Big moves in crypto: South Africa will license about 60 crypto | Bloomberg

Big moves in crypto: South Africa will license about 60 cryptocurrency platforms by the end of the month, putting it among the first nations on the continent to require digital-asset exchanges to have permits to operate. https://bloom.bg/4cdEoti

Helping hand: The European Union is working toward an aid package for Egypt that will provide some €7.4 billion ($8.1 billion) in a mix of grants and loans as the country copes with fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict. https://bloom.bg/4atNoZR

African exclusives: Billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Airtel Africa is considering an initial public offering for its mobile money unit that could value it at more than $4 billion, said people familiar with the matter. https://bloom.bg/48UsSjM

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