Article by Steve Kaaru
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				1 July, 2025            
        Stablecoins explode in Africa, but will regulators catch up?
			A recent report found that 9.3% of Sub-Saharan Africans use stablecoins, the highest share globally, but limiting regulations poses the...        
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				30 June, 2025            
        Kenya scraps 3% digital asset tax following industry uproar
			Kenyan lawmakers first proposed halving the 3% tax, but concerted efforts from dozens of local VASPs have resulted in the...        
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				27 June, 2025            
        Yellow Card teams up with Visa for stablecoin payments
			The two will launch stablecoin payment services in at least one African country and expand the service next year as...        
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				26 June, 2025            
        $2.5 quadrillion clearing giant DTCC explores stablecoin
			DTCC, the Wall Street back-office that handles over $10T daily, is the latest to weigh stablecoins and says it’s monitoring...        
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				26 June, 2025            
        Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
			The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has announced a draft policy with a clear vision for implementing its...        
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				20 June, 2025            
        Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization
			Elsewhere, Africa’s second-smallest nation, São Tomé and Príncipe, is piloting a national digital ID system based on the World Bank-backed...        
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