Kenya

From South Africa to Kenya to Ghana, Africans are using Bitcoin to better their lives — and they aren’t asking anyone’s permission as they do so.

The country will now monetize underutilized energy by mining and jointly develop technology projects.

People in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana can now receive instant, low-cost remittance payments in local currency through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

KenGen, Kenya’s largest energy producer, plans to deliver excess geothermal energy to bitcoin miners in the region.

With a population rapidly adopting Bitcoin, Africa is dismissing classic narratives and becoming the world’s epicenter for the financial future.

The conditions for growth are ripe as the continent embraces the freedom of Bitcoin.

Strict regulations, costly electricity prices and the high cost of setting up a mining rig are some of the major reasons why the African mining community is spread so thin.

The new project is expected to combat poverty through the stimulation of local and regional commerce and peer-to-peer collaboration.

Private companies, as well as national and local governments, have all caught media attention for announcing some kind of investigation or at least interest...

According to the World Bank’s Global Financial Inclusion Index, Africa has the highest mobile money adoption rate in the world. Worldwide, only 2 percent of...