Uganda News

Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet.

A developer behind Jack Dorsey–linked messaging app Bitchat questioned Uganda’s claim that it can disable the service ahead of next week’s election.

India is urging other countries to develop CBDCs, and China is expanding the use of its digital yuan, allowing banks to offer interest on e-CNY wallets.

Google Trends search for “Bitchat” in Uganda shows a spike from 0 to 100 on Wednesday, the day after opposition leader Bobi Wine urged people to download it.

The Bitcoin community helped Uganda’s Brindon Mwiine travel to BTC Prague after winning tickets for his adoption efforts in East Africa.

STRAX price bucked the market-wide bearish downtrend by rallying 200% after the team unveiled plans for a British pound stablecoin and a new metaverse.

Is gold becoming inflationary? Can Bitcoin replace it as a store of value due to its scarcity and reliability? Are Uganda’s numbers implausible? Questions arise.

The bank advised the Blockchain Association of Uganda (BAU) to sharpen up its knowledge of the sandbox regulations, inviting its members along to further technical discussions.

The tour will begin in Zanzibar on Oct. 23 before continuing on to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania.

With exchanges slow to fall under FIA oversight, Uganda’s AML watchdog wants the government to make a move on crypto regulations.

Uganda’s government has reportedly allocated land for Akon’s crypto-city development project in the country.

The world’s largest crypto exchange announced two subsidiary suspensions within one month.

BNB seems to have failed to meet certain standards on Binance's Uganda platform.

13,000 South Korean ATMs will soon facilitate fiat withdrawal and international remittance services using Litecoin.

The Ugandan government is reported to be making moves in banning pyramid schemes, which may put additional restriction for cryptocurrency usage and reporting.