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@Ripple has secured final approval to establish a national trust bank in the US. The move could strengthen its RLUSD stablecoin services and institutional crypto custody.

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@Strive (ASST) has purchased 6,182 Bitcoin for $511 million, raising its total holdings to 43,000 BTC and closing in on the top three public Bitcoin treasury holders.

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The operation also saw more than $11 million in funds flagged as potentially linked to fraud and approximately 3.7 million online accounts and profiles linked to suspected scam networks taken down.

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Authorities in Ghana and Nigeria have arrested 28 people and rescued 117 victims during an international operation targeting online scams and human trafficking networks.

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@RaenestApp , a Nigerian cross-border payments fintech, has launched a suite of products, including stablecoins, to let users receive, save, and spend money across currencies from a single account.

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@AbsaKenya These developments could strengthen the link between institutional banking and digital asset markets. Businesses will still need to assess regulatory requirements, collateral risks and liquidity conditions.

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@AbsaKenya is exploring an expansion of its digital asset custody platform into trading, asset-backed lending and corporate treasury services.

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#DigitalAssets #InstitutionalFinance #Blockchain #Fintech #Kenya

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@kredete , a real-time cross-border payments platform, today announced a partnership with @AttijariwafaB , a leading pan-African banking and financial player, to power payment infrastructure across Africa.

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Tala and El Dorado have launched an embedded credit partnership that will allow users of the El Dorado digital wallet to access Tala-underwritten credit directly within the platform.

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@Bitcoin fell nearly 2% to about $79,800 as of this morning as traders cut risk ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting and another leg down in the AI trade weighed on tech stocks across the region.

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Coordinated by the Federal Police, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Bank of Ethiopia, the sweep exposed a sophisticated scheme that compromised the country’s Labour Market Information System (ELMIS).

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Ethiopian authorities launched a massive prosecution effort following a landmark investigation into a multi-million-dollar digital fraud and corruption ring.

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Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are creating new payment opportunities, while blockchain innovation is opening doors for businesses. However, evolving regulations and the fight against crypto scams remain critical challenges.

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Africa’s crypto revolution is gaining momentum. From Nigeria to Kenya and beyond, cryptocurrencies are changing how people send money, make cross-border payments, and access dollar-linked savings.

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@Interpol The crackdown highlights the importance of stronger cybersecurity, responsible crypto adoption and effective regulation.

As Kenya advances its digital asset framework, can stronger oversight help protect investors while supporting innovation?

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Africa’s crypto market is growing, but so are the challenges of digital crime.

@Interpol latest cybercrime operation across 21 countries resulted in 1,462 arrests and the recovery of more than $105 million in illicit funds.

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@AfDB_Group @KeEquityBank This could improve access to import financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local businesses, while supporting cross-border trade across Africa.

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The @AfDB_Group (AfDB) and @KeEquityBank have signed a US$60 million trade finance guarantee facility to support eligible businesses and strengthen trade in Kenya.

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#AfDB #EquityBank #TradeFinance #SMEs #KenyaEconomy

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@AfDB_Group @KeEquityBank The facility will help reduce specified non-payment risks for international banks supporting qualifying trade transactions.

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The move could make it easier to pay with a digital version of an existing card without sharing the original card details.

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Interswitch is looking to bring tokenised card payments to more banks, merchants and customers in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda.

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