
Stablecoins in Africa: Stability & Innovation Powering Digital Payments
Stablecoins in Africa: Stability & Innovation Powering Digital Payments - panel session at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2025 featuring insights and views from Victoria Calmon - Head of Marketing and Communications at Mento Labs, Daniel Kimotho - Ecosystem and Strategic Partnerships at Celo Foundation, Sebastien Piolat - Business Development Director for Web3 at Opera and...
Shaping Tomorrow: How Bitcoin, Crypto, and Web3 are Transforming the Digital Landscape
Shaping Tomorrow: How Bitcoin, Crypto, and Web3 are Transforming the Digital Landscape panel session at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2025 featuring insights and views from Noelyne Sumba - Operations at Machankura, Yvonne Kagondu - Co-Founder at Kushite ICP East Africa Hub, Felix Macharia - Co-founder and CEO at Kotani Pay and moderated by Jo Eyre...
Building Africa’s Decentralised Future: The Web3 Companies Driving Change
Web3 is redefining how Africans transact, trade, and interact with digital assets. Powered by blockchain, smart contracts, and decentralised applications (dApps), Web3 technology is creating new financial opportunities, increasing transparency, and driving economic empowerment across the continent. The Web3 Award at Africa Tech Summit recognises pioneering projects and platforms that are pushing the boundaries of decentralisation, enabling real-world impact through stablecoins, blockchain-powered finance, digital identity, and supply…
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Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2025 Announces 10 Ventures for Investment Showcase
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi powered by Raenest, the leading B2B event connecting the African tech ecosystem, is excited to announce the 10 African tech ventures selected to showcase their innovative solutions for potential funding and partnerships on February 12th and 13th at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi. Over 200 submissions were received from more than 24…
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Web3: Building The Future
Insights and expert views from the panel session on Web3: Building The Future at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2024 featuring: Shogo Ishida, Co-CEO at EMURGO Middle East & Africa, William Phelps Investment Manager at Adaverse, Yvonne Kagondu, Co Founder at Kushite ICP East Africa Hub, Shodipo Ayomide Vice President of Developer Relations at INTMAX, Matt...
Onboarding Millions of Users Across Africa to Web3
Insights and expert views from the fireside chat with Opera, Mento Labs and Celo looking at the collective effort of Onboarding Millions of Users Across Africa to Web3 featuring Isha Varshney, Head of Strategy and Innovation - Celo Foundation, Tosin Onikosi, Web 3 Product Marketing Lead - Opera, Markus Franke, Co-Founder and CEO - Mento...
The State of Crypto in Kenya
Kenya, often hailed as a hub of technological innovation in Africa, is one of the biggest cryptocurrency markets on the continent. Aptly nicknamed the “Silicon Savannah,” Kenya has carved a unique niche in Africa’s burgeoning Web3 landscape. With a tech-savvy population, a vibrant mobile money ecosystem, and a growing entrepreneurial spirit, it presents a compelling…
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2024: What is next for the African Web3 Space? Key industry figures predict
As crypto leaders head to Nairobi for the Sixth Africa Tech Summit, this last year may have been relatively quieter for Web3 development on the African continent. Despite the general cryptocurrency market downturn and waning interest in cryptocurrency, some moves were made to push adoption, as discussed in our 2023 African crypto roundup. With the…
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