Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, the President of Sierra Leone, recently announced a countrywide digitisation programme that aims to make the West African nation Africa’s first ‘Smart...
Since the early days of bitcoin, many believed that the digital currency would end up banking the unbanked in developing regions such as Africa. While bitcoin adoption...
Zimbabweans have been plagued by economic distress and periods of hyperinflation for almost two decades. As a result, Zimbabwe now has an unofficial multi-currency economy where...
Luno managed to raise $9million in a Series B funding round from new and existing investors. The money will be used to expand into new European...
The Republic of Cameroon has a small bitcoin community compared to its more established African counterparts in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. In this article, you will...
Leading South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay has enabled in-store bitcoin payments. The new payment system was designed by fintech startup Electrum and is currently...
Following the warning by the Central Bank of Namibia to its citizens to invest in bitcoin at their own risk and a promise to release an...
On September 13, 2017, South African blockchain startup Custos Media announced that it would take part in the new anti-piracy blockchain solution for eBooks. This follows...
While the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) continues to hamper the adoption of bitcoin, blockchain technology is increasingly gaining traction in both the public and private sectors...
The bitcoin space in Kenya is among the most vibrant in Africa with the capital Nairobi being home to a number of innovative bitcoin startups. This is...
