The State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) has partnered with Secured Automated Lending Technology (SALT) to enable its clients to use bitcoin and Ethereum’s ether as a...
South Africa-based startup The Sun Exchange has raised $1.6 million from a number of investors in a seed funding round to prepare for its upcoming initial coin offering...
The Nigeria Blockchain Alliance (NBA), a platform under the umbrella of the cryptography development initiative of Nigeria (CDIN), will be hosting the first edition of its...
With 54 countries in one continent, the adoption and integration of bitcoin in Africa will and continues to happen at different tempos. Although bitcoin has shown...
Zimbabwe’s leading bitcoin startup, BitFinance, has changed its name to Golix. The Harare-based startup was launched in 2014 to offer Zimbabwe’s economy a better currency solution...
On November 16, 2017, Ghana will host the country’s first-ever blockchain conference. The theme of the conference will be ‘blockchain technology for development’. Blockchain technology, which...
The Central Bank of Nigeria is reportedly exploring the potential of blockchain technology and its application in various sectors. This represents a fundamental shift in the regulator’s...
One the 1st and 2nd of December, the Botswana Blockchain Summit 2017 will be held in the country’s capital city Gaborone. The Botswana Blockchain Summit aims...
On September 27, Nairobi Wire, a famous entertainment blog in Kenya, found itself at the center of attention after it was discovered that they were mining cryptocurrency...
OneDayOnly, a leading e-commerce platform in South Africa, announced that it is considering accepting bitcoin as a method of payment. The company offers an online marketplace...