F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
ICOs may have frizzled but SA startups are closer to meeting targeted raises
With the steady fall in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum since the beginning of this year fewer local startups may be opting to run…
SA man’s UK-based fintech nets ‘good interest’ in £15m pre-sale – BVNK official [Updated]
A UK-based fintech — that allows consumers to buy, store and use cryptocurrency and which was founded by South African Kyle Redelinghuys — received “good” initial interest…
Swarm Fund aims to raise raise $35m in loans for African farmers with FarmCoin
Blockchain for private equity the Swarm Fund is likely to raise $35-million in revenue for 87 500 African farmers in the initiative’s first year by helping sell their…
Ekasi Bucks to launch ‘world’s first crypto-mall, bitcoin taxis for townships’
Just months after a failed initial coin offering (ICO), South African blockchain consultancy Ekasi Bucks plans to launch what it calls “the world’s first crypto-mall and on-demand transport service for…
