Funding
USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Circle joins the Swiss-based venture capital firm to invest in early-stage African blockchain companies over a period of ten years from 2022.
Sep 24, 2025
Builder economy
Ecosystem
Ecosystem — coverage and analysis.
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 What “OnChain” actually means — and why it matters for Africa
The OnChain Conference 2025 brings together Africa’s blockchain builders, regulators, and business leaders for two days of focused discussion on the operational realities of building onchain systems.
Sep 11, 2025
Ecosystem
Superteam Nigeria: Inside Solana’s community-led adoption strategy in Nigeria
The community has incubated several notable projects, including cross-border remittance platform Ribh Finance and WhatsApp-based on- and off-ramp product Azza.
Sep 3, 2025
Funding
The African blockchain funding scene: More deals, less dollars
Nigeria saw the most deals done, but Seychelles maintained top spot in terms of deal value.
Jul 8, 2025
Stablecoin
Tether expands African blockchain education initiative with Zanzibar partnership
The USDT issuer also wants to integrate USDT and XAUT into Zanzibar’s local payments system, ZanMalipo.
Jul 2, 2025
ANALYSIS
Sidebar
ANALYSISSidebar: How governments can solve blockchain problems in Africa — Web3Bridge founder
Ayodeji Awosika, founder of Web3Bridge, believes that 70% of Nigeria’s problems can be solved if the government steps up to fix just education, infrastructure, and travel policies.
Jun 27, 2025
Ecosystem
Luno re-enters Kenyan market after decade-long hiatus
Kenyans can now trade BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC with the Kenyan shilling on the exchange
Jun 27, 2025
Ecosystem
Mariblock announces OnChain Conference — with Busha as founding partner
OnChain 2025 will explore core themes, including stablecoins, payments, FX, tokenized real-world assets, regulatory clarity, the business case for blockchain and talent pipelines.
Jun 25, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Announcing OnChain Conference by Mariblock
Our first OnChain Conference is happening this September — with Busha as founding partner.
Jun 24, 2025
Funding
Circle selects five African projects in latest USDC grants round
The cohort marks Africa’s strongest showing yet — and comes as ecosystem grants increasingly serve as early-stage capital for blockchain startups navigating a tougher post-FTX funding climate.
Jun 12, 2025
Ecosystem
Blockradar wins Crypto Valley Startup Competition 2025
The company stood out among 11 international crypto startups, securing $1.2 million in soft commitment funding along with additional prizes.
Jun 9, 2025
ANALYSIS
Sidebar
ANALYSISSidebar: Coinbase’s four-step plan for African builders
Damilare Aregbesola, Coinbase’s new West Africa lead, wants to help African builders go beyond hackathons — unlocking funding, mentorship and real distribution paths to global success.
Jun 5, 2025
Ecosystem
UK-based crypto exchange Blockchain.com to expand into Africa
Blockchain.com has already began the process to set up a physical space in Nigeria while it looks to secure licenses in three other countries as well.
Jun 2, 2025
Ecosystem
Quidax’s CEO Okoro appeals for global collaboration to grow Africa’s crypto ecosystem
Okoro, who spoke at Coindesk’s Consensus 2025, said Africa’s crypto potential will remain locked unless global stakeholders partner with local ones.
May 22, 2025
Funding
Btrust grants $1M to ten Bitcoin-focused events and developer education programs
The Jack Dorsey-founded nonprofit awarded these grants to four African Bitcoin events and conferences of the ten beneficiaries.
May 20, 2025
ANALYSIS
State of digital assets
ANALYSISAt Paris Blockchain Week, institutions showed up. Africa didn’t
Reflections from Paris Blockchain Week: institutional momentum, real-world utility, and why African builders must be part of the global conversation.
Apr 24, 2025
Ecosystem
Nigerian blockchain startups raised $20M in 2024, claims 3% of global developers — Report
The report dubbed the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report says 3% of global blockchain developers are in Nigeria.
Apr 15, 2025
Funding
HRF grants four African projects in Q1 2025
The Human Rights Foundation via its Bitcoin Development Fund gave out 10 bitcoins to 23 projects globally
Apr 7, 2025
Sidebar
Sidebar: Inside Lisk’s Africa strategy with Chidubem Emelumadu
Lisk is betting on builders, not just users — and Africa is at the center of the plan.
Mar 28, 2025
Policy
Kenyan official suggests collaboration with Binance for tech innovation
John Tanui believes that partnering with the crypto exchange will help cement Kenya as the ‘Silicon Savannah’ for technology.
Mar 26, 2025