After the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a directive targeting the country’s cryptocurrency industry, bitcoin and altcoin trade volumes on centralized exchanges immediately plunged. Nevertheless,
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How African Users Can Buy and Trade Bitcoin Cash Without Facing KYC or Geoblocking Hurdles
Africa remains the home to a large proportion of the world’s population that is unbanked according to a 2017 World Bank Global Index survey. Many
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P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Surge in Kenya and Ghana but Nigeria Still Dominates
According to new data, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trade volumes in Kenya and Ghana surged in Q1 of 2021, with the two countries now ranked second
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Ripple Partner Mercury FX Accepted Into ‘First Cohort’ of a South African Regulatory Sandbox
South Africa’s Inter-governmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) recently accepted Mercury FX, a UK-based e-money firm, into the first cohort of its regulatory sandbox. The firm,
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Study Finds South Koreans Aged 20-39 Mainly Invest up to $100 in Cryptocurrencies
South Korea’s “crypto boom” is a term that the local media has widely adopted to refer to the current hype seen across the Asian nation.
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Major Venezuelan Satellite TV Provider Enables Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Payments
Venezuelan customers from the biggest satellite TV provider in the country are now able to pay their monthly bills via cryptocurrencies. Simple TV announced it
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