UK Bans Sale of Crypto-derivatives for retail traders
The United Kingdom has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) related to crypto assets effective January 6, 2021. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on Tuesday that [...]
Bitcoin Trades higher After SEC chair praises Blockchain
The World Investor Week (WIW) 2020 has kicked off with capital markets regulators across the world educating and engaging the public on relevant investing topics. Amid this, Bitcoin prices rose [...]Bitzlato pays up to $20 per referred user
To celebrate its launch in Kenya and its partnership with Kenyan Wall Street media platform, Bitzlato is announcing a huge competition for its users from the African continent. Bitzlato is [...]
Performance of Bitcoin Vs Gold in the last 5 Years
If you invested $10 in Bitcoin 10 years ago, you would be a millionaire now. Never before could you make so much money in a decade.Is Bitcoin still worth investing [...]Report Ranks Kenya, SA Nigeria Among World's Top 10 Countries in Cryptocurrency Adoption
A recent report by dubbed the 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report ranks three African Countries; Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa among the top ten countries in cryptocurrency adoption. The report [...]Global Markets Update
Wallstreet Shares on Wall Street fell on Thursday's session after the US Senate failed to pass a $500 billion stimulus package. The bill was supported by 52 US senators while at least [...]The Origins of Cryptocurrencies – Where did they come from?
Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies have persistently edged their way into mainstream financial markets and transactions. The previously little-known world of crypto is constantly becoming part of everyday conversations and [...]
Pandemic Pushes Young African Women to Adopt Bitcoin Paxful
The onset of COVID19 and the declaration as a global pandemic saw global markets plummet threatening investment and plunging people into financial distress. Furthermore, the prolonged lockdown periods across African [...]
Kenya Nigeria Lead as Bitcoin Trading Volumes Hit All-Time High in Africa
Bitcoin peer-to-peer (P2P) trading volume in Africa hit an all-time high in August according to publicly available data from leading peer to peer exchanges. Since March when most countries began [...]Global Markets Brief
Salesforce Stock Surge on Strong Earnings Salesforce Inc shares rose by as much as 25% on Wednesday to hit an all-time high of 277.90 per share following positive earnings growth [...]Podcast; Use Cases for Bitcoin in Africa
In an online podcast interview with the Kenyan Wallstreet, Modibe Matsepane, the Community Coordinator for Africa at Paxful, shared his insights on the use cases of Bitcoin that are most [...]Bitzlato Tells How to Trade on P2P Crypto Currency Platforms with Zero Fees
One of the fundamental advantages of cryptocurrency is that, in order to trade it, you do not need intermediaries. In any case, this is what Satoshi Nakamoto intended bitcoin to [...]
