The Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, has issued a strong warning about stablecoins. Speaking at the 2026 Warwick Economics Summit, he said that the rising popularity of stablecoins could be risky, and in some cases, these digital assets could “break apart.” Stablecoins are digital tokens usually backed by assets like...Read More
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payment technology companies, is building what it calls Africa’s largest stablecoin infrastructure, a blockchain-powered backbone designed to make digital money faster, cheaper, and more reliable across the continent. Stablecoins are digital tokens whose value is tied to a traditional currency, most commonly the U.S. dollar. They allow users to move...Read More
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has announced plans to introduce a new cryptocurrency bill in 2026 aimed at resolving one of the biggest regulatory challenges facing the digital asset industry: determining which crypto assets should be treated as securities and which should fall under commodities regulation. The proposed legislation, known as the Responsible Financial Innovation Act...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has officially returned to the United Kingdom, resuming services after a two-year absence and offering 100 spot trading pairs to British users. The relaunch marks a significant moment for crypto access in the UK as the market adjusts to evolving regulatory expectations. Bybit initially exited the UK in 2023 amid tightened rules...Read More
JPMorgan Chase, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has announced the launch of the Mony Fund, a new investment vehicle designed to expand access to digital assets and blockchain-related opportunities for institutional and high-net-worth investors. The move marks a notable shift as traditional finance increases its footprint in the crypto ecosystem. The Mony Fund...Read More
Cloudflare’s Radar 2025 Year in Review offers new insight into how global internet trends are shaping the cryptocurrency industry, revealing growing traffic, rising bot activity, and escalating security risks for crypto platforms. According to the report, global internet traffic increased by 19% in 2025, a trend that mirrors rising activity across crypto exchanges, blockchain networks,...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed using zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) to bring transparency and accountability to how major social media platforms rank, promote, and suppress content. The idea started from a broader reflection Buterin shared on reacting to what he described as increasingly aggressive and “unhinged” attacks on Europe circulating across social media in recent...Read More
Years after Mirror Trading International (MTI) collapsed, the legal and financial consequences of one of Africa’s largest Bitcoin fraud cases are still unfolding. Creditors of the defunct South African crypto scheme have now moved to remove the court-appointed liquidators, arguing that prolonged proceedings and rising costs are steadily eroding the value of the estate meant...Read More
Tether, the company best known for issuing the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has officially launched QVAC Health ,a privacy-centric wellness platform that uses on-device artificial intelligence to help users manage and track health data without sacrificing personal privacy. QVAC Health aims to solve a growing problem in the digital era: how to track and interpret...Read More
