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Six takeaways from Njoku of Lazerpay’s interview with the Crypto@Scale podcast

Six takeaways from Njoku of Lazerpay’s interview with the [email protected] podcast

In his first interview since the company shut down, Njoku Emmanuel talks about how regulation, high burn rate and his misunderstanding of being product-led played parts in the Lazerpay story.

Institutional involvement could help crypto remittances take off in Africa, Yellow Card CEO says

Institutional involvement could help crypto remittances take off in Africa, Yellow Card CEO says

Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Busha team

Busha launches crypto payment service despite category headwind

Ghana secures approval for $3 billion IMF loan facility

Ghana secures approval for $3 billion IMF loan facility

DeFi lending is taking shape in Africa as Jia raises $4.3 million in funding

DeFi lending is taking shape in Africa as Jia raises $4.3 million in funding

The banking floor at the Central Bank’s headquarters in Nairobi

CBDC is not a priority, says the Central Bank of Kenya

Business

Six takeaways from Njoku of Lazerpay’s interview with the Crypto@Scale podcast

Six takeaways from Njoku of Lazerpay’s interview with the [email protected] podcast

In his first interview since the company shut down, Njoku Emmanuel talks about how regulation, high burn rate and his misunderstanding of being product-led played parts in the Lazerpay story.

Busha team

Busha launches crypto payment service despite category headwind

DeFi lending is taking shape in Africa as Jia raises $4.3 million in funding

DeFi lending is taking shape in Africa as Jia raises $4.3 million in funding

Report: Nigeria and Morocco among top 10 countries interested in meme coins

Report: Nigeria and Morocco among top 10 countries interested in meme coins

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

Nestcoin spins off crypto gaming project MVM as part of a larger restructuring move

Nestcoin spins off crypto gaming project MVM as part of a larger restructuring move

Five African projects got at least $10,000 from HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund

Five African projects got at least $10,000 from HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund

Policy

Kenya has proposed at least three crypto-related tax bills over the past year — two since April 2023. Here's a breakdown

Q&A: Blockchain Association of Kenya offers a breakdown of proposed tax bills

Kenya has proposed at least three crypto-related tax bills over the past year — two since April 2023. Here’s what these proposals mean for you.

France national who purchased Ferrari with bitcoin in Morocco gets an 18-month jail term

France national who purchased Ferrari with bitcoin in Morocco gets an 18-month jail term

CBDCs, like the eNaira, are potentially risky, IMF official says

CBDCs, like the eNaira, are potentially risky, IMF official says

Nigeria approves national blockchain adoption policy over two years after initial draft

Nigeria approves national blockchain adoption policy over two years after initial draft

Nigeria’s SEC is willing to license asset-backed tokens but not crypto

Nigeria’s SEC is willing to license asset-backed tokens but not crypto

Kenya plans to tax cryptocurrency exchanges despite the central bank’s unfriendly stance

Kenya plans to tax cryptocurrency exchanges despite the central bank’s unfriendly stance

Zimbabwe plans to launch gold-backed digital currency to counter hyperinflation

Zimbabwe plans to launch gold-backed digital currency to counter hyperinflation

State of fiat

Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

The depreciation has contributed to rising inflation in the region. Notably, inflationary pressures do not decline when local currencies strengthen against the US dollar, IMF says.

Ghana secures approval for $3 billion IMF loan facility

Ghana secures approval for $3 billion IMF loan facility

IMF disburses $153M to Tanzania to support its budget

IMF disburses $153M to Tanzania for budgetary support

Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

Why the Nigeria-China currency swap deal has failed to stabilize the naira

Why the Nigeria-China currency swap deal has failed to stabilize the naira

Ethiopia and Kenya join Ghana in seeking IMF bailout

Ethiopia and Kenya join Ghana in seeking IMF bailout

Tunisia rejects IMF’s requests to remove subsidies on basic goods

Tunisia rejects IMF’s requests to remove subsidies on basic goods

Enterprise

Pan-African bank Absa wants to digitize trade finance with blockchain

Pan-African bank Absa wants to digitize trade finance with blockchain

The bank will be able to adopt a digital process for issuing letters of credit

Zone Network CEO Obi Emetarom

Exclusive: How blockchain is processing $1 million worth of ATM transactions daily in Nigeria

Mastercard launches tool to fight cryptocurrency fraud

Mastercard launches tool to fight cryptocurrency fraud

BlackRock enters the cryptocurrency market with its bitcoin private trust

BlackRock enters the cryptocurrency market with its bitcoin private trust

Survey: 13% of African companies plan to invest in crypto and blockchain

Survey: 13% of African companies plan to invest in crypto and blockchain

Nigeria

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Six takeaways from Njoku of Lazerpay’s interview with the [email protected] podcast

Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Busha launches crypto payment service despite category headwind

Report: Nigeria and Morocco among top 10 countries interested in meme coins

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

Kenya

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Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

DeFi lending is taking shape in Africa as Jia raises $4.3 million in funding

CBDC is not a priority, says the Central Bank of Kenya

Q&A: Blockchain Association of Kenya offers a breakdown of proposed tax bills

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

South Africa

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Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

CBDCs, like the eNaira, are potentially risky, IMF official says

South Africa-based USSD bitcoin transfer service launches in Ghana

Ghana

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Sub-Saharan African currencies have plunged 8% in one year amidst soaring public debts and global uncertainties: IMF

Ghana secures approval for $3 billion IMF loan facility

Why Jack Dorsey’s $30 billion empire is betting big on Africa

Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

CBDCs, like the eNaira, are potentially risky, IMF official says

Central African Republic

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Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

Central African countries to ditch French colonial currency

Central African Republic to review law that makes bitcoin a legal tender: President Touadera

Central African Republic to create a crypto legal framework

Central African Republic’s top court rules Sango Coin ‘unconstitutional’

Morocco

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Report: Nigeria and Morocco among top 10 countries interested in meme coins

France national who purchased Ferrari with bitcoin in Morocco gets an 18-month jail term

Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

60% of African countries recorded lower consumer prices in December

Morocco has developed a draft law for regulating crypto: report

Uganda

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Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

Inflation in Africa: Many countries continue to witness historically high consumer prices

60% of African countries recorded lower consumer prices in December

Six of eleven African countries reported an inflation rate drop in November

BIS survey finds differing motivations in African CBDC adoption

Cameroon

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A new report says African blockchain firms raised $474 million in 2022, but the methodology is questionable

Central African countries to ditch French colonial currency

Cardano-focused Adaverse invests in Cameroon-based crypto company Ejara

September 2022 inflation report: Food prices have become Africa’s main inflation driver

Senegal

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Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

60% of African countries recorded lower consumer prices in December

October 2022 inflation report: Consumer prices are rising at a slower pace in many African countries

August inflation watch: High food prices plague African countries

Egypt

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Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board

A new report says African blockchain firms raised $474 million in 2022, but the methodology is questionable

Inflation in Africa: Many countries continue to witness historically high consumer prices

Cryptocurrency scam ring busted in Egypt

60% of African countries recorded lower consumer prices in December