Zebedee and Bitnob partner to help African gamers earn bitcoin rewards
African users will be rewarded in satoshis when they play games or listen to podcasts on the gaming app. They can convert the rewards to their local currency through Bitnob.
Ogechi Nelson
Ethiopia and Kenya join Ghana in seeking IMF bailout
The three African countries are requesting loans to restore financial stability, worsened by the covid-19 pandemic and global supply chain crunch.
How blockchain is being used to address low mobile internet access in Africa
A recent World Bank report found that mobile internet access can alleviate poverty. Yet, Africa lags in internet use. Some blockchain companies are trying to fix this.
Jack Dorsey’s Block partners with African crypto exchange Yellow Card
The partnership is to facilitate cross-border payments in Africa based on Block’s infrastructure.
Crypto payments company Lazerpay shuts down operations due to funding crunch
The company joins a growing list of African companies closing shop as the crypto winter lingers.
Tunisia rejects IMF’s requests to remove subsidies on basic goods
President Kais Saied said he will pay no attention to foreign “diktats”
Zimbabwe cuts lending rate for the second time in 2023
Zimbabwe becomes the second African country to drop lending rates for the second time this year, after Angola.