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Is Africa Still the Next Playing Field for Cryptocurrency?

With a decline in Bitcoin seeing many Nigerians pull back on their losses in the cryptocurrency market, does Africa still represent the next frontier of the virtual currency market?

Nigeria: Nigerians Pull Out of Bitcoin As Cryptocurrencies Crash

Leadership, 10 September 2018

With a crash in the value of bitcoin last week, Nigerians are pulling back to cut down on their losses in the cryptocurrency market as their stake in the market declined dropping… Read more »
East Africa: East Africa Central Banks Cautious Approach to Crypto-Currencies and Blockchain

The Exchange, 3 September 2018

A report released last month by pan African bank Ecobank has showed how different countries in the continent have reacted to crypto-currencies as well as technologies employing… Read more »

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Zimbabwe: Bitcoin, a Criminal's Best Friend?

The Herald, 20 August 2018

Bitcoin, a blockchain cryptocurrency which has been touted as a solution to the world's hard cash headaches, has failed to penetrate the world with the speed usually expected of… Read more »
Africa: Africa Could Be Next Frontier for Cryptocurrency

IPS, 16 July 2018

Cryptocurrency is not bound by geography because it is internet based; its transactions are stored in a database called blockchain, which is a group of connected computers that… Read more »

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Nigerian Senate Orders Investigation of Bitcoin Trading

The Senate has warned Nigerians against investing in bitcoins and urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation to ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Senate Probes Viability of Bitcoin As Form of Investment
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