Payment rails
Binance launches crypto accounts for kids and teenagers
Parents maintain full control of these accounts designed to teach crypto and financial literacy to children aged 17 and under.
Dec 4, 2025
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South Africa’s Discovery Bank to support crypto transactions with Luno integration
Users can track crypto and fiat balances on one platform and seamlessly move funds between their Luno wallets and fiat accounts.
Nov 20, 2025
Stablecoin
Flutterwave CEO lays out the company’s stablecoin play — and why Polygon fits the plan
Olugbenga Agboola said rising demand from clients and suppliers already using stablecoins pushed Flutterwave to build payment flows that match how people are transacting today.
Nov 18, 2025
Stablecoin
New South African stablecoin goes live on Luno
Dubbed the ZAR Supercoin, the stablecoin designed and developed by New York-listed Super Group, is backed by cash reserves in Absa bank.
Nov 14, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Plus: 🇿🇦 USD stablecoins can undermine African monetary sovereignty — SARB Governor
Nov 13, 2025
Stablecoin
Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Yellow Card told Mariblock that the decision was driven by strong, growing demand for stablecoin-fiat payment services.
Nov 12, 2025
Stablecoin
Flutterwave taps Polygon for stablecoin-powered cross-border payments
While the full rollout is scheduled for 2026, a pilot program of the product feature is expected to run its course before the end of the year.
Oct 31, 2025
Payment rails
Ripple to provide digital assets custody services for Absa’s users
The move combines modern digital asset technology with the security and trust of a tradfi institution to provide digital asset custody.
Oct 21, 2025
Litigation
Paxful shuts down, blames ex-co-founders Youssef and Schaback
The exchange asked users to withdraw their funds before November 1 when it will cease all operations
Oct 8, 2025
Funding
USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Circle joins the Swiss-based venture capital firm to invest in early-stage African blockchain companies over a period of ten years from 2022.
Sep 24, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 New law: Crypto taxes and penalties arrive in Nigeria in 2026
Plus: 🌍 Coinbase-backed Onboard 3.0 attracts 10k users two months after launch; 🇳🇬 Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
Sep 24, 2025
Payment rails
Coinbase-backed Onboard 3.0 attracts 10k users two months after launch
In July, Onboard announced a new iteration of its platform — an all-in-one app to receive and manage payments in both crypto and fiat.
Sep 18, 2025
Funding
Kredete raises $22 million to fuel expansion efforts
The firm wants to launch a host of new products and expand into new markets.
Sep 17, 2025
Litigation
AFAN’s blockchain partnership sparks concerns over Tingo connection
The company has not clarified whether it operates independently from the entities involved in the Tingo SEC fraud case.
Sep 11, 2025
Ecosystem
Superteam Nigeria: Inside Solana’s community-led adoption strategy in Nigeria
The community has incubated several notable projects, including cross-border remittance platform Ribh Finance and WhatsApp-based on- and off-ramp product Azza.
Sep 3, 2025