GM GM!From merchant payments to tokenised stocks and a little hydropower drama, Africa stayed busy. Here’s what actually moved last week. 1) Real-world rails moved Why it matters: merchant acceptance + tokenised assets = more formal rails. Expect tighter spreads, clearer fees, and better compliance UX. 2) Ethiopia watch: power, mining… and signals On the …
From Tokenised Stocks to Power Plays: Africa’s Week in Crypto Read More »
GM GM! Here’s your quick breakdown of what mattered between Sept 1–8. 1) Stablecoins uptake 2) ETHSafari is live 3) Regulation watch 4) What this means (plain English) Market Watch: Price & Flows What moved this week (4 PM EAT, Sept 9, 2025) This Week’s Picks Videos and reads worth your time: Ndindi Nyoro on …
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It’s been a while. Two years, give or take. Life happened, but crypto neither left the headlines, nor our radar. We’ve been watching the space closely, and a lot has gone down (or up!). If you haven’t been keeping your ear to the ground, here’s your no-nonsense recap of what you need to know right …
We’re Back. Here’s What Actually Changed in Africa’s Crypto Scene (2024–2025) Read More »
This week, hatuna maneno mingi. We want you to help us with something. It will take less than 5 minutes. We have an exciting opportunity for you to help shape the future of the savings and investment space. Our friend is running a short survey for a fintech startup, and we’d love for you to …
From increased government and institutional participation to millions of dollars in crypto fundraising, the year in African crypto was far from dull. We walk you through the highlights, month by month. Bear in mind these highlights will definitely influence the crypto outlook in the continent in 2023. January 2022: Binance sponsors AFCON The year started …
Good morning! Did you do something nice for your dad yesterday? Or did someone do something nice for you yesterday for being a dad? Happy new week! No light in sight… yet Bitcoin was above 40K for a bit last week, but it went back to 30s again. Some attributed the brief recovery to two things: …
We’re back! Nothing much has happened, that is, if you count one of our favourite FinTechs becoming the fifth unicorn in Africa as nothing. 😀 And Nigeria banning Twitter. 🙁 So yeah, a lot has happened. Are we going down further? Things have been pretty much and up and down the crypto charts the past two weeks. …
Not really. But seriously, we are no longer going to keep refreshing the charts on CoinMarketCap until further notice. I mean, why do we even do that when we are HODLing? Anyway, in today’s edition: All is downhill for crypto prices Are we going down further? First of all, as of this morning, the curves seem to be on …
If you think about it, the Bitcoin (BTC) crash we keep calling a crash really isn’t one. Considering the price only started to sustain $40K prices in February. But it seems we are at another slow down for BTC now, playing at $50K. Pundits predict it might drop again before we set off for another rally. We’re here …
If you have been reading our brief every Monday and not buying bitcoin, even kidogo, we don’t know what to tell you. Especially if you were here when it was at $10K when we started this last September. The latest ATH* as we write is currently about $57,500. Let that sink in. At this point, we …
