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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a suit against MetaMask parent company, ConsenSys, alleging that the company ‘acted as an unregistered broker of crypto asset securities through its MetaMask Swaps service.’

“Since January 2023, ConsenSys has engaged in the unr

In a major milestone for crypto-native payments in Africa, Flutterwave, one of the continent’s largest payments infrastructure platforms, has teamed up with TurnKey to launch secure and verifiable stablecoin balances for merchants and users.
Through this collaboration, Flutterwave is integrating Tu

New York–listed Super Group, through its South African subsidiary, Super Money, has launched ZAR Supercoin, a digital rand stablecoin backed 1:1 with fiat reserves and redeemable instantly.
Super Group is widely known as the owner of the Betway online gambling platform.
According to Super Money

Yuki, a Nigerian fintech, partners with Aladdin Digital to enhance digital asset access for over 75,000 users in Africa. This collaboration simplifies crypto solutions for fintech firms while promoting responsible investing and user-friendly experiences in the crypto ecosystem.

Google has selected six South African startups for its 2024 ‘Google for Startups’ Accelerator Africa: Black Founders Programme, providing each up to R1 million in funding, Google Cloud credits, and mentorship to support business growth and digital transformation.

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.

From January 1, 2026, European Union (EU) countries will start enforcing DAC8 – the Eighth Directive on Administrative Cooperation, extending automatic tax information exchange to crypto transactions for the first time. This effectively brings crypto into the same transparency system that already co