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ZachXBT Tiffany Milanovich allegations have drawn attention across the crypto security community after the on-chain

VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani says South Africa’s proposed cross-border crypto rules could unintentionally drive users,

Michael Saylor says he used ChatGPT while designing financial products that helped Strategy build roughly

South Africa is proposing new reporting requirements for cryptocurrency transferred from authorised local platforms to

Africa-founded fintech Yellow Card has raised $40 million to expand its stablecoin and dollar-payment infrastructure

Coinbase recognises Kenya and Nigeria as supported markets for selected cryptocurrency and USDC services, but

Nigeria has clarified that eligible cryptocurrency companies will pay the standard 30% corporate income tax

ETHSafari is celebrating five years of connecting African blockchain builders, founders and communities with the

Kenya’s examinations council has anchored more than 15 million academic records on Avalanche. The KNEC

Nigeria crypto tax guidelines are now officially here, marking a major shift in how digital

BlockCoop SACCO is combining tokenised shares, blockchain governance, digital asset-backed loans and everyday payments to

Kenya’s new virtual asset regulations establish a clear process for freezing and seizing cryptocurrency linked

August has often been a volatile and difficult month for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Here is

A Coldcard firmware flaw linked to a $70 million Bitcoin theft is a reminder that

Bitcoin may cost tens of thousands of dollars, but beginners can buy a small fraction.

The Nairobi Securities Exchange and Tether have signed an MoU to explore tokenised securities, faster

Kenya will require licensed crypto companies to operate for at least three years before applying

Public Claude conversations appeared in Google and Bing search results, triggering claims of a major

BitMart and BitMEX have announced plans to shut down their crypto exchanges. We examine the

BitMEX shutting down marks the end of one of the most influential chapters in cryptocurrency

Kenya has officially gazetted its Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, introducing licensing, capital and compliance

Kenyan authorities have frozen approximately KSh115 million after tracing USDT transfers, exchange accounts and bank

Datavault AI has committed $5 million to the Mandela Dollar stablecoin, supporting its infrastructure, compliance

Kenya AI Copyright Ruling is one of Africa’s most significant legal decisions on artificial intelligence

The Bank of Tanzania is finalising regulations covering cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and virtual assets as the

The 2026 FIFA World Cup drove record activity across prediction markets, introducing new users to

Gridless CEO Erik Hersman speaks to Blockwisely about using surplus renewable energy for Bitcoin mining,

Nigeria’s virtual assets executive order has introduced a new system for coordinating cryptocurrency and digital-asset

Blockwisely speaks with documentary filmmaker Meave Akinyi about Kibera’s growing Bitcoin circular economy, where residents

Imagine This… You bought Bitcoin a few months ago. Shortly after your purchase, the price

Crypto does not automatically pass to your family when you die. Here is how crypto

Btrust has awarded Bitcoin developer grants in Africa to seven contributors from Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria,

The SARB crypto payment frameworks are beginning to take shape. The South African Reserve Bank

The United Nations Development Programme is moving its blockchain-based payment work with the Stellar Development

Swift has activated a blockchain-based shared ledger that will allow 17 major banks to test

Trump-linked entities reported approximately $636 million in income from the $TRUMP memecoin, while Nansen estimated

Circle Ventures has made a strategic investment in Flutterwave as the payments company expands its

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is procuring a blockchain analytics platform to monitor virtual asset transactions,

Nigeria received an estimated $59 billion in cryptocurrency value between July 2023 and June 2024,

African crypto company Busha has entered a strategic partnership with Women in DeFi to expand

Paystack has launched Paystack Index, an experimental product that allows users in Nigeria to ask

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks, fintech companies, mobile-money operators and other licensed

Visa and African payments company Onafriq are testing the use of stablecoins to settle mobile-money

The South African Revenue Service has published a draft guide explaining how existing income-tax and

Standard Chartered has partnered with stablecoin issuer Circle to give eligible institutional clients direct access

The stablecoin industry may be on the verge of its biggest transformation since the launch

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted seven additional digital asset and fintech companies

BNB Chain has launched BNB Agent Studio, a developer toolkit designed to make it easier

On July 1, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked the operating licences of

Bitcoin Nairobi Conference 2026 focused on practical Bitcoin adoption, from buying lunch with satoshis to

For years, Bitcoin’s place in an investment portfolio was often debated against gold. Supporters called

Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation is an EU law, but its effects extend far beyond

Venture capital is becoming increasingly selective in 2026, and one trend is impossible to ignore:

Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of Binance, is now estimated to be wealthier than Microsoft

South African airline LIFT has added cryptocurrency payments to its online booking platform, allowing customers

Kenyan lawmakers have raised concerns over a proposal that would require stablecoin issuers to keep

Rwanda and Nigeria have signed a regulatory cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening their capital markets,

The Daya funding round highlights growing investor confidence in Africa’s fintech infrastructure sector. Nigerian startup

Cape Verde’s goalless draw with Spain turned a 6.3% prediction-market outcome into reality. The result

In Part 1, we explained what prediction markets are, how people make money from them,

Early-stage Web3 startups often assume that product development is their biggest challenge. Founders focus on

Victoria, Seychelles, June 11, 2026 – Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has announced two new initiatives: the

Robotaxi industry: For years, robotaxis have been one of Silicon Valley’s most ambitious promises. Technology

Nigeria’s broadband subscribers: Nigeria has reached a major milestone in its digital transformation journey. According

Prediction markets are becoming popular because they give people a way to trade real-world outcomes.

Nigeria’s crypto story is no longer just about trading Bitcoin, chasing altcoins, or surviving exchange

Ripple has made a strategic investment in Flutterwave as part of the African payments company’s

In a deal that could redefine the future of software development and artificial intelligence, SpaceX

The Bank of Ghana has ordered banks, payment service providers, and other regulated financial institutions

Stablecoins are popular because they feel simple. You can hold USDT, USDC, or another dollar-linked

Zimbabwe has introduced its first dedicated cryptocurrency rules as digital asset adoption continues to grow

Crypto users wanted a piece of SpaceX. But the demand was so high that some

For years, stablecoins have mostly been discussed in crypto circles. Traders used them to move

Binance has committed $250,000 to support frontline Ebola response efforts in Uganda and the Democratic

Wall Street could be heading for one of its biggest technology shifts yet. Edwin Mata,

Gate.com added prediction market access earlier in 2026 when it integrated Polymarket into its app.

The crypto market entered June with confidence. Bitcoin had already survived many warnings. Spot Bitcoin

When Donald Trump returned to the White House on 20 January 2025, many crypto investors

Western Union has officially launched its own stablecoin. The global money transfer giant has introduced

A South African court has made one of the country’s most important Bitcoin rulings yet.

The United States has sanctioned several Iranian crypto exchanges in one of its strongest actions

The Trust Wallet inheritance scam is one of the fastest-growing crypto scams targeting users on

For years, conversations about blockchain adoption in Africa have often been reduced to a simple

NALA has secured a credit facility of up to $50 million to scale its stablecoin-powered

Binance is no longer trying to be just a crypto exchange. The world’s largest crypto

MoneyGram has officially entered the stablecoin race. The global money transfer company has launched MGUSD,

Success stories often look simple from the outside. People see the title. They see the

An anonymous plaintiff has filed one of the strangest Bitcoin lawsuits ever seen. A plaintiff

Sui is facing fresh questions about reliability after its blockchain suffered another network outage. The

Arsenal’s Premier League win has pushed its crypto partner Bitpanda back into the spotlight. But

Bitcoin’s fall to around $72.6K triggered nearly $935 million in crypto liquidations, showing how quickly

An unknown Bitcoin holder has burned about 107 BTC worth over $8 million by sending

Kenya’s digital payments and crypto sector is warning that Finance Bill 2026 tax proposals could

Kenya’s M-Pesa is exploring blockchain integration through a partnership with the ADI Foundation. The move

Kenya’s mobile money platform M-Pesa is exploring blockchain integration through a partnership with ADI Foundation,

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A Namibian High Court judge has revoked bail for eight missing suspects in a major

Gate has integrated Polymarket into its app, giving users a simpler way to access prediction

Busha has launched a new crypto-backed card product that allows users across Africa to spend

South Africa’s Bafana Bafana and Scotland’s national football team are entering the world of blockchain-powered