Africa


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Tunisia's Central Bank Denies Reports Claiming It Issued an E-Dinar

In a sweeping rejection, the central bank quashed "unfounded" rumors that it had become the first monetary authority to issue a CBDC.

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Huobi Cloud to Offer White-Label Exchange Services in Middle East, Africa

Huobi Cloud has announced its plan to provide local financial institutions with white-label exchange services in the Middle East and Africa.

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Eyeing African Market, Binance Adds Nigerian Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway

Facilitated by payments network Flutterwave, the addition starts a new phase of Binance adding sub-Saharan fiat pairs.

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Facebook's WhatsApp Seeks Policy Expert to Champion Blockchain in Africa

WhatsApp is looking to hire a blockchain policy expert in Africa as parent company Facebook's Libra project meets regulatory resistance worldwide.

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Burundi Central Bank Director: 'Strong Measures' Will Be Taken Against Crypto Traders

The Republic of Burundi banned all cryptocurrencies, stating the volatile, speculative and unregulated asset class presents too much risk for citizens.

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Beyond USD: The Next Frontier for Stablecoins

The next generation of stablecoins will eschew the U.S. dollar as their basis, writes Bitspark's George Harrap.

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Binance Exchange's Charity Falling Short of Transparency Goals

Less than half of the donations made to the Binance Charity Foundation are accounted for on its website.

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Protestors Set Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Perpetrator's Home on Fire

Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house.

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Wala Was Africa's Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed

Wala went from serving customers in Uganda to shuttering its payments app. Here's what sources say happened.

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Huobi Cloud Aims for 80 More Exchange Partners in Bid for Revenue Growth

The Huobi Cloud network of crypto exchanges wants to facilitate $55 million in daily volume by 2020.

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