Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, recently launched a decentralized exchange (DEX) trading feature directly within its app for U.S. users. This announcement marks an important milestone towards connecting the world of centralized finance to the rapidly growing world of decentralized finance (DeFi). The initial rollout comes with a...

Coinbase’s foray into the decentralized exchange (DEX) world is certainly audacious. Adding DEX trading directly into their app, which would be built on top of their own Base network, seems like a long-term strategic chess move. Yet, for all the fanfare this may evoke, is it really a checkmate, or...

While Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are commanding headlines and creating buzz, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) continues to show its true value. It is still an incredibly powerful force in the crypto landscape. NFTs have recently captured the imagination of mainstream media and speculative investors. At the same time, the Total Value Locked...

Coinbase’s recent leap into the DeFi deep end, bringing DEX trading deeply embedded into their app, for instance. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new whitelisted assets, real direct access to protocols such as Uniswap and Aerodrome and a much simplified XPASS user experience. Sounds like a win, right?...

Forget the hype, let's talk reality. Coinbase integrating DEX trading into its main app would be a seismic shift — particularly for Africa. Yet it’s not at all clear that it will be the game-changer that everybody is hoping for. I'm cautiously optimistic, and here's why. It’s not enough to...

The broader crypto lending market has made a comeback, bringing new attention from investors, new borrowers, and new developers emerging to build in this space. From a recent research projection, that’s a huge recovery, with total market size of $36.5 billion by end of Q4 2024. That’s a 157% increase...

The crypto lending market is booming. In fact, projections indicate it will balloon to $9.6 billion by 2032. That’s a whole lot of click chips trading hands. You might be reading about jaw dropping returns and the decentralized finance revolution. Best of all, it’s never been easier to borrow against...

Forget incremental change. Africa should not be playing catch up with the West. Its adoption could be so rapid as to completely skip over legacy finance, and crypto lending is the rocket fuel. We’re not just talking about an undervalued continent overflowing with entrepreneurial potential, but held back too long...

The cryptocurrency community is buzzing with anticipation as a number of high-profile projects drop hints at upcoming airdrops in 2025. These new types of airdrops, aimed at increasing liquidity and participation in governance, are causing big waves of speculation among investors and users. Projects like Monad, Pump.fun, Meteora, and Hyperliquid...

DeFi's promise has always been tantalizing: a borderless, permissionless financial system. But for most of Africa, that promise is still far from being realized. Why? Because the intricacies, dangers, and all around strangeness of traversing DeFi protocols is enough to stop anyone dead in their tracks. What if I told...