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Kenya scraps 3% digital asset tax following industry uproar
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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...
Yellow Card teams up with Visa for stablecoin payments
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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...
$2.5 quadrillion clearing giant DTCC explores stablecoin
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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...
Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
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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...
Ethiopia, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe step up digitalization
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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...
Spain tracks digital asset holdings for taxes under proposed law
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18 June, 2025

Spain tracks digital asset holdings for taxes under proposed law

The proposed law will also enable coordination with the tax authorities in other EU states and allow Spanish authorities to...

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