🟠 Circle teams up with Flutterwave, Yellow Card to power stablecoin payments
Plus: 🇬🇭 Bank of Ghana plans crypto regulations by September; 🇿🇦 Binance tightens rules for South African users
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🟠 Nigeria delays more crypto licenses — here’s why
Plus: 🇳🇬 Nigerian blockchain startups raised $20M in 2024, claims 3% of global developers — Report; 🇳🇬🇰🇪 CBEX collapse leaves trail of victims across Nigeria and Kenya; 🌍 “Africa is the region that needs stablecoins the most,” Blockradar co-founder
🟠 Inside SA’s crypto crime crackdown
Plus: 🇰🇪 Kenya finally tables a crypto bill, 🇿🇦 Nedbank preps smart contracts, and 📈 Alex Witt talks Minipay’s $40M fund.
🟠 Crypto is now a security in Nigeria — what you need to know
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🌍 Tether teams up with Quidax on blockchain education in Africa
🇿🇦 Yellow Card appoints new South Africa country manager
🟠 Ripple and Chipper team up on Africa payments
Plus:
🌍 Bybit partners African talent firm Alt School for tech education
🇰🇪 Kenyan official suggests collaboration with Binance for tech innovation
🟠 A $1.3M fund just opened for African devs
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s former president caught in Solana-themed crypto scam
🇰🇪 Kenya fails IMF review, forfeits $850M disbursement
🟠 KPMG: Banks and crypto firms need each other
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🇷🇼 Rwanda introduces draft crypto regulations
🇿🇦 South Africa’s taxman targets crypto tax defaulters.