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Sidebar: Why Africa needs its own stablecoins — Paycrest Co-founder

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.

VACC hosts crypto training session for Kenyan lawmakers

VACC hosts crypto training session for Kenyan lawmakers

The training session, supported by Binance, looked to help the regulators gain hands-on experience on the workings of digital assets before passing regulations.

Btrust grants $1M to ten Bitcoin-focused events and developer education programs

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.

Mastercard to enable stablecoin card transactions with Moonpay partnership

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

MiniPay now available as a standalone app on iOS devices

MiniPay now available as a standalone app on iOS devices

The stablecoin wallet app wants to expand access to more users globally

Kenyan court orders Worldcoin to delete all biometric data

Kenyan court orders Worldcoin to delete all biometric data

Justice Rosen Abili ordered the Sam Altman-founded company to delete all the data it had collected.

Stablecoins grossed more transaction volume than Visa in 2024 — Report

Stablecoins grossed more transaction volume than Visa in 2024 — Report

Bitwise says data shows more institutions and businesses are turning to stablecoins