
Africa
Uganda seeks to regulate digital assets in new bill
The bill wants to expand the jurisdiction of the capital markets regulator to include digital assets and tokens in the...
Only 18% of Africans have owned digital assets: report
The report also revealed that high-earning millennials are the most digital currency-savvy and that poorer countries like Namibia lead digital...
Nigeria ends 3-year ban on naira payments for remittances
Nigeria has now lifted a ban that it placed in 2020 allowing remittance payments only in the USD—experts say the...
Africa’s largest bank wary of digital assets, wants to be a ‘fast follower’
Standard Bank CEO Lungisa Fuzile says that the bank is approaching digital assets cautiously in fear of an implosion, but...
Namibia passes bill to regulate local digital currency industry
Under the new law, the country’s finance minister has the power to appoint entities to serve as the regulatory authority,...
Kenyan president signs Finance Bill, demands 3% tax from digital asset traders
The Finance Bill has come under heavy criticism for its new taxes, including a 3% tax on digital asset sales,...