Stablecoins make up 43% of Africa’s ‘crypto’ transactions in 2024
Yellow Card reported that Nigeria was the dominant market with over $22B in value, with the highest growth…
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Africa sidelined in AI boom with 0.02% share of Q2 AI funding
Global AI startups raised over $47 billion in Q2, led by Scale AI’s blockbuster raise, but African startups…
Africa’s first regulated stablecoin hits milestone
cNGN launched in February and has since then hit $2.5m in transaction value; it tells CoinGeek that it’s…
Stablecoins explode in Africa, but will regulators catch up?
A recent report found that 9.3% of Sub-Saharan Africans use stablecoins, the highest share globally, but limiting regulations…
Yellow Card teams up with Visa for stablecoin payments
The two will launch stablecoin payment services in at least one African country and expand the service next…
Yellow Card, Lightspark Partner to Bring Instant Bitcoin Transfers to Africa
Yellow Card, an African stablecoin platform, has partnered with Lightspark to integrate Universal Money Addresses (UMA) into its…
Coinbase-Backed Yellow Card Seeks Nigerian License After South African Regulatory Win
Yellow Card, an African stablecoin platform, is taking steps to secure a license from Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange…
Nigeria restarts $35M money laundering case against Binance
Nigeria is amending its Binance lawsuit and prosecuting other local ‘crypto’ firms. In other news, Yellow Card is…
Coinbase Explores Blockchain Partnership With Kenya’s Safaricom
Coinbase is reportedly exploring a partnership with Safaricom to enhance M-PESA with blockchain technology. This move aligns with…
Yellow Card’s African Push: Coinbase-Backed Platform Wins South African License
Coinbase backed Yellow Card, a leading African crypto platform, has secured a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license…