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HEGIC Options Trading Protocol 2021 Review

27 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena $0.09

The demand for crypto options has remained on the rise for the past two years with volumes growing to over $6B. Nevertheless, liquidity has been a stumbling block for options trading. This has negatively impacted many DeFi platforms. Hegic is aimed a...

Bitcoin Cash: fast, low-fee crypto payments for African businesses

27 May 2021 5 minute read 7 comments Heath Muchena $2.59

Digital asset payment gateways enable merchants to accept transactions of digital currency as payment from customers in exchange for services or goods. A Bitcoin Cash payment gateway allows persons, merchants, and enterprises to accept fast, low-cost...

FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Review

26 May 2021 2 minute read 1 comment Heath Muchena $2.69

FTX is a latecomer to the cryptocurrency exchange market, having launched in February 2019. The exchange is registered in Antigua and Barbuda, headquartered in Hong Kong, and is backed by Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency liquidity provider which ma...

Huobi Digital Asset Trading Platform Review

25 May 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Heath Muchena $2.64

Huobi was founded by Leon Li in 2013 and has its headquarters in Singapore, despite being registered in Seychelles. It’s arguably the biggest and most popular exchange in Asia and boasts over 1,300 employees. Before China’s crypto ban in 2017, it was...

Valuables by Cent – Explained

25 May 2021 7 minute read 1 comment Heath Muchena $0.18

“As humans transition to a more digital existence, new social norms will develop. Life will evolve faster online than it does offline, because the blockchain enables an impossible velocity to relationships never before seen. Creativity is about to ex...

African banks embracing digital currencies

25 May 2021 3 minute read 3 comments Heath Muchena $0.13

In view of remarkable developments in the crypto sector worldwide, the question is, which African banks are gaining first mover advantage in the crypto space? Like in other sectors of the economy, institutions that gain early entry into the digital a...

Best digital currency exchange platforms in Africa

24 May 2021 3 minute read 4 comments Heath Muchena $2.73

The African continent has embraced a variety of digital currencies including stablecoins, mostly due to the volatility of local currencies. A significant amount of cryptocurrency trading takes place in key markets on the continent, in places such as...

How Decentralised Exchanges Work: Uniswap Case Study

24 May 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena $1.49

Welcome. If you’re new to Decentralized Africa’s Case Studies, allow us to take a look at certain decentralized technologies and simplify how they operate. In this piece, we are going to look at Uniswap, a name that is almost unavoidable in the DeFi...

If you bought Bitcoin last year, how much would you have made today?

24 May 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Heath Muchena $0.15

Digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin have become some of the most talked about, speculative, and controversial investment vehicles today. While on the one hand, the blockchain powered industry is providing opportunities that many are taking advan...

A Beginner’s Guide to Buying & Selling Bitcoin in South Africa

24 May 2021 4 minute read 2 comments Heath Muchena $2.82

Bitcoin doesn’t require much introduction, it’s been around for the last decade. It is currently the leading and most valuable crypto asset. The crypto continues to maintain its relevance despite the price volatility.  It’s not a surprise that the in...