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Fonbnk Pay: A Lightweight Approach to Cryptocurrency Accessibility

Cryptocurrency adoption is growing fast, but one problem keeps showing up: how do everyday people easily move between their local money and crypto? For many, the process still feels too...
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SEC Chair Atkins hails GENIUS Act as pivotal boost for crypto markets

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins has welcomed the House of Representatives’ approval of the GENIUS Act, calling it a major milestone for digital asset regulation....
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Sui launches Lagos hub to power West Africa’s blockchain talent

Sui Foundation officially launched SuiHub Lagos, a new physical blockchain innovation hub situated in Victoria Island, Lagos. This marks the Foundation’s fourth global hub after similar rollouts in Dubai, Vietnam,...
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Canza Finance: Decentralising Access to Financial Infrastructure 

While Web3 has brought rapid innovation in decentralised finance (DeFi), much of its impact has remained concentrated in the Global North. In emerging markets, particularly across Africa, the financial pain...
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Uniswap’s Mary-Catherine Lader exits after a four-year run.

Mary-Catherine Lader, President and Chief Operating Officer of Uniswap Labs, has officially stepped down from her executive role at the decentralised exchange builder, marking the end of a significant four-year...
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Roqqu acquires Flitaa to accelerate East Africa expansion

Nigerian crypto exchange Roqqu has acquired Flitaa, a smaller digital asset startup with operations in Nigeria and Kenya, in a strategic move to fast-track its entry into East Africa’s growing...
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MoneyBadger raises R7.2m to expand Bitcoin payments in South Africa

South African Bitcoin and crypto-payments company MoneyBadger has successfully closed a $400,000 (approx. R7.2 million) pre-seed funding round announced on July 15, securing vital capital to accelerate the rollout of...
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Bitcoin becomes the 5th-largest asset globally

Bitcoin has officially become the fifth-largest asset in the world by market capitalisation, overtaking Silver, Amazon, and Alphabet (Google’s parent company). As of July 14, 2025, Bitcoin’s market cap has...
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Kenya launches national digital token on Solana

In the Kenyan Cabinet, Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary, William Kabogo has formally announced on July 13, 2025, the launch of the Kenya Digital Token (KDT), a privately developed national...
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What is Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN)

In many parts of Africa and worldwide, many face the same problems every day. The internet is either too slow or too expensive. Electricity is unreliable. Storing data costs too...
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