Video; Interview With Hetal Patel Head of Venture Growth for Mercy Corps Ventures
On the sidelines of the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, our team in partnership with BitKE interviewed Hetal Patel Head of Venture Growth for Mercy Corps Ventures. In this [...]
Celo Camp Batch 5 Teams Announced
In 2020, the Celo Foundation in partnership with Upright launched an 8-week virtual acceleration and mentorship program dubbed Celo Camp. This week, the two organizations announced the participants selected for its [...]Bitcoin Hits a 10-month Low of Below $30,000
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $30,000 on Tuesday as both traditional financial markets and cryptocurrencies suffered from a sell-off caused by the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary tightening as well as recession fears. [...]
Swiss Blockchain NEAR Foundation launches regional hub in Kenya
NEAR Foundation, the Swiss non-profit that oversees the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, has launched a regional hub in Kenya dedicated to blockchain innovation. The new hub has [...]Will Kenya take the lead in crypto regulation, or throttle opportunities for financial inclusion while its neighbours thrive?
In Kenya, 68 per cent of the total population is under the age of 35. This group is entering the workforce at unprecedented speed and scale, but the formal economy [...]
Call for Entries Sankore announces 2nd Edition of Nairobi Web3 pitch competition
Nairobi-headquartered blockchain community Sankore has announced the launch of its second edition of pitch competition targeting startups building solutions in the blockchain space. According to Sankore, the main objective of [...]Crypto Exchange Binance Wins Regulatory Approval in France
Crypto exchange, Binance, has won regulatory approval in France, allowing it to operate its cryptocurrency exchange in France. The approval makes France the first major European nation to give Binance [...]Bank of Uganda Blacklists All Cryptocurrency Dealers
The Bank of Uganda(BOU) has warned all licensed entities under the National Payments Systems Act to desist from facilitating crypto-currency transactions. “We have noted press reports and adverts advising the [...]
Afriex Raises US$10M for its Cash Transfer Platform
Afriex, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised US$10 million for its blockchain money transfer programme as it aims to overrun competition. The global cash transfer business is currently dominated by [...]BitLipa and Evai Announce Crypto Rating Partnership
Bitlipa, a Fiat to Crypto on and off ramp and Evai today announced that the companies have entered into a symbiotic partnership that will allow members and users of the [...]Interview with Founder-CEO of NFT Market Place Ari Swap
On the sidelines of the inaugural #CeloConnect conference in Barcelona, our team caught up with Alex Rodriguez, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ari Swap Corp. is a Decentralized Social Blockchain company [...]
Metaverse Economy Could Be $10 Trillion Plus Citi Report
Citi recently released a new Global Perspectives Solutions (Citi GPS) report titled Metaverse and Money: Decrypting the Future. The report was released on the sidelines of Citi's 9th Annual Digital [...]
