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
Digital trust infrastructure
Identity, authentication and trust infrastructure for the digital economy — the verification layer.
Cybercrime
Crypto theft soared to all-time high in H1 2025 – Chainalysis
Spurred by the unprecedented hack of global exchange Bybit earlier in the year, crypto crime is on par to eclipse recorded volume.
Jul 22, 2025
Digital identity
DR Congo launches blockchain-based platform for diploma verification
The e-Diplôme platform is designed to reduce fraud by helping to verify government-issued diplomas in real-time.
Jul 22, 2025
Litigation
Kenyan court orders Worldcoin to delete all biometric data
Justice Rosen Abili ordered the Sam Altman-founded company to delete all the data it had collected.
May 6, 2025
Cybercrime
CBEX promised 100% returns—now Nigerians and Kenyans are counting their losses
The scam entity, rumored to be part of a larger crypto crime ring carted away millions of dollars from its victims in Nigeria and Kenya
Apr 16, 2025
Digital identity
Tunisia adopts blockchain-based system for verifying credentials
The country joins three other North African countries to adopt the Unified Arab System for Diploma Authenticity Verification
Mar 5, 2025
Cybercrime
Crypto crime proceeds valued at $40.1 billion in 2024—Chainalysis
The figures are expected to rise much higher and cross the $51 billion threshold as crypto crimes become more sophisticated and professional.
Jan 16, 2025
Regulation
Worldcoin to resume operations as Kenyan police drop investigations
The company has turned its fortunes around despite recommendations of a total shutdown and legal actions against it in Kenya.
Jun 27, 2024
Cybercrime
Crypto crime in 2023 exceeded $24 billion: Chainalysis
The analytics firm found that illicit transactions are carried out more with stablecoins than any other cryptocurrency.
Jan 18, 2024
State of fiat
Ethiopia gets $350 million World Bank financing for its digital ID project
$50 million comes as a grant from the World Bank’s International Development Association.
Jan 16, 2024
Regulation
Worldcoin moves to resume operations in Kenya
“Worldcoin is working directly with regulators to meet Kenya’s requirements, particularly as the Assembly considers new regulations,” a source said.
Dec 16, 2023
Cybercrime
Nigerian crypto scam entity Argo Coin has vanished with its customers’ funds
The crypto scam entity lured investors by falsely claiming to invest their money in Bitcoin mining equipment, promising exorbitant returns.
Nov 9, 2023
Digital identity
Kenya government to launch digital identification by December
It is unknown what technology the digital ID project is built on. The previous project, Huduma Namba, was built on blockchain.
Nov 2, 2023
Cybercrime
MetaMask partners with Blockaid to launch security alerts for its self-custodial wallets
The feature takes effect on Oct. 31 and will be made available by default to MetaMask’s users by next year.
Nov 1, 2023
Digital identity
Worldcoin starts paying its orb operators in WLD instead of USDC
The company expects all of its operators to be paid exclusively in WLD in November.
Oct 25, 2023
Cybercrime
Fraudulent CAR crypto investment company vanish with customer funds: Reports
Hundreds of Central Africans participated in the scheme, with some depositing their life savings worth millions of CFA francs.
Oct 19, 2023
ANALYSIS
Digital identity
ANALYSISAkowe’s blockchain solution set to transform Africa’s educational sector
Akowe is leveraging blockchain to address the challenges of the safekeeping of academic certificates in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Oct 18, 2023
Cybercrime
Sophisticated crypto scam run by Chinese nationals busted in Namibia: Reports
The scammers employed young Namibians and trained them to target victims to invest in a non-existent crypto investment platform.
Oct 10, 2023
Regulation
Kenyan parliamentary committee recommends shutdown of Worldcoin
The committee deemed Worldcoin and its partners’ activities criminal and called for legal action against them.
Oct 3, 2023
Cybercrime
NITDA issues warning to Nigerians about cryptocurrency giveaway scam
Scammers actively target victims by sharing videos of fake cryptocurrency giveaways featuring notable names and organizations.
Sep 26, 2023