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.

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

Filtering the noise: Facts about the controversial Worldcoin project

Worldcoin was supposed to be a secret until its launch, but the cover was blown when the project raised over US$25 million in...

News August 4, 2023

Kenya to issue digital IDs by 2024, ICT Minister says

On July 31, 2023, the ICT Minister, Mr Eliud Owalo, said that the government will issue digital identities to all citizens by February...

News August 2, 2023

Breaking boundaries: Binance’s to launch crypto services in Japan this August

Binance will provide comprehensive services to its Japanese users starting in August, as revealed by its CEO Changpeng Zhao during a conference in...

News August 1, 2023

Impact of cryptocurrency economies and financial landscape

The world economy capitalization surpassed $100 trillion by 2022, with China and the United States of America holding the majority of the financial...

News August 1, 2023

Horizon Worlds: Mark Zuckerberg drives investors to a $34 billion financial sinkhole

Meta’s Reality Labs vision, the company’s virtual technology and initiatives, lost US$21.5 billion in the last eighteen months, cumulating to US$34 billion. Only...

News August 1, 2023

Bitcoin’s relentlessly threatens governments’ control over money

The only way to shut Bitcoin is to shut down the internet A number of cryptocurrencies (Ethereum and Worldcoin) are trying to take...

News August 1, 2023

Crypto airdrops and bounties: Unveiling the secrets to smart crypto participation

The concept of cryptocurrency airdrops has emerged as a prominent and alluring method for creating quick money Worldcoin generously airdropped 25 WLD tokens,...

News July 30, 2023

Scary risks in the Worldcoin biometric proof-of-personhood system

Africa has experienced insane queues in malls and supermarkets, as people line up to acquire the free Worldcoin tokens Worldcoin is by far...

News July 28, 2023

Putin issues legal tender to the digital ruble, prepares for CBDC launch in August

President Vladamir Putin has signed into law a bill that will grant legal tender to the digital ruble. The central bank will begin...

News July 25, 2023

Department of Justice, G20 Finance Stability Board step up scrutiny on crypto assets

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has confirmed they will double the crypto crime team established in 2021 to intensify the investigation and...

News July 24, 2023

Accuracy significantly dips in the ChatGPT-3.5 and GPT-4 latest models

The July 18, 2023 study shows that ChatGPT- 3.5 and GPT-4 models provided inaccurate answers to identical series of questions asked a few...

News July 24, 2023

Bitcoin’s Milestone: Reaching 800,000 blocks with the countdown to the next halving

Next year will mark the fourth occurrence of such a Bitcoin halving event in history The functioning of the Bitcoin network heavily relies...

News July 20, 2023

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