africa

Tech

Bitcoin

'Hyperbitcoinization' Is Coming to an Emerging Market Near You, Paxful's Ray Youssef Says

The CEO and co-founder of the peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange that's popular in Africa explains why the Global South will lead the Bitcoin revolution.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Oct 24, 2022 at 3:49 p.m. UTC

Oct 24, 2022

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Weekend Story: Bitcoin Mining Is Cool Again; We Can Thank Africa, Prudence and Growing Hashrate for That

On today’s show, CoinDesk research analyst George Kaloudis takes a look at what's making bitcoin mining cool again.

By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust

Sponsored

Oct 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 15, 2022

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Layer 2

Ideas 2022

Clixpesa Is Bringing Traditional Kenyan Investing Techniques to Web3

This Web3athon project aims to simplify payments in Africa and bring a regional community investment tool, called a Chama, to crypto.

By Ryan S. Gladwin

Sponsored

Oct 14, 2022 at 6:45 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

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Business

Middle east

Middle East/North Africa Was Fastest-Growing Crypto Market Over Past 12 Months: Chainalysis

MENA-based users received $566 billion in cryptocurrency from July 2021 to June 2022

By Jamie Crawley

Sponsored

Oct 5, 2022 at 11:48 a.m. UTC

Oct 5, 2022

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Business

Africa

Crypto Is Quietly Thriving in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chainalysis Report

The report shows strong crypto usage and adoption rates in the region. With highly educated young people and low job prospects, crypto is “a way to feed their family," says Convexity founder Adedeji Owonibi.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Sep 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2022

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Business

Venture capital

African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Closes $40M Series B

Polychain Capital led the funding round, which comes less than a year after the Series A.

By Brandy Betz

Sponsored

Sep 19, 2022 at 12:48 p.m. UTC

Sep 19, 2022

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Policy

Africa

Court Rejects Central African Republic’s Plan to Offer Citizenship for Crypto Investment: Report

The country wanted to offer citizenship and other benefits in exchange for investing $60,000 in its sango coin.

By Nelson Wang

Sponsored

Aug 29, 2022 at 5:35 p.m. UTC

Aug 29, 2022

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Business

No-livewire

Piden al Banco de Estados de África Central desarrollar una moneda digital común, según informe

El banco regional criticó con dureza la decisión de la República Centroafricana de adoptar bitcoin como moneda de curso legal en abril.

By Oliver Knight

Sponsored

Jul 22, 2022 at 7:35 p.m. UTC

Jul 22, 2022

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Tech

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Nonprofit ₿trust Launches Africa Open Source Cohort; Names First Developer

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin non-profit picked Vladimir Fomene, who will contribute to the Bitcoin Development Kit and the Swahili Wordlist.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Jul 21, 2022 at 1:07 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2022

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Business

Consensus 2022

Cardano’s Hoskinson: Luna Collapse Shows Need to Go Slow in Crypto

“If you move too quickly … everybody loses their money,” says Hoskinson, who will speak at Consensus 2022 next month.

By Sage D. Young

Sponsored

May 27, 2022 at 7:11 p.m. UTC

May 27, 2022

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