CBDC
CBDCs are useful but are not an immediate priority — SARB
The bank sees no need to deploy a retail CBDC anytime soon, but it will explore wholesale options.
Dec 2, 2025
Policy & regulation
Policy
Policy — coverage and analysis.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is South Africa’s most preferred crypto asset — SARB report
Adoption is on the rise, but with increased adoption comes financial stability risks that the bank is now looking to counteract.
Dec 1, 2025
Regulation
South Africa reiterates crypto and stablecoin risks amid rising use
SARB said the absence of a complete regulatory framework for crypto assets and stablecoins remains a key vulnerability in South Africa’s financial system.
Nov 26, 2025
Regulation
Morocco publishes proposed rules to regulate cryptocurrency
The new rules establish a licensing regime for VASPs and bring them under the purview of BAM and AMMC
Nov 25, 2025
Mariblock Weekly
🟠 Why Yellow Card shuttered its retail business
Plus: 🇿🇦 USD stablecoins can undermine African monetary sovereignty — SARB Governor
Nov 13, 2025
Policy
USD stablecoins can undermine African monetary sovereignty — SARB Governor
Lesetja Kganyago says he is unconvinced by the supposed stability of USD-pegged stablecoins and believes their backing can be called into question
Nov 11, 2025
Regulation
Nigerians prefer crypto investments and gambling to the capital market — SEC DG
Emomotimi Agama said the country is missing out on substantial investments because Nigerians avoid investing in the Nigerian capital market.
Nov 4, 2025
Regulation
Kenya’s crypto industry reacts as VASP Act becomes law
Stakeholders are saying the Act is a step in the right direction, as it provides legal backing to an ecosystem long in the shadows.
Oct 29, 2025
Stablecoin
Africa moved $54 billion in stablecoins; now what?
Despite these impressive figures, there is a huge policy vacuum sitting between potential and scale.
Oct 21, 2025
Regulation
Kenya edges toward crypto regulation as parliament passes VASP bill
The bill has scrapped the creation of a new agency, VARA, and has instead placed VASPs under the CMA and CBK’s regulatory oversight.
Oct 10, 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
ANALYSIS
Policy
ANALYSISExperts call Nigeria’s crypto tax regime “progressive”
At a Mariblock webinar last week, tax and digital asset experts said the new laws mark a turning point for the sector’s legitimacy.
Sep 30, 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
Policy
Nigeria set to tax individual crypto transactions and exchanges in 2026
Individual crypto transactions will now be subjected to a maximum of 25% personal income tax on profit made.
Sep 20, 2025
Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining set to power Ethiopia’s energy expansion
Ethiopia just inaugurated Africa’s largest dam, doubling power output — but still lacks the funds to deliver universal electricity access.
Sep 15, 2025