Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Plus: 🌍 USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund 🇳🇬 Experts call Nigeria’s crypto tax regime “progressive”
Oct 3, 2025
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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
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 New law: Crypto taxes and penalties arrive in Nigeria in 2026
Plus: 🌍 Coinbase-backed Onboard 3.0 attracts 10k users two months after launch; 🇳🇬 Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
Sep 24, 2025
Funding
Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
The firm wants to launch a host of new products and expand into new markets.
Sep 17, 2025
Funding
HoneyCoin secures $4.9M in seed funding for stablecoin-focused payment platform
The company announced that the new capital will be used to accelerate HoneyCoin’s scaling plans, expand its product suite, hire senior talent and strengthen compliance and licensing capabilities.
Aug 12, 2025
Funding
Kaleo Ventures backs Cr3dentials’ decentralized income tool
The capital injection is to help Cr3dentials raise revenue and solidify its upcoming pilot programs.
Jul 24, 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
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 USDC issuer Circle bets on African builders
Plus: 🇰🇪 31% of Kenyan banks are warming up to crypto — CBK
Jun 18, 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
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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
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
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
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Sidebar: Inside Minipay’s $40M stablecoin strategy
For Minipay, stablecoins aren’t just a product but the foundation for cross-border payments, savings, and financial inclusion in a fragmented continent.
Apr 9, 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
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 A $1.3M fund just opened for African devs
Plus: 🇬🇭 Ghana’s former president caught in Solana-themed crypto scam 🇰🇪 Kenya fails IMF review, forfeits $850M disbursement
Mar 25, 2025
Funding
Sui blockchain cofounder launches $1.3M fund for African developers
Adeniyi Abiodun, cofounder of Mysten Labs (builders of Sui), says the $1.3M fund will offer low-interest loans to Semicolon students.
Mar 21, 2025
Funding
Hedera makes ‘strategic investment’ in stablecoin payments firm Ivorypay
Ivorypay aims to incorporate Hedera’s infrastructure and admit a member of the firm onto its board.
Mar 6, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Tether fuels $10M in MANSA
Plus: 🌍 Coinbase Wallet partners with Onboard for naira-based crypto purchases 🇲🇦 Moroccan authorities crack down on property purchases with crypto
Mar 3, 2025
Funding
USDT issuer Tether leads $10 million funding round in MANSA
The company plans to expand into Asia and Latin America.
Feb 24, 2025