Absa Digital Asset Custody Goes Live in South Africa
South Africa's Absa now holds Bitcoin for big investors, a first for an African bank, it says. Local crypto holdings...
October 4, 2026Topic
digital assets
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Gains US$9.8 Billion in a Single Day
Changpeng Zhao’s net worth rose US$9.76 billion in 24 hours to US$91.2 billion on 20 September 2026, per Bloomberg’s Billionaires...
September 20, 2026
Ghana Builds a Committee Before It Builds a Crypto Licence
Ghana virtual assets oversight now runs through a five-agency committee, with the licensing law targeted for full operation only in...
August 28, 2026
Nigeria Would Make Crypto Exchanges Base Their Chief Executive There
Draft Nigeria crypto rules published on 20 August would require an exchange to keep its chief executive in the country,...
August 23, 2026
Brazil Crypto Licensing Rules Take Effect As School Phone Ban Beds In
Brazil enforced a school smartphone ban and the Central Bank finalised a crypto licensing framework that treats stablecoins as foreign...
August 9, 2026
Nigeria’s SEC Approves Tokenized Equities on NASD Platform
Nigeria’s SEC has approved tokenized equities trading on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange, with the first public digital securities offering...
August 6, 2026
Crypto Fraud Wave Wipes Out Savings in Cape Verde
A cryptocurrency fraud wave via the WS platform wiped out savings in Cape Verde, with one victim losing €4,000. West...
July 27, 2026
Bitcoin Climbs Back Above 60,000 as the Chip-Stock Trade Cracks
Bitcoin rose 1.28% to 60,729 on July 1, reclaiming 60,000 for a third up day on softer Fed comments, as...
July 2, 2026
Bitcoin Holds Below 60,000 as Ether and Solana Pull Away
Bitcoin slipped 1.3% to about 59,379 on June 29, staying below 60,000, while Ether rose 1.2% and Solana nearly 4%...
June 30, 2026