Ether Under Pressure as ETF Outflows Offset Corporate Buying
Strong tokenization and RWA growth underline Ethereum's fundamentals, but heavy ETF outflows are weighing on ETH's price outlook.
Thabo Nkosi·about 22 hours ago2 min
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Southern Africa Editor · Johannesburg
Thabo Nkosi
Thabo Nkosi covers Southern Africa for AfroEuropa from Johannesburg, South Africa — enterprise tech, infrastructure and capital markets. Every story is editor-reviewed and credits its original reporting.
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UK Delays National Cyber Action Plan Amid Labour Leadership Turmoil
The UK government has postponed the launch of its National Cyber Action Plan as uncertainty grips the governing Labour Party ahead of its July 9 leadership contest.
Thabo Nkosi·1 day ago2 min
Square Links Up With ChatGPT and Claude to Reach AI Shoppers
Square is adding a ChatGPT app and a Claude plugin, letting merchants surface products and complete sales inside AI chat conversations.
Thabo Nkosi·1 day ago2 min
Securitize Debuts on NYSE and Tokenizes $295M of Its Own Stock
The BlackRock-backed tokenization firm listed on the NYSE while issuing tokenized versions of its shares on Solana and Avalanche—the largest issuer-sponsored stock token at launch.
Thabo Nkosi·1 day ago2 min
Catalyst Fund Hits $30M Second Close for African Climate-Tech Startups
The pan-African venture fund adds IFC, Shell Foundation, Speedinvest and others as it advances toward a $40 million target.
Thabo Nkosi·1 day ago2 min
MiCA Licensing Wave Crests as EU Deadline Reshapes Crypto Market
With 244 crypto firms now authorised across the EU, new licences for Tothemoon, Lightspark and others mark the close of MiCA's transition — and a clearer path for global players eyeing Europe.
Thabo Nkosi·1 day ago2 min
SoFi Acquires AI Investing Startup Composer in Fintech Push
US fintech SoFi has bought Toronto-based AI-powered retail investing platform Composer, expanding its automated investing tools. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
Common Path Launches to Open UK Startups to Low-Income Graduates
A coalition of social mobility and venture capital names has launched Common Path to place graduates from low-income backgrounds into UK startup roles.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
Canadian Defence Startup Dominion Dynamics Lands Record $139M CAD Round
Ottawa-based Dominion Dynamics raised what is believed to be Canada's largest-ever defence tech Series A, drawing global investors to its Arctic surveillance push.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
European Early-Stage Capital Spreads Across Biotech and AI Deeptech
Fresh rounds from Vienna, Stockholm and a speech-AI player point to deep-tech investor appetite — and platforms built to scale into emerging markets.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
AEO and GEO Emerge as the New SEO — and SA Brands Risk Falling Behind
As AI models reshape how information is found online, South African brands may be underprepared for a shift beyond traditional search optimisation, an industry expert warns.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
SA Legal AI Startup Anvaya Heads to Silicon Valley Finale
South African legal AI venture Anvaya has won the local Start-up World Cup, earning a place in the global finale against startups from more than 20 countries.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
Phantom Hires Hyperliquid Market Builders in Perpetuals Push
The crypto wallet is deepening its bet on perpetual futures, bringing on the team behind one of Hyperliquid's most prominent market experiments.
Thabo Nkosi·2 days ago2 min
Behind the Splash Screen: How Hotel WiFi Logins Became a Security Risk
Captive portals, the sign-in pages travellers click through on hotel and public WiFi, are increasingly doubling as ad channels and potential attack surfaces, according to The Next Web.
Thabo Nkosi·3 days ago2 min
Digital Sovereignty Emerges as Central Goal of Banking Transformation
Financial institutions are being urged to treat digital sovereignty as a core outcome of modernisation efforts, not an afterthought, according to industry coverage.
Thabo Nkosi·3 days ago2 min
Dutch Prosecutors Move to Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Knaken
Prosecutors have asked a Rotterdam court to wind up unlicensed exchange Knaken, after a freeze locked roughly 30,000 customers out of their crypto holdings.
Thabo Nkosi·3 days ago2 min
Industry Weighs Ecosystem-Wide Shift to Combat Financial Fraud
A new discussion probes the regulatory and collaborative changes needed to fight fraud across the financial sector as a unified ecosystem.
Thabo Nkosi·3 days ago2 min
Chamath-Led AI Coding Startup 8090 Raises $135M, Salesforce Leads Round
8090, with Chamath Palihapitiya as CEO, has closed a $135M Series A led by Salesforce to keep enterprise software stable as AI agents rewrite code.
Thabo Nkosi·3 days ago2 min