Bitcoin App Strike Launches Instant, Cheap Remittances To Africa
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…
Binance CEO’s Warning About Wazirx Wallets, Nigerian EFCC on Naira Depreciation, O’Leary Buys the Dip — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
Another week has passed and developments in the Binance-Wazirx controversy continue, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claims it has identified individuals fueling the naira’s depreciation, Shark Tank star…
Building Nigeria’s Bitcoin’s Village
Entrepreneurs in Nigeria are building on the country’s growing interest in BTC and establishing Bitcoin Village, a safe haven for Africa. Nigeria is a unique country in West Africa, geographically…
Can Fedimints Help Bitcoin Scale To The World?
A developer and an entrepreneur hope to bring community-based custody for Bitcoin to billions of people around the world through Fedimints. I. E-Cash Strikes Back Thirty three years ago, the…
Nigeria Leads Africa in Regulating Digital Asset Space — Securities Regulator
Nigeria has taken the lead in regulating digital assets in Africa, and is one of the countries looking keenly into governing the digital asset space, an executive director with the…
For Africa, By Africans: How Qala Is Building Bitcoin Developers
A recent event hosted by Qala in Nigeria underscored the opportunity in Africa to leverage Bitcoin development for a brighter future. “Bitcoin for Africa, by Africans” was the key theme…
Bitcoin Ban In Nigeria: What Has Changed?
More than a year since Nigeria banned bitcoin services, its SEC has released updated regulations. Will the bitcoin market be affected? An order from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Bitcoin Mining Could Be The Answer To Nigeria’s Inflationary Crisis
Renewable energy potential, wide adoption and deflationary fiat make Nigeria the perfect home for extensive bitcoin mining operations. This is an opinion editorial by Heritage Falodun, a software engineer and…