Imagine this: A young entrepreneur in Nairobi, previously locked out of traditional financing, finally owns a piece of her city, all thanks to crypto-backed mortgage. Sounds like a dream, right? An innovative story of digital empowerment, wealth-building that walks around these old lines in the ground and goes straight to...

Now imagine a young Kenyan just trying to get by selling phone minutes. Today, he makes more money by playing a mobile game than he ever did on the streets! This isn’t some far out sci-fi dream. With the popularity of MMOs and play-to-earn (P2E) models already driving demand on...

We've seen this movie before, haven't we? A shiny new project that’s going to be the next big thing, going to change everything, built on the blockchain and powered by unicorns and rainbows. This time, it’s Sahara AI, looking to democratize AI on the continent. The question is, will it...

Is a meme coin ETF the best thing for Africa at this moment?When the CBOE filed for the Canary PENGU ETF, chicken on the crypto community. This ETF puts a large chunk of its holdings into a Solana-based meme coin and Pudgy Penguin NFTs. We saw the headlines: "First Meme...

The story told about cryptocurrency always seems to include the shady Wall Street suits and Silicon Valley tech bros. That’s not the whole story. Yet one of the most important chapters is lacking. There is a bold narrative emerging from Africa that reaffirms the power of human agency, creativity, and...

Meet Amina, a dynamic businesswoman based in Nairobi, Kenya. She sells them at craft fairs and markets, taking above local artisans to convince tourists to buy that special piece of jewelry. Amina dreams bigger. Now, she’s ready to enter the global marketplace, selling her all-natural products around the world on...

A discount on gaming mice? Who cares, you’d surely be thinking. African gamers and DeFi lovers alike should pay attention! Razer’s Viper V3 Pro deal is no ordinary sale—it has the potential to truly change the game for them. And I’m not just referring to headshots and K/D ratios. We're...

Impermanent Loss. But that phrase by itself probably sends shivers down the spines of most DeFi users. It’s DeFi’s nasty little secret, the tax no one discloses ahead of time. You dive in to a liquidity pool under the impression that you’re about to start earning those juicy APYs and...

$15 million. That's a lot of money. With that money, you might be able to purchase a nice medium-sized island. Or, you could do both — achieving dramatic results on a continent full of promise, which the international financial system regularly ignores. Paradigm's investment in GTE, a new decentralized exchange,...

The promise of Web3 is often whispered in hushed tones of democratization, a level playing field built on blockchain and accessible to all. Yet truthfully, for many it still is an echo across the universe, particularly to those in developed countries. Africa, with its rich cultures, dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit...