BitKE

"Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is now the 8th largest #Bitcoin miner in the world." - @KalKassa

REGULATION | Gambling Rules Apply to Prediction Markets, Warns Major League Baseball of America Under an 'integrity protection' memorandum of understanding, #MLB and the #CFTC will share information and coordinate #oversight to prevent market #manipulation and protect game #integrity, particularly around sensitive in-game events. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/gambli… @Polymarket @MLB @CFTC #PredictionMarkets #SportsBetting #PolyMarket #Kalshi

TOKENIZATION | World Gold Council Moves to Build Shared Infrastructure for Tokenized Gold The move comes as #demand for #alternative stores of #value continues to grow, with #digitalgold emerging as a bridge between traditional commodities and blockchain-based finance. However, the lack of #unifiedstandards has remained a #barrier to #broaderadoption. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/introd… @GOLDCOUNCIL #Tokenization

TOKENIZATION | World Gold Council Moves to Build Shared Infrastructure for Tokenized Gold Launching and operating digital gold products remains complex, with limited #standardisation and reduced #fungibility restricting its ability to integrate with modern financial systems. The #WorldGoldCouncil, an international trade association for the #gold industry, has announced plans via a white paper to develop a shared infrastructure aimed at accelerating the growth of digital gold products, signaling a coordinated push to modernize #how gold is #issued, #traded, and #accessed in the digital economy. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/introd… @GOLDCOUNCIL #Tokenization

@Harri_obi OK.

@BitcoinKE Sent a DM a while back.

Tron, BSC, Solana Africa's big 3.

#AI is Gutting Crypto's Workforce | @cryptocom boasts over 100 million registered users with ~$750 billion in trading volume as of 2025. The company recently received conditional approval from the U.S Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter which opens the door for expanded custody services. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/crypto…

@moneyacademyKE 1. Bank 2. Bank [digital] 3. Bank 4. Bank 5. Bank 6. Bank 7. Bank 8. Bank

Here are the most profitable companies in East & Central Africa as of 2025: Equity Group — Sh75.5 billion Safaricom — Sh70 billion KCB Group — Sh68 billion NMB Bank — Sh37 billion CRDB Bank — Sh36 billion Co-op Bank — Sh30 billion MTN Uganda — Sh23 billion Absa Kenya — Sh23 billion

#Blackrock, #Mastercard, #Aave, #Coinbase, and More Will Be At @ethconf NYC in June 2026 | This June 2026, the biggest names in #institutional crypto and #DeFi take the stage for three days of high-signal programming and networking at Javits Center, #NYC. If you're planning to attend the largest #Ethereum event in America this year, now is the time to lock in your ticket. Save extra $99 on early bird tickets: ethconf.com/?ref=EARLY99CO…

AI | Another Large Crypto Company Cuts 12% Workforce as it Integrates AI into Operations The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring aimed at improving efficiency, with AI increasingly handling functions that were previously done manually. Crypto.com boasts over 100 million registered users with ~$750 billion in trading volume as of 2025. The company recently received conditional approval from the U.S Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter which opens the door for expanded custody services. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/crypto… @cryptocom @aidotcom #AI

USE CASE 🇦🇺 | Australia Leads Globally in a Real-World Use Case for Crypto at ~21%, Reveals a 2026 Report The survey, which was conducted in January 2026, highlights persistent “de-banking” challenges, where financial institutions limit or block services with crypto activity. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/crypto…

@WillKnocker @SECNigeria You were right: bitcoinke.io/2026/03/most-c…

@BitcoinKE @SECNigeria BIG mistake ...

Nigeria Becomes the First African Country to Officially Recognize Cryptocurrencies as Securities: bitcoinke.io/2020/09/sec-ni… @SECNigeria 🇳🇬

REGULATION 🇳🇬 | NALA Granted International Money Transfer Operator License from the Central Bank of Nigeria The approval enables #NALA to operate as a fully #regulated remittance provider in Nigeria and connect directly to the #Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (@NIBSS_NG), the country’s core financial switch. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/nala-g… @NALAmoney @cenbank

@nduwaflorent Onchain lending is not a niche. Business financing is a niche. Trade financing is a niche. See example below. bitcoinke.io/2026/02/agride…

@BitcoinKE 💯 Which ones do you see? Onchain lending is underserved in my opinion.

Seeing MasterCard make this acquisition must be discouraging for fintechs, especially in Kenya where Mastercard has a massive presence. They will basically use their distribution to eat anyone operating in the stablecoin space. Ruthless!

@nduwaflorent Niches.

@BitcoinKE True! Which areas are left for startups to cover?

REGULATION 🇺🇸 | United States SEC Clears World’s Second Largest Stock Exchange for Tokenized Securities The Nasdaq (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is the world’s second-largest stock exchange, founded in 1971 as the first electronic, non-physical trading floor. Known for listing major technology giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon, it features over 4,000–5,000 company listings with a high concentration of tech and growth firms. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/nasdaq… @SECGov @Nasdaq #tokenization

Oil prices surge.

INTRODUCING | Tempo Blockchain by Stripe Goes Live with an Agentic AI Open Framework Payments Standard @tempo offers low-cost #stablecoin payments and now comes with payments protocol enabling #AI #agents to pay autonomously. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/tempo-… @stripe

STABLECOINS | The MasterCard $1.8 Billion BVNK Deal Signals the Importance of Underlying Stablecoin Infrastructure In 2025 alone, #BVNK reportedly processed over $30 billion in #stablecoin payments. #BVNK will power stablecoin capabilities across Mastercard’s payment endpoints; enabling 24/7 stablecoin settlement for processors and acquirers; and adding stablecoin checkout to Mastercard’s payment gateway while #Mastercard provides BVNK with global fiat infrastructure (push-to-card, account, wallet). bitcoinke.io/2026/03/the-ma… @Mastercard

Under the new approach, crypto assets are grouped into varying categories that include: * digital #commodities, * #collectibles, * #tools, * #stablecoins and * digital #securities, with only the latter clearly subject to SEC oversight. bitcoinke.io/2026/03/most-c… @SECGov @CFTC