Author: Louis Dike

Africa’s property sector remains one of the continent’s largest yet least digitized markets. Despite decades of technological advancement, millions of dollars are still lost annually to fraudulent land sales, duplicate allocations, poor record-keeping, and lengthy verification processes. For many Africans, buying land is still an exercise built more on trust than transparency. While blockchain has largely been associated with cryptocurrencies and digital assets, a growing number of startups are applying the technology to solve real-world infrastructure problems. One of them is Sytemap, a Nigerian PropTech company using blockchain to digitize land records, improve property verification, and simplify real estate transactions.…

In this exclusive CoinAfrica One-on-One, GetEquity CEO Jude Dike shares why tokenization is reshaping investing, how Nigeria’s SEC is changing the regulatory landscape, why Africa needs more startup exits, and how AI could transform wealth creation across the continent.

Circle Ventures has made a strategic investment in Flutterwave, deepening the partnership between one of the world’s largest stablecoin companies and Africa’s biggest fintech infrastructure provider. The announcement marks another milestone in the race to modernize cross-border payments, with both companies aiming to integrate USDC settlement into the payment flows businesses already use across Africa. For Africa’s fintech ecosystem, the significance extends well beyond venture funding. It is another signal that global payments companies increasingly view stablecoins as production infrastructure rather than experimental technology. A strategic infrastructure play Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola announced the investment, saying the partnership will…

While Bitcoin continues to dominate headlines as the world’s leading digital asset, Uganda’s future may ultimately be shaped by something far less volatile.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria (SEC) has admitted seven new fintech companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), reinforcing its strategy of regulating innovation rather than restricting it. The move expands the pool of companies working toward compliance with Nigeria’s evolving digital asset framework while operating under regulatory supervision. Among the newly admitted firms are familiar names within Africa’s fintech and crypto ecosystem, including Luno Fintech Nigeria, GetEquity, Bitbarter Technologies, Wrapped CBDC Ltd, Koinkoin Global Network, Asset Chain Tech Lab, and Alpha Geek Technologies. For Nigeria’s fintech industry, the announcement isn’t merely about seven companies joining a programme—it…

The long-running rivalry between OKX founder Star Xu and Binance founder CZ has reignited, highlighting how compliance and credibility are reshaping crypto competition.

In this exclusive CoinAfrica One-on-One, Daniel Mulondo explores Uganda’s crypto market, stablecoin adoption, blockchain regulation, cross-border payments, and why East Africa is becoming a major force in digital assets.

In an exclusive CoinAfrica interview, Daniel Mulondo shares why Uganda’s crypto market is gaining momentum, how stablecoins could transform payments, and what lies ahead for blockchain regulation in East Africa.

Nigeria’s proposed Pan-African payment card reflects the same cross-border payments challenge Franklin Peters says stablecoins are already solving through blockchain infrastructure.

Binance’s MiCA licensing setback highlights Europe’s tougher crypto regulatory landscape, with OKX CEO Star Xu emphasizing that compliance must be embedded into company culture rather than treated as a checkbox.