Jack Dorsey’s ₿trust acquires African Bitcoin organization Qala
As part of the acquisition, Qala is rebranding as the ₿trust Builders Programme, aiming to drive development and education across the Global South.
As part of the acquisition, Qala is rebranding as the ₿trust Builders Programme, aiming to drive development and education across the Global South.
As anti-French sentiment rides high in West Africa, Bitique opens its doors, the “Bitcoin Mastermind” conference beckons and more nodes come online to verify the Bitcoin blockchain.
Somalia has shut down crypto-friendly messaging app Telegram and gambling site 1XBet, while cryptocurrency investments aren’t banned.
Commodity tokenization would enable African countries — such as Ghana and Botswana — an opportunity to empower themselves without relying on international aid.
Physical and digital gold tokens have been a big success as investments and an inflation hedge in Zimbabwe, which continues to face triple-digit inflation.
Major stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle are focusing on non-U.S. markets where adoption is growing.
According to the National Bank of Ethiopia’s directive, which became effective on September 5, persons entering and departing the country in possession of local currency are now subject to new…