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.
Companies
Mastercard to enable stablecoin card transactions with Moonpay partnership
Holders of Mastercard-issued cards will be able to conduct transactions directly with their stablecoin balances
Nairobi Securities Exchange to launch digital platform to trade tokenized real-world assets
The Kenya Digital Exchange (KDX), designed in partnership with DeFi Technologies, is set to launch before the end of the year.
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
Nigerian blockchain startups raised $20M in 2024, claims 3% of global developers — Report
The report dubbed the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report says 3% of global blockchain developers are in Nigeria.
Nedbank to rollout smart contract technology within the next 12 months
The exact details of the deployment are not known, but top executive Corbyn de Bruyn sees its impact in revolutionizing agriculture.
CNGN’s developers seeking listing on Yellow Card and Roqqu
However, both exchanges are reluctant to list the cNGN just yet because of a lack of demand and clear use cases.