Written by Matthew Sparkes El Salvador has officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender. Draft legislation may soon lead Panama down the same path, while China, the US and the UK are investigating launching their own cryptocurrencies. Here’s what you need to know. Why are countries adopting bitcoin? President Nayib Bukele hopes bitcoin will alleviate El Salvador’s prickliest…
Written by Matthew Sparkes PayPal has two decades of experience in online payments and manages 403 million user accounts. So, it caused ripples when it announced on 23 August it would allow UK customers to buy and sell four cryptocurrencies: bitcoin prices rose to a three-month high. But will this – and last October’s roll-out in…
My co-founders and I launched Bridge Network earlier this year. We have a combined 12 years of experience working with some form of Blockchain and I dare say that we’re the right combination of experience and grit to make a case for Bridge network and its impact on the Blockchain economy. Bridge Network is a…
The cryptocurrency market is more versatile than you’d think. Written by Laura van der Most If you’ve been out of the crypto game for a while, here’s what’s been happening: major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red, retirees protest El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, and Honduras opened its first cryptocurrency ATM. Basically, business as usual in…
The challenge for any organization in the world right now is to figure out how to maximize the efficiency of its operations using IoT technologies while reducing all possible risks, ideally, to zero, writes David Balaban; a computer security researcher. Let us take a look at potential IoT device connectivity issues in companies, review the…
Cardano, the cryptocurrency that could become the most valuable in the cyber world Written by Alto Nivel In contention with global leaders, virtual currency challenges bitcoin and ether. The Cardano platform could become the most valuable in the ‘ cyber world ‘ with its virtual currency ( ADA ), even surpassing current market leaders such as bitcoin or etherum by increasing its value by 1000% during this 2021….
Largest-Ever Data Centre Expansion in Africa to Cost $500M Across 10 Countries Written by Luis Monzon Africa Data Centres, one of the continent’s leading carrier-neutral co-location data centre providers, has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. According to a statement today released…
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggested the new move in July by calling Bitcoin a “big part” of the platform’s future. Written by Jagmeet Singh Twitter May Soon Let Users Add Bitcoin, Ethereum Addresses to Their Profiles for Tips Twitter is found to be working on allowing users to add Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their…
South African Property Firm First to Accept Crypto for Rental Deposits Written by Luis Monzon Quorum Holdings, an affordable residential and student housing specialist is the first property firm in South Africa to accept rental deposits in cryptocurrency tokens and to allow prospective tenants to potentially benefit from an increase in value. While rental deposits…
Property (Proptech) technology to disrupt Africa’s real estate sector – Analysts Written by Yinka Okeowo While the real estate sector increasingly values data as the new gold; the analysis and usability of the data is what will set apart industry leaders from their peers. Africa’s Property Technology (Proptech) sector is ramping up and is a key component…
Nigeria to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency ‘eNaira’ in Partnership With Bitt Nigeria barred banks and financial institutions from dealing in or facilitating transactions in cryptocurrencies in February. Nigeria will work with Bitt as a technical partner in its bid to launch its own cryptocurrency, the “eNaira”, the Central Bank said on Monday. The Central Bank…
CryptoPunks blasts past $1 billion in lifetime sales as NFT speculation surges Written by Lucas Matney The big thing If I could, I would probably write about NFTs in this newsletter every week. I generally stop myself from actually doing so because I try my best to make this newsletter a snapshot of what’s important…
Kenyans lead the world in peer to peer crypto trade Written By Conrad Onyango Kenyans are trading cryptocurrencies directly with each other (“peer to peer transactions” or P2P) more than elsewhere in the world. Residents of other African countries are also jumping at the opportunity to cushion remittances and cross-border businesses from costly transfer fees and…
Egyptian car parts marketplace Odiggo raises $2.2m expansion funding Written By TOM JACKSON Egyptian startup Odiggo, a digital marketplace for automotive spare parts, has closed a US$2.2 million funding round to help it continue to expand into new markets. Founded in 2018 by Ahmed Omar and Ahmed Nasser, Odiggo links customers with vendors in order to purchase…
Facebook Bringing Voice and Video Calls Back to the Main App Written by DAVE LECLAIR Facebook has splintered chat away from the main Facebook app to move people over to its Messenger app. However, the company is looking to bring people back to the primary Facebook app by adding voice and video calls. Bloomberg is reporting that…
Tunisia’s Junior Robotics Lab scaling cloud-based learning platform across borders Written by TOM JACKSON Having started life as a simple robotics club, Tunisian ed-tech startup Junior Robotics Lab now has resellers in various African and European markets, and is targeting further growth. Born in 2017 as an organiser of robotics clubs, with kids starting from…
Crypto-currency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs Challenges include a lack of reliable internet and a lack of financial literacy. Written by Eugene Yiga Africa is booming in terms of cryptocurrency adoption, according to the 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report by Chainalysis – a blockchain analysis company that provides data, software, services, and research…
Unlocking the potential of blockchain technology Written by Zach Winn Algorand uses a unique architecture developed by MIT Professor Silvio Micali to offer a decentralized, secure, and scalable blockchain. The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a country of around 50,000 people spread across more than 1,000 islands in a remote part of the Pacific…
The Six Biggest Blockchain Trends Everyone Should Know About In 2021 Written by Bernard Marr Blockchain has been one of the most talked-about tech trends of the last few years. As with many other trends that were important before the pandemic hit, it didn’t make as many headlines in 2021 as it has done previously….
As the market for Virtual Reality (VR) is growing rapidly, these are the 5 VR Startups to Watch in 2021 Written By Adriaan Brits The market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology, which uses advanced displays and movement-tracking to immerse its users in a particular experience, is set to grow at a rapid clip in the coming…
Flutterwave, a global payments solutions business based in Africa has collaborated with Visa to launch GetBarter. This is an app that lets consumers and merchants to pay and collect payments home and abroad. This GetBarter application is a lifestyle payment solution that functions globally with an existing user base in countries like South Africa, Kenya,…
Wearables are having the time of their lives in the clinical world, moving beyond the regular status of being “a consumer tech and wellness product.” Apple changed things in the digital health world last year September when it revealed that the latest Apple Watch would provide direct-to-consumer electrocardiogram app. Months later, Alphabet life sciences arm…
As you read this, a recent college graduate is lecturing a robot on how to empty the machine for washing dishes. That the society we exist in. This amazingly interesting career settles a lot of bills and is just one in a huge list of fantastic emerging technology jobs of 2019. What is the brain…
American multinational financial services corporation, VISA Inc is currently undergoing expansion of its Fintech Fast-Track Programme in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region in an effort to develop the future game changers in digital payment solutions. Already existing in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, the programme offers innovative Fintechs with…
TymeBank, BankZero and Discovery Bank being introduced will definitely rejuvenate the industry and ensure customers have better choices to make. It should also aid the existing banks to succumb to improving on their customer value propositions and customer experiences. Doing this, we should expect better focus from the popular banks on their several digital channels….
Technology has changed the way we acquire education degrees. According to our research and online interviews, experts believe that many employers pay more attention to skills without college degrees than those with college degrees but this is most likely applicable to those in the technology field. Here are what experts think about the effects of…
OUTLINE What is Ethereum? Understanding what Ethereum is for beginners. Who is the inventor and what inspired him to create ethereum. Technology behind Ethereum. What ethereum is used for and how does it work? What are the benefits of Ethereum decentralized Platform? What’s the drawback of decentralized applications? I want to develop an app. How…
The blockchain technology has been one of the greatest emerging technologies over the years. Blockchain has witnessed a significant trend of 2017 including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, augmented reality are moving from the niche space to more prominent usage in the industry. The meaning of blockchain and its technicality guide cannot be over-emphasized. You can refer to…
In our previous post, we wrote about a broad overview of what blockchain is and its technicality guide. Today, I will list and explain the underlying technology of blockchain. There may be a few other more which we may not cover in this post. But our focus is on the main technology found in the…