFCC (The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission). He said that he...
Eyeing African Market, Binance Adds Nigerian Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway
24.10.2019
Facilitated by payments network Flutterwave, the addition starts a new phase of Binance adding sub-Saharan fiat pairs