Oct 1-7 The week has been pretty pivotal, with BTC hitting an all-time high while the Kenyan parliament passed the VASP bill, taking it very close to becoming law. Here’s what happened and what it means. Market Watch (Oct 8) The rally is pausing near highs with BTC hitting an all-time high of ~$126K this […]
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Sep 23–30, 2025 Happy October! Here’s your comprehensive, fact-checked rundown of the most relevant crypto + money stories shaping Africa this week. Ecosystem & Deals 💳 Visa Launches Stablecoin Pre-Funding Pilot (SIBOS 2025) Major news: At SIBOS 2025, Visa announced a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, enabling select partners to use Circle’s USDC and
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(Sep 15–22) 1) Nigeria: global exchange goes local in Lagos Blockchain.com opened its first African office in Nigeria and re-enabled naira (NGN) withdrawals, signalling a localisation + compliance push under Nigeria’s evolving rules. Hiring is focused on compliance and BD while engaging the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) under the new Investments and Securities Act framework,
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GM GM!From merchant payments to tokenised stocks and a little hydropower drama, Africa stayed busy. Here’s what actually moved last week. 1) Real-world rails moved Why it matters: merchant acceptance + tokenised assets = more formal rails. Expect tighter spreads, clearer fees, and better compliance UX. 2) Ethiopia watch: power, mining… and signals On the
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GM GM! Here’s your quick breakdown of what mattered between Sept 1–8. 1) Stablecoins uptake 2) ETHSafari is live 3) Regulation watch 4) What this means (plain English) Market Watch: Price & Flows What moved this week (4 PM EAT, Sept 9, 2025) This Week’s Picks Videos and reads worth your time: Ndindi Nyoro on
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It’s been a while. Two years, give or take. Life happened, but crypto neither left the headlines, nor our radar. We’ve been watching the space closely, and a lot has gone down (or up!). If you haven’t been keeping your ear to the ground, here’s your no-nonsense recap of what you need to know right
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This week, hatuna maneno mingi. We want you to help us with something. It will take less than 5 minutes. We have an exciting opportunity for you to help shape the future of the savings and investment space. Our friend is running a short survey for a fintech startup, and we’d love for you to
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From increased government and institutional participation to millions of dollars in crypto fundraising, the year in African crypto was far from dull. We walk you through the highlights, month by month. Bear in mind these highlights will definitely influence the crypto outlook in the continent in 2023. January 2022: Binance sponsors AFCON The year started
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Good morning! Did you do something nice for your dad yesterday? Or did someone do something nice for you yesterday for being a dad? Happy new week! No light in sight… yet Bitcoin was above 40K for a bit last week, but it went back to 30s again. Some attributed the brief recovery to two things:
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We’re back! Nothing much has happened, that is, if you count one of our favourite FinTechs becoming the fifth unicorn in Africa as nothing. 😀 And Nigeria banning Twitter. 🙁 So yeah, a lot has happened. Are we going down further? Things have been pretty much and up and down the crypto charts the past two weeks.
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