Mastercard partners with MoonPay to enable stablecoin card payments
Business Mastercard to enable stablecoin card transactions with Moonpay partnership Holders of Mastercard-issued cards will...
MiniPay now available as a standalone app on iOS devices
Business The stablecoin wallet app wants to expand access to more users globally Image source:...
Egypt-based football club Al Ahly joins FIFA’s NFT marketplace
NFT Al Ahly Football Club becomes the first African football club to join FIFA Collect...
Zimbabwe launches blockchain-based carbon credits trading registry
Policy The country wants to establish trust by making all transactions immutable and transparent. Design...
Zap Africa rebuilds crypto trust in Nigeria — while defending its name
The startup offers non-custodial swaps, is developing its own wallet, and believes user control is...
Nigerian payment providers join Zone’s blockchain network
Business Nigerian fintech Accelerex and ITEX join Zone’s blockchain network The integration of the blockchain...
Kenyan court orders Worldcoin to delete all biometric data
Business Justice Rosen Abili ordered the Sam Altman-founded company to delete all the data it...
Stablecoins grossed more transaction volume than Visa in 2024
Business Bitwise says data shows more institutions and businesses are turning to stablecoins Design by...
Nairobi Securities Exchange to launch tokenized asset platform
Business Nairobi Securities Exchange to launch digital platform to trade tokenized real-world assets The Kenya...
Scoop: Kenyan crypto firms plan new fight on asset tax
Policy A coalition of VASPs is gearing up to challenge the tax law and is...
Bank of Ghana says crypto regulations will go live by September
Regulation Ghana’s apex bank plans to establish a special crypto task force to enforce new...
Circle launches stablecoin system, partners with African fintechs
Business Circle launches stablecoin payment system in partnership with Flutterwave and Yellow Card African crypto...
At Paris Blockchain Week, institutions showed up. Africa didn’t
Even as someone who doesn’t follow pop culture closely, it’s hard to miss how Paris...
Sidebar: Africa needs stablecoins — ex-Coinbase exec says
Sidebar is Mariblock’s Q&A series spotlighting the people shaping Africa’s blockchain and AI future —...
Nigeria’s SEC needs more ‘due diligence’ before approving more crypto licenses – DG
Policy Since it granted temporary approvals to Quidax and Busha last year, the agency has...
CBEX promised 100% returns—now Nigerians and Kenyans are counting their losses
Business The scam entity, rumored to be part of a larger crypto crime ring carted...
Blockradar appoints ex-Coinbase operations lead as COO
Business Morgan Williams joins Blockradar’s founder, Abdulfatai Suleiman as co-founder in running the startup’s affairs....
Nigerian blockchain startups raised $20M in 2024, claims 3% of global developers
Business The report dubbed the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report says 3% of global blockchain developers...
South Africa’s FIC flags crypto crime risks for VASPs — Report
Policy The agency says that criminal actors are turning to crypto to launder their profits...
Sidebar: Minipay’s $40M plan for Africa’s stablecoin future
Alex Witt is a partner at Verda Ventures, the team behind the $40 million Minipay...