More African countries should consider crypto regulations — Yellow Card CEO
Chris Maurice said these regulations should encourage innovation so that economies do not remain stagnant.
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Blockchain will transform cross-border remittances in three years: Ripple survey
Most African and Middle Eastern respondents to the survey also believed that most merchants in their regions will accept payments in crypto.
Egypt launches new ‘high interest’ dollar savings certificate
These certificates are valid for three years and available to Egyptian nationals or foreigners with a minimum deposit of $1000.
Momint integrates voucher payment into blockchain wallet
Momint joins the likes of Pick n Pay, which also allows customers to pay for items using cryptocurrency.
Coinbase-backed Mara introduces an Ethereum layer-2 testnet
The company had initially planned to launch a layer 1 blockchain last year. Instead, it’s now introducing an L2, dubbed Mara Chain, “in response to evolving blockchain industry trends.”
Honeycoin taps MoneyGram to expand crypto-to-fiat capabilities
The partnership is aimed at facilitating cross-border transactions using both cryptocurrency and fiat currencies in multiple countries.
Namibia’s crypto regulatory bill signed into law
This comes a month after the country’s parliament passed the bill and forwarded for approval