BitcoinKE – Reporting on Fintech, Crypto, and Blockchain Activity in Africa

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission” or “SEC”) has cleared three additional Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) for admission into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). This milestone reinforces the Commission’s ongoing commitment to fostering responsible innovation that deepens Nigeria’s capital market while rigorously safeguarding ...

Binance said it will stop processing transactions involving 14 crypto-asset service providers and platforms as part of compliance measures tied to recent regulatory developments.

The restrictions are being implemented in phases. Users will no longer be permitted to send funds to, receive funds from, or otherwise transact through Binance with the affected entities after...

The European Central Bank’s 2026 Study on the Use of Cash by Companies in the Euro Area examines how businesses across the euro area accept and use cash, how they compare it with digital payment methods, and how cash infrastructure is evolving. The study covers companies in retail, restaurants and cafes, hotels, and arts, entertainment and recreation across all 21 euro area c...

JPMorgan Chase ended its banking relationship with prediction-market platform Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns, the Financial Times reported. The bank told Polymarket to find another lender, which it has since done.

Polymarket had been fined $1.4 million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2022 for operating an unregistered derivative...

Keel Infrastructure has shut down all of its U.S. bitcoin mining operations as the company shifts its power infrastructure toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, a strategic pivot that weighed heavily on its second-quarter results.

The company, formerly known as Bitfarms, said it completed the decommissioning of its remaining U.S. mining operati...