We’ve all heard the promises. A government stripped of corruption, its messy human dealings replaced by the clean, unerring logic of code. Services delivered instantly. Land fraud, vanished. It’s a powerful, almost irresistible vision, one that positions Kenya at the bleeding edge of a global digital revolution. But every revolution has its casualties. And in…
For most of internet history, we’ve created things that never truly belonged to us.Every photo posted, song streamed, or article uploaded has lived on someone else’s platform — governed by invisible rules and hidden algorithms.Ownership, in the digital world, has always been a kind of illusion. That illusion is ending. Web3, powered by blockchain technology,…
There’s a quiet revolution happening in finance—a shift that’s rewriting the rules of how money moves, grows, and belongs. It’s called Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, and it’s building a world where people no longer need to trust banks, brokers, or bureaucracies to handle their wealth.Instead, they trust code—open, verifiable, and borderless. DeFi is more than…
Nairobi, Kenya – A great development for African agricultural commerce, Hygrotech East Africa has successfully completed a $2.3 million cross-border trade transaction for seed and fertilizer inputs using the Agridex blockchain platform. This landmark deal, involving multiple parties across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, represents the largest agricultural commodity transaction ever settled on a blockchain platform in…
Nairobi, Kenya – Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has announced a strategic $5 million investment in Kenyan blockchain startup Kotani Pay, marking a significant commitment to solving Africa’s last-mile financial inclusion challenges. The investment will accelerate the development of seamless off-ramp infrastructure that converts USDT to local mobile money currencies, potentially reaching…
