COVID-19
Bitcoin Blockchain Cryptocurrency

Paxful Sees More Young Women in Africa Turn to Bitcoin Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the global economy and put millions of people under financial stress. Understandably, people from all

Hello Tractor
Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship Technology

Hello Tractor Selected For Mastercard’s Start Path Program

Hello Tractor, an African-focused agritech company that connects tractor owners to smallholder farmers in need of tractor services, has been

Twitter
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Social Media

17-Year-Old Graham Clark Arrested For Masterminding Unprecedented Twitter Hack

Graham Ivan Clark, a 17-year-old Florida teenager has been arrested for masterminding the hack of high-profile Twitter accounts of Elon

Kodak
Brands Business Technology

Kodak Shares Soar After Getting $765m Loan to Make Ingredients For Generic Drugs

The shares of Kodak soared after news broke that the American technology company, has secured a $765 million loan to

BitMEX
Bitcoin Investment Venture Capital

Why BitMEX Just Invested in VALR, a South African Bitcoin Exchange

100x Ventures, the venture arm of the parent company of BitMEX, invested in South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, VALR. Two

Electroneum
Business Cryptocurrency

Electroneum Launches Electricity Top-ups in Nigeria, 3 Other African Countries

Electroneum (ETN), the British based blockchain, has launched electricity top-ups with ETN in four African countries –Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, and

Rise Capital
Accelerator Payment

Nigeria’s Rise Capital Selected For Techstars & Western Union Accelerator

Rise Capital, a Nigerian-based digital wealth manager connecting Africans to global dollar investments, has been named among the startups selected

Cybersecurity
Cyber security Internet Security

Sophos Survey: 86% of Nigerian Organizations Fall Victim to Public Cloud Cybersecurity Incidents

According to The State of Cloud Security 2020, a global survey from next-generation cybersecurity leader Sophos, more than eight in ten (86%) organizations

UNICEF
Blockchain Social Entrepreneurship

Apply: UNICEF to Invest Up to $100k in Startups Leveraging Blockchain to Benefit Humanity

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments (in USD and/or cryptocurrency) to provide early-stage

Centbee
Bitcoin Business

Centbee Adds Feature That Allows Users to Buy Electricity, Airtime With BitcoinSV

Centbee, a South African fintech startup, has added a new feature that allows its South African users to buy prepaid