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- 16 Mar 2022
Luno to Support Fintech Founders with Luno Expeditions
Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), announces the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support the best fintech and crypto/web3 founders…
- 4 Feb 2020
Luno Introduces Automated Withdrawals in Nigeria
Luno has introduced faster and automated withdrawals to its Nigerian customers, which means users are no longer restricted to daily withdrawal schedules. “Luno customers in Nigeria wanting to…
- 16 Apr 2020
Cryptocurrency Exchange Luno Announces Record Number of Transactions Amidst Covid-19
With many fearing a crash in cryptocurrencies amid the global pandemic, key figures from cryptocurrency platform Luno indicate a potential surge for leading cryptocurrencies. Luno, which is home to…
- 9 Sept 2020
Digital Currency Group Acquires Luno, a Leading Bitcoin and Digital Asset Exchange
Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies, announced the acquisition of Luno, a leading cryptocurrency exchange. Based in London and…
- 13 Apr 2021
LUNO Achieves 300% YoY Growth with 7M Customers
Luno, leading global cryptocurrency platform, recently announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, just seven weeks after passing 6 million customers. 2021…
- 25 Feb 2020
Luno Introduces Ripple
In 2019 Luno promised that more coins would be available and close on the heels of Bitcoin Cash being introduced, Ripple XRP will now be launched, expanding the Lunoverse for all customers. Ripple…
- 21 Sept 2022
Luno Launches Cardano, Solana on its Platform
Luno, the global cryptocurrency investment app that aims to put the power of crypto in everyone’s hands, has announced it is adding two more cryptocurrencies to its app: Cardano (ADA) and Solana from…
- 10 Jun 2021
Luno Continues Rapid Growth, Hits 8M Milestone at a Rate of 1.2m New Customers
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency company on a mission to upgrade the world to a better financial system, today announces it has hit 8mn customers (wallets), with 1mn added in just 12 weeks.…
- 20 Jul 2022
Luno Announced as Headline Sponsor for ‘The Next Titan’
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange with over 10mn customers worldwide, has announced its headline sponsorship for Season 9 of ‘The Next Titan’, Nigeria’s foremost entrepreneurial…
- 23 Sept 2019
Luno Takes Cryptocurrency Awareness to Eastern Nigeria
As part of its commitment to improving cryptocurrency education and awareness for consumers across Nigeria, Luno, the global cryptocurrency platform, held a successful meetup in Enugu on Saturday, 21…
- 6 Aug 2020
Luno Partners Genesis to Help Customers Earn Interest on their Crypto holdings
Genesis, a leader in digital currency prime brokerage services, today announced a partnership with Luno, the global cryptocurrency platform, to provide customers with simple, accessible ways to earn…
- 30 Sept 2021
Nigeria’s Crypto Investors Have “Good Financial Habits”, says Luno
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency company, has today revealed in a new online global survey that only 2% of Nigerian cryptocurrency investors surveyed do not have a plan when making investment…
- 18 Mar 2026
Luno Launches First Crypto Prediction Market in Nigeria
Luno, an Africa-founded global exchange, has launched a structured Crypto Prediction Market, ushering in a new chapter for Nigeria's cryptocurrency market. This platform enables users to forecast…
- 3 Jul 2026
SEC Grants Approval to Luno, Other Crypto Firms under Regulatory Sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has admitted seven new companies into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), expanding the number of digital asset firms operating under…
- 19 Jun 2019
Emerging Markets are Money Savvy and Ready for Change - Says Luno
The adoption of cryptocurrencies in developing countries has been well documented and the anomaly is often flagged that people who have less appear to take greater financial risks. Initial findings…
- 2 Jul 2019
Global Financial Markets Need Another Bretton Woods – says Luno
July 1 st marked the 75 th anniversary of the start of the Bretton Woods conference, held at Mount Washington Hotel in the United States (1st to 22nd July 1944). The conference created the financial…
- 18 Nov 2019
Swanepoel says Opportunity for Crypto in Africa is Enormous and will Impact Everyone’s Lives
Marcus Swanepoel, Luno’s CEO, speaking at AfricaCom 2019, outlined how the implementation and use of cryptocurrencies will be an important part of Africa’s future. Luno can see that as…
- 14 Jun 2022
Who is Buying Crypto in Africa
The average African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about $20 USD on the first purchase and holds onto it for about nine months, according to data from Luno, the largest crypto…
- 2 Feb 2021
Crypto Platform adds USDC, Bringing “Digital Dollar” Across more Markets
Globally-recognised crypto platform, Luno, has announced the expansion of their offering with the addition of arguably the most secure stablecoin on the market, USDC. USDC is a stablecoin tied to the…
- 13 May 2022
SEC Introduces New Crypto Regulatory Framework
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday released a new regulatory framework for the country’s crypto sector, signalling a major shift in attitudes from authorities towards the…
- 18 Jun 2019
Facebook Confirms Launch of Crypto-currency, Libra
Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking platform, has confirmed plans to launch Libra, its own crypto-currency. This after reports surfaced last month that the social media doyen had was…
- 6 Jan 2022
3 Trends in Africa’s Crypto Sector to Expect in 2022
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past its all-time price high and drove the sector even closer towards mainstream…
- 30 Aug 2022
Anchor joins Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Batch, Announces the Launch of Public Beta
Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator…
- 29 Jul 2025
Moonshot Returns with a Defining Third Edition, Charting Africa’s Next Phase of Innovation
Moonshot, Africa’s flagship tech and innovation gathering, officially announces its third edition. Scheduled to take place from October 15 –16, 2025, at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria,…
- 14 Feb 2022
Stitch Secures $21 Million Series A Funding Round
API fintech company Stitch has announced a $21 million Series A funding round, led by The Spruce House Partnership. Stitch will use the funding to continue building the future of money movement by…
- 13 Jul 2021
Smile Identity Raises $7m to Build KYC and Identity Verification Tools for Africa
Smile Identity, the company that enables ID verification and KYC compliance through Artificial Intelligence designed for African faces and identities, announced today that the company had secured $7…