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The seven most important technologies driving the metaverse

The metaverse became the famous catchphrase after Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021. To prepare for Facebook's rebranding, the social media giant invested $10 billion in a new reality lab branch by 2021. The plan is to create metaverse content, software, and AR and VR devices, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes will be as common in the future as smartphones.

African countries working on Central Bank Digital Currencies

How many African countries are looking at central bank digital currencies, and how far are they? Only Nigeria has an active CBDC, South Africa and Ghana have a CBDC in the pilot phase while Mauritius and the Central African Republic have CBDCs coming soon

Cryptocurrency innovation: airdrops and crypto projects

Crypto airdrops were popular during the 2017 initial coin offering ICO boom, and many crypto firms continue to employ them as a marketing tool today.

Blockchain applications Africans should be excited about

Technology like blockchain can swoop in and take care of problems while unleashing the potential in the continent Africa as a continent is...

Central African Republic announces plans for a central bank digital currency

The Central African Republic has announced plans to introduce a Central Bank Digital Currency in the 3rd quarter of 2022 The currency to...

Partnership empowers 10,000 African startups to build technology solutions and businesses for Africa

Known as the African Startup League, the initiative will empower 10,000 African-owned enterprises to compete for a grand prize of $1 million, where each business will build technologies on the blockchain.

Crypto market crash and the effect the wider financial ecosystem

The present crypto market crush is similar to a traditional bear market in that it drives weaker start-ups out of business while allowing stronger firms to mature and validate their insights.

The state of cryptocurrency adoption in Africa per country

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa is at its toddler stages. Countries are split between banning, allowing and being lukewarm on cryptocurrency

Crypto regulation: can African governments find unity of purpose in CBDCs?

Individual African countries cannot devise a worldwide plan to foresee the growth of private transnational digital currencies amidst crypto regulation needs because of their small economies.

Afya Rekod: Kenya launches the first ever blockchain based healthcare solution

The AfyaRekod Universal Patient Portal offers a secure, decentralised, multilingual and intelligent telehealth solution, health resources, symptom trackers, reminders and notifications, as well as the mobility of the record across multiple channels and devices.

Understanding BTC dominance and price to leverage against the crypto market

When the price of BTC is rising, but BTC dominance is falling, it could signal a potential altcoin bull market. 

Adanian labs accelerates the growth of startups in Africa

Adanian Labs works with tech start-ups that are still just ideas. It gives them full support, including money, advice, and help with running the business. It puts up to US$120,000 of its own money into these new businesses. By the end of the one-year programme, the start-ups should have launched a product, onboarded customers, and have repeat customers. They should also have a clear revenue model and have raised seed funding or be close to doing so.

Debunking Bitcoin’s volatility amidst the recent decline

With little historical background compared to more traditional investments, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies qualify as riskier assets due to their volatility.

Shopify adds token gating for NFTs

Shopify has added a store feature, token-gating that allows NFT creators to have exclusive access to merchandise and content based on verifying ownership of NFTs

Register to earn, invest, redeem crypto for cash through the Humanity Node Protocol

The Humanity Node Protocol and Humanity NFTs Earn Crypto, Invest, Stake and Redeem for Cash. The Humanity Node Protocol is here to give Africans an...

Binance partners with TikToker Khaby Lame, Christiano Ronaldo to boost crypto and NFT adoption

Partnering with Christiano Ronaldo and Khaby Lame will allow Binance to capture a big audience in the football and TikTok scenes. Football is the most-watched game in Africa and the world at large. TikTok is the fastest-growing social media video uploading site globally.