Hedera makes undisclosed ‘strategic investment’ in stablecoin payments firm, Ivorypay
Ivorypay aims to incorporate Hedera’s infrastructure and admit a member of the firm onto its board.
Tunisia adopts blockchain-based system for verifying credentials
South Africa edges closer to FATF graylist exit
🟠 Tether fuels $10M in MANSA
Bank of Namibia mulls CBDC launch for crossborder payments
Moroccan authorities crack down on property purchases with crypto
Bitget partners with Callpay to enable South African rand transactions
Business
Hedera makes undisclosed ‘strategic investment’ in stablecoin payments firm, Ivorypay
Ivorypay aims to incorporate Hedera’s infrastructure and admit a member of the firm onto its board.
Bitget partners with Callpay to enable South African rand transactions
Coinbase Wallet integrates Onboard P2P for crypto purchases in local currency
USDT issuer Tether leads $10 million funding round in MANSA
Binance exec restates $150M bribery claim against Nigerian officials
MiniPay wins web3 award at Africa Tech Summit
StarkWare launches $4M fund for African blockchain projects
Policy
Nigeria sues Binance for $81.5 billion, cites economic losses and tax evasion
The country is blaming the exchange for the naira’s woes and is seeking reparations and unpaid taxes.
Nigeria to enforce crypto taxation under proposed law: Report
Tether partners with the Republic of Guinea to drive blockchain adoption
Naira-backed stablecoin cNGN debuts on local exchanges
Kenyan crypto group submits policy proposals to regulators
SARB governor opposes crypto lobbyists influencing government decisions
Namibia shores up crypto regulations, grants provisional licenses to two crypto firms
State of fiat
Kenya and Namibia join 10 African countries on FATF grey list
This brings the total number of African countries on FATF’s grey list to 12, accounting for approximately 57% of all grey-listed countries.
Nigeria seeks $1.5 billion World Bank loan to ease forex shortage
Ethiopia faces challenges as it integrates into BRICS
IMF approves Kenya’s financial package of $941 million
IMF set to review Ghana’s second loan payout of $600 million on Friday
Four reasons Ghana is developing the eCedi CBDC
Ethiopia gets $350 million World Bank financing for its digital ID project
Enterprise
Pan-African bank Absa wants to digitize trade finance with blockchain
The bank will be able to adopt a digital process for issuing letters of credit
Exclusive: How blockchain is processing $1 million worth of ATM transactions daily in Nigeria
Mastercard launches tool to fight cryptocurrency fraud
BlackRock enters the cryptocurrency market with its bitcoin private trust
