Africa
M-Pesa breaks into Ethiopia where digital currencies have been declared illegal
Mobile money service M-Pesa becomes the first service to challenge the state-backed Telebirr in mobile money, even as Bitcoin remains...
Zimbabwe’s central bank launches gold-backed digital currency
The core feature of Zimbabwe's new gold-backed tokens is its fractionalization, allowing individual investors to buy tokens for as low...
Africa and blockchain—a perfect match
The region continues to adopt blockchain at the highest pace globally, and investors are taking note as it recorded a...
Nigeria SEC weighing allowing tokenized assets, ‘but not crypto’
The Nigerian securities regulator says it will allow exchanges to trade tokens backed by debt, equity, or property, but will...
Solving lack of financial inclusion in Africa with Wleepay
On this week’s CoinGeek Conversations, Lionel Bernard talks about Wleepay, a company that offers mobile financial services to the unbanked...
Africa: Blockchain startups sees 429% surge in funding in 2022
A new report reveals that Africa was the region with the highest growth in blockchain funding, with KuCoin and Scroll.io...

