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October 7, 2026 EM 0 Views absa, Adoption, Africa, Banking, Bitcoin, FNB, Institutional, South Africa, VALR 2 min read

Two South African Banks Just Added Bitcoin in the Same Week. Here Is What That Signals for the Rest of the Continent

Absa launched institutional Bitcoin custody on October 2. FNB opened Bitcoin trading to 9 million retail customers four days later. Two of South Africa’s biggest banks moving on Bitcoin in the same week is not a coincidence. It is a signal the rest of the continent cannot ignore.

Development Payments

October 5, 2026 EM 0 Views absa, Banking, bitcoin custody, Bitcoin Payments, Breez, DEVELOPMENT, Institutional, Lightning Network, SDK, Stablecoins, USDC, USDT 1 min read

Breez SDK Now Lets Bitcoin Wallets Receive Stablecoins From Over 30 Networks and Auto-Convert to Bitcoin

Breez has launched a new feature in its developer SDK that lets Bitcoin wallet users receive USDT and USDC from over 30 blockchain networks, with payments automatically converting to Bitcoin or dollar-denominated balances in the receiver’s non-custodial wallet.