Stablecoin
Why Africans should embrace crypto to safeguard savings against inflation and currency devaluation
Crypto is helping Africans protect themselves from the harsh realities of inflation via saving in assets like stablecoins.
Jan 17, 2024
Adeolu Adegboye
20 storiesFormer contributor
Adeolu is a reporter with Mariblock, covering blockchain development in Africa. He is also a data scientist and a decentralized finance enthusiast.
Policy
How cryptocurrency is empowering global economic inclusion
Crypto is driving global economic inclusion by connecting individuals in emerging markets to opportunities that were previously inaccessible.
Dec 15, 2023
Tokenization
Empowa goes multichain with Hedera’s decentralized ledger
The Mozambique-based startup integrates Hedera hashgraph to enable fiat payments by tenants across Africa.
Dec 5, 2023
Policy
How crypto provides people with a way out during conflicts
During wars and protests, cryptocurrency offers people an escape route. It provides a means of financial freedom and independence from traditional financial systems.
Nov 23, 2023
Payment rails
Blockchain offers Africa opportunities for environmental, social, and governance development – Standard Bank
Standard Bank Group’s Head of the Blockchain Centre of Excellence, Ian Putter says crypto will function alongside other payment rails in Africa rather than disrupt them.
Oct 18, 2023
ANALYSIS
Tokenization
ANALYSISIs real estate tokenization the solution to land fraud in Africa?
Prop-tech startup My Shamba Digital partners with global real estate tokenization company BrickMark to solve land fraud and provide fractional investments.
Oct 4, 2023
Cybercrime
Remitano crypto exchange hacked for $2.7 million, narrowly avoids a further $1.4 million tether loss
The crypto exchange mainly based in emerging markets lost $2.7million in what is believed to be a well-coordinated attack and a potential loss of $1.4million was averted by Tether.
Sep 20, 2023
ANALYSIS
Ecosystem
ANALYSISAfrica plays a crucial role in the success of crypto: Web3 expert
Yoseph Ayele believes that global blockchain communities need to collaborate with Africans to foster growth and development.
Sep 19, 2023
Payment rails
CryptoConvert partners with VALR and Luno to enable bitcoin payments at Pick n Pay stores
Customers of top South African retail store can easily make crypto payments through VALR and Luno.
Sep 11, 2023
ANALYSIS
Stablecoin
ANALYSISStablecoins: A key infrastructure for the African market
According to USDC’s product lead, more fiat-pegged stablecoins are needed to enable easy access to FX.
Aug 30, 2023
FIELD NOTES
Tokenization
FIELD NOTESReal estate tokenization can help build wealth in Africa: RedSwan’s CEO
“We’re really interested in Africa. We think that’s an untapped market, ... and we think that the tokenization industry can start building wealth and adding value to people’s lives”
Aug 18, 2023
ANALYSIS
CBDC
ANALYSISeNaira CBDC set for cross-border and wholesale use-case upgrade
Also, an eNaira-pegged stablecoin is in the works and will be publicly available soon, says Convexity founder.
Aug 17, 2023
ANALYSIS
Payment rails
ANALYSISAfrican DeFi lenders need to partner with traditional institutions to scale, says Jia co-founder
Cheng Cheng, COO and co-founder of DeFi lending platform Jia, believes that support from big financial institutions will help scale DeFi loans in Africa.
Aug 11, 2023
ANALYSIS
Policy
ANALYSISVisa’s crypto head: Blockchain reduces barriers to developing financial products in Africa
Sheffield also believes that blockchain abstraction in mainstream products will lead to more adoption.
Aug 7, 2023
ANALYSIS
Payment rails
ANALYSISNon-custodial wallets: the future of crypto security
White also mentioned that several traditional global institutions that have explored blockchain research over the past few years have not shut down their investigation.
Aug 2, 2023
Builder
6 takeaways from Empowa’s Glen Jordan World Bank Discussion
Glen Jordan, CEO of Empowa shared details about his company’s operational model with global industry experts.
Jul 28, 2023
Cybercrime
Crypto crime falls 65% in 2023, ransomware revenue still high
Based on the report, revenue is down across all aspects of crypto crime except, ransomware, which is on an upward trajectory like 2021, the year it rose to prominence.
Jul 18, 2023
State of fiat
Uganda becomes Kenya’s fastest-growing source of diaspora remittance
With the Kenyan shilling depreciating, Kenyans in Uganda are finding it more profitable to send money home.
Jul 13, 2023
CBDC
BIS highlights cybersecurity risks, proffers framework for ‘secure’ CBDC systems
BIS says a security breach in a CBDC system could erode public confidence and trust in the digital currency infrastructure and the central bank involved while leading to a ripple effect of damage.
Jul 13, 2023
Bitcoin
‘Crypto could revolutionize finance’ BlackRock CEO
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock and previous skeptic of cryptocurrencies says Bitcoin can revolutionize finance, weeks after proposing a controversial Bitcoin ETF.
Jul 12, 2023