Empery Digital sold 1,400 Bitcoin at a $65 million loss to pivot to AI infrastructure. Goldman Sachs projects $7.6 trillion in AI capex. Sequoia says $3 trillion in revenue is needed. Central banks are warning. Is the AI hype cycle just 2025’s crypto frenzy in a new suit?
Safaricom’s Ziidi attracted 1.15 million users and KES 15.1 billion in assets. But with 20% smartphone ownership among the poorest and 6-8% FX conversion costs, asset tokenization may primarily preserve wealth for the connected middle class. Does it still have a role in closing Africa’s wealth gap?
Sending $200 to Sub-Saharan Africa costs 8.46% in fees. Stablecoins are slashing that to under 3%. Western Union, MoneyGram, Yellow Card, and the infrastructure shift reshaping African finance.
In November 2019, the Bank of Tanzania warned that virtual currencies were “not legally authorized.” Seven years later, Governor Emmanuel Tutuba declared a formal crypto framework is underway. Inside Tanzania’s journey from prohibition to supervision.
Lisk is shutting down. Polkadot Africa is gone. NoOnes froze operations. International blockchain networks are retreating as the subsidized infrastructure model collapses. But compliant B2B players are thriving. Inside the 2026 African crypto shakeout.
A South African crypto exchange receives a routine withdrawal request, 0.5 Bitcoin to a personal MetaMask wallet. Under draft rules, that transfer must be reported to FinSurv if the wallet is offshore. The problem? It’s mathematically impossible to definitively prove a private key’s location. This is the compliance nightmare facing South Africa’s crypto market
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Stablecoins and CBDCs are challenging mobile money’s reign in Africa. With M-Pesa’s vast agent network, USDT’s dominance on platforms like Yellow Card, and the eNaira’s 98.5% inactivity rate, the future is unclear. This article explores the battle between distribution, speed, and sovereignty for the continent’s digital payments future. (364 characters)
Stablecoins, mobile money, and blockchain infrastructure are reshaping how money moves across Africa. Ahead of the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026, this report looks at the data, businesses, and builders driving that shift.
On-chain volumes are starting to rival traditional remittance flows as stablecoin remittances become more popular in Africa. As Western Union and MoneyGram introduce new products to serve an evolving $56 billion remittance market, the groundwork for a new financial system is being laid. This article takes a look at the data, technology and regulatory complexities shaping this transformation. This article explores the data, the technology, and the regulatory complexities defining this shift.
