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Jan 6, 2023
Olanike Akinyemi
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Olanike Akinyemi is a former reporter for Mariblock, covering blockchain development in Africa. Olanike currently works with Mariblock's digital marketing team.
Ecosystem
FTX files for bankruptcy as CEO Sam Bankman Fried resigns
The crypto exchange has appointed a new CEO as it scrambles to repay creditors, customers and investors. The group of companies will continue to operate normally and pay creditors over time according to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy code.
Nov 11, 2022
Funding
Five African projects receive grants from Interledger Foundation
The projects are to build financial services products on the Interledger protocol.
Oct 17, 2022
Gaming
Fear of scams and lack of information plagues Web3 gaming, survey reveals
Coda Labs surveyed 6,921 people from five countries to determine their perception of crypto, NFTs and Web3 gaming.
Oct 12, 2022
Payment rails
Lightning Network is being used to receive payments for Africa Bitcoin Conference
The tickets can be bought digitally on the official ABC website.
Oct 7, 2022
Bitcoin
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will speak at the Africa Bitcoin conference in December
The event is scheduled to hold in Accra, Ghana in December.
Oct 6, 2022
Payment rails
Telegram @wallet bot now allows users to trade crypto in-app
The bot lets users buy, sell, receive and send cryptocurrencies without leaving the messaging application.
Oct 5, 2022
Funding
Pan-African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round to drive business growth, expansion and strategic partnerships
The company has now raised a total of $57 million, more than any crypto company on the continent has received to date.
Sep 19, 2022
Funding
Cardano's developer IOG invests in Kenyan fintech Pezesha
The participation of blockchain-focused entities suggests that the fintech company now employs decentralized finance protocols as a source of debt finance.
Sep 2, 2022