Bitcoin startup BitX is changing its name to Luno, as it switched focus to the European market.
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases through an integration with BitX.
Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider BitX has extended its Series A round to include undisclosed funding from Venturra Capital.
Multinational bitcoin platform BitX has raised $4m in a round led by South Africa's third largest company, the Naspers Group.
BitX is expanding into the world's second-fastest growing economy, Indonesia, bringing a fixed-price bitcoin exchange to its 252 million inhabitants.
BitX has released mobile apps for iOS and Android, aiming to attract newcomers with an attractive and user-friendly design.
BitX, which aims to bring advanced bitcoin services to emerging markets, has opened its latest exchange in Malaysia.
Former Obopay CEO Carol Realini tells CoinDesk about bitcoin's potential to bring change in the payments industry.
Emerging market-focused bitcoin exchange BitX has raised S$1m as part of its latest seed funding round.
PayFast, which processes payments for over 30,000 merchants, is teaming up with international exchange BitX to accept bitcoin.
South African online retailer Takealot, which has raised more than $100m in funding, is now accepting bitcoin.
The exchange and wallet service aims to serve 12-plus countries initially with one recognizable brand.
Popular African bitcoin exchange BitX has been snapped up less than a year after it was founded.