Is DeFi doomed to make the same exclusionary mistakes as TradFi? That’s the 27 billion dollar question that has me waking up at 3am. Of course, now we are in the washout phase and experiencing the rise of fixed-yield DeFi protocols. Structures reflecting real world traditional finance (TradFi) such as...
Bitcoin. It’s not just digital gold or a speculative Ponzi asset. For Africa, this marks a transformative turn in power. It provides an opportunity to leapfrog legacy systems and lays the groundwork for true financial freedom. If you consider yourself an African, continue to read on.Financial Inclusion Like Never BeforeTraditional...
Envision an ecosystem where access to fast and low-cost currency corrections are not determined by where you live or how much money you have. A world where anyone, anywhere, can participate in the global economy without being bled dry by exorbitant fees and unstable local currencies. Ethena’s USDe is an...
I mentor an exceptionally talented young woman, named Aisha. She’s a coder in Nairobi, full of young talent and ambition. She is proactive about seeking opportunities to help her save and make money. Her ultimate aspiration is to create a brighter future for herself and her family. She is excited...
The metaverse gaming boom — it’s here, and everybody’s clamoring about a $40 billion play space. Before we all dive headfirst into this digital oasis, let's ask a crucial question: Is this future truly decentralized, or are we just building fancier cages?$40B Boom, Same Old Bosses?We’ve heard that metaverse gaming,...
The Metaverse in Gaming expected to experience gain of more than 15x. From 2025 to 2032, it will undergo an unbelievable 18% CAGR, jumping from $12 billion to a stunning $40 billion. This is not simply the domain of gaming, but rather the development of new economies, means of socialisation...
Is this really the future of art, or another speculative bubble blown up by crypto mania? WISeKey has sent Mayte Spínola’s “El Cristo Cósmico” into orbit. This artwork, tokenized as an NFT and secured on a satellite orbiting earth, brings up some existential questions. Let's dive in.Faith, Tech, Art—Strange Bedfellows?The...
Is shooting art into space the next great leap for mankind, or simply a great leap for advertising and PR? WISeKey hopes that it’s the former with their “Galactic Christ” NFT initiative. Let’s get real, friends, stargazing wonderment notwithstanding, we need to start asking some hard questions. Are we witnessing...
The Middle East is on edge. Cryptocurrency markets are tanking. Are these two events connected? More than you think. As politicians and pundits fight over the facts of geopolitics, your portfolio is getting crushed. It's a gut-wrenching feeling, isn't it? Losing track of your hard-earned crypto faster than you can...
The punchline of the crypto world, right? Except, in 2025, the joke’s on everybody else. As NFTEvening recently shared, memecoins were the only sector of crypto that turned a profit in H1 of this year. Even the most serious projects such as Layer 2 and AI are in jeopardy. In...
I want you to picture this: a small tea stall in rural Bangladesh. The owner, a sarcastic and warmhearted man named Rahman, typically spends his days pouring tea and laughing with villagers. Lately, the conversations have shifted. They’re not talking about the latest cricket scores as much as they’re talking...
No, indeed, the NFT market is past its prime. But numbers are down – way down in some cases. After last week’s trading sales volume experienced its largest drop yet at -16%, we’ve now dropped the total trading sales volume to just over $110 million. Even Immutable, the champion which...
