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Kenya

Kenya to introduce digital asset ETPs
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12 August, 2024

Kenya to introduce digital asset ETPs

The Nairobi Stock Exchange has partnered with Canada’s Valour to “passport” the company’s ETPs to Kenya; Valour currently offers 33...
BTC miner Marathon Digital partners with Kenya to monetize unutilized energy
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31 May, 2024

BTC miner Marathon Digital partners with Kenya to monetize unutilized energy

Marathon Digital pledged to invest $80 million in Kenya to develop tech projects, including green data centers, with the government...
Nigerian police locate Binance exec in Kenya, but extradition might take years
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18 April, 2024

Nigerian police locate Binance exec in Kenya, but extradition might take years

Nigerian authorities have confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped detention, is in Nairobi, but the East African nation says extradition...
Kenya forms ‘crypto’ working group after addition to the FATF grey list
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26 February, 2024

Kenya forms ‘crypto’ working group after addition to the FATF grey list

Kenya joins neighbors Tanzania and Sudan and regional heavyweights South Africa and Nigeria on the grey list, with digital assets...
Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill
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14 February, 2024

Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill

Stakeholders in the sector claim that the bill is quick to impose taxes and creates extra bureaucracy without any meaningful...
Blockchain the only technology leveling the playground: BitLipa’s Apollo Eric
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7 February, 2024

Blockchain the only technology leveling the playground: BitLipa’s Apollo Eric

Apollo discussed how BitLipa uses stablecoins to ease cross-border transfers and how blockchain is weeding out corruption and more on...
Blockchain firm Jia records $2M in microfinance originations in the Philippines, Kenya
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5 February, 2024

Blockchain firm Jia records $2M in microfinance originations in the Philippines, Kenya

Zach Marks, co-founder and CEO of Jia, shared that this development represents the tangible impact the company is making in...
Nigeria will no longer recognize university degrees from Kenya, Uganda—blockchain is the solution
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22 January, 2024

Nigeria will no longer recognize university degrees from Kenya, Uganda—blockchain is the solution

Nigeria added the two East African countries to neighbors Togo and Benin, saying they offer fake degrees—Dr. Catherine Lephoto says...
Africa’s 2023 in review: Adoption soars, regulators catch up, and Bitcoin moves beyond speculation
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26 December, 2023

Africa’s 2023 in review: Adoption soars, regulators catch up, and Bitcoin moves beyond speculation

Digital assets came of age in 2023, moving beyond speculation and impacting remittances and payments as regulators started getting a...
Worldcoin to resume operations in Kenya in early 2024: report
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23 December, 2023

Worldcoin to resume operations in Kenya in early 2024: report

Suspended and accused of espionage, Worldcoin has since engaged with the Kenyan government and is set to return in 2024,...
Kenyan lawmakers back digital asset taxation bill
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11 December, 2023

Kenyan lawmakers back digital asset taxation bill

The bill which received the backing of the finance committee in the Kenyan parliament categorizes digital assets as securities and...
Blockchain Association of Kenya tapped to help draft country’s digital asset laws
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15 November, 2023

Blockchain Association of Kenya tapped to help draft country’s digital asset laws

The Blockchain Association of Kenya met with parliament’s finance committee to discuss digital taxes, the lack of regulations and the...