Ken Mutuku

Your Guide to the Future of Tech, Web3, and Digital Storytelling. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for concise communication, Ken Mutuku is your go-to professional for decoding the next wave of technological evolution. Whether through captivating videos, insightful articles, or engaging presentations, he masterfully crafts messages that deeply resonate with his audience, setting him apart in the digital landscape.

Chipper Cash forced to lay 12.5% of its staff

In 2021, Chipper Cash application had over 4 million active users across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, etc. Chipper Cash fired more than 12.5%...

The state of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Tunisia

Tunisia worked with the Russian ICO startup Universal to create Edinar, Tunisia's CBDC. In 2018 Tunisia passed a startup Act that encouraged all...

Is the third largest crypto exchange, Kraken, facing bankruptcy?

Initially, Kraken acquired $5 million in a Series A round of Funding. Kraken had to release at least 1100 employees from its branches...

Paypal Cryptocurrency a success, holding a whopping US$604 million worth of crypto assets

In October 2020, the multi-million organization Paypal launched a cryptocurrency feature. Paypal cryptocurrency holds held a total of $604 million worth of crypto...

Kraken crypto exchange fined US$30 million for violating crypto regulations

On February 9, the US SEC stated that Kraken had failed to register offer and sale of their crypto staking-as-a-service. The Kraken crypto...

Opportunities and Challenges of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Seychelles

A nationwide survey showed an estimated 1257 crypto owners exist among 100,000 people. Virtual Asset Service Providers or VASP companies must have a...

Crypto adoption growth demands for improved infrastructure in Africa

In 2020, BlockStale launched the first ATM in Nigeria, allowing easy usage of naira for bitcoin transactions. Most organizations are implementing Zero-knowledge...

Blockchain in IoT: A precursor to the success of Web3

In 1991, Stuart Haber and W Scott Stornetta created the first iteration of blockchain technology, a cryptographically secured chain of blocks. One of...

Is cryptocurrency detrimental to web3 adoption in Africa?

In 1991 Stuart Haber and W. Scott Storenta were the first to perceive blockchain technology. Bitcoin became the pioneer of blockchain technology in...

Nigerian Bitcoin Lightning Node finally Achieved

Approximately 22 million people comprise the total trading volume in Nigeria. Megasley created a Bitcoin Lightning node and successfully operated it...

African Countries Thriving in The Metaverse

Meta (Facebook) has introduced content creators in Lagos to the various technologies paving the way to the Metaverse In South Africa, at least...

Basic concepts of how blockchains work

In 1998, Nick Szabo, an American computer scientist, coined the term smart contract as he invented the first cryptocurrency, Bit Gold. Smart...

Consortium blockchain: The true depiction of decentralization

A consortium blockchain is a type of blockchain technology that efficiently balances security and availability as a decentralized network Public blockchain networks were...

Blockchain in insurance, the next step for DeFi

Insurance is a contract represented by a policy in which the policyholder receives financial protection or reimbursement against loss from an insurance company. ...

Blockchain betters revenue for artists in the Music Industry

Only 1% of artists earn 77% of the total income received by artists.  Blockchain music has led to the rampant increase of...

South Africa’s Luno crypto exchange forced to cut of 35% of its staff to survive

Luno recently announced its plans to lay off 35% of its Workforce on the 1st of February. In 2020, DCG officially purchased...