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Bitcoin's Boom: Who Benefits? Unveiling the Real-World Impact in Africa

Bitcoin's Boom: Who Benefits? Unveiling the Real-World Impact in Africa

The Bitcoin rocket has launched again. Rumors of 109K resistance ceilings being broken, $altcoin moons and more are bursting at the seams on crypto-Twitter. Yawn. While Wall Street analysts salivate over potential new all-time highs, let's talk about something far more compelling: what this surge means for the real people...

Bitcoin's Recovery A Fleeting Hope or a Real Revolution?

Bitcoin's Recovery A Fleeting Hope or a Real Revolution?

Is Bitcoin back? Or is this just the latest head-fake before the big leg down. Honestly, I'm tired of the expert opinions. They’re either moonboys yelling about Lambos or Wall Street suits forecasting its doom. The reality, as ever, is much more complicated and much more relatable.I’m not talking about...

Bitcoin's Crash Exposes Crypto's Broken Promise to the Unbanked

Bitcoin's Crash Exposes Crypto's Broken Promise to the Unbanked

The dream was seductive: a borderless, decentralized financial system, free from the clutches of traditional banks and government control. Cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, was touted as the great equalizer. It freed the unbanked and gave financial flexibility for millions around the world. We were told it was the future. A future...

Ethereum's Fall: Is This Crypto's Tipping Point for the Underbanked?

Ethereum's Fall: Is This Crypto's Tipping Point for the Underbanked?

Now picture Zanele, a single mom in Soweto, South Africa. She heard about Ethereum, how it could offer a way to bypass predatory lending practices and build a better future for her children. She poured most of her life savings into her dream, praying to break the chains and never...

Beyond the Hype: How Ethereum's Surge Fails Everyday Africans

Beyond the Hype: How Ethereum's Surge Fails Everyday Africans

The news is everywhere: Ethereum's up! Twenty percent increase, brought about by that maybe-inserts-remark here- US-UK trade deal everyone is celebrating. Look, everybody is talking about this “bullish sentiment” and “institutional accumulation. But over here in Johannesburg, I’m having the exact opposite experience, the exact opposite truth that the headlines...