JOSEPH KANGETHE, Author at Web 3 Africa

JOSEPH KANGETHE

I am a tech, business, and investment news reporter covering Africa. Most of what is good in Africa is obscured by preconceptions, yet there is still a lot of good going on. Technology is what is driving the continent and this is my passion. For Africa, I share the stories that are important to Africans.

Celeb crypto connections: Unveiling the celebrity-cryptocurrency landmark partnerships

In an in-depth exploration, this article delves into some celebrity endorsements and associations with crypto projects that have taken both thrilling highs and...

News September 14, 2023

The progression of stablecoins over the past decade

Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to a traditional fiat currency like the US Dollar ...

News September 13, 2023

How NFTs and blockchain technologies can harmonize the chaotic land rights in Kenya and Tanzania

Post-independence, Kenya and Tanzania have grappled with reconciling traditional land ownership systems with modern legal frameworks. Land conflicts have not only led...

News September 11, 2023

Ethereum’s Eigen Layer: A game-changer for liquid staking governance

Eigen Layer is a remarkable project integrated into the Ethereum ecosystem, designed to enable external projects and chains to harness Ethereum Validators. Eigen...

News September 7, 2023

Coinbase Exchange introduces its latest Layer2 network upgrade, the Base Blockchain network

Coinbase has over 89 million users and more than $278 billion worth of crypto assets on the platform. The exchange has accumulated about...

News September 5, 2023

Tools For Humanity CEO speaks on the Worldcoin project in Kenya amid health risk concerns

According to the Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, the scanning technology employed by Worldcoin may have inadvertently exposed Kenyan citizens to potential health...

News September 4, 2023

Transforming communication across Africa through decentralized internet

With sixty-six percent of the continent unbanked blockchain promises to play a critical role in the decentralization of finance in Africa Decentralized finance...

News September 1, 2023

Key takeaways from African Presidents at the 15th BRICS summit

With the inclusion of six nations in the developing countries bloc, BRICS now controls 30 percent of the global economy BRICS appears more...

News August 28, 2023

Google offers digital skills training opportunities to 20,000 Nigerians.

Google has set aside a grant of $1.6 million to equip 20,000 Nigerian youths, especially women The intends to help the government achieve...

News August 17, 2023

Curve Finance guarantees users a refund following the US$62 million hack

Curve Finance, A DeFi stablecoin lending platform, has assured its users a refund following the July 30 security breach that saw the firm...

News August 15, 2023

Blockchain Network congestion: A threat to digital service delivery

When the number of transactions initiated in a network exceeds its capacity to process them, the network is referred to as being congested ...

News August 14, 2023

Proof of personhood: Which works best, iris scan or fingerprints?

The current World population stands at 8.1 billion as of August 2023, challenging any system that seeks to identify each human uniquely. The...

News August 11, 2023

PayPal launches its stablecoin, Paypal USD, pegged to the dollar.

Paypal, a digital payment platform, has just launched its US-dollar-pegged stablecoin dubbed PayPal USD. The company is optimistic that the future will have...

News August 8, 2023

Key takeaways from the Coingecko 2023 Q2 crypto industry report

The average trading volume declined 58.7 percent, from US$33.4 billion in the first quarter to US$13.8 billion in the second quarter. Bitcoin experienced...

News August 7, 2023

Top four self-custody crypto hot wallets with over 10 million users

Hot wallets are always connected to the internet, and investors and traders can use them to send, receive, and store cryptocurrencies. Metamask is...

News August 7, 2023

Transforming the future: KoBold Metals applies AI to solve the looming mineral supply crisis

The financial union of big tech (AI) and mining promises an explosive future, potentially triggering a capital tsunami across the globe. KoBold Metals...

News August 5, 2023

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