
Kenya
BIS: African central banks pushing for CBDCs, but their motivation differs from other regions
Bank for International Settlements found that payment system efficiency is the key motivator, but unlike other regions, African central banks...
Kenya to tax 4 million digital asset owners under new bill
The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill will be the first law to govern the digital asset industry and will impose taxes...
Kenya digital currency-friendly fintech Flutterwave and Chipper Cash operating illegally: central bank
The bank says that the two firms never acquired the licenses to serve Kenyans, even as Flutterwave gets caught in...
Morocco is scrapping its ban on digital currency as adoption soars
Morocco banned digital assets back in 2017, but the locals have continued to explore Bitcoin, and today, only Nigeria, South...
Kenya’s largest power producer lures block reward miners with geothermal energy
KenGen PLC is luring miners with cheap geothermal energy and claims it has already been approached by a number of...
Equity Bank Kenya CEO: Digital currencies can complement mobile money
The CEO of Equity Bank Kenya said that commercial banks need to convince regulators of the benefits of digital currencies...