innovation

Ethereum's AI Revolution: Empowering Africa, Not Just Elites

Ethereum's AI Revolution: Empowering Africa, Not Just Elites

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...

JPMorgan's GBP Blockchain Leap: Revolutionizing Global Payments?

JPMorgan's GBP Blockchain Leap: Revolutionizing Global Payments?

Today, a new player – financial services giant JPMorgan Chase – is upending that landscape. Today they’re in the process of expanding Kinexys, a blockchain-based payment platform that’s destined to revolutionize global commerce. Adding the British pound (GBP) to Kinexys just made that progress even more exciting! If enacted, this...

JPMorgan's GBP Blockchain Move: 3 Ways It Empowers African Businesses

JPMorgan's GBP Blockchain Move: 3 Ways It Empowers African Businesses

Then I bought this weaving business — Fatima I recently caught up with Fatima, who operates a small but growing textile enterprise in Lagos. When we exchanged ideas on payments, her face darkened. She exports colourful Ankara fabrics to the UK. “These fees are killing us,” she admitted, “and the...

Blockchain Pilot Program to Test New U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Agency

Blockchain Pilot Program to Test New U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Agency

The U.S. government is researching the use of blockchain technology to increase transparency and accountability in international humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is preparing to re-develop itself into the U.S. International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA). To further illustrate this transition, the new organization plans to start a...

SEC's ETH ETF Delay: Is Political Gridlock Crushing Crypto Innovation?

SEC's ETH ETF Delay: Is Political Gridlock Crushing Crypto Innovation?

The SEC has rescheduled Grayscale’s conclusion about the ETH ETF staking. The new deadline – now June 1, 2025 – isn’t just a red tape postponement. It's a flashing red light signaling a deeper problem: political gridlock is actively strangling crypto innovation right here in the United States. We're not...