Yellow Card and Tether, two prominent players in the cryptocurrency industry, have announced the successful completion of Phase 1 of their partnership in three key African markets. Over a period
It is widely assumed that most African startup founders regard funding as a means to an end. Rather than investment tied to a specific goal, it is viewed as a
The shutdown of Lazerpay, an African crypto payments platform has brought to the fore the precarious state of African crypto startups. Lazerpay, a payment gateway startup that was touted as
Yellow Card, a Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange founded by Chris Maurice and Justin Poiroux, has become the largest centralized exchange in Africa, having facilitated $1.75 billion in transactions since its
Fluidcoins, a Nigerian crypto payment gateway startup, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Blockfinex, a Dubai-based, Barbados- and Seychelles-registered crypto exchange company. Meanwhile, the Fluidcoins founding team will
The current state of cryptocurrency regulations in Lebanon
The economic crisis in Lebanon has caused citizens to look for alternative ways to store their wealth and protect their savings. This
Globally, 2022 was a terrible year for the digital asset and cryptocurrency markets. After reaching all-time highs in November 2021, the value of most of the major cryptocurrencies has plummeted
Over many publications, it is evident that the government is intertwined with tech activities within a given society. Nothing has the ability to scale without the approval, development and openness
The Africa Blockchain Center (The ABC), a Kenyan Web 3.0 startup founded in September 2021 to propel Africa into the adoption of 4IR (fourth industrial revolution) technologies by building
Google, the tech titan, has teamed up with Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States by trading volume, to enable users to pay for cloud services with cryptocurrency.
Over the years, the West has frequently been regarded as the world’s de facto technology capital, far outweighing emerging regions such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ComiBlock, a Nigerian investtech startup has secured funding from a California-based development accelerator, Expert Dojo, in other to scale. The amount raised is yet to be disclosed by the startup.
