Announcing the winners of SCF#10
Today, we are excited to announce the winners of the 10th round of the Stellar Community Fund (SCF). After two weeks of deliberation, a panel of 52 judges drawn from…
Read More »5 year study looks at if token rewards can improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa
A Kenyan university and a blockchain healthcare provider will join forces to study whether Africa’s HIV crisis can be helped by using crypto and blockchain technology.
Read More »UBRI Welcomes First University Partners in Africa, UAE and Iceland, Drives CBDC Research Forward
Ripple’s UBRI welcomes the University of Capetown, Reykjavik University, and New York University Abu Dhabi to the leading university blockchain accelerator program. The post UBRI Welcomes First University Partners in…
Read More »Tanzania, Panama, Paraguay; Does El Salvador Influence Countries to Become Crypto-Friendly?
El Salvador has left the whole world wondering whether it should follow suit after adopting bitcoin as legal tender this month, despite critics saying it comes with huge social, economic…
Read More »Cases of Cryptocurrency Exchange Founders Running off with Investors’ Money on the Rise in Africa
It is becoming a norm in Africa for founders of cryptocurrency exchanges to lure investors to store and multiply their fortune in bitcoin and other forms of digital currencies through…
Read More »Things Are Heating up: Can Nigeria Beat China in the Release of the First CBDC?
Despite Africa being the poorest continent on earth with most people living below the poverty line, the continent is out to prove the world wrong when it comes to digital…
Read More »Most African Countries Cannot Access Akoin. How True is the One Africa, One Koin Sentiment?
Back in 2020, a famous rapper Akon launched his own cryptocurrency dubbed Akoin to boost its dream of improving the lives of the citizens of the African continent. But paradoxical…
Read More »Other Side of Akon City: How Viable Is the Dream for Ordinary Afticans? Part II. Uganda
Akon is continuing to expand the planning of his futuristic cities across the African continent. Now, Akon wants to expand the project to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa. But how…
Read More »Female President of Tanzania Expected to Mitigate the Climate for Cryptocurrency in the Country
The sudden death of Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli, also a coronavirus skeptic, shocked Tanzanian citizens and the entire world. However, the cryptocurrency community is curious about what the new…
Read More »Mercury to Boost Remittance Time and Money Savings to South Africa Using ODL
The shortest air mile distance between Johannesburg and London is 5,635 miles. Historically, moving money between banks or money service providers in those two cities takes days to cover that…
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