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.

University of Namibia to offer an MSc degree in blockchain technology

A Namibian higher learning institution, the University of Namibia (UNAM), will offer a blockchain technology-related course starting in 2024.

Stocks and crypto: Which is a better investment?

Cryptocurrencies and stocks fall under different asset classes despite them having similar characteristics. On the one hand, cryptos are digital assets that can be distributed securely from one person to another. They store value and can also serve as a medium of exchange. 

Over 4 million Kenyans lose their monies to the ongoing crypto crash

The four million Kenyans who have been affected by the crash are mainly young and small and medium traders. The youth have, in recent years, stormed into cryptocurrencies hoping to get quick returns, despite warnings from the Central Bank of Kenya about the emerging digital markets.

Humanity Blockchain Index: Ranking cryptos in Africa with their effect on humanity

We are purely basing our research in Africa. To do that, we will conduct a survey with 10,000 Africans. They will tell us what they want from blockchain, their expectations, what utilities and tools they want, what they want to do, what they don't want to do, and what they are concerned about concerning blockchain

Raila and Ruto: In whose hands is crypto and blockchain safe?

Among the key agendas that the next government has no option but to offer a solution to is the talk around economic recovery. Kenyans have experienced challenging economic situations as food prices continue to stir

The Weeknd-Binance world tour integrates NFTs, Web3 to battle food crisis

To help launch the XO Humanitarian Fund, The Weeknd made an initial donation of US$500,000 to the program. In addition, the multi-award winning star is contributing US$1 from each ticket sold in the anxiously awaited After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour. The World Food Program USA's Board of Directors, together with donors, will contribute US$1 million in recognition of the fund's lifesaving impact,

How the Federal Reserve affects the entire cryptocurrency market

  In the face of the UST collapse, US Treasury Department Secretary Janet Yellen said there is an urgent need to regulate stablecoins. After...

The Lightning Network: A critical tool to the success of crypto in Africa

The Lightning Network is a second-layer payment protocol that operates on top of a blockchain that intends to solve the scalability problems of...

IMF to assist El Salvador in bitcoin currency implementation despite past stance

President Nayib Bukele has bought over 2,301 Bitcoin. The total purchases cost about US$104 million that he has taken for it from public funds ...

The Humanity Protocol: A blockchain-based platform eradicating poverty in Africa through community service

Blockchain is penetrating through to every sector in Africa, from health, governance, agriculture, and data storage, among many other sectors Technology has addressed...

The fall of bitcoin adoption in the Central African Republic

Bitcoin's success as a legal currency in the CAR looks unachievable in the short term The Central Africa Republic surprised the world by...

How bitcoin is advancing the human race

The human race will only progress towards achieving civilization under these three significant dynamics; commonalities in language, communication methods, and monetary systems. The...

Kenya: Equity Bank’s CEO publicly endorses cryptocurrency adoption

According to James Mwangi, the chief executive of Equity Group Holdings Plc, Cryptos could potentially complement mobile money in Africa GSMA estimates that...

Africans join the US$21.5 billion NFT party

The trade volume of NFTs in 2021 was about US$21.5 billion, higher than the cumulative volume of US$120 million before 2021 Among the...

Bitcoin fixing unemployment among the youth in Africa

The fiat currency is under the control of the government, which misses the youth population due to their underrepresentation in the government Bitcoin...

El Salvador hosts 44 countries to discuss the future of bitcoin in governance

The ongoing 2022 crypto crash has cost El Salvador over US$40 million President Nayib Bukele announced on his Twitter page that the country...