- Binance Academy began by providing free crypto classes and met with staggering numbers. In the first wave, 70,000 Africans successfully graduated from their courses.
- Binance officially announced its Crypto Awareness Tour in Africa. Its main aim is to drive crypto trading and adoption, spreading blockchain education and educating crypto newbies.
- Binance Africa allocated a $1 million fund for 1000 plus African developers that graduated.
Binance is a well-known term in the cryptocurrency and metaverse world. There is an 80% chance of being in a situation where you have to interact or associate yourself with it. Today, however, we will look at the company’s strides to establish a Binance Academy in Africa. Its primary goal is to educate crypto beginners in crypto trading and promote blockchain education and cryptocurrency in Africa.
General overview of Binance
Binance is renowned as the leading cryptocurrency exchange company founded in 2017 in Hong Kong. Binance has been adamant in realizing its primary goal; to promote and increase the freedom of money to its users, driving blockchain education and adoption and enabling greater access to its resources.
Changpeng Zhao started the company and gained popularity globally within a matter of a year. By 2021 the company reached an all-time peak, exchanging over $76 billion worth in crypto trading.
Eventually, Binance launched its token, BNB, and it slowly rose to its position as the third most traded token. Although the company initially started in China, it has expanded its reach globally.
This is mainly because China’s government began cracking down on cryptocurrency in 2017.
Over the years, the company grew, realizing it needed to take a step further. So it developed Binance Academy, a platform where crypto beginners could learn all about tokens, and crypto trading, acquire blockchain education and increase their interest in cryptocurrency.
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Binance Academy in Africa
As the renowned leader in blockchain education, Binance has set its eyes on promoting cryptocurrency in Africa.
Binance started this initiative in 2020 to educate crypto beginners to realize the amount of market presented by Africa. It began by providing free crypto classes and met with staggering numbers. In the first wave, 70,000 Africans successfully graduated from their courses.
These were just the starting seed of their efforts to promote awareness, educate crypto beginners on crypto trading’s do’s and don’ts, and understand cryptocurrency’s fundamentals.
Q1 and Q2 2021 Blockchain education.
In January 2021, Binance Academy in Africa introduced a new course, Binance Masterclass – Developers’ Edition, tagged ‘Careers in Blockchain Technology. It was hosted for eight weeks focusing on the theme Rebuilding Financial Systems on Blockchain. Its main aim was to talk about blockchain education; Careers in Blockchain Technology (led by Chuta Chimezie) and BNB Chain, and Becoming a Blockchain Developer (led by the team lead for Binance Smart Chain).
The key was to attract developers within Africa to expand their knowledge and create new Applications ushering in the new age of crypto.
The Binance Academy team initially estimated to have 1000 new crypto newbies to promote cryptocurrency in Africa. To their surprise, 177,000 Africans not only attended the classes but graduated from them—a remarkable feat to increase the understanding of cryptocurrency in Africa.
Binance Academy in Africa further allocated a $1 million fund for 1000 plus African developers that graduated. This was a sign of faith and promise that the blockchain education they received would lead to great things.
The Q1 2021 ended with a bang as the top performers presented their products built using the blockchain technology and skills acquired from their developer course.
Q2 2021 was the sequence class that was held in the same year. It also did not disappoint as over 179,500 Africans were able to be educated on what cryptocurrency in Africa means.
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These numbers reflect the crypto adoption rate in Africa. Crypto newbies are popping up everywhere, especially in Africa. Emmanuel Babalola, Director at Binance Africa, said blockchain education was the core of crypto trading. As a blockchain infrastructure provider, they were committed to ensuring that Binance Academy in Africa would distribute information on the topic to promote cryptocurrency in Africa.
Binance Academy in Africa starts a (CAT) Tour.
In recent news, Binance officially announced its Crypto Awareness Tour in Africa. Its main aim is to drive crypto trading and adoption, spreading blockchain education and educating crypto newbies.
This campaign started in South Eastern Nigeria on the 4th of June 2022 at the Amadeo Event Centre, Enugu State. It targets Nigeria’s states: Imo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi. After Nigeria, it has its eyes set on Uganda, Ghana and Cameroon to keep spreading cryptocurrency in Africa.
The awareness campaign aims to help people understand;
- Meaning of blockchain and cryptocurrency
- The concept of Play2Earn (P2E)
- Introduction to NFTs
- Introduction to SocialFi
- The concept of Move2Earn
- Understanding the Metaverse
- Career opportunities in cryptocurrencies
Binance Academy in Africa has set evolution in motion by increasing the interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
It is not the first time Africa’s potential has caught the eyes. Big cryptocurrency companies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin have noticed this and set their plans to keep up in motion.
By creating opportunities for young African innovators and crypto beginners, Binance has been a pioneer in helping Africa improve as a continent.
