African Development Bank Secures $421M Loan from Japan
In order to help the AfDB support development projects in Africa, the African Development Bank…
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Zanzibar creates blockchain sandbox to assist tech startups
Zanzibar has established a blockchain sandbox program called the National Blockchain Sandbox, which allows startups…
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SIBAN reacts to clampdown on crypto dealers
The Federal High Court in Abuja was informed about a plea bargain agreement made between…
Vladimir encourages BRICS member countries to adopt cryptocurrency
With its Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), also known as the e-CNY, a digital version…
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South African bank restricts customers from sending funds to crypto exchanges
Capitec, a major South African retail bank, has decided to stop customers from making EFT…
Dangote is now worth $27.8B following the full operation of his refinery — Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Now that his long-awaited oil refinery in Nigeria is finally running, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest…
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Nigeria receives nearly $100,000 from unlicensed crypto service providers
The Nigerian government received nearly $100,000 (about NGN160M) from two cryptocurrency companies: Paparaxy Global Ventures…
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BlackRock pitches BUIDL for derivatives collateral to crypto exchanges
BlackRock, a top Bitcoin ETF issuer, has made known its plan with Securitize to integrate…
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Nigeria plans widening the tax net to include cryptocurrency
While addressing the House of Representatives Committees regarding the recent tax bills introduced by President…
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South Africa Tax Agency wants crypto users to declare assets
A warning has been issued to anyone holding or trading cryptocurrencies in South Africa by…
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Kenya wants to monitor Crypto transactions in real-time with New Tax System
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is planning to introduce a tax system that will monitor…
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Tesla moves entire $765M Bitcoin holdings to unknown wallets
After being inactive since June 17, 2022. Tesla's Bitcoin Wallet records a sudden batch of…
Inflation rate in Nigeria increases by 0.55% to 32.7% in a month
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has published data showing higher transportation costs and food…
New tax bills mandate finance workers to have tax id to operate bank accounts.
The federal government has proposed a new law that will require individuals in banking, insurance,…
Startup investors are more interested in detailed performance report — Wimbart Survey
The recent survey from Wimbart highlights how investors and startup founders in Africa are focusing…
Vitalik Buterin donates another $1.6M worth of memecoins to charity
Co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has been converting memecoins he receives into Ethereum (ETH) and…
Steward emerges the richest black billionaire in America at $11.4B
According to Forbes’ 2024 list of the wealthiest Americans, David Steward, founder and chairman of…
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Central Bank of Kenya Lowers Interest Rate to 12%
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has reduced its interest rate by 0.75%, bringing it…
Nigeria’s net forex inflow increases by 67% to $27.6bn
The Nigeria forex inflow increased by 67.8% to $27.6B, compared to $16.44B during the same…
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African nation of Eswatini releases design for tokenized retail CBDC
The Central Bank of Eswatini, a small country between South Africa and Mozambique, has presented…
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South Korea recognizes cryptocurrency holdings as marital assets in divorce cases
Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin holdings are currently being recognized as marital assets in divorce cases, according…
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NCC withdraws press statement on Starlink
Situations turn around as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reverses its earlier statement in which…
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ZachXBT exposes Murad Mahmudov’s alleged $24M memecoin wallets
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT claims he found nearly a dozen wallets, worth $24 million, belonging to…
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Only 12.7% wallets on polymarket are in profit
Out of 171,113 wallets tracked by the on-chain analytics tool Layerhub, only 21,730 wallets, or…
National Bank of Bahrain launches its first Bitcoin investment fund.
The National Bank of Bahrain presented the launch of its very first Bitcoin investment fund…