Kenya, Ethiopia boost digital ID; Zimbabwe tackle digital risks
Kenya, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe are boosting digital transformation through improved digital ID systems, GDP growth, and a focus…
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Nigeria’s blockchain ambition loses ground to crypto
Nigeria’s stalled National Blockchain Policy risks slowing innovation as the government prioritizes crypto regulation over broader blockchain adoption.…
Tether compares apples to oranges to claim Q2 ‘profit’
Tether’s quarterly financial update faces criticism for changing key profit metrics, prompting renewed questions about transparency and performance.…
Kenyan Investigators Freeze $751,853 in USDT as Binance Wallet Probe Widens Further
Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has frozen at least $888,030 in cash and tether stablecoins tied to a…
Kenya regulator seeks blockchain surveillance system
Kenya’s CMA seeks a blockchain surveillance system to enhance monitoring of digital currencies, ensure compliance, and prevent illicit…
Rwanda extends digital IDs to refugees, Kenya boosts cybersecurity
African nations are enhancing digital identity and public services, with Rwanda issuing digital biometric IDs and Kenya strengthening…
Trevor Kimani Pushes Kenya to Balance Crypto Rules as 2025 Framework Takes Shape
Kenyan cryptocurrency leaders are urging closer cooperation with government regulators to help shape the nation’s emerging digital-asset framework.…
Safaricom Teams With Chainalysis as AI Hunts Payments Linked to Illegal Wildlife Trade
Safaricom, along with major technology and cryptocurrency companies, including Chainalysis, has joined Prince William’s United for Wildlife taskforce…
Africa’s crypto crackdown is really a remittance revolution
Africa has never been friendly to crypto. Despite incredible adoption numbers on the continent, African governments have met…
Kenyan Official Rejects New Crypto Tax Claims as Nairobi Tightens Virtual Asset Rules
Kenyan Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi dismissed widespread rumors that the Finance Bill 2026 introduces new taxes on…