Standard Bank is the only African financial institution among 21 global firms preparing to launch a new US dollar-denominated stablecoin, giving Africa a seat in one of the banking sector’s...Read More
Former Google engineer Linwei Ding has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after being convicted of stealing thousands of pages of confidential information related to...Read More
More than 3.7 billion people worldwide still lack reliable connectivity, while 1.7 billion remain outside the formal banking system, according to figures cited by Paycode. In many rural communities, the...Read More
Africa has built one of the world’s most diverse digital payment ecosystems, but the systems powering it do not always connect easily. Mobile money wallets, bank accounts, cards and payment...Read More
More than $2 billion has been lost to blockchain bridge exploits over the years, turning interoperability into one of the industry’s most difficult infrastructure problems. Moving assets and information between...Read More
The Cronos blockchain has halted block production after an attacker exploited Tectonic, its largest lending protocol, in an incident estimated to have affected about $75 million in assets. Cronos validators...Read More
Circle has partnered with Chelsea FC as the club’s Principal Partner and official front-of-shirt partner for the 2026/27 season, bringing its USDC stablecoin brand to the club’s men’s, women’s and...Read More
TRON has crossed 400 million total accounts, adding its latest 100 million accounts in about 16 months as stablecoin transfers continue to drive activity on the network. The blockchain crossed...Read More
Africa’s agricultural SMEs and smallholder farmers face an estimated $117 billion financing need, according to the International Finance Corporation (IFC). At the same time, climate financing in Africa is expected...Read More
Meta could be spending hundreds of millions of dollars a month on Anthropic’s AI tools while developing its own models and agents, according to reports about the company’s AI operations....Read More
