Africa

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Posted by | February 27, 2024
Bitcoin-Focused Payments App Strike Rolls Out Services to Africa

Bitcoin-focused payments application Strike is expanding its services to the African continent, Jack Mallers, the company's founder and CEO, announced in a blog post Tuesday. "Today, we are launching Strike...

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Posted by | January 11, 2024
Coinbase Expanding to Africa by Teaming Up With Leading African Stablecoin Exchange Yellow Card

The top US-based crypto exchange platform is venturing into Africa after announcing that will be teaming up with Yellow Card, a leading African stablecoin exchange. In a new blog post,...

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Posted by | December 5, 2023
Kenyan crypto tax bill makes it through parliamentary committee

The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill will now be introduced to the lower chamber of the Kenyan parliament. 429 Total views 4 Total shares A bill defining crypto assets as securities...

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Posted by | December 4, 2023
Trezor launches education initiative in Africa, funds Bitcoineta trip

Trezor has officially launched its educational program in Africa in addition to funding Bitcoineta, a West African Bitcoin awareness campaign, and the Africa Bitcoin Conference. 2716 Total views 13 Total...

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Posted by | November 7, 2023
Ripple, Onafriq partner for new payment corridors for Africa, UK, Australia and Gulf

The deal aims to enable faster, cheaper payments between 27 African countries, working with three Onafriq partners. 2716 Total views 7 Total shares Ripple will power new payment corridors between...

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Posted by | October 30, 2023
Small Islands, big problems: Can Bitcoin fix this? Cointelegraph Cape Verde video

Cointelegraph recently traveled to Cape Verde, West Africa, to explore whether Bitcoin (BTC) could be a tool for progress. In the latest on-the-ground video documentary from Cointelegraph, global reporter Joe...

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Posted by | September 13, 2023
Opera browser debuts stablecoin wallet MiniPay in Africa

Opera’s new in-browser, non-custodial wallet runs on the Celo blockchain and targets the platform’s user base in Africa for P2P stablecoin transactions. 1113 Total views 15 Total shares The web...

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Posted by | September 8, 2023
Africa’s blockchain journey begins with poverty alleviation — SumoTrust CEO

GT Igwe Chrisent said Africa must erase poverty and help people into the middle class to drive faster blockchain technology adoption. 936 Total views 29 Total shares Many people have...

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Posted by | September 5, 2023
Jack Dorsey’s ₿trust acquires African Bitcoin organization Qala

As part of the acquisition, Qala is rebranding as the ₿trust Builders Programme, aiming to drive development and education across the Global South. 1394 Total views 16 Total shares ₿trust,...

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Posted by | May 9, 2023
Africa Moves to Lightning, Stablecoins as Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar

Eliza Gkritsi is CoinDesk's crypto mining reporter based in Asia.Bitcoin (BTC) users in Africa are increasingly moving to the Lightning network and stablecoins as transaction fees have soared to their...

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