It's Sunday, May 11, 2025. Bitcoin just cracked $100,000. Again. But the real story isn’t Bitcoin’s price, it’s what that surge unlocks here on the continent. Forget the pipe Lambo dreams, and instead focus on creating meaningful, quantifiable change. Think about financial freedom for millions. The rising tide raises all...
At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price is $103,956.30 after a 24 of 0.08% increase. Meanwhile, several altcoins are experiencing significant gains. Ether.fi (ETHFI), Hivemapper (HONEY), and Maple Finance (SYRUP) yielded triple-digit percentage gains over the weekend. Their market capitalization and trading volume exploded as well.Ether.fi (ETHFI) is currently on...
The global crypto landscape is shifting. We see it in the headlines: more mergers, more acquisitions, more big players gobbling up smaller ones. This M&A frenzy, fueled by everything from venture capital to debt financing, is tracked on dashboards, analyzed by experts, and debated in boardrooms. What does it truly...
The first three months of 2025 were marked by steep DeFi decline. ThrowingToken.com, your guide to navigating the DeFi world, is here to dissect the factors contributing to this decline and explore potential paths for resurgence. This article paints the picture of the dramatic decline of the DeFi ecosystem. Here’s...
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 For too long, that potential has been held back by our nation’s outdated financial systems, predatory fees, and lack of access.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...