A new compliance report from Yellow Card maps out how 45 African data protection laws and a wave of AI governance frameworks are reshaping the operating environment for stablecoin infrastructure providers.
Read full article →Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations has frozen an undisclosed number of Binance peer-to-peer trading accounts, cutting off users from their funds for more than 60 days in some cases, with no formal charges filed and no resolution timeline provided.
The Central Bank of Nigeria launched a formal oversight pilot for virtual asset service providers on March 31, 2026, selecting six companies for a compliance review program designed to test anti-money laundering controls across the country's fast-growing crypto sector.
Bitget launched a CFD copy trading product on April 14, 2026, giving its more than 125 million registered users automated access to forex pairs, gold, oil, and global indices through a single USDT-denominated account.
Two major events this week underline the fragility of Africa's digital economy: a South African bank faces extortion in bitcoin after a serious data breach, while more than a thousand Kenyan AI workers lose their jobs following a client exit by Meta.
A Nigeria-based crypto conversion startup has processed $4 million in crypto-to-naira payouts since launching in 2025, a figure that reflects growing demand for automated settlement infrastructure in Nigeria's fast-expanding digital asset market.
Nairobi | April 15, 2026