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
Rwanda
Rwanda introduces draft regulations for cryptocurrencies
Authorities in the country want exchanges to apply for operating licenses or risk prosecution.
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.
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
Kotani Pay Expands its services to Rwanda and Uganda
The expansion brings the Kenya-based fintech’s presence to six African countries.
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.
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.