Nigeria's Greenafrica walked away with the $100,000 grand prize at the Hedera Africa Hackathon, the continent's largest Web3 competition to date, after a record-breaking event that drew more than 45,000 ...
Blockchain.com announced on March 9, 2026, that it is launching full operations in Ghana following a 700% transaction volume surge in Nigeria. The expansion places the London-based digital asset platform ...
Nigerian PayPal users can now receive international payments for the first time in the platform's 20-year history in the country, following a partnership with local fintech company Paga that went ...
When IShowSpeed tried to buy a jersey at Balogun Market in Lagos last week, he asked the vendor a simple question: "Can I Venmo you?" The answer came back from ...
Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is calling for the suspension and prosecution of banks and fintech firms that enable cryptocurrency fraud, after investigators uncovered ₦162 billion ($97 million) in ...
Nigeria now requires cryptocurrency exchanges to collect customers' tax and national identification numbers and report transaction data directly to authorities, under new regulations that took effect Jan. 1, 2026. The ...
For years, the relationship between PayPal and Nigeria has been one of unrequited utility. While the world enjoyed seamless global payments, Nigerian freelancers and entrepreneurs were largely relegated to a ...
When Jeremiah Musa needed to hire reporters for The Bit Gazette, his Dubai-based cryptocurrency publication, he didn't post listings in London, New York, or Singapore—the traditional hubs of financial journalism. ...
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has drawn fierce criticism from Nigerian officials and crypto leaders after claiming the government "kidnapped" former Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan during his eight-month detention in 2024. ...
Ten African nations have enacted comprehensive digital asset laws. Ghana will become the eleventh by December. Meanwhile, the United States still can't decide if Ethereum is a security. Between July ...
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