The world of crypto is ever-changing. To get a competitive edge, you need to understand the tech and the law that underpins it. In recent months there’s been a dramatic change in the tone of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to regulating crypto. This change has large...
Imagine an emerging Kenyan artist who, thanks to the power of digital technology, sells their digital creations directly to an international clientele. They lack to go through exploitative galleries and secure 70-90% of their earnings with confidence. Consider a hypothetical smallholder farmer in Ghana. They receive micro-loans through decentralized finance...
OpenSea, a leading NFT marketplace, received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2024, signaling a potential enforcement action. This announcement came at a time of dramatic changes in the regulatory environment, driven both by political will and economic pressure. The SEC’s approach to crypto regulation...
Let's be brutally honest. That promise of DeFi – that democratized, decentralized finance utopia – hasn’t really come true for anyone, let alone Africa. We see the headlines, the astronomical APYs, the innovative protocols… but for many African entrepreneurs and users, it feels like watching a party through a glass...
The SEC, which has for years occupied a intimidating presence over the cryptocurrency landscape, appears to be…easing up? When the courts gave their ruling OpenSea, a company whose name has become shorthand both for the NFT craze (and crash) that ensued, even exhaled. We’ve watched as joke cases have been...
We all know the promise: a financial system without gatekeepers, built on code and community. Let’s face it, the world is a much more disconnected and helter-skelter place. And liquidity—the lifeblood of any market—is stretched more than butter on too much bread, stuck on other chains. Constructing new bridges between...
The crypto world is a wild west, and meme coins? They're the tumbleweeds, seemingly insignificant, blowing through the digital landscape. What if these online comic reliefs were the secret to igniting a technological revolution across Africa? I know, it sounds crazy. But hear me out.Africa's Youth: A Sleeping GiantAfrica’s youth...
The outlook for the cryptocurrency market is very positive, with continued strong growth expected as technology continues to evolve, adoption accelerates and regulatory environments become more favorable. The mood in the market is one of resilience and hope, with an excitement about the future. Battling hurdles such as cyber attacks...
The crypto markets are alive with excitement once more, but this time it’s about much more than Bitcoin. Per Santiment, one of the top crypto data analysis companies, meme coins are enjoying a huge resurgence. This resurgence is an exciting sign of the market changing. Investors must pay careful attention...
Indeed, experts predict the global cryptocurrency market will expand by over 25 percent per year over the next two years. By 2033, they project it could soar to a stunning $6.3 trillion, representing a phenomenal compound annual growth rate of 9.7%! All of this growth is driven by powerful, underlying...