Grace Ashiru
Africa’s blockchain industry is entering a new phase of economic relevance.
According to the fifth edition of the CV VC African Blockchain Report, published in association with Absa Group, blockchain stood out as a major force in Africa’s venture landscape in 2025.
Key findings include:
🔹 Blockchain accounted for 5.3% of all African venture funding, nearly double the global share of 3%.
🔹 It represented 6.9% of Africa’s total venture deal count, up from 6.1% in 2024.
🔹 Pan-African ventures attracted 57.2% of blockchain funding, followed by South Africa at 21.1% and Nigeria at 13.5%.
🔹 15 African nations now have formal digital-asset regulatory frameworks, compared with seven a year earlier.
The figures point to a continent adopting blockchain faster—and often more practically—than many larger markets.
Across Africa, blockchain is increasingly being deployed in:
• Financial services and payments
• Identity verification
• Fraud mitigation
• AI coordination
• Data authentication
This growth is being driven by the need for more reliable infrastructure, greater efficiency and stronger systems of trust.
“Africa is not an emerging blockchain market. It is an arriving one.”
— Mathias Ruch, Founder and CEO of CV VC
Globally, blockchain venture funding increased by 28.8% year-on-year to $15.4 billion in 2025, while total venture funding rose by 24.7% to $512.8 billion.
Africa, however, secured only $1.7 billion in total venture capital, representing just 0.33% of global funding.
That gap remains significant—but so does the opportunity.
With one of the world’s youngest populations, a proven capacity for technological leapfrogging and rapidly expanding digital expertise, Africa is becoming an increasingly important market for blockchain innovation and investment.
The continent is not simply following the global blockchain movement. It is applying the technology to essential economic challenges—and building infrastructure around real, immediate needs.
