Cryptocurrency Funding Investment

South African Crypto Exchange Firm, VALR Secures $50m Funding

VALR, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, has raised $50 million (over R750 million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Price Tanks After Russia Attacks Ukraine

The price of Bitcoin dropped below $35,000 early Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine. Bitcoin

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Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Canza Finance Secures $3.27m in Seed Funding

Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank building a non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising

Banking

JPMorgan Becomes First Bank to Officially Launch in the Metaverse

JPMorgan has become the first bank to officially launch in the metaverse with a virtual lounge in popular blockchain-based world

Cryptocurrency Technology

GIGL Adds Crypto Wallet to its Propriety Delivery App GIGGO

GIG Logistics, a West African provider of last-mile delivery solutions, has launched a version of its propriety delivery app ‘GIGGo’

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Cryptocurrency Funding Venture Capital

Nestcoin Closes $6.45m in Pre-seed Funding to Accelerate Crypto and Web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets

Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed funding. This new investment

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Cryptocurrency Fraud

Crypto Crime Drops Against Rising Global Illicit Financial Transactions

Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked however, Eva Crouwel, head of financial crime at Luno,

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Cryptocurrency Tech Tips Tips

Five Things You Should Know About Shiba Inu in 2022

These days it’s difficult to keep track of cryptocurrencies as there are many of them. Well recently Shiba Inu has

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Funding

African Startups That Raised $100m and Above in 2021

The African startup ecosystem bounced back in 2021 to raise a mind-blowing $4 billion. Briter Bridges says the total 2020

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Appointment Cryptocurrency

Jack Dorsey Appoints 3 Nigerians, 1 South African to Board of Bitcoin Trust Fund

Jack Dorsey, the founder of Bitcoin has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to serve in the capacity of