Hashing It Out News

The guests on Episode 31 of Hashing It Out believe traditional finance has hurt innovation in the African fintech space and that cryptocurrency can breathe some life into it.

Sara Drakeley says crypto has a reputation for being a ”bro space” and urges the industry to make provisions that would attract more women to the field.

Alvi says the company is focused on bringing the next billion users to crypto, and attracting pro traders is a major part of its plans.

Christian Duffus, founder of Fonbnk, believes a lack of basic infrastructure such as telecommunications is slowing down cryptocurrency adoption in Africa.

Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs.

Mark Smargon, CEO of Fuse, explains how blockchain-powered payments can fix the “broken traditional payment system.”

Arno Bauer, the senior solution architect at BNB Chain, denies the “Ethereum killer” tag in a discussion highlighting new BNB Chain updates.

The co-founder of XMTP, Shane Mac, is optimistic that Web3 messaging will play a critical role in bringing the masses to the industry.

The narrative that blockchain technology could revolutionize how people interact with technology in Africa may not be stale after all.

Sara Gherghelas, a blockchain research analyst at DappRadar, explains how the lower barrier of entry associated with memecoins may have sparked the adoption of the crypto asset class.

In episode 21 of Hashing It Out, Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe, explains that account abstraction could change how instructions and DAOs interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

Bitcoin advocate Joe Hall believes that all other cryptocurrency projects will collapse into Bitcoin in the coming years.

On Episode 19 of Hashing It Out, Ambire founder and CEO Ivo Georgiev explains a new technology aiming to bring increased flexibility and security to the Ethereum network.

In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Alluvial chief product officer Matt Leisinger discusses the impact of liquid staking on the crypto ecosystem.

Phantom Wallet CEO Brandon Millman argues airdrops may not be worth the hype and self-custody wallets are not off the hook regarding regulation.