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Gold Surges to Record High Amid Safe-Haven Demand

[Oct 21 4:39 PM] Gold prices surged to a new record high of $2,729.30 per ounce on October 21, bringing their gains for 2024 to over 30%. The commodity’s latest increase is attributed to increased safe-haven demand amid escalating tensions in the Middle East…

AED Stablecoin Gets Green Light From UAE Central Bank

[Oct 15 9:30 AM] AED Stablecoin LLC has received approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to launch its stablecoin, AE Coin. This makes AED Stablecoin the first entity in the UAE to issue stablecoins, aligning with the government’s…

Kenya Launches Digital and AI Skills Center

[Oct 13 7:30 AM] Kenya, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Microsoft, has established the Africa Centre of Competence for Digital and AI Skill. This center aims to equip public sector employees with digital and AI skills to…

Zimbabwe Limits USD Outflows for Departing Residents to $2,000

[Oct 11 4:30 AM] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has imposed a new limit on the amount of U.S. dollars that travelers can carry out of the country. Under the revised regulations, travelers are now limited to carrying a maximum of $2,000 in cash when departing…

Nigeria Central Bank Governor Defends Naira Float Decision

[Oct 8 6:43 PM] The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, emphasized the importance of the decision to float the naira, despite public criticism of the move. He stated that the disparity between official and parallel exchange rates…

Zimbabwe Injects $50 Million to Bolster Devalued Currency

[Oct 5 10:30 PM] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has injected an additional $50 million into the market to support the foreign exchange system. However, industry leaders believe the bank is not doing enough to facilitate the smooth operation of the market. They…

All-Women AI PhD Program Launches in Africa

[Oct 4 4:30 AM] A pioneering Africa-Europe collaboration aims to train 700 African Doctor of Philosophy (PhDs) in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next decade. The first intake of this program, however, will be unique: it will consist entirely of women. This…

Aussie Bank Joins MAS’ Digital Asset Interoperability Project

[Oct 2 6:30 AM] The Australian financial institution ANZ Bank has joined Project Guardian, a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) initiative exploring the digitization of financial markets. In partnership with Chainlink Labs and ADDX, ANZ will investigate the…

Metaplanet Adds 107.9 BTC, Holdings Reach 506.7 BTC

[Oct 1 7:30 PM] The Tokyo Stock Exchange listed Metaplanet Inc. has purchased an additional 107.913 bitcoins (BTC) worth $69.42 million (one billion yen). This brings the company’s total bitcoin holdings to 506.745 BTC, acquired at an average price of…

Zimbabwe Devalues Gold-Backed Currency by 44%

[Sep 28 6:45 PM] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has devalued the Zimbabwe Gold (Zig) by 44%, causing the currency to plummet from 13.98 to 24.3 against the U.S. dollar. This drastic move addresses rising exchange rate volatility and inflationary pressures that…

Nigerian Currency Plunges After Central Bank Rate Hike

[Sep 25 11:05 PM] The Nigerian Naira weakened significantly against the U.S. dollar following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to hike interest rates for the fifth time this year. The naira dropped to NGN1,658 per dollar on the official foreign…

Crypto.com Gets Bahrain License, Amber Group Approved in Dubai

[Sep 20 7:30 AM] Crypto.com has secured a payment service provider (PSP) license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). This license allows the crypto exchange to offer e-money and fiat-based payment services, including its prepaid cards, in the region. The…

US Lawmaker Urges Release of Jailed Binance Employee

[Sep 19 9:30 AM] A U.S. lawmaker is calling for the release of a detained Binance executive in Nigeria. Representative James Hill believes the executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has significantly contributed to combating cybercrime in the U.S. and should not be…

Defi Platform Delta Prime Loses $4.9 Million in Hack

[Sep 16 1:20 PM] According to Cyvers, Delta Prime, the decentralized finance (defi) platform, lost just over $5.9 million after a hacker took control of a private key on Sept. 16. Detailing the incident, Meir Dolev, the CTO of Cyvers, said the hacker initiated the…

Lengthy Licensing Stumps Kenyan Fintech Startups

[Sep 12 10:10 PM] Fintech startups face significant challenges when expanding to Kenya, primarily due to the lengthy and complex process of obtaining an operating license. Obtaining a payment service provider (PSP) license can take up to two years, forcing startups…

US and Africa Urged to Collaborate on AI Development

[Sep 12 9:24 PM] A two-day pan-African AI conference was held in Lagos, Nigeria, co-hosted by the United States. The conference aimed to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI systems in Africa, with hundreds of attendees from various fields. U.S. Deputy…

Crypto Hacks and Scams Cost $300 Million in August

[Sep 1 4:30 AM] In August, approximately $310.9 million was lost to exploits, hacks, and scams. However, digital assets worth $10.3 million were recovered, resulting in a net loss of $300.6 million. According to the security firm Certik, this is the second-highest…