🟠 Africa gets its first crypto card issuer Plus: 🇿🇦 | Visa partners with VALR to issue cards in South Africa 🇿🇦 | Blockchain offers Africa opportunities for environmental, social, and governance development – Standard Bank
🟠 Another crypto scam ring busted in Africa Plus: 🇬🇭 | Bank of Ghana partners with EMTECH to launch eCedi hackathon 🇲🇿 | World Mobile launches its first aerostat in Mozambique
🟠 Crypto in Africa: A deep dive into Chainalysis’ latest findings Plus: 🇿🇦 | South Africa’s First National Bank to issue blockchain-based title deeds 🇹🇿 | Tanzania moves to diversify its foreign reserves with gold
🟠 Nigeria received nearly $60 billion in crypto value in a year Plus: 🇰🇪 | Crypto scam alert: Argo Blockchain does not have Nigerian and Kenyan entities 🇲🇺 | Republic of Mauritius launches blockchain-based eVerify service
🟠 Kenya’s digital asset tax: death knell for crypto adoption? Plus: 🌍 Btrust, cofounded by Jack Dorsey and Jay Z, acquires African Bitcoin talent development firm Qala 🇰🇪 | Worldcoin probe: project CEO appears before Kenyan parliament 🇨🇲 | Crypto adoption on the rise in Cameroon, amidst growing concerns of Ponzi schemes - study
🟠 Crypto sues the government Plus: Worldcoin probe: A web of controversies 🇰🇪 | Patricia’s ‘grand’ plan to refund users is based on its profitability 🇳🇬 | Stablecoins: A key infrastructure for the African market 🌎
Kenyan financial watchdog seeks public input on cryptocurrencies The Financial Reporting Centre is asking citizens to engage in shaping the nation’s stance on cryptocurrencies.