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HoneyCoin secures $4.9M in seed funding for stablecoin-focused payment platform

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.

Western Union is working on stablecoin settlement systems in Africa — CEO

Western Union is working on stablecoin settlement systems in Africa — CEO

The tradFi giant sees stablecoins as an opportunity to innovate rather than as a threat, CEO Devin McGranahan said.

Xend Finance users can now invest in tokenized U.S. assets via Risevest — but regulation limits access across Africa

Xend Finance users can now invest in tokenized U.S. assets via Risevest — but regulation limits access across Africa

The partnership will allow Xend Finance’s users earn yields from investments in US stock market options and RWAs through Risevest

Kaleo Ventures backs Cr3dentials’ decentralized income tool

Kaleo Ventures backs Cr3dentials’ decentralized income tool

The capital injection is to help Cr3dentials raise revenue and solidify its upcoming pilot programs.

DR Congo launches blockchain-based platform for diploma verification

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.

The African blockchain funding scene: More deals, less dollars

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.

Tether expands African blockchain education initiative with Zanzibar partnership

Tether expands African blockchain education initiative with Zanzibar partnership

The USDT issuer also wants to integrate USDT and XAUT into Zanzibar’s local payments system, ZanMalipo.