Mauritius is luring blockchain innovators with its friendly regulatory environment and connections to countries with large unbanked populations.
Who said bitcoin's volatility is bad? A new remittance service is showing how price differentials could power cheap money transfers.
Nearly every major financial institution in South Africa has gathered to chart the country's path towards possible large-scale blockchain adoption.
Local advertisements for OneCoin and other digital currencies have drawn the ire of Nigeria’s top securities regulatory.
Cross-border remittance was expected to be bitcoin’s killer app, but that just hasn't happened. CoinDesk looks at why.
A UN organization focused on criminal justice issues organized a meeting on bitcoin and digital currencies this past summer in Uganda.
South Africa’s central bank is “open” to cryptocurrencies and blockchain, according to new statements from its governor.
A team of six South African banks is now conducting experiments with ethereum's blockchain, a process that was bootstrapped by Whatsapp.
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.
A system for powering South African schools using bitcoin was demonstrated at a recent event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
IT solutions firm Ghana Dot Com has launched a bitcoin mining facility it claims is the first in Africa.
The Kenyan High Court heard a case brought by bitcoin startup BitPesa against mobile money giant Safaricom two days ago.
Visa Europe discusses why it is using the bitcoin blockchain as part of its new proof-of-concept for the remittance market.
Tunisia's post office, La Poste Tunisienne, today revealed it is testing a crypto-powered payments app for 600,000 of its customers.
Beam has announced it will no longer focus on using bitcoin in an attempt to disrupt the Ghanaian remittance market.