digital economy

Sharplink's ETH Buy: Will it Empower or Exploit the Global South?

Sharplink's ETH Buy: Will it Empower or Exploit the Global South?

A stock price that resembles an amusement park ride during a very bad earthquake. A billion-dollar ETH purchase plan. And a whole lot of confusion. While Wall Street titans and crypto whales are busy dissecting SEC filings and predicting the next pump, we need to ask a far more critical...

Altcoins: Hope For Africa's Unbanked Or Just Another Empty Promise?

Altcoins: Hope For Africa's Unbanked Or Just Another Empty Promise?

Now picture that same grandmother in rural Kenya, cut out from the formal financial system and unable to borrow money or even safely save her limited income. Her case is not an anomaly—this population constitutes the largely disproportionate unbanked population in Africa. For decades, traditional finance has failed her. Now,...

Ethereum's Rise: Will It Lift Africa's Unbanked or Leave Them Behind?

Ethereum's Rise: Will It Lift Africa's Unbanked or Leave Them Behind?

Here we are watching Ethereum skyrocket powered by temporary tariff reprieve hopes and meme coin mayhem. Let’s get real, this isn’t about changing the course of international trade. Call it a “risk-on” bounce, a short-lived central bank-induced reprieve for investors who’ve been singed during this prolonged crypto winter. The question...

Altseason's Promise: Can These Cryptos Actually Empower African Communities?

Altseason's Promise: Can These Cryptos Actually Empower African Communities?

Altseason is buzzing again. Of course, analysts are issuing wild predictions – 40% daily gains, Bitcoin up to $110k – and the charts are, um, chart-astic. I’d like to discuss something infinitely more important than silk suits and moonshots. So, can this altcoin boom really impact the lives of ordinary...