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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.
DeFi protocol Goldfinch demos a self-custody solution that simplifies crypto UX The project, which has offered loans to African businesses, sees bad UX as a major hurdle to crypto adoption and sees its passkey demo as the solution.
eNaira CBDC set for cross-border and wholesale use-case upgrade Also, an eNaira-pegged stablecoin is in the works and will be publicly available soon, says Convexity founder.
Nigerian bureau de change union asks the government to ban Binance ABCON believes the continued operation of Binance in the country threatens the naira’s stability.