The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) to pilot the cNGN stablecoin in its regulatory sandbox. The new stablecoin is to be launched on Feb. 27, 2024. 

The center will collaborate with local universities, think tanks and blockchain businesses to develop blockchain technology in China. The institution will reportedly train more than 500,000 specialists in distributed ledger technology (DLT)

The county of Santa Cruz in Northern California is one of the latest to adopt and implement blockchain-based solutions on a governmental level

The Climate Chain Coalition (CCC), a network of organizations dedicated to leveraging blockchain technology for effective climate action, delivered its stock take report on Nov. 11 at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, in Sharm El-Sheikh,Egypt. 

The Ministry of Economic Development of Italy has announced that certain blockchain projects will qualify to apply for up to $46 million in government subsidies starting from September

By investing such a tremendous amount, GEM Digital will hold H20N tokens, which will be used to guide funding in water delivery infrastructure in areas that lack sufficient access to fresh water.

EMTECH, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Infrastructure provider based in the United States join forces with HaitiPay, a fintech company in Haiti, to demo its first CBDC + Fintech Proof Of Concept whiles revealing its impact on the Haitian economy.

Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com

The company has an existing product traceability and supply chain transparency platform and considers its new innovation a one-stop-shop solution for material compliance. Sports brand Adidas is one of its first adopters and provided early input into its development in line with the company’s ambitious sustainability goals for the coming years.

The Bank of Ghana’s agenda to promote innovative and affordable digital financial services as a means of expanding financial inclusion and encouraging the use of digital payment is commonplace.