Senegal – DIGIT INFO

Akon’s Futuristic Crypto City Officially Terminated

DIGIT — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:30:33 +0000

The Akon City project, a high-profile initiative by singer Akon, has been officially terminated following an agreement between Akon and a state owned enity. Akon City Terminated Amidst Construction Delays The futuristic crypto-themed Akon City project, a high-profile initiative from Senegalese-American singer and entrepreneur Akon, has been officially terminated. Akon and the Senegalese Coastal Development […]

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Bitcoin gains traction in West Africa with educational drive

DIGIT — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:01:00 +0000

As anti-French sentiment rides high in West Africa, Bitique opens its doors, the “Bitcoin Mastermind” conference beckons and more nodes come online to verify the Bitcoin blockchain.

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Why Senegal rejects the CFA and is warming to Bitcoin: video

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Why is there a groundswell toward Bitcoin adoption in Dakar? And could it influence neighboring countries and regions to explore magic internet money?

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‘We don’t like our money:’ The story of the CFA and Bitcoin in Africa

DIGIT — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:03:00 +0000

African crypto experts and entrepreneurs explain why the African franc is an uncomfortable currency and why Bitcoin is making waves as a replacement.

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Mama Bitcoin: Fishing for female empowerment with crypto in West Africa

DIGIT — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:21:51 +0000

A Senegalese woman is empowering her community with Bitcoin, blockchain and a Bitcoin bakery idea that became a crypto fishery.

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One man’s plan to orange pill a nation: Bitcoin Senegal

DIGIT — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:09:17 +0000

The Senegalese Bitcoin community is flourishing: there’s a homemade Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoin seminars in the local language and a growing list of merchants accepting Bitcoin in 2022.

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PR: Remco – Powerful Distributed Token Generating Platform

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:30:45 +0000

remittancetoken.io – Token-Generating Platform for Money Transfer currently trading on Digifinex has announced it’s sponsoring blockchain Finance Lagos conference event in Africa’s largest market, Nigeria. Offering free flight ticket and accommodation to the qualified speakers.

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Global Retail Giant Auchan Expands Blockchain Tracking Solution to Five More Countries

DIGIT — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:59:00 +0000

French retail giant Auchan will expand its blockchain products’ traceability solution after successful 18-month pilot in Vietnam

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Pushing the Boundaries of Economic Change: Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange in Africa

DIGIT — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:45:44 +0000

Bitcoin is pushing the boundaries of economic change in Africa. In East Africa, a new deal between digital currency exchange Bitpesa and a Japanese firm shows Kenyans are using bitcoin to pay for used Japanese cars, cosmetics and electrical gadgets. In Nigeria, Sure Remit is helping make cash transfers cheaper and in Zimbabwe, TV subscriptions, […]

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