Report: Nigeria and Morocco among top 10 countries interested in meme coins
Nigeria ranked 5th in the table, ahead of Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Morocco ranked 10th.
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Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa
During Block's most recent earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey listed the Global South, which includes Africa, as one of the three trends the company is “focused on.”
France national who purchased Ferrari with bitcoin in Morocco gets an 18-month jail term
The accused, who claimed ignorance of the ban on cryptocurrency in the country, was also directed to pay fines of up to €3.8 million.
IMF and other experts caution against Zimbabwe’s adoption of gold-backed CBDC
Experts say public distrust in the Zimbabwean dollar as a store of value could also be transferred to the newly introduced CBDC.
IMF disburses $153M to Tanzania for budgetary support
This comes after the international lender says it has concluded the first review of an extended credit facility request by the East African country.
Nestcoin spins off crypto gaming project MVM as part of a larger restructuring move
Metaverse Magna (MVM) also has a new CEO who is looking to grow the company via its new gaming platform Hyper.
Five African projects got at least $10,000 from HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund
In all, 12 beneficiaries received $455,000 in grants.