The old gatekeepers are trembling. And if they are truly ambitious and courageous, they know that the future isn’t theirs to control. For far too long, remote foreign institutions have controlled the economic fate of Africa. And they’re based on decades-old systems that only serve to reinforce inequality. Here comes...

Now, picture Thabo, a talented recent graduate in Nairobi who is excited to make some investments and create opportunities for himself and others. He's heard about the stock market, the potential for growth, the chance to own a piece of something bigger. The reality hits hard. High brokerage fees deplete...

Aren’t we overdue for treating Africa like a more than just a testing ground for financial cavorting? For too long the continent has suffered the mirage of promises that rarely manifest themselves. As a result, communities are often left in a worse state than they started. DeFi, as it stands...

Consider Thabo, a young entrepreneur in Nairobi who has a difficult time getting a loan for his promising new tech startup. Traditional banks? Red tape and exorbitant interest rates. Now picture Thabo logging into a platform such as PolynomialFi. He deposits his ETH and earns an amazing 9.2% yield—sheesh, while...

Is the future of high finance really decided in a basement powered by nicotine and DoorDash? The crypto space likes to paint a glamorous, adventurous lifestyle. It glorifies non-stop screen time and risky bets on memecoins, perpetuating the glamorized vision of a "degen" lifestyle. Now, what if we could completely...

A colorful, emerging, bustling ecosystem filled with potential but fraught with challenges. Excess transaction fees and lack of access to traditional markets both present major hurdles. On top of this, regulatory uncertainty adds a second layer that makes wide-scale adoption difficult. What if one of the new players was able...

Pudgy Penguins are all the rage these days. They’ve even outpaced Bored Ape Yacht Club in market cap, sending shockwaves across the NFT world. It’s a perfect tidal wave, one that could drastically alter the crypto landscape across Africa. Cut past the noise and the bluster. We had a measurable,...

Snoop Dogg selling a million NFTs on Telegram in 30 minutes. Twelve million dollars changing hands! That's a headline grabber, no doubt. It’s had folks buzzing about NFTs being resurrected from the grave. Let’s not be caught up in the excitement wave, particularly in Africa. On the contrary, let’s put...

“Now picture Aaliyah, a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Lagos, Nigeria. She operates a very small online business, selling handmade crafts. For years, she dealt with outrageous transaction fees every time she accepted a payment from international customers. Then, she discovered a crypto tracking app. Today, she is able to accept crypto...

DeFi. Decentralized Finance. It seems like something torn from a sci-fi book, right? For a growing number of Africans, it represents something far more tangible: opportunity. Forget the Lambo dreams and moonshot hype. We’re not just discussing hypotheticalities, we’re discussing actual human beings, in real communities, who are utilizing DeFi...