REGULATION | Blockchain Tokenization Platform, Yeshara Tokens, Gets Admitted into the Capital Markets Authority of Kenya Regulatory Sandbox

The Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA Kenya) has admitted Yeshara Tokens Limited into the Capital Markets Authority Regulatory Sandbox to test Yeshara Tokens, an innovative blockchain-enabled real estate tokenization…

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS [DEADLINE: DECEMBER 27 2024] | Apply for The Btrust Builders’ 2025 ₿OSS Cohort

Btrust Builders, in collaboration with Chaincode Labs, is issuing a final call for applications to the 2025 Builders January Cohort. This part-time, three-month, fully remote program is designed to identify…

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INTRODUCING | Verda Ventures and Opera Unveil $40 Million MiniPay Fund for Blockchain Startups in Emerging Markets

Verda Ventures, a global venture capital firm specializing in blockchain, has unveiled a $40 million initiative in collaboration with Opera, a web browser company, to back blockchain startups in emerging…

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FUNDING | South African NeoBank, TymeBank, Raises $250 Million To Become Africa’s Latest Unicorn

South African neobank, TymeBank, has raised $250 million in a Series D round which brought its valuation to $1.5 billion. TymeBank joins Nigeria’s MoniePoint as the latest African fintech to…

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FINTECH AFRICA | Rwanda Unveils 5-Year National Fintech Strategy – Brings All Stakeholders Together to Solve Fintech Challenges

Rwanda has officially unveiled its National Fintech Strategy, designed to guide Rwanda’s fintech development from 2024 to 2029. The plan, launched by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, in partnership…

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INTRODUCING | Binance Wallet Launches Binance Alpha to Spotlight Promising Projects and Enhance Pre-Listing Transparency

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, has announced the launch of Binance Alpha, a platform within Binance Wallet (previously known as Binance Web3 Wallet) designed…

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MILESTONE | Bitcoin Has Processed Over 1 Billion Transactions While Settling Over $130 Trillion Since Inception

Bitcoin’s journey to a $100,000 price milestone spanned over 5,200 trading days, hitting a market cap briefly exceeding $2 trillion, highlighting the network’s resilience and steady evolution, says a new…

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REGULATION | EFCC Nigeria Busts Up Crypto Fraud Syndicate in Lagos, Arrests 193 Foreign Nationals

The Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 193 foreign nationals in a busted operation against a cybercrime and cryptocurrency fraud syndicate in the city of Lagos, Nigeria.…

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FUNDING | Nigerian Fintech, JuicyWay, Raises $3 Million to Provide FX Exchange Using Stablecoins

JuicyWay, a Nigerian cross-border payments startup that assists businesses in obtaining foreign exchange for international transactions, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding. We just raised a $3m pre-seed to…

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MILESTONE | M-PESA Now Has Over 90,000 Developers Building Mobile Money Integrations on the Platform

Safaricom’s leading mobile money platform, M-PESA, gained over 500,000 new users between October and November 2024, bringing its total user base to 34 million in Kenya alone. This represents a…

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