Monday marked the start of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations tournament — the largest men’s football championship series in Africa. At the same time, Binance announced its official partnership with the Confederation of African Football as well as its official sponsorship for the AFCON 2021 tournament, becoming the first crypto and blockchain sponsor for the event.Through … [Read more...] about Binance sponsors AFCON to further develop crypto adoption in Africa
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Can token rewards improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa?
A groundbreaking five-year study into whether crypto token incentives can improve health outcomes for patients with HIV/AIDS will be launched in Kenya by the end of the year.On Nov 1, the blockchain-powered healthcare ecosystem Immunify.Life and the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) announced they had secured the approval needed from an ethics … [Read more...] about Can token rewards improve HIV patient outcomes in Africa?
How Bitcoin is helping people at the grassroots level in Africa
Bitcoin is being used as a fail-safe mechanism during times of natural disaster in Africa.According to TechCrunch, the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May caused mass displacement of families in the surrounding region.In the chaos of the situation, Bitcoin was being used as a payment mechanism to keep the local economy … [Read more...] about How Bitcoin is helping people at the grassroots level in Africa
South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency
South Africa’s financial regulators are laying the groundwork for the “phased and structured” regulation of cryptocurrencies. The move presents a reversal of the largely hands-off approach taken for the past seven years and has been driven by increasingly high levels of retail interest in crypto in the country.In a position paper published on Friday, the country’s … [Read more...] about South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency
Blockchain Research Institute expanding to Africa, the Middle East and Korea
The Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) has revealed plans to expand into several continents mid-year through partnerships with several banks, foundations, and organizations.The independent global think-tank for distributed ledger research already operates in Europe and Brazil, and will establish hubs of innovation and research in new regional centers. The goal is to educate … [Read more...] about Blockchain Research Institute expanding to Africa, the Middle East and Korea