Luno
Cryptocurrency

Luno Achieves 300% YoY Growth With 7m Customers

Luno, recently announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, just seven weeks after passing

Ovex
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa-based Crypto Exchange Platform, Ovex Raises $4M in Funding

Ovex, a South Africa-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, specializing in over-the-counter (OTC) trading, has raised $4m in funding. Quantitative cryptocurrency trading

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy Startup

South African Startup Raises $1.4m in Crowd Sale of Zimbabwe Solar Project

South African energy start-up Sun Exchange raised $1.4 million in a crowd sale of solar cells of a 1.9 megawatt (MW) solar and battery

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Payment

PayPal Launches “Checkout With Crypto”

PayPal has announced the launch of Checkout with Crypto, a new feature that significantly expands the utility of cryptocurrency. Available

CBN
Banking Cryptocurrency

SEC Says No Contradictions With CBN Memo to Restrict Crypto Transactions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally commented on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) circular ordering banks and

CBN
Banking Cryptocurrency

Access Bank, GTB Begin Closure of Crypto Accounts

Following the recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks to close all crypto accounts in its

Mastercard
Cryptocurrency Payment

Mastercard to Allow Businesses Accept Payments in Cryptocurrencies Later This Year

While banks and non-financial institutions in Nigeria have been restricted from supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Mastercard has disclosed that it is

Xend Finance
Cryptocurrency Funding

Xend Finance Raises $500k Funding, Partners TechFusion to Establish First Decentralised Finance Credit Union in Africa

 Xend Finance, the first decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives, has announced that it has raised an

PiggyVest
Fintech

PiggyVest Assures of Funds Safety As it Opens New Virtual Accounts For Customers

Amidst the uncertainties caused by the CBN directive to banks to close all crypto accounts in their systems, one of

Tesla
Automobile Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Technology

Tesla Buys $1.5 bn Worth of Bitcoin As Price Surges to $44,000

Tesla, co-founded by Elon Musk, has announced that it has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. In a filing with the Securities