Author: Louis Dike
Louis Dike
Louis Dike is the Publisher of CoinAfrica, leveraging years of experience driving growth for global exchanges like Bybit, Bitget, and VTrader across Africa. A former Binance Tutor, he now channels his expertise into clear, insightful reporting that amplifies Africa’s voice in the global Web3 economy.
Speaking at Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 in Nairobi, Nigerian comedian and content creator Layi Wasabi discussed how he chose his manager, the importance of strategic alignment, and why creators need both viral visibility and paid opportunities to build sustainable careers. For Nigerian comedian and content creator Layi Wasabi, building a successful creative career involves more than making people laugh or producing content that attracts millions of views. It also requires strategy, the right management relationships, and a business model that turns audience attention into income. At the Africa Blockchain Festival (ABF) 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, Wasabi shared insights from his…
Rume Ophi welcomes stronger oversight and local accountability, while Busha’s Laolu warns that disproportionate capital requirements could make indigenous stablecoin issuance commercially unviable.
Bitcoin Events is counting down to the 8th edition of CryptoFest 2026, scheduled for November 20 at Workshop17 Watershed, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa. As Cape Town’s premier annual Web3 event, CryptoFest will bring together innovators, industry leaders, and blockchain enthusiasts at a time when institutional interest in digital assets is growing, security incidents are testing confidence across the industry, and regulators face increasing pressure to keep pace with technological developments. CryptoFest 2026: Event Details The full-day programme will feature panel discussions, expert-led sessions and networking opportunities, structured around four key themes. Four key themes at CryptoFest 2026 1.…
Pierre L. Pereira says simplifying the user experience and educating newcomers are central to INKRYPTUS’s mission as the crypto platform pursues growth in African markets.
Binance co-CEO Yi He has sparked speculation about renewed Binance-OKX tensions after accusing an unnamed industry figure of spreading rumours and purchasing negative media coverage.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says people should compete on health rather than wealth rankings and luxury cars, arguing that better health and more family time represent “true wealth.
A viral post on X is attributing a series of sharp criticisms of memecoin launchpad Pump.fun to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, including claims that the platform has turned new crypto users into gamblers rather than investors. The post, published by crypto account Maverick, claims Buterin said Pump.fun has “killed memecoins” by bringing new retail participants into an environment focused on speculation rather than real-world utility. However, CoinAfrica could not independently verify the remarks from a primary source published by Buterin. The distinction is important because the claims have been widely repeated as direct statements from the Ethereum co-founder, while the…
The latest investment brings major stablecoin, payments, banking and quantitative-trading firms into OKX’s investor base as the exchange expands beyond crypto trading into broader financial infrastructure.
South Africa’s FNB is giving customers access to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and USDT from as little as R10, marking another step toward crypto integration within traditional African banking.
Web3Bridge is pivoting toward its new Founder Residency after seven years of training Web2 and Web3 developers across Africa, while maintaining its developer cohorts.