Kenya partners with Abu Dhabi’s Venom Foundation to build blockchain, Web3 hub
The blockchain and Web3 hub will serve as a center for knowledge exchange and collaboration between technology firms and government entities in Africa.
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The blockchain and Web3 hub will serve as a center for knowledge exchange and collaboration between technology firms and government entities in Africa.
A bill introduced in Kenya could see a tax added to cryptocurrency and NFT transfers and has been met with a mixed reaction online.
Africa witnessed a 429% YoY increase in venture funding in 2022, with the majority of funding coming from Seychelles and South Africa.
DeFi-based financial inclusion serves to increase liquidity and earning opportunities for African micro-entrepreneurs through Fonbnk’s partnership with Tanda.
On stage at AfroBitcoin, Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced plans to improve remittance payments into Africa thanks to the Lightning Network on Bitcoin.
The country’s first effort at crypto regulation amends the country’s Capital Markets Law to define crypto as a security and establish reporting, tax and other requirements.
A Kenyan bitcoin mining company, Gridless, recently revealed how it is helping local communities reduce electricity costs by using excess generated power to mine bitcoin. The Gridless model has been…
A young Zimbabwean Bitcoiner built out a business with Bitcoin — importing cars and sending remittance payments — when he returned to his homeland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governments and environmentalists are quick to criticize the amount of electricity Bitcoin mining uses, but investors’ growing interest in crypto is leading to positive steps in the energy sector.
Africa’s booming crypto ecosystem welcomes a new exchange platform MARA with backing from the likes of Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research.