Africa

Ray Youssef has always dreamt of building schools, especially for those who need it the most.For him, Bitcoin for social good is a game changer.As the CEO of Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace that connects buyers with…

Cryptocurrencies and the underpinning blockchain technology have continued to transform lives in Africa. The technology has been applied in Kenya to boost agriculture by Twiga Foods. In Uganda, millions of households have been connected to…

In the Western world, many people look at cryptocurrencies as an investment, and obsess over their price movements. In Africa, however, cryptos are much more than an investment asset class: they are transforming lives, in the financial…

A draft copy of a document outlining South Africa's response to the rise of cryptocurrencies illustrates that although the threat of an outright ban is minimal, the SARB's intentions represent a clear and existential threat to the anonymity…

Cryptocurrency isn’t known for being environmentally friendly (well, not Proof of Work mechanisms like Bitcoin), but a new blockchain project could help save endangered species—at a discount.The Newton Project, which seeks to replace…

It’s eight in the morning in Kinangop, a small rural town 55 miles north of Nairobi. For Joseph Kimani, a small-scale farmer, today is a big day. Kimani has been a farmer for two decades, but finding a market for his products has been a…

As I walked into the cozy bar, I had a feeling of excitement. It would be the first time I would pay in Bitcoin at a local establishment. I have traded in cryptos since August 2017, but I had never used them to pay at a local merchant.…

It’s not every day that we find ourselves linking to Bloomberg, much less quoting it approvingly.  The news site has butted quite a few heads in the crypto community, as Crypto Briefing has previously reported.This week Bloomberg…

When he heard about the prospect of a digital asset that had an ‘assured profit’ tag attached, Brenda Gatwiri knew she had to get herself some. Living in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, she hadn’t anticipated the headache that purchasing…

Paxful, the international Bitcoin marketplace, reported last week $40,000,000 of monthly transactions in Africa alone.In a blog post entitled “Building Wakanda” CEO Ray Youssef spoke of the opportunities cryptocurrency can offer people…

Blockchain tech is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, predicted to hit $2.3 billion by 2021. As an emerging disruptive technology that has the potential to transform the logistics industry, can blockchain technology prevent…

The world’s eyes are on Zimbabwe, watching a coup d’état unravel 37 years of Mugabe’s reign. As uncertainty in the country over the takeover reached a climax, Zimbabwe’s Bitcoin exchange saw prices reach nearly double those on the global…