Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain / General

Power of digital assets and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in transforming Africa’s capital markets

Rapid advances in digital assets system innovation are set to play a leading role in helping Africa’s capital markets become more inclusive, mature and liquid.

Chainalysis Report: Bitcoin adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa is the highest in the world

Insurance Market's Hesitation: A Deep Dive into the Crypto Protection Conundrum Post-FTX Collapse

The FTX debacle, which saw the once-mighty $23-billion crypto exchange crumble, has cast a long shadow over the insurance sector's approach to crypto enterprises and assets. This incident, coupled with the historical setbacks like the *Mt. Gox hack and the **DAO attack, has intensified the already complex insurance landscape for digital assets.

Take small bites

The meteoric rise of crypto assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum saw thousands of retail investors flocking to virtual crypto exchanges to get their fix; most of them just in time to suffer though one of the asset classes many ‘50% or greater’ corrections. Despite staggering volatility across the asset class, financial advisers now find themselves inundated with requestions from clients who want to know whether they can include crypto assets in their investment and savings portfolios, and if so, how much?