Blockchain enters the spaza shop: LovCash, Lisk and a major FMCG want to digitize informal trade
LovCash has deployed its platform on Lisk’s blockchain infrastructure to digitize transactions within the informal FMCG trade in South Africa.
Blockchain in Africa
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.
Nigeria plans to develop new blockchain policy, again
Two years ago, the country launched a blockchain policy, which it has not implemented yet. Now, it is ditching the document in favor of a new policy.
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.
Zimbabwe launches blockchain-based carbon credits trading registry
The country wants to establish trust by making all transactions immutable and transparent.
Nigerian fintech Accelerex and ITEX join Zone’s blockchain network
The integration of the blockchain network will help both firms settle transactions instantly and eliminate failures
At 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.