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🟠 Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Plus: 🌍 USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund 🇳🇬 Experts call Nigeria’s crypto tax regime “progressive”
Oct 3, 2025
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USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Circle joins the Swiss-based venture capital firm to invest in early-stage African blockchain companies over a period of ten years from 2022.
Sep 24, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 New law: Crypto taxes and penalties arrive in Nigeria in 2026
Plus: 🌍 Coinbase-backed Onboard 3.0 attracts 10k users two months after launch; 🇳🇬 Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
Sep 24, 2025
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Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
The firm wants to launch a host of new products and expand into new markets.
Sep 17, 2025
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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.
Aug 12, 2025
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Kaleo Ventures backs Cr3dentials’ decentralized income tool
The capital injection is to help Cr3dentials raise revenue and solidify its upcoming pilot programs.
Jul 24, 2025
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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.
Jul 8, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 USDC issuer Circle bets on African builders
Plus: 🇰🇪 31% of Kenyan banks are warming up to crypto — CBK
Jun 18, 2025
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Circle selects five African projects in latest USDC grants round
The cohort marks Africa’s strongest showing yet — and comes as ecosystem grants increasingly serve as early-stage capital for blockchain startups navigating a tougher post-FTX funding climate.
Jun 12, 2025