
Article by Steve Kaaru
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1 May, 2024
Nigeria’s blockchain industry banks on new digital currency friendly SEC chief
President Bola Tinubu appointed former capital markets tsar Emomotimi Agama as the SEC head at a time when the Nigerian...
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Turkey tops list for stablecoin purchases versus GDP
Stablecoin purchases accounted for 4.3% of Turkey’s GDP, the highest ratio globally; the U.S. ranked fourth at 0.5% despite having...
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29 April, 2024
Coca-Cola inks $1.1 billion AI partnership with Microsoft
Coca-Cola first announced the partnership in 2020, back then worth $250 million, but is scaling it up to include testing...
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29 April, 2024
Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
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28 April, 2024
South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins
South Africa is marching toward Vision 2025 payments digitalization, with the central bank identifying stablecoins and a retail CBDC as...
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27 April, 2024
Nigeria’s central bank denies directive to freeze digital asset bank accounts
After news outlets reported on the directive supposedly issued to multiple banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria denied it amid...
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