Cryptocurrencies

Vodafone is the latest big player to drop its interest in the Facebook’s controversial Libra cryptocurrency project. Vodafone joins Mastercard, PayPal, Visa, Mercado Pago, eBay, Stripe and Booking Holdings in withdrawing from the…

Senegalese rapper, Akon, in June 2018 announced his plans to create his own cryptocurrency called ‘AKoin’. Aside that, he as well announced that he will be building his own ‘Crypto City’ in his native Senegal on 2,000 acres of land…

According to a Reuters report, cryptocurrency crime in 2019 has increased significantly when compared to that of year 2018. As digital exchanges process more and more funds, criminals looking to carry out bigger heists. In the first nine…

Bank of Ghana, Ghana’s Central Bank is already nursing the idea of issuing digital currency in the future. This was mentioned in a keynote address at the 23rd annual banking conference by Bank of Ghana’s governor, Dr Ernest Addison.…

Taiwanese phone manufacturer, HTC has just launched a new variant of its very unique Exodus 1 – meet the HTC Exodus 1 Binance Edition. The HTC Exodus 1 Binance Edition is the world’s first Binance Chain-ready smartphone to be launched…

Electroneum has launched ETN mobile top up on all major mobile operators across Uganda, Nigeria and Tanzania, providing nearly 100% coverage of subscribers in the African regions. If you are not new in cryptocurrency, kindly note that…

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched fiat-to-crypto trading on its platform by listing the legal currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Naira (NGN).

Back in June this year, Facebook launched Libra, its cryptocurrency platform and it had on board a lot of partners. However, these partners started leaving the Libra consortium one after the other, thus making the whole project looks like a…

There's a Public Service Announcement for those who have funds on Coinexchange.io. The exchange is shutting down for business reasons. Well, no worries ad your funds are still safe there. The reason for closure is due to their inability to…

According to report by The Wall Street Journal, some Visa, MasterCard and other top financial companies may reconsider their stance on Libra in terms of participation. It's no longer news that the latter is Facebook’s new cryptocurrency…

Norwegian Airlines, on July 24, announced that it will be launching a bitcoin exchange service. In addition to Bitcoin transactions, Norwegian airline customers can also use Bitcoin to purchase tickets, earn points through transactions, use…

Facebook is looking to hire a seasoned executive to run its digital coin ‘Libra’ project who has the know-how of the complex government and central banking system. According to David Marcus, Facebook’s vice president of messaging…

Facebook has finally revealed its digital currency called Libra that will allow its billions of users to make financial transactions across the globe, in a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking system. Libra is being…

Facebook made the announcement of its Cryptocurrency this morning dubbed Libra, which will be govern by the Libra Association. However, the company also announced an interesting fintech product which they call Calibra. Calibra is a new…

Reports says that the much anticipated Facebook cryptocurrency may be launched this month and employees have the options to be paid with the cryptocurrency token or hard cash. Besides, Global launch for the coin would have happen next…

Who says cryptocurrency will fade away soon? It is here to stay for good and Facebook is also working tirelessly to get its own portion from the market share with the upcoming coin codename “GlobalCoin”. GlobalCoin from Facebook will be…

Bitcoin surged to the highest level since August, as cryptocurrencies extended their rebound from a slump last month. Bitcoin rose as much as 6.9% to $7,445, before trading at $7,341.37 as of 7:45 a.m. Hong Kong time on Sunday, according…

HTC has been inactive for a while now, with no a single new smartphone in its lineup since January till now. The Taiwanese brand even decided to close its two Chinese smartphone retail stores recently, following its removal of a total of 14…

It's no longer news that Facebook has been working hard to launch its own bitcoin for cryptocurrency-based payments on its platform, taking advantage of its 2.38 billion users. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Friday,…

Firefox has announced that it will be adding a new security tools to its browsers in order to protect users against the tracking of their online activity and cryptocurrency mining. Mozilla has partnered with Disconnect, a software…

The birth of Bitcoin turned the logical evolution of virtual currencies into something more concrete and reliable. This cryptocurrency, which was born in 2009, is an example of what can be achieved when innovating in payment instruments…

Last year, we hinted you that Facebook is developing its own Cryptocurrency coin for WhatsApp. Facebook, Telegram and Signal, are planning to release new cryptocurrencies over the next year that are meant to allow users to send money to…

There is a lot of excitement in the tech world now as Samsung announces the Galaxy S10. The excitement is not excluding the cryptocurrency owners as the wait for the Galaxy S10's native crypto wallet Feb. 20, today is the day when the…

The Android version of Opera now allows users to buy cryptocurrency directly through their web browsers. Opera has partnered with Bitcoin exchange Safello to allow Opera users to buy Ethereum from the comfort of their Android devices.…