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...
Kobocoin is a decentralised peer-to-peer digital currency and micro payment system. It was created by Felix Onyemechi Ugoji, a Nigerian entrepreneur and developer based in the UK....
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...
A frequently asked question by newbies in the crypto world is “how can I earn bitcoin?” While there several ways, one of easiest is by working...
To help tell the story of bitcoin and blockchain technology in Africa, BitcoinAfrica.io has launched the “Meet Africa’s Blockchain Startups” series, which introduces startups that are...
South African-based blockchain startup Ekasi Bucks aims to offer financial systems to township-based enterprises operating in an economy worth 50 billion Rands ($4.7Bn). Ekasi Bucks notes that the...