Sovereign Frontier

Welcome to "Boom, Bust, Build," your go-to source for all crypto projects and builders. On this podcast, we dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency projects and builders, exploring the latest developments and trends in the industry.

From the highs of a bull market to the lows of a bear market, the crypto space is constantly evolving. But one thing remains constant: builders are always building. They're creating new technologies, launching innovative projects, and driving change in the industry.

On "Boom, Bust, Build," we'll take you behind the scenes with the builders and projects shaping the future of crypto. We'll hear from industry leaders, developers, and visionaries about their work, their challenges, and their hopes for the future. Join us as we explore the latest developments, trends, and insights in the crypto and blockchain space.

Whether you're a seasoned crypto veteran or a newbie just getting started, "Boom, Bust, Build" has something for everyone. So strap in and get ready for an exciting journey into the world of crypto and blockchain. Let's build the future together!

Disclaimer

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Connect with Us

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa 

Follow us on instagram https://tinyurl.com/ynvbz2nv

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Our episode today features Maya, Chief Operating Officer of Nestcoin. Maya built one of the first non-cusotidal on/offramping P2P protocols for Africa and is an advocate for localisation & web3 especially for emerging markets. She has delivered workshops and spoken on this topic for the likes of Developer DAO and FinTech Insider by 11:FS. Maya is very active in helping (web3) African startups obtain foreign investment, having done so for the likes of Nestcoin and Afropolitan DAO. 

This episode explores Nestcoin ecosystem and how their new on/offramp protocol is providing a solid onramp/offramp infrastructure for emerging markets. Onboard helps users effortlessly move move crypto(currently stables) from their wallets(metamask, trustwallet) to their bank. This gives users more options to buy, sell and send crypto easily. 

One of the major adoption hurdles for crypto in emerging markets such as Africa is the lack of infrastructure. While there’s a need for the technology, the lack of infrastructure makes it very difficult for people to use the tech and also get access to these new types of assets. 

Maya is very enthusiastic about exploring and helping to build infrastructure that drives more adoption and makes the tech very easy to use for everyday people. 

Maya shares a lot of insights about her personal and career journey and offers some tips for folks interested in working in the web3 spaces.  Her vision is to build a world where emerging markets have the opportunity and liberty  to secure funding and grow their startup  as they see fit without any financial constraints through Web3

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

The bankless Africa show highlights projects, ecosystems and people making impact and driving crypto adoption across Africa. Get informed on all things bitcoin, Defi, NFTs, web3, and everything in-between.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa 

 Follow us on instagram https://tinyurl.com/ynvbz2nv

Follow us on linkedIn https://tinyurl.com/524xnpcu

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Twitter: (@CaddleMaya) / Twitter

Website Nestcoin | Unlock Wealth with Crypto

Onboard : https://onboard.xyz/ 

Bankless Africa presents Sats & Gwei, a podcast for your weekly crypto news update from all around Africa!

Luna X PayU !⚖️

Crypto purchases are now available for South Africans via debit or credit cards on the luna platform. Luno has partnered with a Netherlands-based payment service provider PayU to allow users to purchase crypto instantly using bank cards

Fastagger Secures Funding📏

Fastagger, a Kenyan AI and blockchain startup, secures investments from CVVC. Swiss blockchain venture capital firm CVVC has invested in the Fastagger making the first time a web3 and AI African startup has received funding from the Swiss Crypto Valley

Pezesha Secures License to Operate in Uganda🦥

Kenyan's digital learning platform has obtained its license to operate in Uganda. Pursesor which is stated as a king in fintech company that provides financial services to medium, small, and micro enterprises, MSME in Kenya has received a license to operate in Uganda. It covers both mobile and digital license

Bitcoin Activist liberates people from Financial Exploitation!

Farida Nabourema advances her mission to liberate people from exploitative money systems through Bitcoin education. She organized Africa's first and largest bitcoin conference, the Africa bitcoin conference in December of 2022 after recognizing the potential for bitcoin to be a political tool to help facilitate human rights.

+ More🎉💯

Lagos takes the lead in Africa by being named as one of the top 50 global cryptocurrency hubs according to a recent report by crypto accounting services firm……

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

Sats & Gwei is a Bankless Africa podcast that brings you weekly crypto/web3 headlines about the Africa continent. Stay up to date with the most relevant crypto happenings across Africa.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

Follow us on instagram https://tinyurl.com/3v36579b 

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Bankless Africa presents Sats & Gwei, a podcast for your weekly crypto news update from all around Africa!

Spatial Labs secures $10 million Funding !⚖️

Ghanaian entrepreneur secures 10 million U.S. dollars in venture funding for his US-based firm Spatial Labs. Special Labs, a Los Angeles-based hardware and infrastructure company for web3 has raised $10 million in seed funding led by blockchain capital. 

Pick n Pay adopts Bitcoin Payments📏

Retail giant, pick n pay also known as PnP adopts Bitcoin and they will now accept payments in over 1500 stores across South Africa. Well.  Pick n Pay is a South African grocery retailer and they're beginning to accept bitcoin payments in all 1628 of their stores as of december 2022 after a 3-month pilot testing phase in 39 of its store locations 

AdaVerse Invests in Cross-border Payments🦥

AidiVerse invests in boundless pay to expand cross-border payments using the Cardano blockchain in order to meet its target of investing in 300 African blockchain startups. AidiVerse is investing in Nigeria's boundless pay to scale cross-border payments for Africans and Africans in the diospora.

OBX Experience over 600% Growth!

African Crypto exchange OBX experiences 600% growth with over $4.2 billion in transactions in one year.. The same could be said about their user base which has performed a growth of about 200% now, another milestone OBX achievednwith the launch of their virtual dollar card which according to the chief technological officer.

++  More🎉💯

Nigerian blockchain and crypto enthusiasts have rejected reports that local residents are paying a premium of 100% on the price of Bitcoin. The reports were based on tweets from social media users who say ..

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

Sats & Gwei is a Bankless Africa podcast that brings you weekly crypto/web3 headlines about the Africa continent. Stay up to date with the most relevant crypto happenings across Africa.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

Follow us on instagram : https://tinyurl.com/5n8s5axf 

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

This episode features Oyedeji Oluwoye, Co-founder & CTO, and Victor M. Teixeira, Lead Crypto Economist at Canza Finance, They are passionate about creating solutions that positively impact the value of the African market through network engineering, software deveopment, complex DeFi projects, and macroeconomic trends. Canza Finance aims to build the largest web3 non-institutional financial based system.

The episode explorers how Canza is leveraging web3 to build the bridge between DeFi and TradFi with innovative solutions specifically for the African market to provide businesses with the financial services Africans deserve.

They specifically talked about how they are focusing on the unbanked and underserved African population by providing financial solutions and primitives that are required to really help those localized businesses and take them to the next level.

They also stress that they are not only building the frontend tradFi interface to facilitate payments and cross-border transactions but to really build the second layer of additional offerings and products in which businesses can benefit from the macro transit that occurs through Liquidity stablecoin solutions or Fixed income products.

The vision is to build and achieve a full market value for the African continent through DeFi, TradFi, and Web3 in general.

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

The bankless Africa show highlights projects, ecosystems and people making impact and driving crypto adoption across Africa. Get informed on all things bitcoin, Defi, NFTs, web3, and everything in-between.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

*Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

 Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

*Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Website https://canza.io/ecosystem

Welcome to another episode of Africa’s Crypto Rollup - Sats & Gwei. like we always do weekly, in this episode we bring you the latest and most relevant crypto news and updates across Africa. 

Bullish sentiment is gradually returning to the market as we have seen greens across board in the course of the week. 

Crypto continues to take center stage in some African countries as the South African Advertising Regulatory Board is adding a clause to its advertising regulatory code specific to cryptocurrency. The aim is to ensure that individuals and organizations publishing cryptocurrency ads follow ethical advertising principles and not provide misleading information to the public. The code requires adverts to clearly state that investments can result in loss of capital and provide well-rounded information about the advertised cryptocurrency token or service. 

The African financial system has evolved over the years to include innovative financial instruments and products including loans and credit facilities, overdrafts, mobile money and fintechs - all of which have to some extent aided in bridging the financial divide and promoting inclusion. Blockchain technology offers a next step into the future of the African financial system. 

Besides offering the advantages of instant settlements in terms of sending and receiving money, improved  efficiency due to the use of immutable smart contracts, increased accountability, improved security and reduced transaction costs, blockchain technology holds the promise of allowing people maximum control over their money. 

Meanwhile more families are connected to the grid thanks to a Bitcoin mining project in a rural part of Malawi, which also gives an underdeveloped area economic empowerment. According to a tweet from the project's sponsor, Gridless, 1600 families are now connected to this isolated hydro minigrid in the mountains of southern Malawi. The project is set to transform the educational, healthcare, business and wealth fortunes of the people in the region while minimising the footprint of its environmental impact to the bare minimum.

This and many more in this week’s rollup. 

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

Sats & Gwei is a Bankless Africa podcast that brings you weekly crypto/web3 headlines about the Africa continent. Stay up to date with the most relevant crypto happenings across Africa.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Follow us on linkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bankless-africa-799178233

Join us on telegram https://t.me/banklessafrica

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

This episode features Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technology Officer at Tether//USDT. He is passionate about Hardware, networks, financial applications, and cryptography and how Africans are actively contributing their quota in making this a reality. Tether aims to leverage blockchain technology to improve the financial sector

Paolo is a huge advocate of privacy, being in control of your money and wealth. Privacy is a human right that everyone should be entitled to and there should be a clear line to underpin that privacy as a human right.

He also talks about removing the power from tech giants who own data centers and situating them in specific geographic areas and giving way to Peer-to-Peer data transactions which is widely distributed.

He went further to elaborate on the need for Cryptocurrency companies to publicly display their assets and reserves and where they are invested to increase the trust and robustness of the crypto ecosystem. 

His vision is to advance the world by providing open-source technology that everyone can use and leverage to provide financial inclusion.

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

The bankless Africa show highlights projects, ecosystems and people making impact and driving crypto adoption across Africa. Get informed on all things bitcoin, Defi, NFTs, web3, and everything in-between.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

*Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

 Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

*Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Twitter  Paolo Ardoino 🍐 (@paoloardoino) / Twitter

Website https://www.bitfinex.com/

Bankless Africa presents Sats & Gwei, a podcast for your weekly crypto news update from all around Africa!

Gaming Platform Raised $27 million in funding  !⚖️

The mobile game publisher Carry1st raised 27 million U.S. dollars in a funding round led by Bitkraft Ventures, with participation from other four companies with the aim to provide a full stack solution for monetizing and managing mobile games on the African continent 

Crypto Adoption Legal Framework in CAR📏

Central African Republic is working on a crypto adoption legal framework. A 15-member team has been put together with the sole intention of working on a  legal framework that will allow for the operation of crypto within the Central African Republic. According to President Faustina Wadera, Crypto has the potential to eradicate the country's financial barriers.

National Park Turned into Bitcoin Minning Centre🦥

The Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is using Bitcoin mining to monetize its abundant natural resources and preserve its existence. The park, which is Africa's oldest protected space, has faced increasing pressure from local militia groups and the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to an extended closure of the park to tourists, unfortunately, lost 40% of its revenue.

South African Women Get Free Web3 Training!

Binance Charity, which is the philanthropic branch of Binance, plans to partner with women in tech to offer Web 3 vocational training for about two thousand women in rural communities, specifically in South Africa and Brazil. The training will focus on blockchain education and understanding core concepts in cryptocurrency.

++  More🎉💯

Burger King and Pepsi collaborate with renowned artist African Ginger to spot NFT campaign. They are teaming up for a nationwide campaign in South Africa.

Thank you for tuning in.🎉💯

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

Sats & Gwei is a Bankless Africa podcast that brings you weekly crypto/web3 headlines about the Africa continent. Stay up to date with the most relevant crypto happenings across Africa.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

This episode features Felix Macharia, CEO and Co-founder at Kotani Pay. He is interested and excited about revolutionary technologies including AI, VR, Robotics, and Blockchain, and their impact on Africa. KotaniPay aims to provide Africa's most reliable blockchain off-ramp service through API integration, lower fees, and KYC compliance. 

Felix speaks about blockchain technology and its benefits to Africans. Because it's open and permissionless, no need for any permissions to use stable coins or Bitcoin, and because of that it removes the center of power and no one can stop a transaction. Transactions can be made across the globe at any point in time without any unnecessary fees.

He also talks about how it takes  a lot of time to understand customers  which really accelerates how solutions to problems are solved quickly and because of that there has been lots of growth year on year at KotaniPay

His vision for Africa is to accelerate the adoption of blockchain by everyday Africans from farmers to medical doctors. 

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

The bankless Africa show highlights projects, ecosystems and people making impact and driving crypto adoption across Africa. Get informed on all things bitcoin, Defi, NFTs, web3, and everything in-between.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

*Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

 Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

*Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/

Twitter Felix Macharia (@felixmacharia_) / Twitter

Website Africa's most reliable off-ramp APIs (kotanipay.com)

Bankless Africa presents Sats & Gwei, a podcast for your weekly crypto news update from all around Africa!

Bitcoin Lightning Node in Nigeria!⚖️

The Nigeria innovator Megasley has launched the first active Bitcoin Lightning node in the country. The Bitcoin Lightning network has served as a foundational basis for a group of exciting projects that have emerged from the Bitcoin community. The purpose of the Bitcoin lightning node will better position the African continent to benefit from the myriad of layer two payment platforms or networks that are built atop the Bitcoin network with faster transaction speeds

New Payment feature launched by Yellow Card 📏

African currency crypto exchange yellow card has introduced a new payment option called Yellow Pay that enables users to rapidly and cost-free send and receive money using the yellow card crypto exchange platform with only a few taps on their phones.

Nigeria to Create Stablecoins Legal Framework!🦥

Nigeria is set to create a legal framework for stablecoins and ICOs. Nigeria is on its way to finalizing the legal framework which will serve as a legal umbrella for stablecoins and ICOs. The Central Bank of Nigeria has cited the need for this framework in its latest strategy paper recognizing the fact that stablecoins have the potential to be a likely means of exchange in the future. 

Old Phones to Receive/Send Bitcoin!

Machankura Bitcoin wallet targets Africans with old-school phones and no Internet. The goal of a truly decentralized financial economy is to allow people to have unfettered access to their assets regardless of their phone limitations. 

++  More🎉💯

Ghanaian payments startup Pay Box believes Africa can leapfrog into Defi. The most significant problem that besets the African financial system is the difficulty of completing cross-border payments or finding efficient middlemen to facilitate the process. And this has been a problem for a really, really long time… 

Thank you for tuning in.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating/review.

Sats & Gwei is a Bankless Africa podcast that brings you weekly crypto/web3 headlines about the Africa continent. Stay up to date with the most relevant crypto happenings across Africa.

Disclaimer:

None of what is shared in this show is financial advice. Only the opinions of the individuals that make this show possible. Remember to always do your own research. 

Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/Bankless_Africa

Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=4zmo4lqcj8rr&utm_content=n74dwjo

Subscribe to our newsletter https://banklessafrica.substack.com/

Learn more about crypto and web 3 on our website https://banklessafrica.com/