Tag: Cryptocurrency
Central African Republic adopts BITCOIN as legal tender
Central African Republic (CAR) has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, the president’s office said this week.
The move makes the African country the second nation...
NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet on sale for $48-million
A digital copy of the first-ever tweet — by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey — has been offered for about almost US$48-million (over GHS363.75 million)...
Binance.US raises over $200M in first seed round, hitting a $4.5B...
Binance.US raised over $200 million in its first external funding round, putting its pre-money valuation at $4.5 billion as it builds out a roadmap...
Nigeria: 3 banks fined for flouting CRYPTO trading restrictions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 3 of the country's commercial banks for flouting a cryptocurrency trading restriction levied a year ago,...
DeFi growth set to break $250-billion highs in 2022
The crypto markets have survived some of the toughest economic conditions in a generation, with a global pandemic, conflict and record inflation crammed into...
Exploring the Nexus between Blockchain Technology and Digital Transformation – Full...
Blockchain is a particular way of organising digital information for a purpose in an application.
Digital transformation on the other hand produces digital information, some...
BoG urged to lead CRYPTOCURRENCY adoption via Innovation Regulation
Chairman of Ghana Dot Com, Professor Nii Narku Quaynor is calling of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to quickly come up with "innovation regulation"...
Visa launches NFT programme
Visa has launched a programme to help digital-first artists grow their businesses through non-fungible tokens.
The payments giant notes that there are some 50 million...
Luno launches investment arm to back crypto and fintech startups globally
Luno, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, is launching an early-stage investment arm to back fintech and crypto/web3 startups.
Building on DCG’s seven year track...
BoG solicits public support for eCedi piloting
The Bank of Ghana is urging all Ghanaians to support the piloting of Ghana's yet to be launched central bank digital currency, the eCedi...