Category: <span>Crypto Currencies</span>

Many consider Africa the sleeping giant of crypto, and several speakers at last week’s Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, picked bitcoin and stablecoins as the top two levers of crypto mass adoption on the continent. The Central African Republic (CAR) adopted bitcoin as legal tender last year. Marius Reitz, general manager for Africa at crypto...

Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc said on Monday it planned to acquire Finland’s Rovio Entertainment Oyj for 706 million euros ($776 million) to bolster its mobile gaming business, sending Rovio shares soaring. Sega Sammy will offer 9.25 euros for each share of the company behind the mobile game Angry Birds, a 19% premium over Friday’s closing price,...

Financial institutions on both sides of the crypto fence are having a tough time in the current global economic and political climate. But does this picture mean we should hide our money under our beds or forever stay with the old fashioned bank down the street? Quite the contrary, says Seamus Rocca, CEO of global...

 Biometric identity and digital payments fintech, Paycode, has been selected as one of the Top 4 Finalists in the Women’s World Banking Fintech Innovation Challenge and will be competing live at the 2023 Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Mumbai in May. Selected from a pool of 98 highly qualified applicants across 34 countries,...

Sorare, French NFT startup has signed four years licensing partnership with the English Premier League. The company specialises with a fantasy sports gaming experience based on NFT – non fungible tokens. It makes sense for Sorare to partner with the Premier League, one of the biggest and most watched leagues in the world.  How does...

Metaverse is slowly becoming real are real thing as tennis tournament launches in metaverse world to cater people who live in the virtual world. The Australian Open join forces with Roblox to launch an Australian Open Adventure experience. Roblox to house digital recreation of Melbourne Park.  The users will also have the opportunity to compete...

Despite crypto downturn some companies are making moves in the space for future uptakes. Crypto exchange Coinbase has expanded its relationship with Borussia Dortmund, the German football giant.  What dos the contract entails?  Coinbase secures branding on perimeter of Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park stadium, as well as on digital advertising and activations for and with...

Gone are the days you have to pay to learn or to get an education. With the creator economy, students can learn for free. Leadership 2020 has partnered with Yellow Card, a crypto payment platform to launch and offer the course for free.  Both companies are giving back to South African youth through education on...

The South African T20 league is not your typical cricket tournament, it’s big and serious business and every sponsor you might think of is asking to be part of the league.  Betway SA20 league announced FanCraze as their official digital collectibles partner. Both parties sign a multi-million deal to take the franchise into the metaverse...

The past three days have revealed more grim details about the collapse of one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges. NBA legend and businessman Shaquille O’Neal, a known spokesman for FTX had some harsh words for the industry as a whole. “A lot of people think I’m involved, but I was just a paid spokesperson...