Fighting Corruption: Does Bitcoin Fix West Africa?
Introduction. The most recent coup in Niger brings to a head a lot of the challenges that have been happening in west Africa, in Francophone Africa in particular. The French…
Samara Asset Donates $10,000 To Support Bitcoin Education For Women in Africa
In a commendable move to advance financial literacy and inclusion, Samara Asset Group has donated $10,000 in bitcoin to Bitcoin DADA, per a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This…
Machankura’s Noelyne Sumba Discusses The Power Of Putting Bitcoin On Africa’s Feature Phones
In August 2023, during the “Barbie” media tour, actor Margot Robbie commented on how two of the movie’s producers, David Heyman and Tom Ackerley, gave off “big Ken energy” while…
Togolese Activist Farida Nabourema On Avoiding Government Censorship And ‘Bitcoin For Youngsters’
Bitcoin is a geographic chameleon. And, as such, this “magic internet money” that lives on a decentralized, permissionless system is changing the world right in front of us. One of…
As Zimbabwe’s Fiat Currency Crashes Again, Bitcoin Adoption Is Poised To Last
This is an opinion by Thabo P. Ncube, a Bitcoiner who lived through Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation in 2008. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the fiat custodian and lender of last…
What Does Nigeria’s Blockchain-Friendly Regulatory Change Mean For Bitcoin Adoption?
This is an opinion editorial by Heritage Falodun, a Bitcoin consultant and computer scientist based in Nigeria. On May 3, 2023, during a federal executive council meeting presided over by…
US-Based Bitcoin Focused Startup Fedi Raises $17 Million in Series A Funding Round
Fedi, the U.S.-based fintech which is led by the Nigerian bitcoin advocate Obi Nwosu, said on May 3 that it recently raised $17 million in a Series A funding round.…
Africa
Blockchain
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Digital Currency
financial stability
Lucky Uwakwe
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA
Nigeria Passes ‘National Blockchain Policy,’ Industry Player Says Central Bank Unlikely to Lift Crypto Ban
The Nigerian Federal government said on May 3 it had passed what it called the “national blockchain policy.” The Nigerian minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, said the…
The Fall Of Bitcoin In The Central African Republic: Why This Legal Tender Experiment Failed
Just a year after making bitcoin legal tender, the Central African Republic (CAR) abandoned its plans to revitalize its country. Why? This is an opinion editorial by Jonathan Buck, founder…
Africa
e-Wallet
gold coins
gold-backed digital currency
John Mangudya
p2p
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
store of value
Zimbabwe’s De-Dollarization: Central Bank to Issue Gold-Backed Digital Currency in Early May
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it will start issuing gold-backed digital tokens on May 8. The first phase of the launch will see the digital tokens being…