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Naspers invests $2.33m into DappRadar, a tracking platform for blockchain apps
Naspers' investment arm, Naspers Ventures has invested $2.33 million into Lithuania-based DappRadar, a global platform for discovering and analysing blockchain-based...
Naspers-backed crypto platform Luno hits 3 million users, adds Bitcoin Cash
Luno, a South African-based Naspers-backed cryptocurrency firm has reached 3 million users and added Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to help its...
Zolango, inspired life in a Nairobi Slum, is a Marketplace for Bitcoin lovers
Founded by Amit Aggarwal, Andrei Kaleis and MVK, Zolango, an ecommerce marketplace has gone live and is offering to buy...
Bittrex & Rain partner to simplify buying & selling of Cryptocurrency in the MENA region
Bittrex, a digital asset trading platform and cryptocurrency platform Rain, has launched a digital asset trading platform for users in the...
Blockchain startup Belfrics Group closing $30 million in its first round of funding
Belfrics, a Malaysia based Blockchain startup, is set to raise $30 million in its first-ever round of funding led by global investors after...
BitTorrent private trackers: old, inaccessible, but surprisingly alive
The torrent seems to be going through a rough patch. Governments around the world have been in charge of restricting...
Ripple buys a $50m stake in MoneyGram for its global blockchain-based money transfer services
Ripple, a provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments, has bought a $50m stake in MoneyGram in a...
Kenya’s UTU Technologies & Hong Kong’s Graychain collaborate to enhance access to credit in Africa
Nairobi-based UTU Technologies and Hong Kong-based Graychain to give UTU's customers the ability to link their UTU profile to the...
BanQu, a non-cryptocurrency blockchain platform, raises Series A extension to help lift people out of extreme poverty
BanQu, a non-cryptocurrency blockchain platform has raised an undisclosed Series A extension round to help lift people out of extreme...
Binance Labs Reveals 13 Startups in its Incubation Program
Binance Labs, the venture arm of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance,has announced the 13 newest projects to graduate from its incubation...
Block.one launches Voice, a blockchain-based social media platform that rewards its users
Block.one, a blockchain software firm has launched Voice, a blockchain-based social media site which rewards its users. “The truth is,...
Hong Kong’s P2P bitcoin platform Coincola launches in Nigeria to take on Paxful
CoinCola, based out of Hong Kong has launched in Nigeria to take advantage of the growing popularity of Blockchain Technology...
Nigeria’s Interswitch partners with KuBitX to take Blockchain Services to the Grassroots
Interswitch, a Nigerian-based African fintech company operating in 16 countries across Africa, has partnered with KuBitX to help build Blockchain...
Nigeria’s Kudi Exchange set to launch Africa’s “Coinbase + Venmo” powered by Ferrum Network
Nigeria's Kudi Exchange, is set to launch to become Africa's “Coinbase + Venmo” allowing users to buy and sell digital...
BitMart Forms JV with Paxful, Moves to Enter the Peer-to-Peer Financial Revolution
BitMart Exchange, a digital asset trading platform has entered into a joint venture with peer-to-peer payment logistics platform Paxful in...
VALR Partners Bittrex to Launch a Digital Asset Trading Platform in South Africa
VALR has partnered with Bittrex, a U.S.-based digital asset trading platform to launch a new digital asset trading platform in South Africa to offer...
BitPesa raises $5m from Sompo Holdings to revolutionize cross-border payments
Kenya's BitPesa has raised $5m from Japanese insurance group Sompo Holdings in a move expected to revolutionize cross-border payments and insurance services globally....
Aeternity Africa to train SMEs on crowdfunding using blockchain technology
Aeternity Africa, a Nairobi-based blockchain platform is seeking to promote, showcase and demonstrate the disruptive potential of blockchain technology in...
Reasons for the Growing Bitcoin market in Africa
Recently, Africa has shown to be a fertile ground for Cryptocurrency with several countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Ghana,...
HTC’s blockchain phone, the ‘EXODUS 1’ has a vault to hold the keys to your crypto assets
HTC yesterday launched early access to its first blockchain phone, the 'EXODUS 1' at www.htcexodus.com using either BTC or ETH, in an...
Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange Binance Uganda Opens for Deposits and Withdrawals
Fiat-to-crypto exchange Binance Uganda began accepting deposits and withdrawals of Ugandan Shillings on Wednesday, October 17th. The exchange commenced Know Your Customer...
Blockbonds’ SPENN partners I&M Bank Rwanda to introduce airtime purchase
Blockbonds' SPENN, a Mobile Banking App, banking the unbanked through its blockchain based smartphone app, with current features of opening...
Coinfirm, Africa Blockchain Lab & KAD ICT Hub to Launch the Cryptocurrency Anti Fraud System in Africa
Coinfirm along with the Nigerian based KAD ICT Hub and Africa Blockchain Lab launched a dedicated subnetwork of the AMLT...
Binance to make all listing fees transparent & donate 100% of them to charity
Crypto exchange platform Binance will make a change to its listing fee policy and will starting immediately, and going forward, ...
Luno launches its new African regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa
Luno, a bitcoin exchange has launched its new African regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa as a base to reach its...
BitPesa, SBI Remit Partner for Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Between Japan And Africa
BitPesa, a digital foreign exchange and payment platform that leverages blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed...
Block Commodities, Pure Grow Africa partner to launch a blockchain pilot project for farmers in Uganda
Block Commodities, a commodity trader operating has partnered with Pure Grow Africa, a supplier of high-quality agricultural produce, to launch the first pilot of a food project commodity cycle ecosystem in Uganda. Pure Grow shares Block Commodities' values of providing high quality products at fair prices with transparency, and a mission to empower communities with modern technologies for improved agri-business and agro-value chain development. The two parties will also establish a call centre,...
Blockbank buys a stake in Kenya’s Spire bank to provide international Crypto banking services
Blockbank has purchased a stake in Spire bank to provide international Crypto banking services. Spire Bank will be instrumental in...
Blockchain firm Kwikxchange launches in Kenya to cater to SMEs invoice financing
Citrusxchange Inc., a Canadian Fintech start-up company, has launched its Blockchain based platform catering to small and medium enterprises seeking...
Wala Awarded 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Mastercard Foundation , has named South...