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Opinion
Opinion

In his groundbreaking work, “Soft Power,” renowned political scientist Joseph Nye Jr. offers a compelling exploration of the often overlooked […]

by Shogo Ishida
May 26, 2023

Opinion

Can Africa become the next Web3 powerhouse? As the Managing Director of CV VC Africa, a venture capital investing in […]

by Gideon Greaves
Apr 24, 2023

Opinion

The striking global events of 2022 led by the Ukraine crisis and inflation jolted Africa, where I have visited and […]

by Shogo Ishida
Apr 04, 2023
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Money/Market
Money/Market

Uganda ushered a new year, with fresh revenue prospects from its oil wells. This comes even as the government mulls over digital currencies.

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ngila
May 29, 2023

Money/Market

Botswana’s economy has been steady over the past five months. Cryptocurrency confidence also grows in the country.

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ng...
May 25, 2023

Money/Market

Ghana’s economic crisis has seen inflation rise but also has nurtured a crypto boom in the country.

by Vincent Matinde
May 24, 2023

Money/Market

Central African Republic is the first country in Africa that has legalized Bitcoin under the Sango Project.

by Vincent Matinde
May 23, 2023

Money/Market

Kenya is facing an imminent economic crisis as inflation continues to surge. This is piling pressure on the government as […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 19, 2023

Money/Market

Egypt’s economy has mirrored the financial difficulty that most African economies have been facing. Could an exploration of e-currency bring relief?

by Vincent Matinde
May 18, 2023

Money/Market

Zimbabwe’s seeks to solve the crisis in its financial sector which has been plagued by an unstable currency and hyperinflation.

by Vincent Matinde
May 16, 2023

Money/Market

Africa’s biggest economy went through economic tantrums in 2022 and may see a further slowdown this year like many other […]

by Vincent Matinde
May 15, 2023

Money/Market

Kenya’s huge debt obligations, lower forex inflows, a plummeting currency, rampant inflation, and the pressure on oil prices, have dampened […]

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ng...
May 12, 2023

Money/Market

Kenya’s Finance Bill 2023 is seeking to introduce taxes on cryptocurrency and token gains.

by Vincent Matinde
May 05, 2023

Money/Market

It has been a bumpy ride for Africa’s crypto industry since the conception of Bitcoin in 2008. Though the continent […]

by Faustine Ngila, Vincent Mati...
Apr 28, 2023

Money/Market

Those holding small amounts of Zimbabwe dollars will be allowed to exchange their money for tokens in a bid to store value and hedge against volatility of the exchange rate

by NODO News
Apr 24, 2023

Money/Market

The Kenya Capital Markets (Amendment Bill, 2023) seeks to legalize cryptocurrency, a move that has elicited excitement in the crypto space.

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ng...
Apr 12, 2023

Money/Market

On April 4, peer-to-peer crypto trading platform Paxful announced the suspension of its operations, a move that dented its popularity […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 06, 2023

Money/Market

There is a high interest in stablecoins back of the sliding Kenya shilling against the dollar.

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ng...
Mar 20, 2023

Money/Market

As the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria is only scratching the surface in its crypto domination globally.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 16, 2023

Money/Market

South Africa is the highest crypto spending country in Africa. Kenya and Nigeria have a higher percentage of their population, however ownership value is low.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 15, 2023

Money/Market

Three out of four Nigerians are choosing foreign currencies and cryptocurrencies over the naira as their preferred means to store […]

by Faustine Ngila, Shigeru Sato
Mar 15, 2023

Money/Market

Africa’s crypto market continues to gather momentum this year, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 01, 2023

Money/Market

Chinese shares listed in New York and the upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs) in Kenya could attract retail investors in […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023
Business
Business

Adaverse has backed Fonbnk, a DeFi company powering FX payments through prepaid airtime, in an undisclosed funding round.

by Vincent Matinde
May 18, 2023

Business

Animoca Brands, one of the leading investors in the Web3 games, has clinched a partnership deal with Hooked Protocol in […]

by NODO News
May 17, 2023

Business

Animoca Brands, one of the leading investors in the Web3 games, has partnered with stc play, a gaming platform that […]

by NODO News
May 09, 2023

Business

Adaverse has invested in Bitsport, a Web3 platform that allows gamers to receive crypto rewards

by NODO News
May 09, 2023

Business

Web3 edtech startup Web3 Sanctuary is the winner of the just concluded NODO pitch competition at the CV Africa Summit […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 08, 2023

Business

The CV VC Summit Africa 2023, a two-day event showcasing sessions centered on blockchain technologies, is kicking off on May […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 04, 2023

Business

The move underscores blockchain’s potential benefit that could help Africa’s most populous country faster build its financial and social infrastructures, and achieve an exponential economic growth.

by NODO News
May 04, 2023

Business

Paylend, a credit offering platform for small businesses in Africa, has won $1,000 in NODO Grants, for its innovative marketplace solution.

by NODO News
May 03, 2023

Business

NODO, the Pan African Web3 discovery and news platform, has officially partnered with Swiss venture capital CV VC that targets […]

by NODO News
May 02, 2023

Business

Bitokun, a decentralized lottery platform, has won the NODO Grant for its solution to the lottery industry.

by NODO News
May 02, 2023

Business

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission is considering permitting asset-backed token offerings on licensed digital exchanges, Bloomberg reported on May 1. […]

by NODO News
May 01, 2023

Business

EMURGO Africa and GreenHouse Capital have partnered to co-invest in Web3/fintech startups in Africa and the Middle East.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 26, 2023

Business

HouseAfrica has received funding from investors including Adaverse for its blockchain-based land registry platform.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 24, 2023

Business

Chekkit is a blockchain-based product authentication, consumer intelligence and distribution tracking platform that blends big data and market insights with authentication technology. Users can authenticate products through USSD or its mobile application.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 19, 2023

Business

Pravica has received funding from Adaverse to grow its services in Africa.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 19, 2023

Business

Startups in Africa employing blockchain technologies have raised a total of $474 million in 2022, compared to $89.6 million a year earlier

by Faustine Ngila, Shigeru Sato
Apr 18, 2023

Business

Block Inc, the US payment company led by Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, has partnered with Yellow Card, one of […]

by NODO News
Apr 13, 2023

Business

Aeropaye seeks to tokenized air-tickets on its platform and provide an instant refund to customer incase of flight cancelations.

by Vincent Matinde, Faustine Ng...
Apr 11, 2023

Business

Adaverse, Cardano blockchain ecosystem accelerator, has injected an undisclosed amount of money in pre-seed funding for Nigerian crypto startup Bitmama. This […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 06, 2023

Business

Nairobi-based NEAR Kenya regional hub has won the Web3 Community in Africa Prize at this year’s Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 31, 2023

Business

New York-based ConsenSys, the developer of global digital wallet MetaMask, has expanded its service in Nigeria through a partnership with […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 23, 2023

Business

Africa-focused venture capital Verod-Kepple, has raised $43 million for its fund targeting startups in the continent. The fund, named Verod-Kepple […]

by Shigeru Sato, Faustine Ngila
Mar 20, 2023

Business

Saudi Arabia’s first NFT marketplace platform, Nuqtah, has secured seed funding from investors led by Animoca Brands and Polygon in […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 16, 2023

Business

In a span of five days, three US banks that support Web3 investments in Africa collapsed in one of the […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 15, 2023

Business

Binance is among the main players that have raised crypto literacy across Africa in recent years, banking on the continent’s […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 13, 2023

Business

Nigerian-American Kemdi Ebi welcomes us during our reporting trip to Lagos, the Web3 hub in Africa. He cuts the image […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 10, 2023

Business

Nigeria, Africa’s largest crypto market, has established its first functioning bitcoin payment network node. It started operating in early 2023. […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 06, 2023

Business

Nigeria has elected a new government. And though petitions are expected in court to challenge the outcome of the presidential […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 03, 2023

Business

The pre-seed will enable the company to fund its expansion into Kenya and Uganda, then eventually eye other African markets.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 02, 2023

Business

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are fast becoming the major means for Africa’s creative community to boost earning from their work, protect […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023

Business

The fact that Nigeria is Africa’s fintech giant is undisputable. It should come as no surprise that Africa’s biggest economy […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023
People
People

In a world where cross-border money and financial transactions are heavily controlled by country boundaries, and a myriad of intermediaries […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 22, 2023

People

Financial fraud has been commonplace in government and financial institutions. Auditors are unable to detect fraud under special circumstances, colluding […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 17, 2023

People

Which is the most ideal approach to deploy in your projects as a blockchain startup founder? A single chain approach […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 10, 2023

People

It is evident that blockchain technology is fast evolving, and its adoption is rising in Africa. But there’s a challenge: […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 05, 2023

People

Right in the middle of time when Africa’s Web3 startups are getting their brightest-ever spotlight from investors in and out […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 04, 2023

People

Safi Protocol seeks to bridge this liquidity gap using Web3, by linking the entrepreneur with a solar developer who then studies the project, sizes it and applies for funding on their behalf through the platform. 

by Faustine Ngila
May 03, 2023

People

With the growth of Web3 across the African continent, tech startup founders are increasingly looking for the best solutions to […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 25, 2023

People

Fastagger, which focuses on customer intelligence, uses Web3’s blockchain, AI and machine learning to help SMEs access customer insights and engagement data and in turn profitably scale up their businesses.

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 21, 2023

People

HouseAfrica strives to address the issues surrounding land ownership such as issuance of duplicate land titles, illegal sales, as well as low access to mortgages. It provides an immutable ledger alongside a visual map reference, that protects the authenticity of land titles, using blockchain.

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 14, 2023

People

AfyaRekod runs on a decentralized IT system that allows one to create a digital health record, which incorporates data on their medical history, allergies, medications, and other crucial health information, all which is stored securely on the blockchain.

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 05, 2023

People

In the 14th century, the richest man in the world then, Mansa Musa, king of the Mali empire in western […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 03, 2023

People

Pravica’s planned introduction of Bitcoin Ordinals will enable users to put messages on chain and can act as evidence.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 31, 2023

People

In the deal between IOG and the Ethiopian government, the goal is to create a national database of the country’s students’ and teachers’ credentials using a decentralized digital identity solution. 

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 27, 2023

People

For a long time, African women striving to get into the Web3 space have encountered a seemingly unending series of […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 24, 2023

People

He speaks with conviction. A tone of assurance, and then sits with the posture of optimism that Africa needs to […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 21, 2023

People

Finding venture capital was a huge gridlock among blockchain startup founders in Africa before 2019. But thanks to the growing […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 09, 2023

People

Some seven years ago, Dare Odumade was saddened by the case of a woman who died after taking the wrong […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 08, 2023

People

The energy crisis in South Africa is pushing the cost of goods and services higher, making it a pain for […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 03, 2023

People

Africa still struggles with hunger and inflated food prices, despite farming being a staple economic activity on the continent. Middlemen […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 01, 2023

People

Africa loses $160 billion every year to corruption. Illicit financial flows are costing the continent $50 billion annually. That is […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023

People

She is a lover of African history and literature. But her interests keep changing after the discovery of every new […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023
Pay/Remit
Pay/Remit

Access to credit is a challenge not unique to any particular set of businesses, but it is more pronounced in […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 27, 2023

Pay/Remit

With the need to make quick payments and remittances across Africa, mobile money transactions are fast becoming the most effective […]

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 26, 2023

Pay/Remit

BoundlessPay future rollout will include an offline system where users can receive withdrawal codes using SMS and Email.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 17, 2023

Pay/Remit

Having seen an increased appetite for cryptocurrency, Tradefada was born to give crypto access to Nigerians.

by Vincent Matinde
Apr 07, 2023

Pay/Remit

Busha sees a utility use for cryptocurrency in Africa and plans to double down on remittance, as it expands in more African nations

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 29, 2023

Pay/Remit

In East Africa, the Swahili word “utu” means “the state of being humane” or “being considerate.” And one of the […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 23, 2023

Pay/Remit

Access and cost of credit are harmful to micro and small businesses in Africa. Paylend Africa seeks to use crypto assets to lower these costs.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 22, 2023

Pay/Remit

He speaks with conviction. A tone of assurance, and then sits with the posture of optimism that Africa needs to […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 21, 2023

Pay/Remit

Operating in Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon and Ghana Maramoja Transport offers driver recommendations via a blockchain Trust API

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 14, 2023

Pay/Remit

It is a regular gesture from a referee to brandish a yellow card right into the face of a soccer […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 01, 2023
Play
Play

Incentives using Web3 technologies such as tokens can grow the eSport and gaming industries in Africa. It is also a way to introduce users to Web3

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 30, 2023
Play

As mobile and Internet penetrations grow in Africa, opportunities for mobile games are becoming apparent. More game developers are finding […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 01, 2023
Earn
Earn

Crypto adoption and investment is growing fast, and many people now seek to not just trade in, but also invest […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 09, 2023

Earn

With the huge number of digital assets already in the Web3 and blockchain ecosystem, there naturally ought to be a […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 05, 2023
Earn

How would you fancy an opportunity to make money from a social media platform just by passively using it to […]

by Faustine Ngila
May 02, 2023
Earn

With Hisa’s blockchain system, investors can tokenize a fractionalized investment, enabling them to commit their funds based on how much they have, and get returns on the basis of the value they invested.

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 20, 2023
Earn

The partnership will allow Tanda agents in east Africa boost their revenue streams by buying and selling prepaid airtime for profit on Fonbnk’s distributed exchange, an indicator of the rising stature of DeFi solutions in the region.

by Faustine Ngila
Apr 13, 2023
Earn

A March 20 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that the world is on the brink […]

by Faustine Ngila
Mar 28, 2023
Earn

Africa’s housing deficit has hit an all-time high of 51 million homes as 40,000 people join the continent’s major cities […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 17, 2023
Earn

The addition of five new digital coins will make trading bullish on Yellow Card’s platform.

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 10, 2023
Earn

The lack of digital land registries has bred a fertile ground for increased fraud in Africa’s real estate sectors. Many […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 07, 2023
Earn

Xend Finance, a Lagos-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, is set to launch Africa’s first digital wallet extension by the end […]

by Vincent Matinde
Mar 02, 2023