The numbers don't lie. CoinGecko's Q1 2025 report paints a stark picture: an 18.6% drop in total crypto market cap, Ethereum getting hammered, and NFTs looking like yesterday's news. These figures just jump off the page at me. When I think about Africa’s rapidly expanding crypto ecosystem, I’m just optimistic!...

Africa has long been a place of innovation, of resilience, of unexamined potential. For too long, that potential has been held back by our nation’s outdated financial systems, predatory fees, and lack of access. Picture this moonshot coming to fruition. In part because it’s powered by an absolutely revolutionary technology...

Imagine a future where financial independence is attainable for all, not just the wealthy. In this new world, it’s equally available to everyone, regardless of where they live or what socioeconomic status they come from. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is one of the most exciting innovations with tremendous possibilities. With Ethereum...

Could PENGU, the meme coin surfing the Solana wave, be Africa’s best shot at financial empowerment? Or is it simply another ephemeral fad fueled by the buzzword du jour? That question has been dancing around in my mind ever since. It kind of rings true to a lot of young...

Centrifuge has been creating quite a splash in the decentralized finance (DeFi) world. The decentralized exchange’s total value locked (TVL) has skyrocketed to an all-time high of $437 million. This growth has had a major impact on the growth of the real-world asset (RWA) sector in DeFi.Centrifuge's TVL experienced a...

Did you experience the crypto earthquake on May 7th? Probably not. Pectra upgrade now officially live! While the market reaction so far has been disappointing, I think it is prepping the field for a big game changer in Africa. Leave aside the near-term increase (or decrease) in price. The actual...

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is revolutionizing the way individuals manage and grow their wealth at a blistering pace. It’s the nascent peer-to-peer system seeking to eliminate old third parties and centralized institutions from financial transactions. Instead of relying on banks and other financial intermediaries, DeFi uses blockchain technology to enable...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is radically changing the financial ecosystem today, offering opportunities for exorbitantly high yields and rapid token exchanges. DeFi platforms offer opportunities for earning significant returns, including 10%+ yields, and allow for immediate swapping between tokens. To travel the DeFi space, precaution is necessary, as one must always...

We've all heard the siren song of DeFi: financial freedom, cutting out the middleman, returns that make your bank weep. Decentralization is the cry, the alleged panacea for all the failures of legacy finance. Here’s a dose of reality: the emperor has no clothes. Decentralization, as an immutable ideal, is...

Imagine a world where your grandmother in rural Kenya can access the same financial tools as a Wall Street trader. Sounds crazy, right? As an innovation, DeFi has an incredible promise. It can deliver on the promise of years of misguided aid initiatives and abandoned pledges.Financial Freedom: A Basic Human...