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Reporting on #Bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain activity in Africa.

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MEMECOINS DOMINATED 2024 WITH A 500% SURGE IN MARKET CAP! 🌐 COMMUNITY CONSENSUS OUTSHINES TRADITIONAL METRICS, AND MEMEINATOR REMAINS THE UNDISPUTED FORCE. JUDGMENT DAY IS HERE. READ THE FULL STORY: bitcoinke.io/2025/01/memeco…

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REGULATION | European Commission (EU) Officially Lists Kenya🇰🇪 as High-Risk Country for Money (ML) Laundering and Terrorism Financing (TF) Kenya now joins a list of 9 other countries globally on the European Commission watchlist for ML and TF. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/eu-lis… FATF #EU

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[TECH] Bitcoin Comes to Africa’s Largest Urban Slum – But Can It Deliver Real Financial Inclusion?: In the heart of Kibera considered Africas largest informal settlement a pilot project is attempting t.. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/bitcoi… via BitKE

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PARTNERSHIP | @BitGet Partners with UNICEF Innovation to Train 300,000 Girls in Blockchain Across 8 Countries – Including Morocco, South Africa The partnership builds on Bitget’s ongoing $10 million #Blockchain4Her initiative bitcoinke.io/2025/06/bitget… Bitget Africa

PARTNERSHIP | @BitGet Partners with <a href="/UNICEFinnovate/">UNICEF Innovation</a> to Train 300,000 Girls in Blockchain Across 8 Countries – Including Morocco, South Africa 

The partnership builds on Bitget’s ongoing $10 million #Blockchain4Her initiative

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Trust has become a key differentiator in business communication.🤝 VERA and cheqd have partnered to bring verifiable digital ID to encrypted B2B messaging, starting in South Africa.🇿🇦

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EDITORIAL | America’s🇺🇸 dollar dominance now depends on smart stablecoin regulation. The #GENIUSAct could lock the USD into crypto’s future - or let it slip away to rivals like #China 🇨🇳. See breakdown here: bitcoinke.io/2025/06/americ… #Stablecoins #USD #CryptoPolicy #Web3

EDITORIAL |

America’s🇺🇸 dollar dominance now depends on smart stablecoin regulation.

The #GENIUSAct could lock the USD into crypto’s future - or let it slip away to rivals like #China 🇨🇳.

See breakdown here: 
bitcoinke.io/2025/06/americ…

#Stablecoins #USD #CryptoPolicy #Web3
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EDITORIAL | In 2017, blockchain was gonna change everything. 🔹 90% of projects failed by 2019 🔹 “Pet food on the blockchain” happened 🔹 Long Island Iced Tea became “Long Blockchain Corp” 💀 Now AI’s on the same hype train. Solve real problems. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/the-ai…

EDITORIAL |

In 2017, blockchain was gonna change everything.

🔹 90% of projects failed by 2019
🔹 “Pet food on the blockchain” happened
🔹 Long Island Iced Tea became “Long Blockchain Corp” 💀

Now AI’s on the same hype train.
Solve real problems.

bitcoinke.io/2025/06/the-ai…
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Cocoa smuggling is surging in Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 as global prices hit record highs - but local farmers still earn less than half the cross-border rate. 📈 Smugglers offer ~5,000 vs 1,800 CFA/kg official price. Can blockchain traceability stop the bleed? bitcoinke.io/2025/06/high-c…

Cocoa smuggling is surging in Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 as global prices hit record highs - but local farmers still earn less than half the cross-border rate.

📈 Smugglers offer ~5,000 vs 1,800 CFA/kg official price.

Can blockchain traceability stop the bleed?

bitcoinke.io/2025/06/high-c…
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[TECH] EDITORIAL | The AI Hype Feels Just Like the Blockchain Craze – Here’s What Happens When the Buzz Fades: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated conversations across industries... bitcoinke.io/2025/06/the-ai… via BitKE

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EVENT RECAP | Noones App CEO Champions Blockchain and AI for Financial Inclusion at Tanzania FinTech Festival 2025 While optimistic, Ray Youssef acknowledged challenges such as low digital literacy, trust issues in digital finance, and (KYC) protocols. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/noones…

EVENT RECAP | <a href="/noonesapp/">Noones App</a> CEO Champions Blockchain and AI for Financial Inclusion at Tanzania FinTech Festival 2025 

While optimistic, <a href="/ray_noOnes/">Ray Youssef</a> acknowledged challenges such as low digital literacy, trust issues in digital finance, and (KYC) protocols.

bitcoinke.io/2025/06/noones…
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#Kenya remains on the FATF grey list as of June 2025 - facing continued scrutiny over AML/CTF shortcomings. Despite national efforts, the European Commission, FATF highlight gaps in prosecuting ML and TF, crypto regulation, & beneficial ownership laws. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/kenya-…

#Kenya remains on the FATF grey list as of June 2025 - facing continued scrutiny over AML/CTF shortcomings. 

Despite national efforts, the <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a>, <a href="/FATFNews/">FATF</a> highlight gaps in prosecuting ML and TF, crypto regulation, &amp; beneficial ownership laws.

bitcoinke.io/2025/06/kenya-…
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“Blockchain is not about meme coins – it’s about peer-to-peer.” 🔥 NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef took the stage at Tanzania FinTech Festival 2025 to champion blockchain + AI as tools for real financial inclusion across Africa. 🌍 📖 Full recap by BitKE: bitcoinke.io/2025/06/noones…

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Kenyan🇰🇪 President officially signs into law the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, signaling Kenya’s latest step in tightening financial regulations and aligning with international standards. lnkd.in/dEAxjzTN

Kenyan🇰🇪 President officially signs into law the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, signaling Kenya’s latest step in tightening financial regulations and aligning with international standards.

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🇰🇪 Kenya stays on the FATF grey list - even after President Ruto signs sweeping AML/CFT reforms into law. Crypto firms (VASPs) now face mandatory licensing, KYC, and local vetting. Laws are in place. But FATF wants proof of enforcement. Details 👇 🔗 bitcoinke.io/2025/06/kenya-…

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🚨 Kenya loses over $115M annually to fake medicines. 💊 Instead of MVPs chasing hype, local blockchain projects can focus on real utility that ensures: ✅ End-to-end drug traceability ✅ Tamper-proof QR codes ✅ Patient-side verification bitcoinke.io/2025/06/inside… #Web3Africa

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OPINION | Tanzania 🇹🇿 Will Surpass Kenya in GDP Within 5 Years, Says the #IMF Tanzania has already surpassed Kenya🇰🇪 in several critical areas as this article shows. bitcoinke.io/2025/06/tanzan… IMF