The NFT boom goes far beyond Bored Apes and CryptoPunks. It’s less a matter of invention and more a matter of redistribution, and at no place is that potential more deep than Africa. While headlines scream about multi-million dollar sales and Ethereum's price surges, a quieter, more significant revolution is...

Now imagine Aïsha, a young woman in Dakar, Senegal, creating complex digital art that draws on techniques and visual culture from her Wolof roots. For decades she struggled to find a market for her pieces. She felt handcuffed by a local market saturated with such work that often went unsold...

So, TVING messed up. Big time. They scheduled the finale of “Returned Kids” far too early. Meta-matching problem, they say. Right. As they race to catch up on their own backend system failures, I’m left here personally pondering a far larger systemic failure.Whose Stories Are We Really Seeing?The “Returned Kids”...

The numbers don't lie. NFT trading volume exploded in July. Up 96%! I'm not just excited about the what, I'm obsessed with the who. The “who” that everyone is really missing is Africa.Africa's Untapped Creative GoldmineThink about it. A continent filled with wonder, beauty, creativity, imagination and profoundly deep stories....

In a cinematic landscape often saturated with sequels, remakes, and reboots, the horror genre, while consistently popular, can sometimes feel like it's retreading familiar ground. Enter “Weapons,” a major exception that breaks this mold, ensuring a weird and shocking treat for horror lovers. This isn't just another jump-scare-filled spectacle; it's...

I remember scrolling through Twitter last month and seeing a flurry of posts from young artists in Nairobi experimenting with NFTs. They were minting digital art, music, even poetry on-chain, attempting to carve out their space in this brave new, decentralized world. The energy there was incredible – a fresh,...

For hundreds of years, our traditional patent system has served as the gatekeeper of innovation—protecting the rights of inventors and rewarding ingenuity. The system isn't without its flaws. It can be time-consuming, costly, and convoluted, usually benefiting big business with lots of cash to spend rather than independent inventors and...

The art world's always been a bit of a closed shop, hasn't it? Today, generative art NFTs are rewriting the rules, and none of Africa’s creators have more to benefit than those at the forefront. Here's the truth: this revolution needs a megaphone. That's where influencers step in. With that...

Remember Thabo, the young Johannesburg artist who poured his heart into creating a series of vibrant digital masks inspired by Zulu traditions? He created them as NFTs, to be able to both introduce the world to his culture and artistry and make a decent living. He embodies the spirit of...