2025-11-18 09:16 |
Chido Munyati, head of Africa at the World Economic Forum, said in a statement that outdated payments and documents are a significant obstacle for African trade, one that he hopes digitization can solve. origin »
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Formed in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute and the WEF, the initiative aims to overhaul trade with USDT payments across 55 African nations.
2025-11-17 15:00 | |
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BRICS member nations plan to launch a stablecoin as an alternative to the US dollar for settling cross-border transactions. BRICS pushes de-dollarization with stablecoins The bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, UAE, Iran, Ethiopia, and Egypt, has debated using virtual assets for global settlement for a while.
2024-4-24 21:48 | |
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VALR, Africa's leading crypto exchange by trade volume, has named Ben Caselin as its chief marketing officer (CMO)
2023-11-28 22:26 | |
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A shift in the digital currency environment may occur due to Russia's latest decision to utilize the Chinese yuan instead of the U.S. dollar in trade settlements with nations in Asia, Africa, and South America.
2023-3-22 14:59 | |
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Geopolitical Analyst Nick Giambruno called Nigeria’s eNaira project a “massive failure” while saying the outcome has not been “what the elites hoped for.” The eNaira launched on October 25, 2021, with President Muhammadu Buhari saying Africa’s first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would “increase remittances, foster cross-border trade, improve financial inclusion and enable the government […] The post eNaira CBDC ‘a massive failure’ despite Nigerian central bank’s claims to the contrary appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-11-3 18:36 | |
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The AfCFTA is an intra-African trade agreement that offers opportunities to bring prosperity to Africa with the potential adoption of bitcoin.
2022-5-5 01:30 | |
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Secretum, a Solana-based decentralized messaging app is exploring the growing market in Asia and Africa. The platform was created to allow users to exchange messages and trade cryptocurrencies as easily as sending an SMS.
2021-12-28 19:40 | |
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South Africans can expect more clarity surrounding how to trade major cryptocurrencies in 2022, as FSCA seeks to protect retail investors from scams. The post Financial Sector Conduct Authority in South Africa To Provide Regulatory Clarity in 2022 appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-12-13 15:30 | |
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Africa for long has been a significant contributor towards innovation and adoption in the cryptocurrency sector. With several African countries ranking high on adoption indexes, digital assets have emThe post Africa: Experts believe a common crypto can boost trade & aid economic recovery appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-12-7 03:30 | |
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Afrostar, a cryptocurrency that will provide trade and investment solutions in Africa. A crypto token that is designed to provide solutions to the African continent and beyond has been Afrostar, thThe post Afrostar: Providing trade and investment solutions to Africa appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-11-23 17:15 | |
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Digital finances app Coinovy, whose unlimited wallets allow you to trade, receive, send, earn and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Is proud to announce its strategic partnership with United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA), a non-profit organization promoting blockchain technology throughout Africa.
2021-10-20 20:00 | |
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Digital currencies are primed to reinvent trade between African countries.
2021-7-29 02:01 | |
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The secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says Africa will “one day have a common currency” via a proposed “Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS).
2021-7-13 12:30 | |
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Africa remains the home to a large proportion of the world’s population that is unbanked according to a 2017 World Bank Global Index survey. Many of those who are unbanked cite their lack of official identification particulars as one of the main reasons for their predicament.
2021-4-14 21:15 | |
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According to new data, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trade volumes in Kenya and Ghana surged in Q1 of 2021, with the two countries now ranked second and third respectively. On the other hand, volumes in South Africa, which occupied second place in 2020, dropped marginally.
2021-4-12 15:30 | |
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In an abrupt move, Binance South Africa announced on March 31 that all South African rand (ZAR) trading pairs will be delisted on April 2. The crypto exchange adds in a statement that “all trade orders will be automatically removed after 10.
2021-4-2 09:30 | |
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After a decade of launching, bitcoin may well be starting to serve the cash function at some scale across the world for global trade. For countries like South Africa for...
2020-9-23 15:02 | |
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Sub-saharan Africa now represents more than $15 million in combined weekly peer-to-peer trade following triple-digit growth over just a few months.
2020-7-1 04:17 | |
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trade in Sub-Saharan Africa has rallied, surpassing the previous combined volume record posted at the heights of 2017’s rally.
2020-5-7 16:01 | |
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Despite having the largest Bitcoin trade volume in Africa, Nigeria is the eighth country in the continent to welcome a Bitcoin ATM
2020-4-2 22:00 | |
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eToro, the popular trading platforms which allow users to trade traditional shares as well as crypto assets is planning to launch their debit card services in 2020. The trading platform is also looking to expand their service base in the United States, Hong Kong and Africa.
2020-1-16 19:03 | |
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The ongoing trade war between the U. S. and China may well be playing into the Socialist Republics’ hands. Having decoupled from its largest trade partner, Chinese enterprises are exploring more lucrative options in the Middle East and Africa with a basis in blockchain technology to help boost their self-sufficiency.
2019-11-21 04:15 | |
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Ex-CEO of Google Africa and WeWork South Africa GM Stafford Masie has argued that Bitcoin will revolutionize global trade
2019-10-18 11:01 | |
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Xago launches Ripple (XRP) only exchange for South Africa - CryptoNinjas Xago, a Cape Town-based blockchain startup company, announced today the launch of its Ripple (XRP) gateway and custom-built exchange for South Africa.
2019-10-9 20:16 | |
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Marco Polo, the parent company to R3 Corda, is welcoming its third partner in as many weeks, as MasterCard joins its vast network. In August, the largest bank in Africa, South Africa’s Standard Bank, and Logwin AG, a logistics company joined the R3 Corda blockchain platform too. MasterCard Joins Marco Polo In an official press […]
2019-9-5 17:21 | |
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According to CNBC Africa’s Ran NeuNer, TRON CEO Justin Sun was forbidden to take part in the Warren Buffett lunch due to the ongoing trade tensions between China and the United States. The unnamed source claims the Chinese government found Sun’s promotion of the lunch “provocative” and suggests it won’t take place at all.
2019-7-28 18:51 | |
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With a Free Trade Deal, Ripple and xRapid could be of use for African countries in ECOWAS. With collaboration, XRP can be a liquidity provider. The post With A Free Trade Deal, Ripple and xRapid Can Change Africa’s Fortunes appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-7-18 16:00 | |
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Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet.
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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CryptoNinjas Coincola, a Hong Kong bitcoin and cryptocurrency OTC marketplace and exchange announced that its P2P service with gift cards is now available. The new feature allowing users to trade bitcoin with a gift card was added recently to fulfill a highly desired request from users in Africa.
2019-5-28 11:06 | |
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South Africa’s iCE3X Crypto Exchange Adds Support For XRP The iCE3X digital trading platform has announced support for Ripple’s XRP token. This means that users can now trade XRP against Bitcoin as well as the local fiat currency, the South African Rand (ZAR).
2019-5-3 22:40 | |
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Private rhino horn owner John Hume, held South Africa’s first online rhino horn auction during 2017, a major event in the ongoing fight by private rhino owners to be able to sell legal horn stocks.
2019-4-24 19:09 | |
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The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform.
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Lesotho, South Africa, March 20, 2019 – HYBSE Lesotho (PTY) Ltd. (HYBSE) has launched its exchange today, which allows traders to exchange and trade all financial instruments on a distributed ledger technology (DLT).
2019-3-22 10:21 | |
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Lesotho, South Africa, March 21 2019 – HYBSE Lesotho (PTY) Ltd. (HYBSE) has launched its exchange today, which allows traders to exchange and trade all financial instruments on a distributed ledger technology (DLT).
2019-3-21 17:38 | |
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The bank also wants to use the platform to extend its business into China.
2019-3-1 21:08 | |
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The crypto winter that started toward the end of last year doesn’t appear to be showing signs of slowing down. Digital assets like bitcoin lost more than 80 percent of their value while the overall crypto market cap shrunk from over $600 billion in January 2018 to less than $138 billion in December 2018.
2019-2-15 20:17 | |
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Iran is holding talks with major European nations as well as Russia, South Africa and Bosnia on carrying trade through crypto transactions according to a very brief report by the... The post Iran in Crypto Talks with Germany, England, France, Switzerland appeared first on Trustnodes.
2019-1-30 19:39 | |
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Paxful Inc. , a peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange, is seeing significant growth in Africa. The U. S. -based company said Africans now accounted for the largest number of people buying and selling cryptocurrency on its platform, with average monthly transactions totaling $64.
2018-11-2 05:45 | |
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London-based ONEm Communications has announced the launch of its mCoin program across Africa. Designed to be a hybrid currency, mCoin is a digital currency that can be transferred over text or through the smartphone app.
2018-9-25 21:26 | |
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Since the rise of cryptocurrencies, they have been looked at as a way not only to maintain trade but also to keep assets out of harm’s way. That has been especially true in highly conflict-prone countries and places with unstable economies.
2018-9-21 00:49 | |
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A study published Wednesday in Science Advances detailed a creative approach to stopping the illegal ivory trade. While our awareness of the problem has grown in recent years, it hasn’t slowed demand.
2018-9-20 03:16 | |
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Blockchain can transform the supply chain. By using blockchain, small- and medium-size businesses (SMEs) around the world can obtain $1 trillion in trade financing, according to Sept. 13 whitepaper by World Economic Forum and consulting firm Bain & Co.
2018-9-15 23:00 | |
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International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association.
2018-7-31 19:50 | |
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The Build on Bitcoin (BOB) coin has experienced a remarkable surge in value, signalling one of its most significant price movements in recent months. At press time, BOB was trading at approximately $0.
The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of stability following days of heavy selling pressure. Bitcoin reclaimed the $93k level a few hours ago, adding 7% to its value in the last 24 hours. The recent positive performance comes amid renewed bets that the Federal Reserve is nearing its first rate cut of the cycle. Fed […]
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Bitcoin faces a pivotal point as price approaches the key $98,000 Fibonacci level that could confirm reversal momentum or trigger deeper corrective movement.
Onchain news site, Lookonchain reported that a big Bitcoin whale, who did a huge leveraged short, has capitulated on a huge position of around $91 million.
Bitcoin could be preparing to turn a corner after a period of seasonal weakness, according to BTIG chief technical strategist Jonathan Krinsky. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has climbed steadily in recent sessions, and analysts suggest historical patterns may support further strength into the year-end.
Bitcoin maintained a foothold above the $88,500 support region this week, staging a recovery move after forming a near-term base. The cryptocurrency climbed above $91,000, reaching a weekly peak of $91,878 before pausing and drifting lower.