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Nigeria SEC Partners with Chainalysis to fight Fraud and Boost Transparency

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 13, 2025August 13, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 13, 2025August 13, 2025

Nigeria is taking a decisive step toward safeguarding its digital asset ecosystem. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered into a strategic collaboration with...

Builders & Founders Africa

Lemonade Payments: The Privacy-First Engine Powering African Business Growth

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 11, 2025August 11, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 11, 2025August 11, 2025

In an industry crowded with payment platforms, each promising faster settlements, broader coverage, and sleek interfaces, Lemonade Payments refuses to blend into the noise. It...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

SEC DG Agama named AMERC vice-chair, projects $10tn market

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 11, 2025August 11, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 11, 2025August 11, 2025

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has been elected Vice-Chair of the Africa/Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) of the...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

Ethiopia Suspends Crypto-Mining Power Permits

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 9, 2025August 9, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 9, 2025August 9, 2025

Ethiopia’s state utility, Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), has suspended issuing new electricity delivery permits to crypto-mining (or “data mining”) operators, a move prompted by mounting...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

Shiga, Among Blockchain Startups Selected for Visa Africa Accelerator

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Visa has unveiled the 22 startups chosen for the fourth edition of its Africa Fintech Accelerator, with several blockchain-powered ventures making the list. The 12-week...

Builders & Founders Africa

Yellow Card: The infrastructure that works

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Introduction In many parts of the world, converting your local currency into cryptocurrency is still a battle. Between unreliable peer-to-peer networks, unstable exchange rates, and...

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Shiga Digital Secures DIFC License to Drive Blockchain Finance for Africa

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Shiga Digital, an African-founded blockchain firm, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first of its kind to receive a Digital Assets License from...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

SEC Calls for Regional Licensing as Crypto Fraud Rises in West Africa

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 4, 2025August 4, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 4, 2025August 4, 2025

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its call for tighter regulatory coordination across West Africa following alarming revelations about cryptocurrency-linked fraud in the...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

Algeria Bans Crypto, Says it’s a Criminal Act

Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Algeria has taken one of the harshest positions on cryptocurrency globally, officially criminalising all activities involving digital assets under its 2024 Finance Law. Under the...

Blockchain & Web3Africa

EcoBuiltConnect launches South Africa’s first blockchain marketplace

Blockchain Desk AfricaJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025

by Blockchain Desk AfricaJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025

EcoBuiltConnect, a Cape Town-based climate-tech startup, has launched South Africa’s first blockchain-powered marketplace for surplus building materials and reduced industry waste. The platform will enable...