Tag: Cryptocurrency
Crypto can complement mobile money in Africa, top banker says
Cryptocurrency can supplement mobile money in Africa if regulators can be convinced of its benefits, according to James Mwangi, the CEO of Equity Group...
As BoG stops banks; Barclays and Goldman Sachs invest in digital...
Barclays and Goldman Sachs have joined in a $70 million funding round in Elwood Technologies, the institutional-grade digital asset platform founded by British hedge...
Security and user protection: key to sustainable growth in the crypto...
Trust remains a key driver in daily decision making – between relations, personnel, and even institutions. Research shows that people will choose a product...
Tanzania gets close to introducing Central Bank Digital Currency
Tanzania is edging closer to introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to help counter the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies in the East African...
As BoG caution banks against crypto: Big banks in UK invest...
Institutional digital asset trading technology firm Talos has secured a $1.25 billion valuation after closing a $105 million Series B funding round joined by...
Instagram starts testing NFTs
Instagram will start testing digital collectables this week, enabling creators and collectors to display their non-fungible tokens on their profiles.
Instagram is working with a...
Telegram users can now send cryptocurrency through TON blockchain spinoff
Telegram now lets users send Toncoin, the cryptocurrency built off of Telegram’s abandoned blockchain effort, directly from chats within the messaging app (via Protocol).
In...
As BoG fights crypto: Startup raises $30m to build DeFi investment...
AÂ group of former Goldman Sachs traders has raised $20 million in Series A funding to build a decentralised investment bank called Ondo Finance.
The round...
Cuba approves cryptocurrency services, requires central bank license
The Cuban central bank issued regulations this week for virtual asset service providers, after giving a nod last year to the personal use of...
Panama passes Bill to permit use of crypto assets
Lawmakers in Panama's National Assembly on Thursday approved a bill to regulate the use and commercialization of crypto assets in the Central American country...