Tag: crypto
Jack Dorsey’s Block invests in African bitcoin miner
Jack Dorsey’s Block is among the companies contributing to a funding round for a bitcoin miner in Africa fired by renewable power.Digital payments firm Block...
FTX implosion calls for crypto regulation – BoE Deputy Governor
The collapse of FTX, and the fact that its failures were more organisational than technological, highlights the importance of properly regulating the crypto sector,...
Binance launches series of myth-busting educational resources on crypto
The world of crypto and Web3 can be a scary place -full of myths, rumors and inaccuracies, so this Halloween, Binance launched an educational...
Nigeria Central Bank turns to taxi drivers to boost eNaira adoption
A year after launching Africa’s first digital currency, Nigeria’s central bank is turning to the nation’s three-wheeler taxi operators to speed the adoption of the...
Binance Charity, Utiva to educate 50,000 Africa youths, offer scholarships to...
Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider has partnered with Utiva, a technology education company in...
Crypto assets to be treated as financial products in South Africa
Crypto assets are to be treated as financial products in South Africa, to make it easier for regulators to monitor the market and help to...
Mastercard to bring new level of trust to crypto purchases
Mastercard has launched a platform to help card issuers assess the security risks of cyrpto purchases, encompassing a global network of 2,400 exchanges.Mastercard's Crypto...
UK Regulator Warns Crypto Exchange FTX Is Providing Services Without Authorization
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a warning about cryptocurrency exchange FTX operating in the U.K. without authorization. “Almost...
BoG Sandbox: EMTECH to pilot “digital dollar”
EMTECH, a first-of-its-kind central banking infrastructure provider says it will take part in the recently announced Technical Sandbox Program by The Digital Dollar Project...
400 plus Fintech, Crypto leaders to convene in Accra this month
As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintech investors, crypto platforms, ventures and...