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Nigerian Crypto Leverage Searches Second-Highest Globally — Africa Dominates Searches for Leveraged Trading Products

According to an analysis of Google searches by Leverage Trading, Nigeria is the “second-highest country in the world for searches related to crypto leverage.” Along with South Africa and Ghana,…

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Nigerian Cash Crisis: Benue State Residents Resort to Barter Trade

Faced with cash shortages caused by the central bank’s currency policies, traders in the Nigerian state of Benue have reportedly resorted to barter trading. Traders from the state have implored…

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Bitcoin Lightning Network growth is organic, coming from real-world adoption

Bitcoin Lightning Network adoption receives a boost with the launch of U.S. dollar payments and the decentralized social media platform Nostr.

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Report: FTX Promised High Earnings to African Students That Successfully Recruited Fellow Learners

The collapsed crypto exchange FTX reportedly used the lure of high earnings to convince African university students to become its ambassadors. In addition to encouraging new FTX investors to use…

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Report: Flutterwave CEO in Bid to Recover Millions Stuck in Kenya

According to reports, the CEO and co-founder of the Nigerian fintech Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, recently visited Kenya where he sought to convince the country’s monetary authorities to grant the firm…

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Kenyan AI and Blockchain Startup Receives Investment From Swiss VC Firm

Fastagger Inc, an artificial intelligence and blockchain startup from Kenya, recently revealed that it had received an investment from the Swizterland-based blockchain investor CVVC. Mutembei Kariuki, said the investment will…

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Gold Coins Help Zimbabwe Achieve ‘Price and Exchange Rate Stability’ — Central Bank

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently revealed that some 25,188 of its value-preserving gold coins were sold between July 2022 and Jan. 13. According to the central bank governor, John…

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South African Retailer Pick n Pay Now Accepting Payments via BTC at All Its Stores

Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, reportedly now accepts bitcoin as payment at all its stores across the country. Using the bitcoin lightning network, Pick n Pay’s…

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