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Binance, Inoni Tech launch crypto education hub in Cameroon

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If crypto specialists believe that most of the African population is proficient in cryptography, they are gravely mistaken. The majority of people’s daily lives are currently unaffected by cryptography.

The adoption of cryptocurrency will result in its global recognition as a trustworthy medium of exchange. Cryptocurrency is a decentralised asset that may be used to communicate and store value securely. Africa is falling behind schedule due to the continent’s lack of bitcoin and blockchain expertise.

Gemini’s 2022 Global State of Cryptography research shows that a lack of education is the primary global barrier to cryptocurrency ownership. 40% of African respondents in the study had never purchased cryptocurrency because they were unfamiliar with the process.

According to Kucoin, 2.8% of all cryptocurrency transactions worldwide occur in Africa, indicating that we have a long way to go in terms of acceptability.…

The race for cryptocurrencies in Africa

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The race to adopt cryptocurrencies is hitting new ceilings in Africa as their popularity increases, despite hostile policies from several governments in the continent.

One of the main reasons investors across the globe are seeking to diversify traditional assets in Africa into cryptos is to counter rising fiat inflation, with a majority of crypto investors and traders believing that crypto coins and tokens are safer and more secure than traditional investments such as gold, oil, stocks, liquid cash and real estate.

The roles that these cryptos and alternative coins play in society are not well defined, but they have a vivid description as each day passes as to which purposes they serve.…

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Crypto exchange platforms luring NFT traders through funding and transaction fee-free holidays

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  • In 2021, the NFT market generated more than US$25 billion in trading volume, and 2022 appears to generate more figures than the previous year
  • NFTs are digital assets in the form of a digital file, an image, video or audio that a seller uploads to a cryptocurrency exchange platform for people to buy through cryptos
  • The KuCoin cryptocurrency trading platform announced on April 19 that it will launch a US$100 million Creators Fund to support early-stage NFT projects

Recently, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the largest exchange platform, binance, argued that the NFT business is “bonkers”, expressing his disbelief about how successful the NFT market has become.

Changpeng quotes how almost a year ago, an NFT file sold at US$69 million, something the buyers will never even be able to touch physically!

“People may have lost their mind,” Mr Zhao told fortune.

Despite referring to the growing NFT obsession as …