Financial exclusion is one of the greatest development challenges of our time. According to the World Bank, nearly 1.4 billion adults globally remain unbanked, with the vast majority living in…
The Anti-CBDC Surveillance Act has, unsurprisingly, sparked intense debate about the adoption and regulation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the US. A CBDC is a digital form of…
Recently, in an extraordinary display of industry solidarity, crypto exchange Bitget came to the rescue of rival crypto exchange platform, Bybit. Bitget transferred approximately $106 million in Ether (ETH) to…
Increased adoption is not a surprise to many. In a continent where existing financial infrastructures in many countries are not as smart as the fast-growing, highly mobile and techy African…
One of the most egregious triggers for account restrictions is the failure to meet KYC requirements, particularly the “proof of funds” provision. While KYC is a critical component of anti-money laundering (AML)…
During the recently concluded Decentralized Intelligence Conference 2024, I became the latest victim of theft. My iPhone XS Max, a vital tool for my personal and professional activities, was stolen right from…
Tokenisation of assets as a concept is one area where the impact of Blockchain technology is visible. Asset tokenisation is the process of converting traditional physical or digital assets into…
The theme “Digital Asset Tokenisation: The Way Forward” is timely given the regulatory and market developments that we have had in the recent time.
Tokenisation is seen as the process of…
It is disappointing that Nigeria, the top African country in crypto adoption and 11th in the world in 2022, according to Chainalysis, is not among the top 30 countries with…
Decentralized, secure, and seamless. But if you’ve ever tried making a crypto payment, you know the reality isn’t so simple.
Here’s why the adoption of crypto as a mainstream payment method…