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JuicyWay, a Nigerian startup for cross-border payments, has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to enhance its operations in multiple countries. Founded in 2021, it facilitates currency exchange for businesses using stablecoins and has processed $1.3 billion in transactions.

Favour Ori, CEO of PayDay, discusses the startup's growth as Africa's leading neobank and Starlink payment processor. Recently raising $3 million, PayDay boasts over 100,000 new users monthly and aims to streamline payment collection across Africa.

WiCrypt Network, a decentralized mobile internet sharing platform in Nigeria, secured a $150,000 grant from Microsoft to enhance its operations. The network allows users to monetize spare WiFi bandwidth while accessing the internet securely through decentralized hotspots.

A partir de 1 de janeiro de 2026, os países da União Europeia (EU) começarão a aplicar o DAC8 – a Oitava Diretiva de Cooperação Administrativa, estendendo pela primeira vez a troca automática de informações fiscais às transações de criptomoedas. Isto efetivamente coloca as criptomoedas no mesmo sistema de transparência que já co

PancakeSwap, the leading multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX), has once again raised the bar for DeFi, reporting $325 billion in trading volume for June 2025, the highest single-month figure in the platform’s five-year history.
This milestone comes just one month after May’s

O Banco Nacional de Ruanda (BNR) publicou o seu aguardado Relatório de Prova de Conceito (PoC) da Moeda Digital do Banco Central (CBDC), marcando um passo importante em direção a um potencial franco digital de Ruanda (e-FRW).
Esta prova de conceito abrangente, realizada ao longo de cinco meses, não só testou a viabilidade técnica

Nestcoin, a Web3 startup in Africa, has laid off employees due to funds being held in the FTX exchange following its bankruptcy. CEO Yele Bademosi emphasized the need to adjust the company's strategy and plans. The layoffs impact 30 employees, with remaining staff facing a 40% salary cut.

Fedrok AG, a pioneering Swiss blockchain firm renowned for its innovations in carbon credit tokenization and sustainable Web3 technologies, has launched a new $20,000 blockchain development grant aimed at African developers.
This initiative is designed to foster the creation of blockchain-based

Aave has achieved significant growth, now representing 20% of the DeFi ecosystem’s total value locked at over $24 billion. Its token AAVE surged 90%, reflecting the broader DeFi rebound as institutional interest and mobile use cases drive engagement, particularly in emerging markets.

According to a post on Reddit by a member of its Community team, the social platform will put an end to its cryptocurrency project, Community Points, due to difficulty scaling it.

According to the post on r/CryptoCurrency by the user u/cozy\_\_sheets , the regulatory environment has added to sca

Ripple has partnered with Chipper Cash to improve cross-border payments in Africa using crypto. This collaboration aims to enhance transaction speed, reduce costs, and promote financial inclusion for 5 million users across several countries.

Uniswap has launched a beta version of its wallet app for Android, enhancing token swapping capabilities with automatic network switching and support for multiple blockchains. The app aims to simplify and secure trading on mobile devices.