Last week, Marketplace Africa, a show on CNN International, discussed how South Africa is becoming a cryptocurrency mining hub thanks to its more affordable electricity compared...
Most tax authorities see cryptocurrencies and crypto-tokens as commodities. As we know, there are several types of crypto-tokens: Currencies Assets (land, metals, gemstones, antiques, etc.) Access...
The Zimbabwean government, under the guidance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (MoFAIT) and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement (MLARR),...
The countdown continues to the CoinFest in Abuja, Nigeria on 5th April 2018. The “decentralised convention for decentralised currency” in Nigeria is among other CoinFest events occurring...
Belfrics Global has launched a bitcoin exchange in Nigeria as part of its goal of expanding into the African market. The company already operates in Kenya...
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, has given his full support for calls to have a single African currency adding that a digital one would be ideal....
Decentralised cryptocurrencies have gained a substantial amount of popularity among investors due to their high-profit potential in the past twelve months. However, the real power of...
Nairobi-based bitcoin remittance startup BitPesa has launched in Ghana to continue the growth of its footprint in the West African region. The platform will enable Ghanaians to...
A South African court is handling a fraud case where a farm owner’s son is being accused of misappropriating investor funds and thereafter fleeing abroad. Speaking before...
Humaniq, a blockchain startup based in London, has launched version 2.0 of its app, which operates on the first working hybrid blockchain. Unlike other hybrid blockchains that...