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Why the Growth of DeFi Is Good for Bitcoin

By Jay Hao, OKEx CEO DeFi has quickly become the new buzzword in the crypto space. Yet, unlike ICOs or some of the other unsustainable practices we’ve seen in the past, DeFi is here to stay – and it’s gaining momentum fast. As a centralized cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, people sometimes wonder if DeFi […]

Top 5 Best Bitcoin Trading Software Platform 2020

Investing in bitcoins is a wise thing because it is one of the best forms of digital currency. But how should one begin with it? Bitcoin had its first release on 9th January 2009. It is in use way more than other cryptocurrencies. It is highly famous also because it was the primary form of […]

Paxful partners with OKEx to Provide for ease of payments

June 19, 2020
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Paxful partners with OKEx to ease payments

Peer-to-peer bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, Paxful on Friday announced a strategic partnership with OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange with high liquidity and cold storage technologies. The partnership seeks to integrate the Paxfu Kiosk directly onto the OKEx platform, for new and existing OKEx users. The strategic integration between OKEx and Paxful provides convenient payment methods for OKEx […]

March 20, 2020
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Buy and sell Bitcoins in Kenya with MPesa

Everyone is now used to the idea of a paperless cash economy, the currency has become digitized. This has seen the evolution of cryptocurrency which has surged in popularity recently. Today, one of the most recognized cryptocurrency is Bitcoins. What is Bitcoin? Unlike Cash, Bitcoins are a decentralized form of currency, meaning that its distribution […]

March 17, 2020
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10 African Women To Watch In Blockchain and Bitcoin Space

Paxful, together with Cosmopolitan Magazine South Africa, has launched an annual list of the leading female professionals and entrepreneurs in the African Blockchain and Bitcoin industries, to highlight some of the most influential women in these emerging sectors. The list is in honour of International Women’s Day celebrated annually in March, the global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, […]

Elizabeth Rossiello, Founder and CEO of BitPesa

November 4, 2019
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Bitpesa rebrands to AZA Group as it secures $15 million funding

BitPesa has announced that it has secured a $15 million debt funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The digital foreign exchange and payment platform also announced that it has since rebranded to AZA Group. Bitpesa plans to use the funding to expand in emerging markets. Besides Kenya, BitPesa currently operates in Nigeria, […]

November 4, 2019
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Paxful accumulates 3M wallets, 800K In the past 12 months

Peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful on Monday has announced that it has now serviced 3 million wallets with more than 800,000 being added in the last 12 months, predominantly in the USA, Nigeria, and Ghana. They have also seen 15 million trades cross the platform during the past year, a 65 per cent increase versus the […]

October 4, 2019
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Bitcoin Economy Boosting Entrepreneurship in Africa

Blockchain technology and the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa’s prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), were some of the key topics taking centre stage at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer global bitcoin marketplace, is excited about the improving economic outlook for Africa and entrepreneurial growth opportunities. With nearly […]

Paxful introduces new Bitcoin Wallet App in Kenya

Peer to Peer Bitcoin platform, Paxful, has launched a mobile wallet app in Kenya which enables bitcoin transactions to be conducted with ease.

Kenyan online store adopts Bitcoin payments

Bitcoin payment is gathering momentum in developing nations such as Kenya. While most have viewed bitcoins on the lenses of its mining and or investing, a growing number of businesses are setting up systems in their shops that are able to transact using such cryptocurrencies. Businesses are looking at bitcoins as a means to increase […]

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