TL;DR, Blockchain.com’s Nigeria-first rollout offers 100+ U.S. equities/ETFs as tokenized stocks via a DeFi wallet, with NGN funding and $10 minimum buys. This new feature breaks down investment barriers by offering fractional ownership, 24/7 trading, and the ability for Nigerians to fund their wallets directly with Naira. Competition is heating up (Luno, VALR)…
TL:DR, Nigeria has skyrocketed to 3rd place globally for new Web3 developer growth, adding over 16,000 developers to the Ethereum ecosystem alone and now accounting for half of all Web3 talent in Africa. Locally built training pipelines (Web3Bridge, Web3Ladies, Semicolon, AyaHQ) rapidly produce industry-ready talent across EVM, Rust, and Move. While opportunities are booming, most…
TL: DR, With Nigeria alone processing over $660 million in blockchain transactions, the Ripple-Absa partnership introduces regulated digital asset custody to meet Africa’s surging institutional demand. Ripple’s enterprise custody stack brings FSCA-aligned, multi-signature, cold storage and audit controls, giving banks a compliant, lower-risk path into tokenization. Absa moves from pilots to production—powering treasuries, tokenized portfolios,…
TL;DR, With 1M users and $2B processed, Raenest’s stablecoin accounts (USDC/USDT) deliver faster payouts and inflation‑resistant savings for African freelancers. Raenest (formerly Geegpay) now lets African remote workers and creators receive crypto payments and instantly convert them to fiat currency, bridging the gap between the global crypto economy and everyday local spending. Nigeria…
TL;DR, Binance Pay partnered with Zapper to enable QR code crypto payments at 31,000+ South African merchants, including KFC and Sasol, effectively doubling Binance’s global merchant network. The system is seamless and risk-free for merchants, who require no new hardware and receive instant settlement in local currency (ZAR), completely avoiding crypto’s price volatility. This partnership…
TL;DR, Kenya’s VASP bill is now law—six‑month grace period for existing platforms, with penalties up to KES 10M ($77,400) or 10 years in prison. Twin‑pillar oversight by CBK and CMA; strict AML/CFT/CPF, cybersecurity controls, asset segregation, and seven‑year record‑keeping anchor day‑to‑day compliance. Licensing requires applications, fit‑and‑proper leaders, independent boards, annual renewals, audited financials,…
TL;DR, A MyBroadband survey named Luno exchange the 2025 Crypto Exchange of the Year, with nearly 65% of South African traders choosing it for its reliability, security, and ease of use. Luno builds trust by being the first FSCA-licensed crypto provider in SA, securing 95% of assets in offline cold storage, and offering independently verified…
TL;DR A US-China trade war dispute triggered a record-breaking $19.33 billion crypto liquidation event, wiping out 1.6 million leveraged traders in a single day. The crash was amplified by a “liquidity vacuum” where market makers pulled orders, causing a cascade of forced selling and controversial auto-deleveraging by major exchanges. To prevent liquidation, traders must use…
Following the resounding success of past two editions, VAP Group in association with and Times of AI and supported by Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau is set to host an exclusive event on 8-9th December, 2025 in Abu Dhabi( Global AI Show), that will bring together AI futurists across the globe with 5,000+ attendees,…
Following the resounding success of past two editions, VAP Group in association with Times of Blockchain is set to host an exclusive event on 10-11th December, 2025 in Space42 Arena,Abu Dhabi, that will bring together 5,000+ attendees, 200+ global expert speakers, 300+ leading investors, and 150+ media representatives on one dynamic platform to shape the…
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