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CAR bitcoin failure: Is Africa ready to legalize cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin failure in CAR reveals loopholes that must be fixed before the continent is ready to adopt cryptocurrencies widely. The Central African country...

Bitcoin’s limited supply and how it affects it value

Bitcoin’s security is based on the proof-of-work concept, where miners compete to solve complex mathematical problems to add new blocks to the Blockchain. Bitcoin’s limited supply ensures that miners will always have rewards. The rewards incentivize miners to continue mining and securing the network. With the limit hardcoded into the Bitcoin protocol, nobody can alter on interfere, including miners and developers.

Bitcoin Pizza Day 2023, celebrating 13 years after first BTC transaction

The Bitcoin Pizza Day celebrates the first-ever Bitcoin transaction anniversary on May 22 every year. The first BTC transaction was made by Laszlo...

Exploring paths to retrieve stolen bitcoin from cryptocurrency scams

Recovering stolen Bitcoin is a complex task due to the inherent characteristics of blockchain transactions. Web3 and cryptocurrency industries' growth has come with...

Binance halts Bitcoin withdrawals twice in a space of 12 hours

Binance is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform with millions of users across the world The platform suspended the withdrawal of Bitcoin twice in...

The relationship between crypto and inflation

The relationship between crypto and inflation is undeniable. Inflation can initially cause a decline in the value of cryptocurrencies as investors anticipate higher interest rates and a subsequent drop in demand for riskier assets. However, over time, the ensuing banking sector challenges and other negative consequences of high inflation could prompt investors to seek safer havens like crypto.

Crypto Industry in 2023: hope from the first quarter after 2022 Struggles

The price increase is due to the selling exhaustion of sellers FTX’s collapse, an improving macroeconomic outlook for risk assets, and the impending arrival...

Russia’s aim to offset the dollar’s global dominance impacts the world of crypto

The dollar still maintains its dominance with a margin, with 60 per cent of foreign exchange reserves supported by central banks held in...

Why bitcoin bulls are likely to profit despite the $4.2 billion BTC options expiry

Bitcoin volatility likely to ensue as options worth US$4 billion expired on March 31. Given the risk asset accretive situation, Bitcoin bulls can...

Direct crypto purchases in Nigeria enabled by a MetaMask and MoonPay partnership

The MetaMask and MoonPay partnership significantly develops Nigeria’s crypto market. It simplifies transacting in digital assets by enabling a seamless crypto purchase experience. Crypto and other digital assets have seen their popularity rise in Nigeria and Africa. Therefore, it is predictable that more crypto-related innovations and partnerships will crop up in the coming months. This will expand the reach of digital assets in the region even further.

Bitcoin ordinals and how they work

Bitcoin ordinals permit the inscription of digital assets, such as artwork, onto the Bitcoin network. The first month of 2023 saw the introduction...

Cryptocurrency leader Binance facing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers

Pressure has grown on cryptocurrency trading giant Binance over international breaches Binance has been a force to reckon with in the crypto world,...

How taxing can apply in the metaverse

There are millions of transactions taking place in the metaverse every day across the globe The metaverse transactions are not taxed considering is...

Renewed hope for crypto regulation in Kenya

Crypto adoption and usage have remained on the rise as Kenyan investors explore new ways to preserve their wealth and carry out international transactions for individual remittances and commercial purposes, including importing goods. Crypto experts have touted the payment of imports through digital currency as quick and convenient. People do not have to buy dollars using Kenya shilling or transfer money to cash transfer firms. Nevertheless, Kenyans, mainly the youth, have previously lost their hard-earned millions in crypto scams due to a lack of regulation in the sector.

Is cryptocurrency detrimental to web3 adoption in Africa?

In 1991 Stuart Haber and W. Scott Storenta were the first to perceive blockchain technology. Bitcoin became the pioneer of blockchain technology in...

South Africa: Pick n Pay accepts Bitcoin payments in all its 1628 stores

Customers can make Bitcoin payments via smartphone apps or by scanning a QR code Bitcoin payments are only available at Point of Sale...