I'm Nkosi, and I'm writing from Johannesburg. Ethereum’s price meteoric increase has recently been all over the news. Meanwhile, discussions are rife about a Bitcoin’s potential to tackle all time highs and the nuances of the upcoming Pectra upgrade. I want to talk about something more important: what this all...
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...
We’re inundated with stories of Bitcoin going to the moon, of crypto billionaires cruising around in their Lambos. Let's be honest, that narrative feels distant, doesn't it? Especially when you then think about the challenges that millions are facing in the real world throughout Africa. What if I told you...
Cathie Wood’s audacious $2.4 million Bitcoin prediction by 2030 probably sounds like just the latest in a long line of pie-in-the-sky crypto bros forecasts. Put aside the Lambos and laser eyes for just a second. Let's talk about something bigger, something real: Africa.This is the stuff Wall Street gets all...
Now picture our earlier friend Mrs. Rodriguez, an aspiring homebuyer who is a single mom working two jobs in Atlanta. For years, that dream has been out of reach, as far away as Mars. Now, Webstar is delivering her a slice of that dream with tokenized real estate. As a...
A project that was supposed to save the world from CO2 emissions, a favorite kid on the blockchain block. Yet, as we approach 2025, a nagging question persists: has Cardano truly lived up to its potential, especially in the regions that need it most? I’m referring to Africa, a continent...
The AI revolution is coming at us very quickly. I’m truly afraid that it will do nothing but compound the injustice that our world already endures. We look at new shiny things and we focus on the hype, the potential, the promises of a better future. Who really benefits? Or...
Now, picture Amina, a single mother living in rural Kenya. She spends a quarter of her meager income on remittance fees just to receive money from her brother working in Dubai. That’s real money, dissipated, disappeared into the pockets of highly paid middlemen. For Amina and millions of her fellow...
