Central African Republic News

In Nairobi and Lagos, stablecoins like USDT and USDC help people fight inflation, cut costly remittances and move money through mobile wallets such as M-Pesa.

The USDC issuer expands further into Africa, joining forces with Onafriq to pilot stablecoin settlements across 40 countries and 200 million bank accounts.

The Central African Republic’s presidential CAR memecoin promised unity and development — but then came phishing links, AI scrutiny and a market cap collapse.

Faustion-Archange Touadera has announced the launch of an official memecoin for the Central African Republic on X, but skeptics and two AI deepfake detectors are dubious.

Africa’s unique challenges and vast potential drive crypto innovation, potentially catalyzing global adoption and refining blockchain technology for everyday use.

Coinbase integrated Yellow Card’s payment rails, enabling Coinbase customers in Africa to more easily on and off-ramp between fiat and crypto, including USD Coin.

African nations were busy introducing various initiatives for cryptocurrencies in 2023. Read about the most significant innovations and crypto-related progress made during the year.

Asset tokenization has been in the works for a year. The ambitious project has also included investor citizenship and an island in the metaverse.

The International Monetary Fund projects 2.2% GDP growth and manageable debt, but warns of liquidity risks.

The project has marketed Sango Coin to interested parties by offering pathways to CAR citizenship through investments.

A 15-member committee is tasked with working on a legal framework that will allow cryptocurrencies to operate in Central African Republic and expedite the development of the national economy.

Filmmakers are interested in documenting one of this year’s weirdest stories in crypto, but what else made the list?

As the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in Africa, the Central African Republic appears to be struggling with its investor-oriented token, Sango Coin.

Cointelegraph asked Bitcoiners at the Plan B conference in Lugano why the white paper matters now more than ever.

The move comes one month after the CAR rolled out the new incentive to boost crypto innovation in the country.