Tag: Africa

Kenya: KenGen readies to offer geothermal energy to bitcoin miners

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, KenGen, is ready to offer its surplus geothermal power to bitcoin mining companies to help them meet their high energy demands.

Crypto adoption and usage in Africa soars despite challenges

In terms of finance, cryptocurrency has helped Africans catch up with other countries on a continent with emerging states. Crypto is a competitive marketplace for everybody, and access is not restricted to a select few.

Crypto Valley launches African blockchain early-stage fund

Crypto Valley Venture Capital, commonly known as CV VC, is launching a fund to promote African blockchain entrepreneurs The fund will invest in...

The Lightning Network: A critical tool to the success of crypto in Africa

The Lightning Network is a second-layer payment protocol that operates on top of a blockchain that intends to solve the scalability problems of...

The fall of bitcoin adoption in the Central African Republic

Bitcoin's success as a legal currency in the CAR looks unachievable in the short term The Central Africa Republic surprised the world by...

Addressing humanity through blockchain technology

A blockchain can record the provenance of portable assets, food, and even job recommendations. It can also record charitable donations tied to specific...

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...

With Bitcoin, Africa Is Taking Over Financial Liberation

A real peer-to-peer revolution is taking place in Africa, which is setting the standard for the rest of the world in terms of Bitcoin...

Can Africa’s Bitcoin mining be boosted by solar power?

A closer look at the region reveals that many in the West are underestimating Africa's potential as a blockchain innovation hub. At the end...

African Countries Adopting Crypto

Kenyans are leading the way in digital currency adoption by trading cryptocurrencies directly among each other, and other African countries are following suit. These...

Decentralized internet in Africa

Blockchain technology, Community networks, Cryptocurrency and Africa governments. What's the future for decentralized internet in Africa? These are all valid questions for an African...

NFT Artists in Africa

Osinachi's NFTs are a commentary on the prioritization of work over the wellbeing Osinachi was born in Aba, Nigeria. She studied library and information science,...

NFT art in Africa

Taking the crypto art market by storm, NFT art in Africa has seen unprecedented success, with its first solo exhibition at the premier auction...

Bitcoin in Africa

The cryptocurrency market in Africa has grown by more than 1,200% in the past year, and countries like Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania...