Growth of Online Gaming Sector in Africa

(Article by Leah Shepherd on devdiscourse.com.)

“The worldwide gaming market was worth over $203 billion in 2020. Industry experts unanimously agree that they can expect growth in the coming years, especially in the online sector. It seems that the African market has the biggest growth potential. The main question is – how to achieve it?”

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Barbados Becomes First Sovereign Nation With an Embassy in the Metaverse

(Article by Andrew Thurman on coindesk.com. Photo credit: Unsplash/Anthony Ingham)

“The Barbadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade signed an agreement on Sunday with Decentraland, among the largest and most popular crypto-powered digital worlds, for the establishment of a digital embassy. Per a press release provided to CoinDesk, the government is also finalizing agreements with “Somnium Space, SuperWorld and other Metaverse platforms…”

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China’s digital currency: Next stop, Africa?

(Article by Cornelia Tremann on lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter. Photo credit: Getty Images)

“…earlier this year, Huawei introduced into the African market the Mate 40, a smartphone with a pre-installed e-CNY wallet that uses the DCEP network. It appears that China’s secondary focus may very well be Africa – with an eye towards disrupting the global financial system…”

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Mayor Eric Adams Is Turning New York Into A Crypto Hub

(Article by Ngozi Nwanji on afrotech.com. Photo credit: Spencer Platt)

“Mayor-Elect Eric Adams can officially cross his goal for New York City to have its own cryptocurrency off his list of goals. On Nov. 10, NYCCoin mining will be activated by CityCoins, a non-profit and open-source protocol that allows investors to support their cities by expanding their crypto treasury while earning for themselves, according to the outlet. Anyone can compete to mine NYCCoin and when digital coins are purchased or mined, 30 percent of its reward goes to the city…”

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Chipper Cash Gets $2B Valuation After $150M Raised In Series C Extension

(Article by Bernadette Giacomazzo on afrotech.com. Photo Credit: Chipper Cash)

“Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has announced its new $2 billion valuation after its recent Series C extension. According to NairaMetrics, this new Series C extension raised an additional $150 million for the company. The funding was led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX. SVB Capital, as well as other previous investors such as Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bezos Expeditions (owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos), One Way Ventures, and Tribe Capital, reinvested in this extension round…”

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Generating Mining Wealth for Universities and Low-Income Communities

(Article by Ian Gaines on blackbitcoinbillionaire.com. Photo credit: Ian Gaines)

“I am joined by someone who couldn’t be described by anything less than a visionary. Kim Booker is the Co-founder of BTC impact, a nonprofit dedicated to educating the disenfranchised on Bitcoin, sovereignty & self custody. However, in our conversation, you’ll see that Kim and her Co-Founders Marshall Long and Valton Eason are doing much more than that. Kim is a true Black Bitcoin Billionaire success story…”

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Nestcoin is a Yele Bademosi’s plan to make crypto in Africa mainstream

(Article by Alexander Onukwue on qz.com. Photo Credit: Binance/Yusuf)

“The adoption of cryptocurrencies has grown by 1,200% in Africa to $105 billion in market value in the last year alone, according to Chainalysis, a New York-based research firm. Rather than be another marketplace for people to trade crypto, Nestcoin is setting up as a parent company that builds and invests in products that will introduce crypto’s evolving uses to novices…”

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The 12-Year-Old Who’s Sold Nearly $4M In NFTs

(Article by Ngozi Nwanji on afrotech.com. Photo Credit: Nyla Collection)

“Twelve-year-old Nyla Hayes, creator of the Long Neckie Collection — a non-fungible token (NFT) collection worth about $3.4 million in digital currency — and founder of NFT Children’s Day, is breaking new ground for the youth in tech. The young NFT digital artist will now serve as the first-ever Artist-in-Residence for TIMEPieces — TIME’s web3 community initiative, according to a press release provided to AfroTech.”

Source: https://afrotech.com/nyla-hayes-timepieces-artist-in-residence

So, this little 12-year-old girl sold almost $4 million dollars in NFTs? What is her secret? I say, if she can do it, we all can do it. Perhaps, she’ll share her secret in this article.

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The Coming Blockchain Revolution in Consumption of Digital Art and Music: The Thinking Lawyer’s Guide to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

“First there were CryptoKitties. Then came digital art, CryptoPunks and NBA Top Shot. But when Beeple’s digital art piece ‘Everydays: The First 5000 Days’ sold at Christie’s for US$69 million, the NFT mania truly began. And as with any wave of media mania, there also came the groundswell of negative media and hand-wringing about NFTs. We believe it is time to address the pros and cons of NFTs from a thoughtful, legal perspective. NFTs are not all evil nor are they a panacea for artists and musicians. Here are our thoughts on the most common questions we have received from our clients about NFTs.”

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-coming-blockchain-revolution-in-6446244/

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How Blockchain Will Personalize Healthcare

“Modern healthcare data systems are contained in disparate and disconnected information silos in doctors offices, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and mobile devices. The information is so segregated that it often prevents healthcare providers from providing fast and efficient care to patients. Blockchain technology can be a solution to keeping all patient data in a single, secure location. “

Source: https://innovationatwork.ieee.org/how-blockchain-will-personalize-healthcare/

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