Blockchain

10 African Women To Watch In Blockchain and Bitcoin Space

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, […]
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Georgie Midgley: Gig economy can bolster job creation in Africa

Artificial intelligence, blockchain architecture, robotics, cryptocurrencies, virtual reality – these concepts are all going to disrupt the way humans work, live and interact. It turns out the 4IR is also being driven by a redefined idea of the labour force. The gig economy – a model of freelance agents performing short-term, on-demand work – already […]
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Kamari, ZeU to deploy blockchain-based medical system across Africa

Kamari, an infrastructure project building a network of payments across the African continent, and ZeU Crypto Networks, a Canadian blockchain technology innovation and development company, have announced a plan to roll out a new blockchain-based identity and medical record system across the African continent. This technology combined with the mobile blockchain wallet and incentive programs […]
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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 […]
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Growth in Cryptocurrency Transactions Calls For Stronger Security

Growth in Cryptocurrency Transactions Calls For Stronger Security

Acknowledging National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, digital wallet provider, Paxful is shining the spotlight on the escalating need for security awareness amongst users when trading in digital currency. With criminals becoming increasingly technically proficient, the benefits of cryptocurrencies are also being exploited. Virtual currency related crime is on the rise in South Africa, with […]
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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 […]
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