Crypto company Fonbnk taps Tanda to launch airtime trading marketplace in East Africa
Fonbnk claims that this collaboration marks a significant financial inclusion breakthrough in Africa.
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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.
Nigerian venture capital firm EchoVC launches an $8 million blockchain fund
The firm aims to fund solutions across multiple areas of blockchain use cases.
Swiss-based CV Labs selects three African startups for its accelerator program
Six other startups were also selected to be a part of the program
Blockchain property tech startup raises $400,000 in funding
African startup HouseAfrica has raised investment from Future Africa, CV CV and others to push its new product Sytemap.
Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Paxful suspends operations amid cofounder legal troubles
CEO Ray Youssef announced the news via a website statement, noting he is unsure whether operations will resume.