Paxful, a New York-based, peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange, will drop Ethereum trading from its platform on Dec. 22. Ray Youssef, CEO of the company, cited different reasons for this decision,…

According to a new study, out of the estimated 55.3 million cryptocurrency holders that are spread among 33 African countries, three countries — Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya — account…

This month’s Africa Bitcoin Conference underscored the need for Bitcoin on the continent and the progress of grassroots projects there. This is an opinion editorial by Josef Tětek, the Trezor…

If passed, the reported amendments would regulate bitcoin and cryptocurrency usage in the African nation. A local Nigerian newspaper has reported that Babangida Ibrahim, chairman of the House of Representatives…

People in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana can now receive instant, low-cost remittances in local currency from the EU and the UK through Bitcoin’s Lightning. Bitcoin app CoinCorner said in a…

People in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana can now receive instant, low-cost remittance payments in local currency through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. Bitcoin payments app Strike said in a statement Tuesday that…

The mining company focuses on rural communities in East Africa and intends to increase electricity and energy access for the region. Gridless, a bitcoin mining company that is focused on…

The properties of Bitcoin allow it to protect the human rights of people around the world, as outlined by the United Nations. ​​This is an opinion editorial by Anita Posch,…

A well-regulated African cryptocurrency market is needed in order to protect users as well as help countries stop bad actors from using digital assets to circumvent capital controls, the latest…

Bitcoin offers financial opportunities that have been explicitly taken from Africans in recent history. This is an opinion editorial by Alexandria, a citizen of Zimbabwe and a second year business…