Kenya’s central bank governor: ‘A lot of people have been pushing me to put our reserve in bitcoin’ Njoroge told the country's legislators during a recent induction retreat in Nairobi.
Binance picks two Africans for its new global advisory board "The GAB represents the next big step forward in our journey to share the benefits of modern finance and the blockchain with the entire world," said CZ.
Central Bank of Egypt sends reminder about cryptocurrency ban The Egyptian apex bank warns against dealing with any kind of cryptocurrency through regional and international platforms.
The Central Bank of Nigeria partners with Clickatell to launch an eNaira USSD channel The CBN hopes to boost the adoption of its central bank digital currency by making it easily accessible to feature phone users. Existing data suggest that most Nigerians use feature phones.
Pan-African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Secures $40M in Series B Funding Round to drive business growth, expansion and strategic partnerships The company has now raised a total of $57 million, more than any crypto company on the continent has received to date.
Nigerian agency seeks partnership with Binance and Talent City for West Africa’s first virtual economic zone The partnership could see Nigeria host a cryptocurrency-friendly free zone.
Cardano's developer IOG invests in Kenyan fintech Pezesha The participation of blockchain-focused entities suggests that the fintech company now employs decentralized finance protocols as a source of debt finance.