Sidebar: Coinbase’s four-step plan for African builders
Damilare Aregbesola, Coinbase’s new West Africa lead, wants to help African builders go beyond hackathons — unlocking funding, mentorship and real distribution paths to global success.
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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.
Big on wallets, light on volume: Africa’s crypto paradox
Africa is seeing high crypto wallet adoption, but actual usage and value remain limited. Experts say economic realities, short-term utility and product gaps help explain the disconnect.
Crypto is legal in Nigeria — until the bank disagrees
Nigerian banks continue to flag accounts interacting with cryptocurrencies; arrests haven’t stopped, and confusion persists over what the law actually changed.
Sidebar: Why Africa needs its own stablecoins — Paycrest Co-founder
From Naira-backed cNGN to emerging tokens across Africa, Amadi explains how these assets, if regulated and widely accepted, could enable fast, legal, and dollar-free transactions across borders.
Bank of Ghana says crypto regulations will go live by September
Ghana’s apex bank plans to establish a special crypto task force to enforce new crypto rules once they are passed
Sidebar: “Africa is the region that needs stablecoins the most,” Blockradar co-founder
Blockradar’s COO, Morgan Williams, explains how stablecoins are reshaping payments, remittances, and financial access across Africa.