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Paxful CEO on Launching Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador

Crypto trading platform Paxful has opened “La Casa del Bitcoin,” a bitcoin educational center in El Salvador to enable free learning opportunities related to BTC and boost adoption. Paxful CEO Ray Youssef shares insights into the launch, addressing concerns BTC could be too volatile to serve as a national currency.

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Finance

How Bitcoin Contributions Funded a $1.4M Solar Installation in Zimbabwe

The long-running Sun Exchange has a pitch for environmentally conscious bitcoiners.

Nhimbe Fresh's new solar panels. (Sun Exchange)

Policy

Tanzania Plans to Launch CBDC After eNaira Launch: Report

The country’s central bank has reportedly begun preparations for its own CBDC.

Tanzania Flag Against City Blurred Background At Sunrise Backlight (Getty Images/stockphoto)

Finance

FTX Leads $150M Funding Round in African Payments Firm Chipper Cash

The cross-border payments company is now valued at roughly $2 billion.

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Finance

New Chainalysis Report Reveals Who’s Leading the World in Crypto Adoption

The blockchain data firm changed its methodology this year for ranking countries on their level of adoption, with Vietnam and India topping the list.

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Policy

Nigeria to Postpone Its CBDC Launch: Reports

The central bank is delaying the eNaira’s start as the African nation gears up to celebrate the 61st anniversary of its independence, according to two reports.

Lagos, Nigeria

Policy

Nigeria’s CBDC: The Good, Bad and Ugly

The possible impacts of an eNaira for financial inclusion, privacy and decentralized crypto.

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Nigeria's central bank (Getty Images)

Finance

KuCoin Registers Record 2M New Users in Second Quarter

African crypto markets hit a “major” developmental point, with trading volumes climbing 20-fold, the exchange said.

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Markets

World Mobile Wraps $39M Token Sale to Launch Mesh Network in Zanzibar

World Mobile is currently rolling out telecommunications equipment to establish a mesh network and bring internet connectivity to Tanzania.

World Mobile has raised $39 million in a token sale to build a mesh network, starting with a project in Zanzibar.