The international lender of last resort says stablecoin issuance has grown to $300 billion in 2025, but increased adoption poses financial risks if left unchecked.
ADAPT, built in partnership with IOTA and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, will allow users to settle trades in local currencies and stablecoins.
Yellow Card told Mariblock that the decision was driven by strong, growing demand for stablecoin-fiat payment services.
While the full rollout is scheduled for 2026, a pilot program of the product feature is expected to run its course before the end of the year.
Stakeholders are saying the Act is a step in the right direction, as it provides legal backing to an ecosystem long in the shadows.
Despite these impressive figures, there is a huge policy vacuum sitting between potential and scale.
The bill has scrapped the creation of a new agency, VARA, and has instead placed VASPs under the CMA and CBK’s regulatory oversight.
The digital currency is backed by Ugandan treasury bonds and can be accessed via smartphones.
The network also wants its system to be compatible with more modern digital finance rails such as stablecoins
Circle joins the Swiss-based venture capital firm to invest in early-stage African blockchain companies over a period of ten years from 2022.
Individual crypto transactions will now be subjected to a maximum of 25% personal income tax on profit made.
Nigeria led the region with $92.1 billion in value received over the 12-month period, nearly three times that of South Africa.
The Johannesburg-based firm will rename itself Africa Bitcoin Corp. and hold the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet.
Ripple described Africa as a “natural next step” for RLUSD, citing increasing demand among businesses worldwide.
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.
Nigeria saw the most deals done, but Seychelles maintained top spot in terms of deal value.
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.
Kenyans can now trade BTC, ETH, USDT and USDC with the Kenyan shilling on the exchange
Interstellar says 19 countries and several multinationals now use the African currency marketplace for cross-border transactions.
OnChain 2025 will explore core themes, including stablecoins, payments, FX, tokenized real-world assets, regulatory clarity, the business case for blockchain and talent pipelines.
