SA gaming startup, Skrmiish, bases new gaming app on BTC blockchain to monetise winnings
Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Skrmiish, a gaming technology startup, has launched an app embedded with BTC blockchain to…
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Mastercard Partners with Bakkt to Enable Cryptocurrency into its Payment Platforms
Mastercard has sealed a multifaceted partnership with Bakkt to enable buying, selling and holding cryptocurrency, likewise delivering unique, crypto-centric loyalty…
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Tesla hints it may soon resume support for crypto payments
Tesla, the major electric vehicle manufacturer headed by Dogecoin (DOGE) proselytizer Elon Musk, has hinted that it may soon look…
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PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Says He Wishes He’d Invested More in Bitcoin
PayPal and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has stated that he regrets not investing enough in Bitcoin. During an event in…
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Nigeria gets first local blockchain infrastructure
As African governments grapple to manage economies digitally, integrated digital payment and e-commerce company, Interswitch, has tipped blockchain technology to…
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Crypto Analyst, Techdev That Said $200-300K Bitcoin ‘Looks Programmed’ Still Says BTC Price ‘Nowhere Near a Top’
On Wednesday, just before bitcoin surpassed the digital asset’s all-time high (ATH), the crypto analyst known as “Techdev” says the…
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Bitcoin soars to all-time high, shoots past $66,000
In what may seem like a pat on the shoulder to investors who are bullish on Bitcoin, the world’s leading…
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Crypto adoption in Africa continues to grow
Crypto adoption in Africa continues to grow at a rapid pace, with Luno today announcing that 45% of one million…
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Some of Africa’s largest banks are using a new blockchain-based payments processor
To solve problems African businesses have when settling payments within the continent, convince banks to transition from centralized systems to…
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Crypto adoption in Africa continues to grow with Luno’s 45% increase in customers
Crypto adoption in Africa continues to grow at a rapid pace, with Luno today announcing that 45% of one million…
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Global Cryptocurrency Market Cap Touches Historic High of $2.5 Trillion as Bitcoin Value Rallies over $60,000
The market capitalisation of all the cryptocurrencies put together has crossed a milestone of $2.5 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,87,42,625 crores)…
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The Next Wave: Is Decentralised Finance the key to Africa’s economic liberation?
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) doesn’t only take power away from traditional governmental institutions and corporations, it also may provide an opportunity…
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North Vancouver May Use Bitcoin Mining to Generate Heat, in 2022
The Canadian city of North Vancouver is considering Bitcoin mining as a way to generate and provide heat to its…
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Bitcoin Scammers Targeting iPhone Users via Dating Apps Like Tinder, Bumble: Report
Sophos cybersecurity researchers identified a Bitcoin wallet filled with tokens worth $1.4 million (roughly Rs. 10 crores) that were collected…
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Jack Dorsey Says Square Is Looking to Build a Bitcoin Mining System
Square Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Friday the fintech firm is looking to build a Bitcoin mining system…
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Following China’s crackdown, the United States has become the world’s largest bitcoin mining center
According to data published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance in the United Kingdom, the United States has surpassed…
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Crypto start-up Bitmama closes pre-seed round
African blockchain company Bitmama has closed a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by Flori Ventures, with participation from Nigeria-based investment fund Emergence Capital, Fedha Capital, and…
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Payments giant Stripe says its reentering the crypto market
Payments company Stripe announced it’s building out a new crypto team to help build out the “future of Web3 payments,” according to…
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Bitcoin Gets Closer to $60,000, Dogecoin Value Continues to Slip
Bitcoin continues to one-up its previous days best and moves past $57,000 (roughly Rs. 42 lakhs) for the first time…
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Crypto remittances are a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable
Cryptocurrency remittances are a lifeline for Afghans after the abrupt U.S. withdrawal led to Western Union temporarily ceasing operations and…
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EMURGO Africa to Support 100 Local Startups Within 3 Years
EMURGO – the official commercial arm and a founding entity of the Cardano blockchain – previously announced the launch of a new wholly-owned Cardano ecosystem…
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Peer-to-peer trading is driving Africa’s digital money revolution
Peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading platforms are now the engine of growth as Africa pulls ahead of the rest of the…
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New Zealand Might Launch Its Own Digital Currency
“New Zealand’s central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its…
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Pan-African fintech startup KamPay launches blockchain-based payments, lottery platform
Pan-African fintech startup KamPay has launched a blockchain-based financial platform that is at the same time a payment system, a…
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Bitcoin Price Climbs to Highest in Nearly Two Weeks
Bitcoin rose on Friday to its highest level since around mid-September, bolstered in part by seasonal factors as well as…
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South Africans Are “Extremely Bullish” About Crypto – Luno
Cryptocurrency buying and selling platform Luno has conducted a survey of over 1000 of its customers in South Africa in August…
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Egyptian blockchain platform Pravica raises investment to drive decentralised identity
Cairo based Pravica, a communication platform using Blockchain technology to empower user privacy and security through decentralised identity, has announced an investment…
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Top 10 Types of Cryptocurrency You Ought to Know
Cryptocurrency became a mainstream term when Bitcoin exploded in the early twenty-tens, a term that continues to gain relevance as…
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Twitter accelerates again with Bitcoin tips, NFTs, recorded Spaces, creator fund and more
Twitter’s slate of new product announcements is not slowing down. The company today introduced a number of new initiatives aimed…
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Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste
Bitcoin mining produces electronic waste (e-waste) annually comparable to the small IT equipment waste of a place like the Netherlands,…
