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Tether and UNODC Partner to Combat Crypto Crime in Africa

Tether, the issuer of USDT, has announced a partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) aimed…

2 months ago

Ghana Passes Bill Legalizing and Regulating Cryptocy Trading

Ghana has made cryptocurrencies legal with the intention that the increasing number of cryptocurrencies being used within the country will…

2 months ago

Flutterwave Teams With Polygon Labs to Improve Cross-Border Payments in Africa

Flutterwave, one of the largest payments firm in Africa, has tapped Polygon Labs to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper…

4 months ago

Visa expands stablecoin settlement across CEMEA. Partners Yellow Card

Visa has announced an expansion of its stablecoin initiatives, extending settlement capabilities across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East,…

9 months ago

Human Rights Foundation Grants 7 BTC to 20 Bitcoin Projects

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced the latest round of Bitcoin Development Fund grants worth 7 BTC. 7 BTC…

1 year ago

Solana-Based Marketplace AgriDex Raises $5M to Tokenize Agricultural Industry

AgriDex, a Solana-based tokenization platform, said it raised $5 million to bring agricultural commodities on-chain. The pre-seed funding round included…

2 years ago

Aptos Foundation and Blockchain Phone Maker Jambo Partner to Bolster Global Web3 Access

The Aptos Foundation has partnered with Jambo to enhance Web3 innovation and make it more accessible in regions such as Latin America,…

2 years ago

Digitizing Dollars: Egypt is Reportedly Working Towards E-Pound CBDC by 2030

North African country, Egypt is making moves with its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project and is set to launch…

2 years ago

Virtual Assets Back Active: Nigeria Ends Years-Long Restrictions on Crypto Transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the ban on cryptocy transactions in the country in a significant reversal…

2 years ago