Chris Makubi
Research/writing about crypto/blockchain & optimistic about potential in developing markets. Will travel for food. Let's work together
chris@coinweez.com
Blockchain evolution trends: payments and settlements continue to dominate
Payments and settlements continues to be the main areas of growth for blockchain-based projects. A post shared by Binance research also shows that operating systems...
South Africa, Egypt and Malawi issue new guidelines on crypto
Over the last few weeks of May, new developments have come up relating to crypto regulation in a few African countries: South Africa, Egypt...
Bitcoin Pizza Day: tracking the progress of bitcoin as a currency
Bitcoin Pizza Day came about after an early bitcoin enthusiast and developer, Laszlo Hanyecz from Florida paid 10,000 bitcoins for 2 large pizzas. This...
Mapping out token sales in the first 4 months of 2019
Data from coinschedule indicates that about $830 million has been raised so far through crypto token sales. Singapore registered the most number with 12, UK-9,...
cryptocurrency exchanges: factors to look out for when choosing one
Cryptocurrency exchanges remain the main gateways for people to access different cryptocurrencies. Centralized exchanges have dominated the market. There are now more than 300...
crypto merchant adoption. Key areas of focus
Costs of processing of payments globally are estimated to be $500 billion per year. There is a massive opportunity for cryptocurrencies to wade in...
Crypto newsletter: a recap of major developments in first quarter of...
The first 3 months of 2019 have registered a lot of activity in the crypto world. In this post, we track some of the...
Initial Exchange offering (IEO): what is it and how is it...
Initial coin offering (ICO) has been the main method of raising funds from investors for crypto projects. Since the first ICO by Mastercoin in...
In search of the perfect crypto browser and smartphone
Cryptocurrency based browsers and smartphones are important pillars in growing the adoption.
Customer experience is one of the key factors that enable ease of use...
Coinfest Nigeria to take place on April 4th and 5th 2019
Coinfest Nigeria, the premier blockchain and cryptocurrency event, is back for another edition in April. The two day event will take place on 4th...