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Kenya’s cryptocurrency users could face stricter identity checks as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pushes

Kenya gave cryptocurrency businesses one year to comply with its new licensing law. That deadline

Nearly $6.7 billion in stablecoin supply disappeared in just one week, marking the crypto market’s

What began as an attempt to support a Kenyan prediction market turned into a frustrating

Imagine having nearly $5 million worth of cryptocurrency in your wallet. You decide to sell

For months, Donald Trump has been one of cryptocurrency’s most influential political supporters. His administration

Imagine stealing billions of dollars, only to discover that complete strangers are sending you more

Binance has revealed that the hackers behind its $6.34 billion cryptocurrency security breach spent months

Kenya’s cryptocurrency market reportedly processed approximately KSh740 billion ($5.7 billion) in transactions during the 12

Arbitrum’s Security Council has moved approximately $30 million in cryptocurrency linked to the Binance hack

Google has successfully generated an artificial intelligence response using a data-center-class AI processor aboard a

OPay, one of Nigeria’s largest digital payments companies, has withdrawn its planned $304 million initial

Binance customers withdrew a net $3.64 billion in cryptocurrency after the exchange began restoring withdrawal

Bitcoin fell about 7.3% in October 2026, ending near $77,400. Learn why Uptober failed and

Binance offers Kenyan P2P merchants 70 USDT activation vouchers, monthly incentives and rewards for qualifying

Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after a $6.3 billion hack and says 95% of affected assets

India Blockchain Week 2026 takes place November 1–2 in Mumbai, bringing global Web3 leaders together

Binance reports a $6.3 billion security breach and $3 billion in frozen crypto assets. Here's

Researchers say a 30,000-qubit quantum computer could crack Bitcoin keys in one hour. Learn what

Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launch JQQQ, a Nasdaq-100-linked blockchain fund on Stellar. Learn how it

Circle Ventures invests in CrissCross through Stitch Group to expand stablecoin-powered payments across 30+ African

Bitcoin Core updates its security policy as AI makes software bugs easier to discover. Learn

South Africa plans to revise controversial crypto regulations after thousands of objections from industry players

AI-assisted researchers discover two critical PHP vulnerabilities affecting website servers. Learn which versions need urgent

Anthropic reportedly recorded an $80.7 billion net loss in early 2026, mostly from accounting charges.

India Blockchain Week returns on November 1–2, 2026, at Fairmont Mumbai, introducing two forums focused

France advances a 31.4% capital gains tax proposal targeting crypto-to-stablecoin swaps. Learn what could change

Stablecoin transfers reached $891 billion in Q3 2026 as major banks tested blockchain payments, according

Russia tightens crypto regulations, restricting self-custody wallet transfers and direct P2P trading from July 2027.

Zoom introduces Proof of Human badges using World ID biometric verification to combat AI deepfakes

Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund that could support communities

Qubic halts its blockchain after an attacker steals $1.4 million from 1,404 wallets. Discover what

Stablecoin remittances in Africa could cost 66% less than traditional transfers, a new report finds.

A crypto scammer reportedly loses $4.8 million in Bitcoin after using tampered Ledger wallets. Here's

FIFA-linked prediction market ADI Predictstreet faces scrutiny after an investigation flagged $108 million in trading

Crypto market loses $100 billion as Bitcoin slides towards $80,000, Ethereum and XRP decline, and

Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 opens at Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi on October 15, bringing

Ledger has confirmed a physical supply-chain attack in which malicious hardware was implanted inside some

Walapay has raised $4.6 million in seed funding to expand its global payments infrastructure, including

Enugu Blockchain Week 2026 has been cancelled around the time it was due to begin,

Luno customers in Kenya are currently unable to deposit or withdraw Kenyan shillings because of

Crypto businesses already operating in Kenya when the country’s virtual-asset law began are approaching a

Crypto businesses already operating in Kenya when the country’s virtual-asset law began are approaching a

Lumepay enters Kenya, offering businesses multi-currency accounts, faster cross-border payments, native KES settlement and transparent

Mastercard’s latest Dreamonomics research found that 34% of surveyed Nigerian SMEs accept cryptocurrency, far above

Approved institutions can now mint and redeem ZARU through BlockTower’s new self-service platform, giving businesses

Kenyan fintech Cloud9 has secured $500,000 from Alliance as it expands cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts

An ICO sells crypto tokens, while an IPO sells shares in a company. This beginner-friendly

NEAR Intents recovered the full $3.8 million lost in an October exploit after identifying the

BitMine Immersion Technologies has built an Ethereum treasury of more than 6 million ETH, giving

Africa Prediction Markets Summit 2026 brings institutional leaders, regulators, investors and builders to Cape Town

Web3Bridge has clarified that it is not shutting down after a recent announcement caused confusion.

After seven years of training blockchain developers in Africa, Web3Bridge appears to be ending its

Bitcoin has rebounded from a seven-day low near $82,500 and is trading around $83,000 as

Bitget has resumed Bitcoin withdrawals after a $388 million security breach, while investigators focus on

South Africa’s rand-backed ZARU stablecoin is now supported on Circle StableFX, enabling 24/7 on-chain FX

Bitget says approximately $351.6 million in crypto was affected after attackers compromised part of its

Nigeria has taken third place in Chainalysis’ 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index while ranking first

Two women have been charged in Nairobi over their alleged involvement in the QVSE investment

Nigeria’s evolving virtual-asset regulation are bringing crypto deeper into the formal financial system and creating

Forget football. Startup World Cup gives founders a global competition of their own, with African

VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani says at least R2.2 billion in potential crypto investment has been

More than three million Ghanaians are estimated to use or participate in virtual assets, according

Daya has added Sui as a settlement rail in Nigeria, allowing businesses to move supported

Ethiopian Electric Power has reduced Bitcoin miners to 23% of their contracted electricity as falling

Nigeria’s biggest-ever public offer turned investment apps into the front door of the capital market.

Ghana’s SEC sandbox now includes gold tokenisation, gold custody and commodity exchange pilots involving Africoin

AI agents in payments could become the next major shift in Africa’s digital economy, changing

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has named Just Markets, QVSE, CBEX and 12 other entities in

Africa Bitcoin Corporation has appointed Stafford Masie as interim CEO after three senior figures received

TerraPay Alipay integration could become one of the biggest digital-wallet stories for Africa this year.

UNICEF has added blockchain education to a new financial literacy course for young people, with

South Africa’s rand-backed stablecoin ZARU has added Absa to its banking network, giving the project

VALR, Luno, AltCoinTrader and EasyEquities have joined the CATASTROPHE coalition to oppose proposed South African

Nigeria’s crypto industry has called for changes to the SEC’s proposed digital asset rules, including

PAPSS Africa payments are becoming one of the most important stories in the continent’s digital

Celo has expanded cNGN-USDT liquidity on Uniswap, giving users another way to trade between the

The Liquid Network hack has raised fresh concerns about the security of Bitcoin sidechains after

Nomba cross-border payments are becoming a bigger story in African fintech after the Nigerian company

The FCMB insider threat case has reopened a bigger conversation about banking security in Nigeria.

Bybit NGN P2P users can no longer use eight selected Nigerian payment methods on the

Universal Merchant Bank has become Ghana’s first bank approved to serve eligible virtual-asset businesses through

Ugandan software engineer Kizza Fredrich Kibalama is building DoxaUSD with a vision of making digital

Nigeria’s SEC has proposed tougher crypto custody rules, including a requirement that at least 80%

The Bank of Ghana has launched NaVALI, a nationwide virtual-asset literacy programme designed to help

Ghana has launched a Virtual Assets Coordinating Committee bringing together financial, security and policy regulators

Regulators from Ghana, Uganda and Mauritius are discussing greater coordination on stablecoin oversight as Africa’s

AI agent safety moved from theory into the physical, legal and cybersecurity worlds during the

Nigeria sovereign cloud plans have entered a more practical phase. NITDA has inaugurated a taskforce

Nigeria satellite expansion has entered a new phase after the Federal Executive Council approved the

Nvidia AI chip demand accelerated again in the company’s fiscal second quarter, strengthening the argument

Lisk is shutting down its blockchain and DAO, closing a chapter of ecosystem funding and

Bitcoin briefly moved above $81,000 as a sharp August rally continued, with short liquidations, macro

VALR has launched a crypto-backed borrowing product that lets eligible users access liquidity without selling

A disputed university election pushed Adedayo Akinpelu to rethink how critical software earns trust. Those

The South African Reserve Bank is investigating Kastelo over suspected exchange-control breaches involving about R4

NoOnes is winding down operations, leaving P2P traders across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and other African

Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 will take place in Nairobi from October 15–17, bringing founders, investors,

Blockchain.com has confirmed its admission into Nigeria SEC’s crypto regulatory sandbox through its local entity,

Austria’s financial regulator has fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of MiCA rules involving white-paper timing