As FX pressure grips African economies, Visa is building new pipes for digital dollar flow, shifting away from traditional rails with stablecoin infrastructure aimed at speed, resilience, and access. Bloomberg recently reported that credit card giant Visa has partnered with Yellow Card Financial to integrate stablecoin settlements across 20 African markets, beginning with a pilot … Read more
Top Africa crypto news features Onafriq adopting USDC as Nigeria hunts CBEX scammers. In Ethiopia, Phoenix Group is expanding its Bitcoin mining operations. The last week of April brought several notable crypto stories from Africa. African payment service provider Onafriq is leveraging USDC to enhance cross-border settlements. Meanwhile, Nigeria is pursuing eight individuals, including four … Read more
Unveiled on March 31 at Hannover Messe 2025, the production version of Pontus-X, developed by deltaDAO AG, marks a major step forward for Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy. Built on the Gaia-X framework and powered by Oasis Network’s privacy-preserving blockchain, Pontus-X is now the largest publicly available data space in Europe. With over 180 onboarded institutions, … Read more