The African continent’s 2022 total blockchain funding was realized from some 29 deals, four more than the 25 deals that were sealed in 2021. funding cryptotrading
In 2022, African blockchain businesses raised a total of $474 million, a 429% increase from what was raised in the year earlier, the latest CVVC African blockchain funding report has revealed. The custody and exchanges category raised over $250 million, which is equivalent to more than 50% of funds raised by blockchain companies.According to the latest CVVC Africa Blockchain funding, blockchain businesses from the continent raised $474 million in 2022, a year-on-year funding increase of 429%.
Besides Nigeria and Egypt — the only countries from the continent to have recorded a decrease in the value of funds raised — the report data indicates that the rest of the tracked countries recorded significant funding increases. Liberia, which had zero funding in 2021, was the third-highest-ranked country in 2022 with 7.9% of the total funding.
The significant increase in the funding for this sector demonstrates the growing demand for cryptocurrency trading in Africa, as well as the recognition of the importance of secure storage solutions. Fintech was the second-best performing category with 24.3%, followed by infrastructure and development which accounted for 14.3%. With the exception of the non-fungible token , gaming and metaverse category which accounted for nearly 7% of the funding, the rest of the categories had a share of the total of under one percent.Tags in this story
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