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Shiga, Among Blockchain Startups Selected for Visa Africa Accelerator

Visa has unveiled the 22 startups chosen for the fourth edition of its Africa Fintech Accelerator, with several blockchain-powered ventures making the list. The 12-week program, launched in mid-2023, offers...
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Ripple to Acquire Stablecoin Platform Rail for $200M

Ripple is set to acquire the stablecoin infrastructure firm Rail in a $200 million deal, according to RT. This move signals Ripple’s growing focus on stablecoins as it works to...
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Yellow Card: The infrastructure that works

Introduction In many parts of the world, converting your local currency into cryptocurrency is still a battle. Between unreliable peer-to-peer networks, unstable exchange rates, and vague regulatory frameworks, the journey...
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Ethereum Proposes EIP‑7999 to Simplify Gas Fees

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and developer Anders Elowsson introduce EIP‑7999, a proposal to create a unified multidimensional fee market for Ethereum. Users would no longer set separate prices for gas,...
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Brazil Set to Evaluate National Bitcoin Reserve Bill

Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has officially scheduled a public hearing for August 20, 2025, to evaluate a bill proposing the establishment of a Strategic Sovereign Bitcoin Reserve (RESBit). Under Bill...
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Shiga Digital Secures DIFC License to Drive Blockchain Finance for Africa

Shiga Digital, an African-founded blockchain firm, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first of its kind to receive a Digital Assets License from the Dubai International Financial Centre...
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Top 5 Fastest-Growing Blockchains You Need to Watch

Introduction Blockchain technology has come a long way since Bitcoin introduced the world to decentralised payments in 2009. What started as a tool for peer-to-peer transactions has evolved into a...
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Cardano Community Approves $70M for Core Network Upgrades

Cardano’s decentralised governance has delivered a major decision that could shape its future trajectory. The community has voted to allocate $70 million from the network’s treasury toward accelerating its core...
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SEC Calls for Regional Licensing as Crypto Fraud Rises in West Africa

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified its call for tighter regulatory coordination across West Africa following alarming revelations about cryptocurrency-linked fraud in the region. According to a recent...
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UK Lifts Ban on Crypto ETNs for Retail Investors

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially lifted its ban on crypto Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs), granting retail investors regulated access to these products for the first time since 2021....
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