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Inside Base East Africa: Startups Revolutionizing Finance and Legal Tech

Developers are the future of Africa’s Web3 ecosystem. In Brief Base East Africa a growing community featuring startups like Swypt and HakiChain to address local challenges via decentralized legal, financial, and daily-use dApps. Platforms like Swypt (stablecoin rails), HakiChain (legal bounties), ElementPay (everyday payments), and Ndovu (robo-advisory) showcase Base’s practical impact. Developer support—including grants, tooling,…

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Bitcoin Literacy Program Opens for African Women: Apply by June 26

Bitcoin DADA Cohort 9 shatters crypto’s gender gap with free mentorship across 11 African countries, educated women earn 20% more than peers without digital finance skills. Applications close June 26, 2025. Founder Lorraine Marcel empowers participants to build Bitcoin businesses, master wallet security, and avoid FOMO trading through hands-on training. Join the Pan-African sisterhood at Kenya Blockchain Conference and DADA Devs events.

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Onchain Africa: How OnboardGlobal Fintech Integrates the Continent

In Brief OnboardGlobal fintech provides under-$100 KYC-light P2P crypto trading, enabling Nigerian freelancers to receive stablecoin payments and convert instantly to local currency. Strategic partnerships (e.g., Coinbase) and “Creator Scouts” programs foster NFT Monetization and community-driven innovation across Africa. Buildathons like Based Africa accelerate dApp development, tackling instant payments, financial inclusion, and on-chain rewards tailored…

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Busha Exchange Milestone: Serving 800,000+ Crypto Users in Africa

In Brief Busha Exchange’s proactive SEC engagement and compliance-first strategy secured its survival through Nigeria’s regulatory turmoil, earning it a provisional license. Features like Busha Earn (7.5% stablecoin yields) and Busha Spend (daily cashback) transformed crypto from speculative trading to practical financial tools. Busha’s resilience during the 2021 CBN ban, including manual withdrawal support, solidified…

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Base by Coinbase: Accelerate dApps and Stablecoin Remittances in Africa

With Africa’s Web3 developments rising with new-gen developers building Africa-centric solutions with blockchain technology, Base blockchain has become a particular favourite for many. In Brief Base blockchain’s Ethereum-based Layer 2 design enables scalable, low-cost dApps and stablecoin remittances, ideal for Africa’s high-inflation economies. Coinbase’s Base Batch Workshops and $1M funding empower African developers to build…

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Lisk Blockchain Expands Into Africa: Empowering Millions Through Incubation Programs and Hackathons

  Africa’s Web3 landscape is rapidly growing, with more organizations recognizing the sheer potential, talents, and hunger the continent has to step up from being a consumer to becoming a leader. Amid this trend, Lisk Blockchain has significantly established its presence by actively investing in the continent’s developer talent and entrepreneurial spirit. In Brief Lisk…

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Layer-1 Blockchain Architecture Tailored to African Needs

Africa has experienced a meteoric rise in blockchain adoption fueled by the continent’s need for efficient, transparent and decentralized solutions across various sectors. Blockchain technology is a decentralized digital ledger system ensuring secure, transparent and immutable transactions without central supervision/ authority. This greatly explains why the initial application of Layer 1 Blockchain(Decentralized finance and cryptocurrency)…

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Crypto’s Quiet Momentum: Blockchain Developers Forging Regulatory-Ready Futures

Markus Levin, co-founder of XYO, provides inspiring sentiments of the crypto industry, citing that in spite of the radical upswing of the market, the true momentum of the industry lies within the relentless activity of blockchain developers. In Brief Blockchain developers are pivotal in building compliance-ready DeFi protocols, privacy-preserving solutions, and AI-blockchain integrations across Africa….

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Kenya Fast-Tracks Crypto Regulations with Lawmaker Training Backed by Binance

 The crypto training session organized by the Virtual Assets Chamber of Commerce(VACC) and Binance has been a pivotal step towards robust Kenya crypto regulation bill frameworks. In Brief Crypto training session equipped Kenyan MPs with hands-on blockchain and VASP Bill insights to craft balanced crypto regulations. The session’s focus on consumer protection, financial crime prevention,…

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