Lagos, Nigeria – Kenya based fintech innovator Honeycoin has closed a $4.5 million Series B funding round to scale its stablecoin payment infrastructure across the continent, in a deal that signals growing institutional confidence in crypto-powered remittances and trade finance. The round—led by Pantera Capital with participation from Standard Bank and Flutterwave—values the based startup at…
IMF Sounds Alarm on Stablecoin Volatility: New Data Reveals $14.8B “Hot Money” Crisis in Emerging Markets Washington, D.C. – An IMF working paper has exposed an underbelly of stablecoin adoption, revealing how $14.8 billion in volatile digital dollar flows are destabilizing emerging markets—with African economies bearing the brunt of the turbulence. The July 2025 study, based…
Nairobi, Kenya – Africa has emerged as the global leader in cryptocurrency adoption for education payments, with 37% of all crypto transactions on the continent now linked to learning-related expenses, according to a new Chainalysis report. From university tuition to coding bootcamps, African students and institutions are leveraging digital assets to overcome financial barriers—creating a $2.1 billion crypto education economy…
By Antonio Omambia. – August 2025 In a pivotal moment for the global crypto industry, the United States has passed landmark bipartisan legislation that firmly plants blockchain at the heart of its economic future. The CLARITY Act, GENIUS Act, and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act mark a seismic shift in how digital assets are viewed—not as…
