Tokenization — coverage and analysis.
Yellow Card, GoldBod and Ghana Commodity Exchange are among the latest additions as the regulator tests how digital asset activities fit into the country’s emerging framework.
Six of the 10 admitted startups in the new cohort target African markets across payments, wallets, treasury, trade finance and stablecoins.
Gyamfi said the system will use blockchain to record the movement and sale of each gram of gold purchased and exported.
Ayotunde Alabi highlights how adopting stablecoins and tokenized assets can help Africa build a modern financial system that drives trade and economic growth.
The digital currency is backed by Ugandan treasury bonds and can be accessed via smartphones.
Nigerians can now invest as little as ₦100 in stocks of companies such as Apple, Meta and NVIDIA through Backed Finance-owned xStocks.
The partnership will allow Xend Finance’s users earn yields from investments in US stock market options and RWAs through Risevest
OnChain 2025 will explore core themes, including stablecoins, payments, FX, tokenized real-world assets, regulatory clarity, the business case for blockchain and talent pipelines.
The firm is also seeking for the listing of its native token EMP on Nigerian local crypto exchanges.
Plus: 🌍 Big on wallets, light on volume: Africa’s crypto paradox; 🌍 UK-based crypto exchange Blockchain.com to expand into Africa; 🇨🇫 CAR to tokenize 1,700 hectares of land using meme coin
Touadéra announced that over 1,700 hectares of land in the region will be tokenized through the controversial Solana-based meme coin CAR.
Al Ahly Football Club becomes the first African football club to join FIFA Collect
The country wants to establish trust by making all transactions immutable and transparent.
The Kenya Digital Exchange (KDX), designed in partnership with DeFi Technologies, is set to launch before the end of the year.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange is looking to accelerate the tokenization of securities, targeting tech-savvy investors in Kenya's capital markets.
The Mozambique-based startup integrates Hedera hashgraph to enable fiat payments by tenants across Africa.
The country’s diamond mining partner, De Beers Group, recently launched a blockchain tracing system, Tracr, to verify if diamonds are ethically sourced.
Prop-tech startup My Shamba Digital partners with global real estate tokenization company BrickMark to solve land fraud and provide fractional investments.
The ‘big four’ bank is warming towards the technology and considering other blockchain innovations in the traditional finance sector.
Despite facing several challenges since its launch, the Sango project announced the tokenization of its land and natural resources.
