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Cryptocurrency plan will radically transform Kenya’s monetary system: report
By Kepha Muiruri,
1334, July 30, 2019 (EAT)
A ICT Ministry-backed team has retained its quest for the development of cryptocurrency assets in Kenya in spite of regulator unease. The task-forc...
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Global money-laundering watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrencies
By Reuters,
1138, June 22, 2019 (EAT)
Cryptocurrency firms will be subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins such as bitcoin for money laundering, a global watchdog said on ...
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Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency
By Reuters,
1447, June 18, 2019 (EAT)
Facebook Inc. revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networki...
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Role of blockchain in the face of cyber threats
By Moses Ngugi,
1829, June 7, 2019 (EAT)
Blockchain technology is fast gaining acceptance all over the world. This sudden change of fortune for technology that has been in existence since ...
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Man pays Ksh.463M for lunch with Warren Buffett
By CNN,
1210, June 4, 2019 (EAT)
Cryptocurrency skeptic Warren Buffett will dine with a bitcoin enthusiast, all in the name of charity. Entrepreneur Justin Sun bid $4.57million (Ks...
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Bitcoin jumps 20 percent, mystery order seen as catalyst
By Reuters,
2109, April 2, 2019 (EAT)
Bitcoin soared to its highest in almost five months on Tuesday, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it, after a major order by an anonymous buyer...
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How Zimbabwe became world’s most expensive place to fuel a car
By CNN,
850, January 22, 2019 (EAT)
In the Fall of 2017, Zimbabweans took to the streets in mass protests against a regime that was presiding over a broken economy and collapsing living ...
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Ford and IBM among quartet in Congo cobalt blockchain project
By Reuters,
1200, January 17, 2019 (EAT)
Carmaker Ford (F.N), technology giant IBM (IBM.N), South Korean cathode maker LG Chem (051910.KS) and China’s Huayou Cobalt (603799.SS) have joined ...
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Bitcoin plunges below Ksh.600K to lowest level in more than a year
By CNN,
2011, November 15, 2018 (EAT)
Bitcoin's price plummeted more than 10% on Wednesday, hitting its lowest level in more than a year. It's now trading below $6,000, far from the height...
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Bitcoin volatility sinks to lowest in nearly two years
By Reuters,
1858, November 6, 2018 (EAT)
Bitcoin has experienced one of its worst annual price performances of its short 10-year-old life but also appears to have become more stable in the pr...
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Birthday blues for bitcoin as investors face year-on-year loss
By Reuters,
2124, November 1, 2018 (EAT)
Bitcoin was heading toward a year-on-year loss on Wednesday, its 10th birthday, the first loss since last year’s bull market, when the original and ...
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Twitter bans crytocurrency ads on fraud fears
By AFP,
920, March 27, 2018 (EAT)
Twitter has announced a ban on ads for initial offerings of cryptocurrency or sales of virtual currency tokens, sending the value of bitcoin diving be...
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Soros to Google and Facebook: ‘You are on borrowed time’
By AFP,
1033, January 26, 2018 (EAT)
Billionaire investor George Soros launched a scathing attack on tech giants at the Davos summit on Thursday, calling them monopolies that could be man...
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Hackers take advantage of bitcoin’s wild ride
By CNN,
1115, December 31, 2017 (EAT)
Bitcoin is booming and so are criminal schemes looking to make money off the trend. The hype around cryptocurrency is only growing, fueled by the m...
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Kibaki, Msando, Tibim, Sarahah among top Google searches of 2017
By Ian Omondi,
1905, December 13, 2017 (EAT)
Kenyans did not really care much for President Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga, at least in their Google searches this year. That honour w...
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Bitcoin tops $18,000 in debut on major bourse
By AFP,
1028, December 11, 2017 (EAT)
Bitcoin surged past $18,000 after it began trading on its first major global exchange Sunday, the latest in a series of highs that have excited some i...
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Bitcoin surges above $16,000 as concerns mount
By AFP,
1126, December 8, 2017 (EAT)
Bitcoin flirted with $17,000 on Thursday, triggering a warning the cryptocurrency was like a "train with no brakes" and prompting fresh concern about ...
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Raila’s return, Zimbabwe coup among top 10 Google searches
By Jacques Masea,
1713, November 20, 2017 (EAT)
The 'Zimbabwe Coup' was the most searched topic in Kenya last week, according to a Google report for the week of 11th - 19th November 2017. This...
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Malaysia investigating reported leak of 46 million mobile users’ data
By VOA,
753, November 2, 2017 (EAT)
Malaysia is investigating an alleged attempt to sell the data of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers online after a major data breach, Commu...
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Communications Authority on alert as cyber attack sweeps the globe
By Sophie Kinoti,
1712, June 28, 2017 (EAT)
A cyber attack hit major companies across the globe with Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) on high alert over the spread of the same to Kenya. ...
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