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Image Credits: MichaelWuensch / Pixabay. $2.3 million. That was the amount recovered by the Justice Department of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from a group of online hackers known as “Darkside”, earlier this month. It was also revealed that the federal agency had recouped more than 1 billion dollars in Bitcoin value from investigating chains of fraudulent activities. Also, a Czech national, Tomas Jorikovsky had his assets seized in connection with stealing a $40 million bitcoin equivalent sometime in 2015. This, and a host of others have become a slow but humbling discovery. Yet, it is not only stunning…

Sehemu ya kwanza Miaka kuku na moja iliyopita, neno “cryptocurrency”lilionekana la ajabu kwa wengi. Hata Sasa hili neno limekuwa likisikika mara kwa mara lakini bado watu wengi wamekuwa hawajui linamaanisha nini hasa. Ni neno lililozoeleka Kama fedha za mtandaoni ama Bitcoin. Je fedha za mtandaoni ni nini hasa? Watu wengi Wana uelewa potofu juu ya fedha za mtandaoni, kwa baadhi ni neno linalohusishwa na wizi na njia zisizo halali za kifedha, kwa wengine hili neno limekuwa msamiati watu wakitumia kutengeneza fedha. Cryptocurrencies inaweza kuelezewa na kueleweka kwa njia rahisi. Uelewa wa mahesabu yake huchukua mda mrefu Sana. Ingawa, kuwa na…

On Saturday, the 2nd of April, blockchain solutions company, Jelurida Africa, officially concluded its blockchain meetup series in Ghana. Earlier last month, the company launched the meetup series, which it tagged as a blockchain awareness program, in preparation for the Europe-Africa Blockchain Developers’ Call (E-ABDC). The concluding episode of the meetup series, which was tagged as “Blockchain in Fintech: How Can the Blockchain Technology Revolutionise Finance as We Know It?”, featured two guest speakers— Roselyne Wanjiru, the Director of Growth and User Acquisitions at Pesabase, and Foster Awintiti Akugri, the Founder and President of Hacklab Foundation. During the course of…

Siku ya Jumamosi, tarehe 2 mwezi wa nne, kampuni ya JELURIDA AFRIKA ukimaliza rasmi mfululizo wa vikao vyake Ghana. Mapema mwezi uliopita kampuni hii ilizindua mfululizo wa VIKAO ambao ulihusu uelewa wa Blockchain hii ikiwa Ni katika maandalizi ya Europe-Africa Blockchain Developer Call (E-ABDC). Katika mfululizo wa vikao uliopita ambao uliitwa Blockchain katika teknolojia ya fedha,Namna teknolojia ya fedha inavyoweza kusaidia masuala ya fedha. Mkutano huu ulihusisha wageni rasm wawili, Roselyne Wanjiru ambaye Ni mkurugenzi wa kukua na matumizi ya pesabase na Foster Awintiti Akugri ambaye Ni muanzilishi na raisi wa Hacklab foundation. Wakati wa kikao muanzilishi wa Hacklab,Awintiti Akugri…

Blockchain solutions company, Jelurida Africa, recently concluded a blockchain meetup in Kenya, as one of the meetup rollouts in the company’s meetup series which will be concluded in preparation for the commencement of the Europe-Africa Blockchain Developers’ Call. The meetup, which was held on the 27th of March, by 11am WAT, set the record as the company’s most attended meetup yet. It was hosted by the company’s managing director, Adedayo Adebajo and the company’s Business Developer for Kenya, Edson Kipkirui. This edition of the meetup, which was tagged ‘Blockchain in Charity’, had Ezra Vazquez D-Amico as a special guest. Vazquez…

Last week, blockchain solutions company, Jelurida Africa, conducted the third edition of its blockchain meetup in the world’s most populous black country, Nigeria. The meetup was conducted by 11am WAT, on Saturday, the 20th of March. Adedayo Adebajo, the Managing Director of Jelurida Africa and Oyinkansola Bakare, the company’s Business Developer for Nigeria, were co-hosts of the program. The just-concluded edition of the meetup, which was tagged “Blockchain in Governance and Politics”, featured a special guest. Vincent Rey Vincente MD, a renowned blockchain evangelist and qualified healthcare professional, joined the program as the Chief Speaker. Adedayo Adebajo opened the program…

The Europe-Africa Blockchain Developers’ Call is a three-month blockchain programme which is centred on increasing blockchain awareness and the deployment of blockchain solutions in Europe and Africa. The program, which is set to kickstart on the 28th of June with the theme: “Empowering and Encouraging Home-Grown Decentralized Solutions in Creating Our Ideal Digitally Transformed Ecosystem”, will feature an integration of European and African blockchain entities, for fostering insightful discussions on the development of beneficial blockchain policies for both continents, and the development of blockchain products which will, among other things, facilitate trade relations between Europe and Africa. The first edition…

The Europe-Africa Blockchain Developers’ Call (E-ABDC) Series is a three-month blockchain programme organised by Jelurida Africa, in conjunction with the Africa Blockchain Institute (ABI). The programme will feature a bootcamp for training selected Africans and Europeans on blockchain technology and the deployment of blockchain solutions. Alongside the bootcamp, weekly conferences will be held during the course of the programme, with each week dedicated to a different blockchain use-case. The highlight of E-ABDC is that the primary focus of the program would be the acceleration of digitisation in Africa and Europe, as well as the development and deployment of a blockchain…

Following the immense success of the maiden edition of its Blockchain Meetup Series, Jelurida Africa, the company behind the Africa Blockchain Developers Call (ABDC), is set to expand the meetup’s reach further into East Africa. The next edition of the virtual meetup series is slated to hold on the 13th of March, with “Blockchain in Health” as the central focus. The meetup will be held by 11am WAT, and invitation is open to all blockchain stakeholders and enthusiasts. Like the just-concluded meetup in Tanzania, a presentation would be given on the event’s subject matter, and a conducive platform would be…

Siku ya Jumamosi ya tarehe 6 mwezi tatu, Kampuni inayojihusisha na Blockchain, Jelurida Africa, ilifanikiwa kufanya mkutano wake wa kwanza kabisa nchini Tanzania. Mkutano huo ambao ulikuwa unajadili masuala ya vitu visivyohamishika, ulikuwa ni mmoja kati ya mikutano mingi ambayo kampuni inapanga kuifanya ndani ya mwaka huu ikiwaa ni katika maandilizi ya mipango mikuu ambao ni Ulaya na africa blockchain “developer”. Kikao hiki kilikuwa ni cha kukutana lakini pia kwa njia ya mtandao. waakiokutana walikuwa katika chuo cha PSJ (Practical School of Journalism) ambacho kipo Dar Es Salaam, wanafunzi mbali mbali, wapenda blockchain mbalimbali na watu mbali mbali walihudhuria.Mkutano uliendeshwa…