Rumours have spread this week on social media in Egypt that the country’s central bank is considering official adoption of cryptocurrency. These rumours circulated in the Egyptian social...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has given indications that it might soon consider bitcoin as legal tender in the country. Recently, the SARB has initiated...
Mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa have grown exponentially over the last decade. According to a new GSMA report titled ‘The Mobile Economy: Sub-Saharan Africa 2017‘ over...
Luno (formerly known as BitX) is a bitcoin startup that aims to empower individuals through the safe and easy use of bitcoin for payments and as...
South Africa-based Custos Media Technologies aims to fight online media piracy using blockchain technology. Founded in 2014 at the New Media Research Lab in Stellenbosch, the startup is...
Cryptogene is a Nigeria-based startup that is building a hub to bring blockchain technology to the mainstream in Africa through education and the development of blockchain...
BitMari is a bitcoin wallet provider and remittance service that seeks to deploy bitcoin technology to drive financial inclusion in Zimbabwe through diaspora remittances. The company...
South Africa is lagging behind as far as the regulation of bitcoin is concerned, says the country’s Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Vinny Lingham. Vinnie Lingham is Civic’s...
BitPesa is a bitcoin startup that is transforming how businesses make international payments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Pan African platform uses blockchain technology to improve efficiencies...
There are several exchanges in the crypto community that offer users the opportunity to trade bitcoin in exchange for fiat or altcoins, but not all of...
