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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...