This Week in African Crypto | TawkCrypto Wrap: Feb 20 Here's what you missed 👇🏾 Market holds steady $BTC ( 1.7%) $ETH ( 0.2%) $SOL ( 5.9%) 🔥 $XRP ( 4.1%) $BNB ( 1.8%) See top stories this week 👇🏾🧵

SARS just introduced new crypto reporting rules 🇿🇦 If you hold or trade crypto in SA, take note: 🟠Sept 2026: Mandatory local reporting 🟠Sept 2027: Auto international data sharing 🟠Exchanges submit XML transaction data 🟠Stricter KYC ahead Full story tawkcrypto.com/news/south-af…

Africa just became the 3rd fastest-growing on-chain market in 2025, and now has full ECN-grade trading infrastructure across 26 countries. Finery Markets @OVEXIO just made it official. tawkcrypto.com/news/finery-m…

Airtel Africa is exploring stablecoin integration across 14 markets If telecom giants embed crypto rails into mobile money, Africa’s next adoption wave could go mainstream fast Is this Africa’s biggest crypto on-ramp in the making? Read the full story tawkcrypto.com/news/airtel-a…

Ethiopia is now the 8th largest Bitcoin miner in the world 🇪🇹 2.7% of the entire Bitcoin network hashrate. $30M/month flowing to its electric utility. And now the government wants a direct 20-30% ownership stake in mining facilities. Full breakdown 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/ethiopia…

🟠95% of Nigerians prefer stablecoins over Naira. 🟠80% of Nigerians & South Africans already hold them. 🟠Sending $100 to Mozambique costs $30 in fees. That’s not a crypto stat. That’s a verdict on a currency. Full breakdown 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/africas-…

$btc dropped to $60K and everyone called it a crypto crash. But here's what the data shows, it moved exactly like high-growth tech stocks. Not a crypto problem. A risk appetite problem. We broke down what's really happening tawkcrypto.com/news/bitcoin-…

$205 billion in crypto transactions. 52% YoY growth. 45% of it in stablecoins. Africa isn't experimenting with crypto anymore. African merchants are at an inflection point, and the infrastructure is finally catching up. Here's what's driving it 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/is-2026-…

Nigeria’s crypto market hit $92.1B last year, but much of the value is still flowing to foreign platforms. Now the FG is proposing a draft VARA framework to coordinate crypto regulation across agencies. Read the full breakdown on TawkCrypto 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/nigeria-…

Nigerian crypto exchange @ObiexHQ hits $1B in annual swaps and eyes regional dominance The bootstrapped platform is expanding to Ghana, South Africa & Kenya No VC funding. $20B cumulative volume. Full story 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/obiex-ex…

Bank of Ghana launches National Virtual Asset Literacy Initiative (NaVALI), a game-changing crypto education program. "Laws don't build trust, education does" - Dr. Johnson Asiama, BOG Governor As Ghana's VASP Act enforcement kicks in, regulators are prioritizing public education over restriction. Full story 👇🏾 tawkcrypto.com/news/bank-of-…

Crypto cards just flipped P2P stablecoin transfers New @artemis data👇🏾 🟠106% annual growth → $18B volume  🟠Africa leading adoption (45% YoY)  🇳🇬 Nigeria: $22B in stablecoin transactions  🟠Visa stablecoin settlement: 460% YoY growth Full story on @TawkCrypto tawkcrypto.com/news/crypto-c…

This Week in African Crypto TawkCryptoWrap: Jan 16 Here's what you missed👇🏾 🟢 Market strength returns:
 $BTC $95,384 ( 5.7%),
 $ETH $3,302 ( 7.0%),
 $SOL $142 ( 3.3%),
 $BNB $933 ( 5.2%). BTC finally breaks 95K resistance as institutions drive the rally while retail sits out 🟠Nigeria implements MAJOR crypto tax reforms •As of Jan 1, all platforms MUST collect TIN & NIN, report monthly, store data 7 years. ₦10M penalty for violations. Your crypto is no longer anonymous 🟠@CanzaFinance hits $131M USDT transaction volume •300% QoQ growth. CAPP protocol targets <1% fees, sub-60s settlement. Real stablecoin adoption, not speculation 🟠@NALAmoney partners with Noah for stablecoin settlement •5 days → Real-time. 9% fees → Near zero. Cross-border payments revolution for Africa 🟠South Africa REMOVED from EU high-risk list 🇿🇦 •Crypto compliance was KEY. Better banking access, stronger investor confidence, credibility boost for African crypto 🟠@QuidaxGlobal shutting down P2P (Jan 23) delisting 35 tokens (Jan 31) •Major platform restructuring. Convert/withdraw affected assets NOW 🟠Crypto YouTube views crash to 2021 lows •Retail completely sidelined. Institutions dominate this cycle. Bear vibes despite bullish prices Markets rallied. Africa kept building infrastructure. Want this in your inbox weekly? Read & subscribe to the full TawkCrypto Wrap now.👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/tawkcr…

South Africa officially removed from EU's high-risk list! The country's crypto regulation overhaul played a KEY role in this historic turnaround. 🟠30 unlicensed crypto firms targeted 🟠Exchange control loopholes closed 🟠Specialized crypto tax unit launched From grey list to green light in 18 months. Full story via @TawkCrypto tawkcrypto.com/news/south-af…