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Ethiopian startup Better Auth has joined Y Combinator’s Spring 2025 Cohort, securing $500,000 in seed funding. This popular open-source authentication framework for TypeScript enhances project security. Co-founders face visa issues, raising concerns about barriers for African entrepreneurs.

The Vice-President of Mauritius launched a blockchain-based eVerify service to enhance digital verification during an ICT workshop, emphasizing the need for regulations to protect citizens amid technological advancements. The service aims to improve trust and efficiency across various sectors.

SAVVY MINING has raised $500 million to enhance its decentralized governance solutions. Founded in 2017 and regulated in the UK, it provides cloud mining services and public offering technologies, making cryptocurrency mining accessible without heavy investments.

15 African startups have been selected to to join the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Programme.
This is an extension of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme established in 2017 but with a focus on women to empower and support women founders by

Coinbase is launching 'Base,' an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain platform aimed at enhancing developer access to decentralized applications (dApps). Currently in testnet, it seeks to make building dApps easier, while integrating with various blockchains and fostering an open ecosystem.

The Bank of Ghana is intensifying efforts against illegal lending apps that exploit consumers and compromise financial stability. These apps collect personal data and threaten borrowers, contributing to severe harassment cases, including suicides.

Meta is halting its NFT initiatives to concentrate on more impactful areas, focusing on enhancing creator and business connections. Despite initial plans for an NFT marketplace, the company will now prioritize messaging and monetization opportunities.

In July 2024, AgriDex, a marketplace for real-world assets (RWAs) made history when it settled its first agricultural trade on the Solana blockchain.
The platform, which aims to bring the global agricultural market on-chain by tokenizing various crops, enabled the shipment of over two hundred