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IDENTITY | Kenya Has Already Issued Over 700, 000 Individuals…
About 733,000 Maisha IDs are said to have been already issued to Kenyans, Kenyan officials say amid plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs…
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IDENTITY | Kenya Has Already Issued Over 700, 000 Individuals with New Digital Identity Cards -
REPORT | Total Investments in African Fintech Startups Declined by 52% in 2023 -
REPORT | 'We May Be Entering Another Bitcoin Growth Phase,' Says a BitFinex Analysis
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INTRODUCING | Hong Kong Becomes the First Global Financial Hub to Authorize Bitcoin and Ether Spot ETFs -
IDENTITY | Nigeria's NIMC to Introduce New Identity Card Integrated with Payments and Other Functions
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REGULATION | VALR Receives Category 1&2 Licenses from South African Financial Watchdog, FSCA, as a Crypto Asset Service Provider
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | AI Startups Dominate 'Most Selective Cohort [W24] in YC History' with Just 3 Startups from Africa
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REGULATION | Crypto Social DeFi Investment Platform, Zignaly (ZIGDAO), Secures Category 2 License from South African Regulator, FSCA
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EXPLAINER GUIDE | A Look at EigenLayer - Restaking Ethereum to Earn More Rewards -
MILESTONE | Luno Becomes the First Dedicated Crypto Service to Receive the South African Financial Services Provider License
OPPORTUNITIES
The growth of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has led to a huge number of jobs that are available,...
The UNICEF StartUp Lab, inaugurated in 2019, is a six-month accelerator program tailored for impactful...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has launched a global Grant Programme...
Early-stage startup entrepreneurs across the continent are invited to submit their applications for the...
EigenLayer, introduced on the mainnet in June 2023, comprises a set of smart contracts operating on the...
DePIN, an abbreviation for ‘decentralized physical infrastructure networks,’ is gaining traction...
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
Ethereum, the prominent proof-of-stake blockchain, is undergoing a significant upgrade known as ‘Dencun,’...
In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya and Namibia to its global list of...
The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the SEC marked a significant milestone, introducing a more accessible...
REPORTS
About 733,000 Maisha IDs are said to have been already issued to Kenyans, Kenyan officials say amid plans...
African fintech startups saw a sharp decrease in venture capital investments in 2023, a new report reveals....
Funding for fintech startups experienced a 16% decline compared to the previous quarter despite overall...
In March 2024, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region secured $254 million through...
The cryptocurrency industry has incurred losses of $336.3 million due to hacks and scams during the first...
MTN Group Ltd. is actively pursuing a new round of investments in its fintech business which experienced...
Solana has surpassed Ethereum to claim the top position in weekly stablecoin transfer volume, making...
Since its inception, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed a considerable number of projects that failed....
According to CoinGecko Research, the Solana network has emerged as the leading blockchain ecosystem of...
After Beijing’s abrupt crypto ban in 2021, Chinese Bitcoin miners were forced out of their homeland....
In a new analysis, crypto asset management firm, GrayScale, says that Bitcoin’s technical fundamentals...
WorldCoin’s ORB technology adheres to rigorous privacy protocols, especially concerning the processing...
According to CoinShares, cryptocurrency funds managed by institutions such as BlackRock, Fidelity, ProShares,...
Gaming startups raised $2 billion in funding in 2023, a new report by video game-focused VC, Konvoy Ventures,...
Kenya has been ranked at the top position in the 2023 Eastern Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index, followed...
ETHEREUM
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) became the latest jurisdiction to approve Bitcoin...
EigenLayer, introduced on the mainnet in June 2023, comprises a set of smart contracts operating on the...
The cryptocurrency industry has incurred losses of $336.3 million due to hacks and scams during the first...
Solana has surpassed Ethereum to claim the top position in weekly stablecoin transfer volume, making...
Bitcoin continued its upward trajectory, reaching another all-time high at the beginning of the week...
Ether’s price surged to $3,000, marking its highest point in nearly two years. This increase comes...
Data from blockchain analytics firm, Nansen, shows that over 30 million Ether ($ETH), which represents...
The Starknet Foundation has revealed its strategy for distributing its native token, STRK ($STRK), with...
Starknet is a layer-2 scalability solution for Ethereum aiming to provide high throughput, low latency,...
The worldwide community of cryptocurrency owners increased by 34%, advancing from 432 million to 580...
The monthly sales volume of NFTs on the Solana network surpassed that of NFTs on Ethereum in December...
The Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA) has approved and admitted three fintechs as its first applicants...
In recent years Kenya has displayed a steady trend of cryptocurrency acceptance and rising trade volumes...
Bumpa, a Nigerian SME accelerator, has announced it has raised $4 million in seed funding in a round...
FINTECH
The 4th Annual Lecture on Financial Inclusion organized by FSD Kenya featured the reknowned and well...
Canza, an emerging markets neobank that is building the world’s largest non-institutional-based financial...
Africa retains the potential to surpass the leading fintech regions if startups on the continent embrace...
As the fintech industry continues to gain traction in Africa, Cameroon is emerging as a hub for innovative...
In a blog post, Kenyan startup Marketforce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods...
Tips is a feature that lets you add links to select third-party payment services to your Twitter profile....
PayPal recently announced that it is introducing support for native transfer of cryptocurrencies between...
REGULATION
About 733,000 Maisha IDs are said to have been already issued to Kenyans, Kenyan officials say amid plans...
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says that a new digital ID card with multiple...
Crypto social investment platform, Zignaly (Now ZIGDAO), has secured a Category II license from the Financial...
Luno, one of South Africa’s leading providers of crypto services, has received official authorization...
Uniswap’s UNI token experienced a sharp decline after news emerged that the decentralized exchange...
The case against Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has been adjourned until April 19 2024, reports...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has put forth recommendations for regulating ‘global...
Binance, which remains embroiled in a crypto crackdown in Nigeria, has formally requested the authorities...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) is currently investigating over 400 cases of privacy breaches...
In the midst of a crackdown on its operations in the country, Binance has revealed significant work it...
Multiple fintech companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are collaborating with the government...
The Nigerian government says it has contacted Interpol for an international arrest warrant on Binance...
BANKING
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says that a new digital ID card with multiple...
Nigerian fintech startup, Mono, has partnered MasterCard to introduce account-to-account (A2A) payments...
Nigerian fintech, BFREE, has raised $2.95 million, in a round led by Capria Ventures, as it looks to...
In February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added Kenya and Namibia to its global list of...
The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC), the regulatory authority responsible for the regulation,...
Proof of attendance protocol, often shortened to POAPs, function as digital badges you can collect at...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a slow rollout that allows...
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
EDUCATION
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has surged to its highest level ever, occurring just over a week before...
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street experienced five consecutive days of net outflows...
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has allocated a total of $500,000 across 14 diverse projects worldwide,...
Every four years, the amount of Bitcoin rewarded to cryptocurrency miners is halved in a process aptly...
DAOs
Core DAO is excited to introduce the African Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to provide...
Celo has finally unveiled a regional DAO which is expected to drive adoption of the blockchain in grassroots...
The South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) will be exploring multiple use cases involving a wholesale CBDC...
The Kamusi DAO Project is an initiative which aims to create a Kiswahili Web3 dictionary that represents...
CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES (CBDCs)
SWIFT, the global bank messaging network, plans to develop a new platform to connect central bank digital...
In the company’s latest foray across the continent, Gluwa’s CEO, Tae Oh, paid a courtesy visit...
Blockchain-based financial platform Gluwa says it is currently investigating the potential of developing...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gluwa Nigeria...
41% of central banks involved anticipate implementing a functional central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
Central Banks are being advised to prepare to adequately meet the ‘far-reaching implications’...
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