From left, Warren Wheatley, who has resigned from the board of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, and Stafford Masie, who has been appointed as interim CEO The chief executive of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, the JSE-listed company formerly known as Altvest Capital, has been debarred by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and has resigned from the board. Warren…
Africa Finance Corporation raised CHF 350 million, or about $431 million, through a 5-year digital bond as the infrastructure lender expands its funding sources. The August 12 issue is reportedly the first digital bond from an African institution to be listed, traded and settled through regulated digital market infrastructure. It carries a 1.4925% coupon and…
Acting General Manager of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC), Mrs Adenike Okebu, presented the Corporation’s housing model as a practical strategy for tackling Nigeria’s housing deficit through sustainable, people-centred development The Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) has unveiled a demand-driven approach to affordable housing delivery, advocating practical solutions that align with the needs,…
Africa Bitcoin Corporation holds 5.0246 Bitcoin in its corporate treasury as it advances a long-term strategy to accumulate digital assets on its balance sheet. The company, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has set a target of holding 21,000 Bitcoin by 2030, a level that would make it the largest African-listed corporate holder of the…
IQM and Scientek Corporation sign reseller agreement IQM Quantum Computers and Scientek Corporation, a Taiwan-based reseller of scientific instruments and other high-technology products, today announced the signing of a strategic reseller agreement to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum computing. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250918110284/en/ The agreement follows the installation…
Altvest chairman and self-proclaimed “bitcoin maximalist” Stafford Masie Johannesburg-listed investment holding company Altvest Capital is changing its name to The Africa Bitcoin Corporation as it doubles down on its strategy of building a bitcoin treasury, seeking to emulate the success of US-listed Strategy (previously MicroStrategy). In a small first move, Altvest in February acquired 1.00464…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a nonprofit that distributes federal funds to public radio and television stations in the United States, has announced it would be shutting down as the result of funding cuts under President Donald Trump. On Friday, the group issued a statement saying it had launched an “orderly wind-down of its…
