Mariblock Weekly
🟠 M-Pesa meets blockchain
Plus: 🇬🇭 Ghana brings crypto into its regulatory perimeter with a new VASP law; 🇿🇦 South Africa’s central bank says CBDCs matter — just not right now
Dec 26, 2025
Originals
Mariblock’s flagship editorial series — recurring formats with their own identity and rhythm.
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Discovery Bank to offer in-app trading via Luno in SA
Plus: 🇬🇭 Ghana to deploy blockchain to track gold and curb illegal mining; 🇲🇦 Morocco publishes draft crypto rules.
Nov 28, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 A new South African stablecoin is now live on Luno
Plus: 🌍 Here’s why Flutterwave is enabling stablecoin payments via Polygon
Nov 20, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Plus: 🇿🇦 USD stablecoins can undermine African monetary sovereignty — SARB Governor
Nov 13, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Flutterwave jumps on the stablecoin train
Plus: 🇳🇬 Nigerians prefer crypto investments and gambling to the capital market — SEC DG
Nov 5, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Nigeria and South Africa exit FATF’s grey list
Plus: 🌍 Nigeria, South Africa and two other African countries exit FATF’s grey list 🇿🇦 Ripple to provide digital assets custody services for Absa’s users 🇰🇪 Kenya edges toward crypto regulation as parliament passes VASP bill
Oct 30, 2025
State of fiat
Nigeria, South Africa and two other African countries exit FATF’s grey list
According the IMF, these countries have lost significant sums of money as a result of being grey listed by the FATF
Oct 27, 2025
ANALYSIS
State of fiat
ANALYSISUnlocking Africa’s next economy would require new money
Ayotunde Alabi highlights how adopting stablecoins and tokenized assets can help Africa build a modern financial system that drives trade and economic growth.
Oct 23, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund
Plus: 🌍 USDC-issuer Circle backs CV VC’s $20M African Blockchain Fund 🇳🇬 Experts call Nigeria’s crypto tax regime “progressive”
Oct 3, 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
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Sub-Saharan Africa emerges as third-largest crypto market globally
Plus: Mariblock Roundtable; 🇿🇦 South Africa’s Altvest to raise $210 million for Bitcoin treasury reserve
Sep 15, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 What “OnChain” actually means — and why it matters for Africa
The OnChain Conference 2025 brings together Africa’s blockchain builders, regulators, and business leaders for two days of focused discussion on the operational realities of building onchain systems.
Sep 11, 2025
Mariblock Roundtable
Mariblock Roundtable: Are local stablecoins the next big wave in crypto?
The discussion featured representatives from traditional investment platform Risevest alongside cNGN’s technical team.
Sep 9, 2025