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Bolt Card: A Bitcoin equivalent of a Visa/Mastercard

Users are able to create a nearly immediate transaction by simply tapping their Bolt Cards on any Lightning-enabled point-of-sale (POS) terminal CoinCorner launched...

Kenya: Equity Bank’s CEO publicly endorses cryptocurrency adoption

According to James Mwangi, the chief executive of Equity Group Holdings Plc, Cryptos could potentially complement mobile money in Africa GSMA estimates that...

Africans join the US$21.5 billion NFT party

The trade volume of NFTs in 2021 was about US$21.5 billion, higher than the cumulative volume of US$120 million before 2021 Among the...

Cryptocurrency Taxation in Africa

Countries That Have Listed Positive Crypto Taxes? Challenges of Cryptocurrency Taxation in Africa Crypto Taxation Benefits for Cryptocurrency Owners & Investors in Africa The...

Understanding Web 3.0 in Africa

Developing web 3.0 skills is crucial for Africa, a continent with high unemployment rates To address the risk of Artificial Intelligence, African governments...

Bitcoin fixing unemployment among the youth in Africa

The fiat currency is under the control of the government, which misses the youth population due to their underrepresentation in the government Bitcoin...

How Blockchain Technology Could Help Energy Transitions in Africa

Despite Africa's bustling cities, many areas of the continent remain unwired, and a large proportion of the population doesn't have access to electricity ...

El Salvador hosts 44 countries to discuss the future of bitcoin in governance

The ongoing 2022 crypto crash has cost El Salvador over US$40 million President Nayib Bukele announced on his Twitter page that the country...

A crypto crash to wipe out all fake protocols in the market

The entire cryptocurrency market now has a market capitalization of US$1.2 trillion, a massive drop from the US$2.9 trillion in November last year ...

Backed by Coinbase and FTX, MARA eyes continental prospects

The popularity of cryptocurrencies in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially among the youth, cannot be underestimated. According to Chainalysis, the region's cryptocurrency use increased 1,200% last year,...

Terra Blockchain Resumes Operations Following a Nine-Hour halt

Following a nine-hour shutdown, as validators devised a strategy to end the chain's situation, Terra blockchain activity has resumed. Terra Blockchain shutdown Late on...

Nigeria weaponizes the eNaira against crypto adoption

The eNaira upgrade will allow customers to do transactions such as paying for DSTV, electric bills, and paying for flight tickets Decentralization takes...

Is the dip in cryptocurrencies the best way for African nations to adopt cryptocurrencies

Many African nations are currently debating whether or not to legalize cryptocurrencies, despite the fact that it is becoming more popular with consumers globally. ...

Getting Started in Cryptocurrency Trading

If you want to trade cryptocurrencies, you should know some basic things. These include: Investing, Trading on an exchange, and Manually trading. To get started,...

Is crypto addiction having the same effects as drug abuse?

The buzz and anxiety associated with watching the behaviour of the candlesticks releases dopamine, similar to drug abuse, which makes a trader go...

Bitcoin Mining in Africa

Energy infrastructure investment is a big step towards making Bitcoin mining in Africa a more sustainable business. If more countries in Africa invest in energy...