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UK gives the Bank of England a new mandate to accelerate stablecoin innovation and adoption.

UK Hands Bank of England New Mandate to Fast-Track Stablecoin Innovation

For years, the Bank of England has played it safe with stablecoins. Cautious rules, tight caps, endless consultations. That’s about to change. HM Treasury confirmed on August 27, 2026, that...
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Coinbase expands Bitcoin-backed mortgage options for US homebuyers using Bitcoin as collateral.

Coinbase expands Bitcoin-backed mortgages for US homebuyers

Coinbase and Better Mortgage have expanded access to a home loan that allows eligible US buyers to use Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without selling their holdings. The...
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Japan plans blockchain-based 24/7 settlement system for stocks and government bonds

Japan plans blockchain system for 24/7 stock, bond settlement

Japan is preparing plans for a blockchain-based system that could allow stocks and Japanese government bonds to settle almost instantly, around the clock, as the country looks to modernise its...
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X explores stablecoin payments for content creators and expands financial services

X moves closer to letting users trade crypto from posts

X is preparing to let users buy and sell crypto directly from posts. According to Bier, former X head of product Nikita disclosed the feature in a reply to an...
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CBN plans blockchain-based monitoring of stablecoin transactions in Nigeria

CBN plans blockchain to monitor stablecoin transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to use blockchain infrastructure to monitor stablecoin activity as the regulator prepares to bring digital currencies closer to the country’s formal payments system....
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Mara African crypto company connecting users to Web3 and digital assets across Africa

Mara: The African crypto company connecting users to Web3 

In 2022, Mara looked like one of Africa’s crypto startups to watch. It had raised $23 million from investors including Coinbase Ventures and Alameda Research, planned to launch a crypto...
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Nigeria SEC approves blockchain-based stock token trading on the NASD platform, advancing the adoption of tokenized securities in the Nigerian capital market.

SEC proposes limits on how much Nigerians can invest in crypto

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new limits on how much retail investors can put into digital asset offerings, with a maximum of ₦1 million per issuer and...
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A smartphone displaying a cryptocurrency trading app alongside a Nigerian Tax Identification Number (TIN) document, illustrating Nigeria's new tax rule for crypto accounts.

Nigeria SEC proposes N30m fee, N2bn capital for crypto firms

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a new regulatory framework that would introduce a ₦30 million registration fee for several categories of digital-asset businesses and impose additional operational...
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Tech companies face lawsuits over alleged use of voices to train AI

Tech giants face lawsuits over alleged use of voices to train AI

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Samsung and other major technology companies are facing nine proposed class-action lawsuits in Chicago over allegations that they used people’s voices to develop AI systems without...
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AfriBlocks Pan-African freelance platform connecting African talent with global clients.

AfriBlocks: The Pan-African startup building Africa’s freelance economy

Finding skilled professionals in Africa is not necessarily the problem. The harder part is connecting that talent to companies that need it, while making the process of hiring, managing projects...
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