Funding
HRF grants four African projects in Q1 2025
The Human Rights Foundation via its Bitcoin Development Fund gave out 10 bitcoins to 23 projects globally
Apr 7, 2025
Rwanda
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Rwanda introduces draft regulations for cryptocurrencies
Authorities in the country want exchanges to apply for operating licenses or risk prosecution.
Mar 10, 2025
Funding
Verda Ventures partners with Opera to launch $40 million MiniPay fund
The fund will support Web3 startups to build products around Opera’s MiniPay wallet.
Dec 2, 2024
Regulation
Rwanda to establish crypto regulations in 2025 — NBR
The National Bank of Rwanda said it is in talks with its capital markets regulator create crypto rules in Q1 2025
Nov 25, 2024
Cross-border payments
Kotani Pay Expands its services to Rwanda and Uganda
The expansion brings the Kenya-based fintech’s presence to six African countries.
Nov 5, 2024
Stablecoin
Coinbase taps Yellow Card as on- and off-ramp partner for African expansion
Starting in February, Coinbase users in 20 African countries can buy USDC directly from the Coinbase Wallet App.
Jan 12, 2024
Markets
Nigeria received nearly $60 billion in crypto value in a year
Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa received $117.1 billion in crypto value between July 2022 and June 2023, according to data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.
Sep 19, 2023
State of fiat
Inflation in Africa: Latest data shows worsening figures across the board
Figures show 50% of countries with available data experienced an increase in consumer prices in March.
May 10, 2023
State of fiat
Inflation in Africa: Many countries continue to witness historically high consumer prices
While some countries recorded improved inflation figures, the cost of living across the continent remains prohibitively high.
Mar 24, 2023