In truth, the existing established financial archetype has left many behind, including predominately in Africa. Perhaps that’s because it’s real – I see it every day in my blockchain meetups. Untapped potential Young, talented individuals are brimming with potential. Yet they are stymied by absurd transaction costs, currency fluctuations and...

Introduction: The Impact of Stablecoins on FreelancingTen years ago, the gig economy as we know it today did not exist. What a shame that it has fundamentally reshaped who works, earns, and interacts with businesses. This change is more than a passing fad. It represents one of the largest shifts...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently floated a radical change to the project’s funding model. The proposal is to allow the funding of 5–10% of Cardano’s enormous treasury, currently worth around $1.2 billion. This would be accomplished by investing in other assets, like Bitcoin (BTC), or even stablecoins. This Solidity support...

Crypto. Volatile. These words are practically synonymous, aren't they? You see the headlines: fortunes made and lost overnight. Behind the scenes, a far less sensational, yet crucial, force is at work: market makers. Quite frankly, there’s a ton of disinformation out there about them. Let's cut through the noise.Market Makers...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and stablecoins are crossing in a new, largely uncharted frontier. This powerful combo is capable of a DeFi and TradFi renaissance. Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value relative to a reference asset like the US dollar, are already transforming how people transact and interact within...

Imagine a bustling marketplace in Nairobi. Mama Njeri, a Kenyan small business owner, wants to import textiles from Tanzania. Traditionally, this has meant dealing with convoluted banking processes, paying large transaction fees, and waiting several days for the payment to process. Now, imagine Mama Njeri using an AI-powered stablecoin –...

Doesn’t that sound like peanut butter and chocolate! Here’s the beauty—two revolutionary technologies combining to make something much more amazing. The hype may be real, but the potential truly is undeniable. Before we jump headfirst into this brave new world of AI-powered stablecoins, let's pump the brakes for a second....

Without them, DeFi grinds to a halt. We’ve experienced that promise – and that peril – firsthand. Circle’s IPO to $9 billion success certainly signals faith restored, no question, but does that automatically make anything with a “stablecoin” label in it gold? Absolutely not. What about the AI stablecoin? Here's...

The new frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and stablecoins combined are making strong waves across the entire Web3 ecosystem. Li Wei, a blockchain content strategist with Circle, points out the progress of AI-native stablecoins. These novel solutions promise to confront some of the crypto world’s most pressing issues, such as...

Another tech panacea, delivering the moonshot, targeted to Africa. Sound familiar? We've seen it before: grandiose promises of technological leaps bypassing traditional development, only to fall flat due to lack of infrastructure, education, or simply being the wrong solution for the problem. Are AI stablecoins any different? Is this the...