Sandali Handagama

Sandali Handagama is CoinDesk's deputy managing editor for policy and regulations, EMEA. She is an alumna of Columbia University's graduate school of journalism and has contributed to a variety of publications including The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Nation and Popular Science. Sandali doesn't own any crypto and she tweets as @iamsandali

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Markets

Crypto Is Banned in Morocco, but Bitcoin Purchases Are Soaring

Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading volumes steadily increased in the country during the last three years.

LocalBitcoins saw a 30% jump in user sign-ups in Morocco last year, an executive told CoinDesk.

Markets

Stellar Development Foundation Invests $750K in Nigeria Remittance Platform

The investment, made through SDF's Enterprise Fund, will provide Cowrie with resources to continue expanding its operations in emerging markets, including Africa.

Nigerian naira banknotes

Markets

Nigerians Turn to Stablecoins for Protection Against Inflation

Traditional savings groups in Nigeria are looking at dollar-pegged stablecoins as a tool to protect their savings from local inflation.

coins jars pensions savings

Markets

Jamaica to Pilot CBDC Later This Year

The Caribbean nation's finance minister announced plans to officially launch a CBDC during the annual national budget debate.

Kingston, Jamaica.

Finance

Egyptians Are Buying Bitcoin Despite Prohibitive New Banking Laws

Egyptian crypto trading volume and exchange sign-ups increased dramatically this past January, capping off an already high-volume 2020.

Panorama of Cairo cityscape taken during the sunset from the famous Cairo tower, Cairo, Egypt

Markets

Ghana to Prioritize Blockchain Projects in New Regulatory Sandbox

The sandbox will target a wide range of financial service innovations and hopes to improve financial inclusion.

The Independence Square of Accra, Ghana.

Markets

Bitcoin Is Trading at a 46% Premium on Luno Nigeria After Central Bank Ban

The premium rose after the Central Bank of Nigeria reminded banks they could not provide crypto exchanges with financial services.

nigeria

Markets

Bermuda to Pilot Digital Dollar for Rum Sales

The pilot is the latest development in Bermuda’s plan to create a comprehensive crypto payments system.

Bermuda