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Blockchain Africa Conference 2026. 🎬 This year, four conversations are shaping the agenda: 🔹 Digital Currency Rails: Will stablecoins power Africa's e-commerce future? 🔹 Policy, Protection & Progress: Shaping Africa's digital asset framework 🔹 Tokenisation of Real-World Assets: Unlocking Africa's next trillion-dollar market 🔹 From Legacy Systems to Digital Rails: The convergence of TradFi & Web3 That last one isn't theoretical anymore. @Absa just joined ZARU (ZAR Universal Network), South Africa's rand-backed stablecoin network with BlockTower South Africa handling issuance and redemption alongside @sanlam Corporate, @StandardBankZA and @LunoGlobal. This is what "TradFi meets Web3" actually looks like in production, not on a slide. On stage: leaders from @Mastercard, @Nedbank , @yellowcard_app, @Onafriq , @GSXnetwork, @ForvisMazarsGrp and more the institutions and operators actually building this infrastructure. #BAC26 #Blockchain #Tokenisation #Stablecoin
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BAC26 was a success. CryptoFest Cape Town is next, less than 30 days away! - mailchi.mp/bitcoinevents.co.…
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"Sixth year in a row." "My third time since 2024." "Nine years in the industry, still building trust." Straight from attendees on why they keep coming back. ⏰ 30 days to Crypto Fest 2026. 🎟️ cryptofest.co.za/tickets/?ut… #CryptoFest #BlockchainAfrica
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1 month to Crypto Fest 🇿🇦 20 Nov · Workshop 17, Cape Town Founders, bankers, regulators, investors & builders - the people you usually only meet over email - in one room. Seats are filling fast. Tickets also at the door.
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Nicholas Allen, on building a digital-asset strategy that compounds live now. Arrel’s own platform: $3.5B+ orchestrated volume connecting custody, compliance & liquidity in one layer. #BAC2026
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LIVE: The Next Commodity Boom panel. Tokenised commodities: $1.43B → $5.55B in months (+289%), gold driving ~90%. Ghana’s SEC is already piloting gold tokenisation via GoldBod. Moderator Kearabilwe Nonyana with panelists Connie Bloem, Sean Emery, Candice Dawkshas. #BAC2026
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Molly Holmes, on the crucial security issues facing Web3. Molly GTM Founder at Blockaid, building the next generation of cybersecurity to protect Web3 users from malicious activity onchain. Thank you to our sponsor, Blockaid, for supporting BAC26. #BlockchainAfrica2026 #BAC2026
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Aleks Andjelopolj, makes the case for institutionally backed emerging market stablecoins live now, backed by real experience issuing SA’s own ZARU. #BAC2026
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Fireside live: Monetising the Surplus: Bitcoin Mining as Grid Infrastructure for SA. Eskom’s surplus renewable power + Bitcoin mining as a switchable load = a real demand-response proposal on the table right now. Stafford Masie & Carel de Jager, break it down for us. #BAC2026
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Before tokenising everything, are we skipping the interoperability lesson? Chantal Maritz's keynote. #BAC2026
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The second panel of the day focused on The Future of Money. Moderator Mohil Subban with panelists Muhammad Nana, Robyn Lawson, Simon Marland, Hari Chaitanya. #BAC2026
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Tanya Knowles on the digital money option nobody's talking about enough: tokenised deposits. Live now. #BAC2026
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LIVE: The first panel of the day, From Adoption to Trust. Moderator Leopoldt Jansen van Vuuren with panelists Tom Schoon, Francis Ogbuka, Nkahiseng Ralepeli, Badi Sudhakaran. #BAC2026
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Trevor Goot (Head of Growth SADC, Yellow Card) on The Future of Digital Finance, #BAC2026
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Dishen Govender is unpacking what Africa can actually learn from Europe's MiCA rollout and what doesn't translate. #BAC2026
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Could Africa leapfrog SWIFT entirely? Ryan Kirkley's keynote is asking the big question live now. #BAC2026
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Lerato Lamola breaks down what the COFI Bill actually means for SA banks, fintechs & CASP's Live now. #BAC2026
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And we’re underway! James Preston opens Blockchain Africa Conference 2026 🎤 4x Crypto Fest MC, co-founder of Global Crypto (Kernel Media), former presenter and producer at East Coast Radio and covering blockchain since 2006. #BAC2026
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📍 Registration is OPEN at PwC, Waterfall City, Gauteng! Have your ticket easily accessible, head to the Entrance Foyer, grab your badge. Free undercover parking on-site. Registration is underway, programme kicks off 09:00. Let's go! #BAC2026
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Less than 24 hours to #BAC26. Crypto, tax and cross-border capital: Stephen Boakye moderates Prof. Shaun Parsons, Tertius Troost and Dr Wiehann Olivier. Seats are limited. Tickets at the door or secure yours now: blockchainafrica.co/register…
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Less than 24 hours to #BAC26. Panel 4: Stablecoins in South Africa, moderated by Leopoldt Jansen van Vuuren, with Dr Wiehann Olivier, Carel de Jager and Sean Emery. Seats are limited. Tickets at the door or secure yours now: blockchainafrica.co/register…
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