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Africa

African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles

Michael KimaniNov 11, 2020

Startup capital in Africa still favors foreign founders at the expense of homegrown projects. A proposal to break the cycle.

Blockchain Technology

West African Program Will Store Weather Data on Telos Blockchain

Sandali HandagamaNov 10, 2020

Telokanda, a collaboration between Telos and open-source weather tech company Kanda in West Africa hopes to engage local communities in collecting and sharing weather data on the Telos public blockchain.

Year in Review 2020

Akon: Crypto Can Give Africa Financial Freedom

Akon Jon Karas Lynn LissDec 18, 2020

The revolutionary power of blockchain will play a significant role in the golden age of African development.

Nigeria

Binance Labs–Backed ‘DeFi Credit Union’ Bringing Higher Yields to Savers in Nigeria

Doreen WangNov 2, 2020

With backing from Binance Labs, Nigeria's Xend Finance is looking to bring DeFi to the world of local credit unions.

Nigeria

Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It’s Here

Sandali HandagamaOct 21, 2020

Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet powered by blockchain technology.

Africa

Payments

Bitcoin in Africa: FastBitcoins Partners With Flexepin to Expand Global Footprint

Ian AllisonSep 24, 2020

FastBitcoins has partnered with ASX-listed Flexepin to bring the U.K.-based crypto company's services to 20,000 more locations.

Podcasts

Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa

Leigh CuenAug 16, 2020

Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.

Africa

Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa

Ian AllisonAug 3, 2020

Crypto businesses seeing strong growth across the 54-country continent are working hard to meet the FATF's anti-money laundering standards.

Africa

Charlie Shrem TLDL: Ray Youssef and Crypto’s Role in Africa

Charlie ShremJul 14, 2020

Ray Youssef joins Charlie Shrem to discuss Paxful's mission in Africa, the liberating power of crypto and the unfairness of the African franc.

Africa

One Man’s Mission to Deploy Solar-Powered Bitcoin Nodes Across Africa

Alyssa HertigJun 16, 2020

A Nigerian entrepreneur has released a $500 kit for building solar-powered Lightning nodes in hopes of expanding bitcoin adoption across Africa.

developing countries

Money Reimagined: The Ongoing Crisis Is Stirring a Crypto Awakening in Developing Nations

Michael J. CaseyJun 5, 2020

Peer-to-peer bitcoin transactions are up in the developing world. This has everything to do with "QE Infinity" and could be an opening for stablecoins.