Remember the early days of blockchain? The utopian dream of decentralized energy production, monetary independence for everyone, communities thriving beyond the reach of government or big business? That's what we were sold. That's what I believed in. Somewhere along the way, the dream got co-opted.To many now, the altcoin market...
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...
We’re experiencing Bitcoin hitting over $104,000, Ethereum hitting record highs, and meme coins doing, uh, meme things. It’s very easy to get lured in by the graphs, the promised gold, and the shiny new object. If we’re being frank, few of us are doing this for Lamborghini’s sake. There's a...
We’re inundated with headlines on Bitcoin’s new all time highs, Ethereum’s much awaited upgrade, Ripple’s new court ruling. So let’s not kid ourselves. Given our experiences of living outside those old financial nests, most of that noise seems completely divorced from reality for folks like us. And how about those...
Picture Aissata, a smallholder shea butter producer in rural Ghana. Her family has worked this land for generations, but they have to fight tooth and nail to be able to keep their land. Corrupt government in widespread sand and opaque legal systems find their ancestral lands always facing an encroaching...
The crypto world is buzzing. Ethereum's showing green shoots, whales are making moves, and Vitalik's got some wizardry planned with RISC-V that promises to turbocharge the whole system. In all this, one project named Mutuum Finance is making waves with its ongoing Mutuum Finance presale. Why, it guarantees returns so...
We’ll level with you, the crypto world is full of hype. It feels like every other day there is a new “revolutionary” coin that is going to fix all of our issues. We have seen the excitement surrounding meme coins and their alluring claims of instant riches. These more commonly...
Might Binance’s popularizing move with this airdrop of Hyperlane’s HYPER token be something more than just another crypto gimmick? Or could it truly be an African game-changer for cross-border payments? I believe so, and here’s why.Remittance Fees Eating Away Dreams?Think about this: a mother in Johannesburg working tirelessly to send...
It’s a cliché used all too often today, but it’s true. What does it really mean? Does it mean ensuring that a bank account is accessible to all? Or does it simply enable them to open accounts that are emptied by the burgeoning predatory fee ecosystem? Or does it mean...
Let's be real. The crypto space is drowning in hype. Every other day there’s another new “game-changing” coin out there, ready to moon and make you a millionaire by morning. The truth is that if you scratch the surface, it’s basically all hot air. Down here in South America, we...
