blockchain

[Opinion] Crypto and blockchain can drive financial inclusion

Crypto and blockchain solutions can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the world’s underbanked, and enable an inclusive and equitable global financial…

Crypto start-up Chains for ‘next generation of web3 users’

The digital asset landscape has been evolving over the past decade since blockchain technology made it possible to exchange value digitally. This was not…

Blockchain paves the way for social good in Zambia

Social responsibility and blockchain adoption can go hand in hand. Well, that is what the United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA) is doing in Zambia….

Applications now open for Blockchain Bootcamp

DFS Lab – the early-stage investor – and Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have opened applications for their second Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give early…

Kenyan healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, raises $2M in seed funding

Kenyan based healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, has raised $2 million (R30 608 600,00) in seed funding. The round was led by Mac Venture Capital, a…

Friday interview: Matthew Finlayson, Invictus Capital co-founder

Scan the About page of the Invictus Capital website and you’ll read about how the company is a pioneer in the blockchain space, and…

KamPay is the token aiming to solve Africa’s trade issues [Q&A]

In an interview with CNBC Africa, Kamari CEO Chris Cleverly succinctly described how blockchain could be the solution to Africa’s current trade issues. “Blockchain’s…

AI-driven blockchain conference set to take place next month in Cape Town [Updated]

Pronoia claims the Blockchain & Investment Roadshow taking place on 14 and 15 February in Cape Town will be Africa’s first AI-driven blockchain conference

Three Kenyan teams in running for $500k blockhain EOS Global Hackathon prize [Updated]

UPDATE: Block.one on Friday (7 December) awarded $500 000 to the final winner of its blockchain hackathon, GeneOS. GeneOS is a blockchain-enabled data ownership, marketplace, and secure…

Blockchain fad is wearing off says man behind Jozi crypto startup DoshEx

The fad around blockchain among startups and corporates has cooled, says the head of a Joburg-based company that develops blockchain solutions for local and international…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/10/2018]

This week Startup Grind Johannesburg will host Retroviral founder Mike Sharman as he tackles the do’s and don’ts of a perfect pitch on Tuesday (23…

Why we invested in Augmentors game – Llew Claasen, Vinny Lingham [Updated]

Assembling a team with the right skills has been a key challenge in the development of the Augmentors game, which claims to be the world’s first augmented…

SA based Tari Labs unveils free online blockchain, crypto university

Tari Labs, a contributor to SA-based blockchain protocol Tari, has launched a free online university to help incubate open-source projects and train blockchain developers, both…

How blockchain is enabling entrepreneurship

Perhaps one of the most exciting technologies influencing the world of business today is blockchain. Thanks to its growing applications, more entrepreneurs than ever…

Blockchain has created backbone of new internet – Natalie du Toit [Opinion]

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way…

Blockchain has yet to prove useful for companies – crypto expert [Sponsored]

There is not one blockchain that currently provides value for companies or that saves them money, a SA crypto expert argues. Speaking at a panel…

Natalie du Toit linked startup Sports Podium launches app to track golf scores

Having ditched plans to run an initial coin offering (ICO), a SA blockchain startup that includes Paralympic SA swimming star Natalie du Toit as one…

Top five skills in 2018 that entrepreneurs are investing in

In a rapidly changing business landscape defined by both economic development and technological disruption, it has become crucial for entrepreneurs to continue to upskill…

Want funding for your fintech? Try the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator

If your fintech startup is looking for funding, you might want to apply to the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The six-month virtual accelerator programme is open…

Simon Dingle sees crptocurrency as shaping new economic order [Extract]

Money, argues SA investor and speaker Simon Dingle who has been designing crypocurrencies since 2011, is perhaps the most important human invention after language. But…

SA startups Vizibiliti Insight, The Sun Exchange celebrating after VivaTech win

Johannesburg-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Vizibiliti Insight and blockchain startup The Sun Exchange are celebrating. Both won pitching challenges at French tech summit VivaTech held in Paris last week. Vizibiliti…

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…

Should I be doing something about blockchain?

This worry is behind a lot of the questions we are being asked by clients, colleagues and friends at the moment. The technology behind…

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Empowering women in tech

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Blockchain, a game changer, the road to reshaping supply chains

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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