Tag: Crypto

The state of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Tunisia

Tunisia worked with the Russian ICO startup Universal to create Edinar, Tunisia's CBDC. In 2018 Tunisia passed a startup Act that encouraged all...

Is the third largest crypto exchange, Kraken, facing bankruptcy?

Initially, Kraken acquired $5 million in a Series A round of Funding. Kraken had to release at least 1100 employees from its branches...

Paypal Cryptocurrency a success, holding a whopping US$604 million worth of crypto assets

In October 2020, the multi-million organization Paypal launched a cryptocurrency feature. Paypal cryptocurrency holds held a total of $604 million worth of crypto...

Opportunities and Challenges of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Seychelles

A nationwide survey showed an estimated 1257 crypto owners exist among 100,000 people. Virtual Asset Service Providers or VASP companies must have a...

How to view crypto, stock and ETF charts directly on Twitter

You can search for charts for the leading stocks, Exchange Traded Funds and Cryptocurrencies within Twitter This brings the convenience of price charts...

New rules for crypto advertising in South Africa

The Advertising Regulatory Board, added new clauses to its rules that guide cryptocurrency advertising The relative freedom with which crypto has operated in...

Africa’s cryptocurrency integration boosts fintech transition

The lack of change from service providers and poor services for individuals who rely on their systems has driven many to transition to financial technology to save time and money.

South African “neo bank” launches crypto payments gateway

Be Mobile Africa is a technology-focused digital-only or branchless bank that operates in multiple territories The payment gateway will allow South Africans to...

Moroccan Crypto-Football Relationship: A Potential Explosive Industry

Morocco ranks 13th among countries with a high crypto adoption rate. As of 2022, 3.1 per cent of the Moroccan population holds digital...

Web3, blockchain, crypto & NFT primary terms explained

This article defines some of the most popular web3 terms Web3 borrows many of the words from the world of traditional finance and...

DigitalFlyer introduces web3, crypto token to boost online businesses in South Africa

South Africa's DigitalFlyer came up with a concept of a membership-based platform that would enable businesses of any size to create a digital...

Binance and Ovex among crypto exchanges targeting banks

International crypto exchanges Binance and Ovex are among the names that have publicly made statements about buying banks The regulation of banks also...

Kenya to impose tax on cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Kenya are expected to pay a 20% excise duty on cryptocurrency transaction fees Where cryptocurrency sold has been held...

Sybil attack provides a hostile takeover in blockchain

A Sybil attack is a malicious attack that targets the whole crypto network and creates duplicate accounts to pose as real users. A...

Solana plans to release a crypto phone by the end of 2022

The phone will retail at US$1000 upon its release Solana Saga's launch will feature built-in native Android decentralized apps like Solana Pay The...

PayPal files crypto related intellectual property

In 2021 PayPal had 426 million users who completed 19.3 billion transactions worth US$1.25 trillion Mike Kondoudis revealed two intellectual property filings made...