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Fiat Devaluation Drives Retail Bitcoin Transfers in Africa 56% in a Year: Report
Monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa under $10,000 soared more than 56% from a year ago to reach $316 million in June, according to new research by U. S. crypto analytics firm Chainalysis. дальше »
2020-9-10 11:00 | |
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Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading Tops $95 Million as Sub-Saharan Africa Records All Time High
Weekly peer-to-peer bitcoin trading volumes topped $95 million globally with several countries recording new all-time highs for the year. The record trading volumes coincided with the most bullish week for cryptocurrencies with bitcoin (BTC) briefly trading above $12,000. дальше »
2020-8-6 03:30 | |
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Here’s exactly why pundits believe Africa will drive the next Bitcoin bull run
The upsurge in cryptocurrency trading activities in Africa is a major reflection of the “state of crypto in Africa” report published earlier this year by Luno. In the report which was focused on analyzing how cryptocurrencies are being adopted in Africa and estimating the interest rate of cryptocurrencies among Africans, Luno discovered that there were […] дальше »
2020-7-15 16:00 | |
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Bitcoin Prize For Winners Of South Africa Mountain Bike Race
About 150 mountain bikers will compete at this year’s edition of the Munga MTB race in South Africa. The race will commence in the first week of December. The top three finishers in each category will share the 1. дальше »
2020-7-11 13:55 | |
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Is International Pressures Forcing South African Banks to Close Crypto Exchange Accounts?
The big-four bank, Nedbank, may become the latest financial institution in South Africa to close cryptocurrency bank accounts, reports the local media channel. The bank will be following in the footsteps of the First National Bank (FNB) that closed the digital currency-related bank accounts back in November, last year citing lack of regulations as the […] дальше »
2020-1-26 00:55 | |
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eToro Plans to Launch Its Own Debit Card in 2020
eToro, a platform that enables its customers to invest in the assets they want, from stocks and commodities to crypto-assets, plans to launch a debit card within this year while expanding its operations in the US, South Africa, and Hong Kong. дальше »
2020-1-15 04:00 | |
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CREDIT, the African Cryptocurrency of Choice, Celebrates First Anniversary
Based out of Johannesburg, South Africa, CREDIT is a cryptocurrency that is swiftly being adopted in the emerging markets of the African continent. Recently, it marked its first year of existence as more and more users adopt it. дальше »
2019-12-12 16:58 | |
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Bitcoin Interest in Africa Booming as Nigeria, South Africa Top Google Trends
While interest in Bitcoin across China may be picking up again, the last 12 months have been dominated by Africa when it comes to Bitcoin fever. According to Google Trends, Nigeria and South Africa take the number one, and two, spot for searching the term Bitcoin in the last year. дальше »
2019-11-5 23:27 | |
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Blockchain Africa Conference 2020 – Blockchain technology is transforming the way we transact and business
The Blockchain Africa Conference is in its 6th year and we are expecting 600+ attendees to attend Africa’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency conference. Attendees will learn how companies and individuals alike are using this technology, what some of the most interesting use cases and applications are and what regulations are being considered and implemented across […] The post Blockchain Africa Conference 2020 – Blockchain technology is transforming the way we transact and business appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-10-7 07:30 | |
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Meet Jeff McDonald, Council Member of the NEM.io Foundation
Can you tell us a bit about your background? I am a former Peace Corps volunteer where I spent two years serving in Lesotho, Africa helping with HIV/AIDS education. Later I was an assistant professor teaching first year communication classes in Korea for 10 years. дальше »
2019-10-4 17:00 | |
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Non-Profit Organization to Train a Million Africans on DLT
The United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA), a non-profit organization that claims to be focused on promoting blockchain adoption on the African continent, has announced plans to train at least one million people on distributed ledger technology (DLT) as well as other innovative technologies this year, reports ITWebAfrica on August 12, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-13 23:00 | |
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Massive Bitcoin Premium Develops in South Africa, Bitcoin For Sale at $50,000 in Zimbabwe
Bitcoin is extremely rare in Zimbabwe after the government banned it last year, with the sole crypto exchange in the country, Golix, closing in May 2018. They had 49,333 Zimbabwean... The post Massive Bitcoin Premium Develops in South Africa, Bitcoin For Sale at $50,000 in Zimbabwe appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2019-6-29 17:00 | |
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Orania “E-Ora,” a Cryptocurrency for the All-White Community of Orania
Although South Africa ended 50 years of segregationist laws making up the Apartheid in 1991, a city called Orania established its roots in the same year along the Orange River in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province to bring back many of these divisive values. дальше »
2019-6-12 19:00 | |
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Ripple Sheds Light on “Regulatory Climate” of UAE and the Measured Legal Outlook
There has been a lot of volatility experienced in the regulatory atmosphere over the last year around the world. However, Ripple recently gave an update to their customers about the Ripple Regional event, which was based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). дальше »
2019-5-30 01:22 | |
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Sending Crypto While Offline: Solving Africa’s Connectivity Challenge
Africa has come a long way in technology and connectivity. Before the start of the decade, few knew what a smartphone was. However, according to data from The GSM Association, around 250 million Africans own a smartphone as of last year. дальше »
2019-5-29 21:34 | |
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Cardano’s [ADA] Charles Hoskinson reveals diversification plans in Asia and Africa
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of IOHK and Cardano’s [ADA] Founder, recently put Africa on its map to spur adoption in the crypto-ecosystem. The team launched significant upgrades and projects this year. дальше »
2019-5-24 12:30 | |
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Randomized Proof of Work, Privacy, and its Own Lightning Network: Usechain Makes Bold Promises
The alpha version of the Usechain (USE) mainnet is now live, after more than one year in development. Usechain purports to be the first mirror identity blockchain project — but what does that even mean? Randomized Proof of Work According to Huining Cao, it’s all about Randomized Proof of Work (RPow). дальше »
2019-4-1 06:30 | |
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‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright Brags about Destroying Anonymous Coins Monero, Zcash
Dr. Craig Wright is back. And this time, he is out to destroy the societally menacing anonymous coins. The Australian computer scientist and alleged creator of Bitcoin told CNBC Africa’s Ran Neuner that he knows how to kill Zcash and Monero. дальше »
2019-3-10 16:41 | |
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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
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A $20 phone for Africa is MWC’s unlikeliest hero
Foldable displays and 5G are the buzzwords that dominated this year’s Mobile World Congress. That said, the phone that most impressed me was a budget handset aimed at bridging the vast digital chasm between the developed world and the developing world. дальше »
2019-2-26 16:30 | |
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Report: Crypto Exchanges Saw Trading Volumes Plummet in January
The crypto winter that started toward the end of last year doesn’t appear to be showing signs of slowing down. Digital assets like bitcoin lost more than 80 percent of their value while the overall crypto market cap shrunk from over $600 billion in January 2018 to less than $138 billion in December 2018. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:17 | |
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The Daily: Bitmain Reflects on 2018, Memo Releases Mobile App
In today’s edition of The Daily, we cover a reflection on the passing year by the cryptocurrency mining technology giant Bitmain, a mobile app released by social network Memo and new turnover figures from a Bitcoin ATM network in Australia. дальше »
2019-1-21 16:08 | |
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Five reasons why 2018 was a big year for paleontology
A lot happened in the world of paleontology in 2018. Some of the big events included some major fossil finds, a new understanding of our reptile ancestors and a major controversy whose outcome could rewrite human history. дальше »
2019-1-18 18:20 | |
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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of a teenage boy and the attempted kidnapping of a 13 year-old girl. The kidnappers demanded just over $100,000 (1. дальше »
2019-1-17 12:49 | |
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South Africa to Start Tracking All Cryptocurrency Transactions in 2019
Owning bitcoin in South Africa just got a little harder, or at least it will do by the end of quarter one this year. According to a consultation paper published yesterday by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), some hefty new regulation surrounding and exchanges and ATMs is about to be enforced. дальше »
2019-1-16 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin Twitter Scam Dupes Cricket Team in South Africa, Inviting Them to Win 20 BTC
Twitter has been the host of multiple Twitter scams over the course of the last year, and it is clear that hackers aren’t planning to take time off for the start of 2019. A report from Indian Express indicates that a recent hack on Twitter took the national cricket association in South Africa as its […] дальше »
2019-1-14 21:49 | |
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Kaspersky Lab: Middle East, Turkey and Africa Region Records 4-Fold Increase in Cryptomining Attacks
In 2018, Kaspersky Lab recorded a 4-fold increase in cryptomining attacks in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region from 3. 5 million in 2017 to 13 million this year, the firm said on December 14. дальше »
2018-12-19 02:57 | |
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Trading Platform Paxful Completes Construction for Second School in Rwanda
Children in the Rwandan village of Kasebigege are being given a greater chance to pursue a sound education as construction on a new school, developed by bitcoin marketplace Paxful, has been completed. дальше »
2018-12-3 22:11 | |
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Alibaba exec Brian Wong explains the company’s plans for Afrika
After training their first cohort of 24 Afrikan startups as part of the eFounder Fellowship training program, Alibaba went on to launch another initiative aimed at empowering Afrikan technology startups. дальше »
2018-11-6 14:45 | |
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HUOBI Group Sets up Shop in Africa, Middle East and South Asia
Huobi Group revealed at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai that the company is looking to expand its operations to the Middle Eastern, African and South Asian markets in a bid to provide services to its unbanked or underbanked residents. дальше »
2018-10-26 21:07 | |
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Tax Evasion Spotlighted as Swiss Banks Start Sharing Client Data
Switzerland has started sharing financial account information with tax authorities in dozens of countries as a way of fighting tax evasion, but Africa, which loses about $60 billion in illicit flows each year, mostly into European banks, is conspicuous by its absence from the deal. дальше »
2018-10-7 19:55 | |
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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria
Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, valuing the company at around $1 billion USD. According to Reuters, Jumia, which already claims to be Africa’s first “unicorn” based on how much investment it has received, is considering a possible New York listing early next year. дальше »
2018-10-2 15:55 | |
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New Inter-Continental Payment Methods Overtaking U.S. Dollar In Africa
SWIFT, the “global provider of secure financial messaging services,” has recently published a report stating that the U. S. dollar is losing its place as the top inter-continental currency in Africa. дальше »
2018-9-25 05:06 | |
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Elephant tusk DNA may hold the key to stiffer penalties for poachers
A study published Wednesday in Science Advances detailed a creative approach to stopping the illegal ivory trade. While our awareness of the problem has grown in recent years, it hasn’t slowed demand. дальше »
2018-9-20 03:16 | |
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Officials in South Africa Propose VAT-Exemption for Bitcoin Trades
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more prevalent to residents living in South Africa and over the past year bitcoin interest stemming from the region has grown exponentially. Furthermore, just recently the South African Treasury has proposed a few amendments that apply to the country’s Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and how cryptocurrencies are taxed. дальше »
2018-7-28 23:45 | |
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Cardano [ADA] Spreads Its Influence in Asia and Africa
Input Output HK, a blockchain start-up that develops the Cardano blockchain, is taking the distributed ledger platform to several developing countries in Asia and Africa. In May this year, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Ethiopia to take its agriculture practices to the blockchain. дальше »
2018-7-3 17:29 | |
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Akon Launches Akoin to Be ‘Savior of Africa’
US singer-songwriter Akon has become the latest celebrity to launch a cryptocurrency — as he proclaims his belief the underlying technology “could be the savior of Africa. ” Akoin ‘Will Be Center Of Transactional Life’ Originally reported by Page Six, Akon — who is originally from Senegal — revealed at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity that he wants to use Akoin as part of a giant 2000-acre development called Akon Crypto City. дальше »
2018-6-21 07:00 | |
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