July’s crypto market explosion, during which the space’s overall capitalization jumped 13.3%, gave the impression of a jolt of adrenaline. Ethereum is driving the altcoin advance. Ethereum is once again leading an altcoin charge. I saw corporate treasuries piling onto ETH and even formerly cynical institutions beginning to experiment with...

Picture Awa, an energetic textile worker from rural Kenya. For years, she had a hard time getting a sound but small loan to expand her farming operation. Though she was brimming with entrepreneurship, traditional banks viewed her as too high-risk—yet another faceless statistic on a continent too often characterized in...

Though the hype around NFTs has died down, the technology behind them is here to stay. Sales are booming, market capitalizations caching in the billions, and institutional investors are circling. But beneath the glossy headlines, a disturbing trend is emerging: the NFT space is becoming increasingly exclusive, leaving African creators...

The crypto market is surging. $3.34 trillion, they say. Trillions! While headlines scream about Bitcoin hitting $108,485.60 and DeFi’s TVL climbing to $113 billion, a vital question lingers in the dusty marketplaces and bustling tech hubs of Africa: who really benefits from this digital gold rush? Is this revolution really...