Nigeria received nearly $60 billion in crypto value in a year
Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa received $117.1 billion in crypto value between July 2022 and June 2023, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
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Bitcoin Dada receives a $10,000 donation from Samara Asset Group
Bitcoin Dada hopes to increase women’s participation in bitcoin by creating a more equitable and inclusive financial system in Africa and beyond.
Binance airdrops $3 million in crypto to Morocco earthquake victims
Binance will airdrop $10 in BNB to active transacting users throughout Morocco, even if they reside outside the most affected areas.
Inside Kotani Pay’s plan to bridge Africa’s financial divide through cryptocurrency
To address the digital divide in Kenya, Kotani Pay employs familiar interfaces like USSD, making interactions with blockchain wallets as straightforward as everyday tasks.
CryptoConvert partners with VALR and Luno to enable bitcoin payments at Pick n Pay stores
Customers of top South African retail store can easily make crypto payments through VALR and Luno.
Worldcoin probe: Journalists denied access to committee meeting in Kenya
Worldcoin’s orb, used to scan people’s eyeballs, was confiscated by the DCI from the operators and is in their custody.
Worldcoin probe: Over 350,000 Kenyans signed up in the first week, officials reveal
Another contradiction about the project was the storage location of the collected data.