Africa records least illicit digital currency activity: report
Illicit activity only makes up 1.4% of all digital currency activity in Africa, a new Chainalysis report has revealed.
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The Kenyan startup caters to over 6,000 small-scale farmers in rural areas, enabling them to leverage technology to increase their income.
Africa’s P2P trading reaches triple-digit growth
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Centbee launches electricity and airtime purchases using BSV in South Africa
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Ghana to begin testing central bank digital currency
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Africa surpasses Latin America in P2P trading volume for the first time
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Why Africa is the next frontier for digital currency
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Kenya ride-hailing app taps blockchain to provide ‘trusted’ drivers
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South Africa’s proposed laws to allow domestic digital currency payments
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Africa’s digital currency exchanges strong as ever despite the pandemic
Africa’s digital currency exchanges have continued to register constantly high trading volume despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with some even increasing users
South African exchange iCE3 to list Bitcoin SV in May as demand rises
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