Analysis

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approving Ether ETF Staking isn’t your typical crypto news story. It's a potential seismic shift, especially if you're looking at it through the lens of the Global South. Specifically, Africa.Leapfrogging Legacy Financial Systems?Are we really going to sit here and act like Africa...

Let’s not kid ourselves, the crypto space is intimidating, confusing and yes, even scary sometimes. It seems like every other day there’s a new coin, a new hack, or a new regulatory scare. You understand the promise and you’ve read those articles on early adopters cashing in on windfalls. The...

Alabama's recent crypto cold feet – the postponed votes on HB482 and HB484 – isn't just about investment strategy or government transparency. It’s a possible stumbling block on the way to greater economic opportunity, particularly for those whose voices are too frequently marginalized. Are we really thinking about who misses...

Alabama, we have a problem. A big, transparency-shaped problem. This vision is one that the world, and particularly Southeast Asia, is quickly introducing blockchain’s transformative capabilities to make governments more effective and accountable. Our state seems stuck in some sort of bureaucratic groundhog day, content with all of its not-quite-fully-transparent...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are working towards regulatory certainty for crypto-themed investment funds. Their benevolent intervention may, accidentally, provide a death knell to the blossoming fintech ecosystem on the continent. It’s time to discuss if a one-size-fits-all regulatory approach really does serve the best interests of the global financial...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) are formalizing their approach to crypto investment funds, moving away from case-by-case exemptions to concrete rules. It's simple. Global regulatory shifts, even those originating in North America, ripple outwards, impacting the strategies and ultimately the fate of Southeast Asia's burgeoning tech sector. Action by the...

Forget those tired headlines about Bitcoin's volatility. Now, we aren’t discussing your classic short-term pumps and dumps here. We’re deep into our first prediction, which, if it comes true, will turn the economic character of Southeast Asia on its head. Get ready, because these aren’t your grandma’s investment advice. We're...

Forget the charts. Forget the daily price fluctuations. Bitcoin can’t be understood in terms of dollars. Its true value is the empowerment it offers them. We’re so busy obsessing over whether Bitcoin will hit $100,000 that we’re missing the real story: Bitcoin is a tool, and in Africa, it's a...

All too often, Southeast Asia is overlooked Innovation’s hotbed, a dynamic kaleidoscope threaded with capital and tech thirst. Let's be brutally honest – this region doesn't need more theoretical possibilities floating in the clouds. We're tired of waiting for promises. We need real, tangible solutions now. That's why while Ethereum...

From the dusty roads of Nairobi to the bright colors of Lagos’ bustling markets, Africa is alive with energy. The sleepy hamlets dotted across the South African landscape seem like an eternity from the forefront of cryptocurrency. Well, I’m here to tell you, they need not be. Africa is a...