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African tech leaders and investors connect at London Stock Exchange for the 6th Africa Tech Summit London

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African tech leaders, corporates and investors will connect at the London Stock Exchange for the sixth edition of Africa Tech Summit London (ATS), taking place on November 24th. The annual Summit will share insights from leading industry players including; London Stock Exchange, DLA Piper, Alerzo, Deimos, Niji Oni & Co., Cellulant, Paystack, GIZ, Smile Identity, Verto, Flex…

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Data Mynt and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Accelerate Crypto Adoption

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The partnership includes three parts: first, enabling Alibaba Cloud customers to pay for their Cloud services using Data Mynt’s crypto as currency option; second, listing and selling Data Mynt services to Cloud customers on Alibaba Cloud International Marketplace; and third, bringing advanced, secure and reliable cloud and web3.0 services and technologies to businesses in Africa,…

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EMURGO Invests in Momint to Expand Adoption of NFTs in Africa

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Adaverse, an EMURGO-backed Web3 accelerator focused on Cardano ecosystem adoption in Africa, recently announced its investment in Momint, a Web3 marketplace that makes investing in crypto and NFTs easy for users of all skill levels. Adaverse joined Momint’s highly competitive seed round alongside Outlier Ventures, Mountain Partners, Rob Hersov, and simple.Capital. Adaverse was launched in September…

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The Growth of DeFi In Africa – Why Are People Interested?

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Article by Elisha Imagine a world where people in developing markets can get loans on demand, have access to high-yield investment opportunities, and move their money freely without restriction. That is the world decentralized finance (DeFi) companies in Africa envision, and they are building it. Over the past few years, several DeFi platforms have launched…

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Hedera Named to Constellation ShortList™ for Blockchain Services

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The Hedera network, the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy, has been named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Blockchain Services in Q3 2022. The technology vendors and service providers included in this program deliver critical transformation initiative requirements for early adopters and fast-follower organizations. Hedera offers a range of different DLT services that…

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Web 3 needs to be mobile-ready: A case for mass adoption

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Article by Brian Kimotho, Chief Marketing Officer, Kotani Pay The internet as imagined by Tim Barnes in the late ’80s was a world wide web that is open, decentralized, and allowed information sharing across the globe. With this knowledge, the journey from Web 1 which was a read-only internet, Web 2, a read-and-write internet, towards...
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Metaverse Magna raises $3.2M at a $30M valuation to build Africa’s largest gaming DAO

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Metaverse Magna (MVM), a Nestcoin gaming DAO based in Nigeria that distributes mobile games in emerging African markets and builds developer tools for Web3 gaming, has completed a seed sale token round of $3.2 million at a $30M fully diluted value. Investors included South Korean video game developer Wemade, Japan-based blockchain-focused venture capital firm Gumi Cryptos…

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Polygon joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022

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Polygon is the leading blockchain development platform, offering scalable, affordable, secure, and sustainable blockchains for Web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to major scaling solutions including L2 (ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups), sidechains, hybrid, stand-alone, and enterprise chains, and data availability. Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 19,000+ decentralized applications hosted,…

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What Does Ethereum’s Transition to PoS Mean for Polygon

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Originally published by Polygon With Ethereum’s switch to proof of stake (PoS) slated for mid-September, Polygon thought it would be appropriate to take a moment and look around, to admire how far Web3 has come. Now is a time to celebrate the builders and dreamers who’ve worked relentlessly on the margins to summon a more…

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The Growth of Investment In African Crypto-Based Startups

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The cryptocurrency space has become a hotbed for investments of all kinds. From regular people hedging against inflation by buying Bitcoin to major investors betting on the future of finance by providing capital for startups, a lot of money is pouring into crypto. The African continent has had its fair share of investments into new…

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