The world knows that Bitcoin is the leading cryptocurrency in the market of all digital currencies. With its largest proportion of market capitalization and highest price per coin ratio, it is considered to be the most profitable digital currency and one of the most lucrative digital assets. However, in spite of this popularity and acceptance, there are several facts about bitcoin that people are unaware of, and not just the beginners but even the experts. This article aims at identifying these facts and presents you with the top eight facts people do not know or are unaware of about bitcoin.…
Author: Betty Mrunde
Bitcoin has been the talk of the town, in fact the world, from the time it has been introduced into the world. Although it has made people from amateur investors to millionaires, there aren’t just happy and positive encouraging stories associated with it. Several controversies have emerged over the course of time on cryptocurrencies and especially bitcoin. Bitcoin has also been a target of hackers and scammers, who have gathered millions and billions worth of bitcoins and money by targeting and attacking unsuspecting buyers and investors. The BTC prices have been trending upwards for a while now, as witnessed by…
More than a decade has passed since the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin as the pioneer cryptocurrency. Soon after its inception, several other digital currencies followed its pursuit. Here we have identified 5 of the best cryptocurrency options for you to invest in, this year, in order to make best gains: Bitcoin (BTC) The cryptocurrency market has been dominated by bitcoin ever since the crypto began. Several hundreds of other digital currencies have come, stayed and left in the meanwhile, yet none surpassed BTC. However, despite this market leadership, the journey of bitcoin has not been all smooth. We can…
BTC is, by far the most popular and successful of all the digital currencies. This crypto uses encryption methods to manage the creation and trade of bitcoins while also verifying the transactions. We have identified 5 different ways for you which will enable you to become a part of the revolutionary crypto that bitcoin is. These five points are as follows; 1. Purchase Bitcoin The foremost way to become a part of the community is by buying the BTC yourself. Three of the main ways to obtain bitcoins are by either accepting a BTC payment if you are conducting a…
AppsFlyer, the mobile analytics firm has partnered with Pan-African bank, Nedbank to improve and measure the effectiveness of the bank’s mobile marketing campaigns and enhance user engagement on its apps. Nedbank, with a network of branches across SA, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe, as well as branches in Angola and Kenya will use the new tech to consolidate data from its website and mobile app to provide a holistic view of marketing campaign performance across a range of digital platforms. Daniel Junowicz, Managing Director of LATAM and Africa for AppsFlyer, in a statement, said, “With the pace at…
Gozem, a ride-hailing platform for West Africa, has raised a pre-series A round from Asia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC) and announced the launch of health services inside its app. The transport, payment and delivery app will be working with AAIC’s portfolio of companies to identify and launch the best suited health-related services for Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement, Shigeru Handa, Director of AAIC said: “Gozem is one of the most achieved Super Apps we’ve seen so far in Africa with its strong team. We will put our knowledge and facilitate access to our portfolio companies to accelerate added…
In a move to improve people’s daily lives, delivering financial inclusion by utilizing big data, credit analysis and a unique human-centric customer experience, CVAS, is taking in more funds to provide mobile financial services across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. The firm has raised an additional $5 million from Convergence Partners to ensure convenience and accessibility to financial services for everyone. According to Brandon Doyle, CEO of Convergence Partners, “we are very pleased to have been able to top up our investment in ChannelVAS. This is a business we feel particularly excited about as it ticks a number of boxes for…
Content is king and will always incline to be. But for websites and blogs, the written content can be the most important but time-consuming and challenging to build. It requires constant research and planning to develop the latest and engaging content. The content needs to rank high on Google search engine and list in the top 10 or 20. All this can be hard to plan and implement all by yourself along with other website stuff, including marketing, ads placing, and product placing, among several things. While content is important, it isn’t the only thing to focus on, especially if…
While every part of our lives has changed with the advance of technology, there are some areas which bear no resemblance to life even as recently as a decade ago. Smartphones are the biggest example of this, and they have had a huge impact on our lives. Instant and sustained connectivity has its pros and cons, but one sector which has arguably benefited from this is the online gambling sector. Historically, sports betting used to only be possible at the venue of a sports event itself, where bets were taken in real-time, with odds being updated based on the action…
Mental health is fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, emote, interact with each other, earn a living and enjoy life. On this basis, the promotion, protection and restoration of mental health can be regarded as a vital concern of individuals, communities and societies throughout the world. And in a world where not everyone can afford to pay a therapist/consellor, Mental health apps have been effective in making therapy more accessible, efficient, and portable. The apps can be helpful as a way to engage people who may be unwilling or unable to attend face-to-face therapy. Truthshare,…
Host Pro is a web facilitating organization in Meru, Kenya that is miles over the rest and one that has constantly set the standard for elite in the web facilitating industry. Host Pro was started in 2018 with a purpose of venturing into web hosting and domains business to empower youths and to give jobs to the young generation and also provide a web hosting company in Meru since there is none. Being faced by challenges, marketing was one of the issue when they started with only 5 clients who had hosted their website somewhere else and now Host Pro…
Casinos have moved from the traditional brick and mortar sites to online sites. These online casino sites did not restrict themselves to desktops. With digital advancement, online casinos have also optimized their websites to function adequately on mobile devices. The world is mobile and people in it are also mobile. Everyone has a mobile phone and having access to casinos right from their phones is the way to go. Make sure you compare the best mobile online casinos to know which casinos to play at. For mobile phones to give you the best gameplay, they need to be developed with…
Madavi Agency is a tech-focused digital marketing and custom software development company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Since their establishment, they have become one of the leading custom web development and native mobile development companies in East Africa. Their narrow technology focus helps them to build and deploy efficient products for their clients. They started operations in 2017 offering strictly web design which later morphed into custom software development. The initial challenges they had when starting included getting the right clients. They ventured into technology since the whole team was and still is passionate about technology and the impact it has…
A website is one of the best marketing tools for a small business or brand. It gives you visibility on the web and helps in attracting potential users. Once you decide to go online, the next thing you do is search for “Web Design Companies in Kenya” or something like “Web Design Kenya”. The search results give you many options and just before you click on the catchiest headline, you see a “better” option – “How to Build your website in just a few minutes”. This new option leaves you wondering whether to hire a professional Web design company or…
For a few months now, Classes.ng has been hard at work at building a platform that will enable its users to search and register for the best Classes from the best Centers and Freelance Tutors. Centers and Tutors that offer group Classes ranging from exam preps for JAMB, TOEFL and GRE, to professional degrees and certifications like ACCA, ICAN and MDCN. Classes.ng is a search and registration engine where you can search and register for the best Classes from the best Centers and Freelance Tutors in your area. It’s ridiculously easy and straightforward and happens in less than five minutes…
Mr. Stephen Kabungo, the owner of Ilani Concepts an IT firm based in Nairobi Kenya, takes pride of their entire portfolio which is designed in-house and draws on its extensive experience. Thriving on brilliant ideas and a variety of skills, They are able to successfully transform brands by combining smarter strategies with fresh creativity. Their team is comprised of four disciplines – Strategy, Design, Technology and Production. Which works on an engagement from the beginning to the end. By bringing all of their knowledge to bear from the onset of a relationship, They arrive at innovative and actionable solutions. Concentrating…
BlackBerry fans have a reason to smile after the firm signed licensing deals that will give its devices comeback to the global market in the first half of 2021. OnwardMobility has signed agreements with BlackBerry and FIH Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, to deliver a new 5G BlackBerry Android smartphone with physical keyboard, in the first half of 2021 in North America and Europe. “ We are excited that customers will experience the enterprise and government level security and mobile productivity the new BlackBerry 5G smartphone will offer,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry. OnwardMobility will develop, engineer,…
Headquartered in America, YouTube is one of the most popular online video sharing platforms and has attracted millions of users and subscribers of its videos. YouTube has the ability to provide you with videos from all aspects, even those you have never imagined. There are various topics and types of videos on YouTube, including movies and shows, gaming videos, live videos uploaded by different celebrities, and educational programs, etc. Indeed, it is a good platform where you can share information with your family and friends. With YouTube, you can accomplish many interesting things. For example, while you see a video…
Most people still believe provided you speak a language; you can be a translator. For this reason, most people still use the services of relatives, friends, and other people for translation work. This has hugely affected many business entities. Even though most businesses will plan and hire a translator to reach a new target audience, many still don’t. They don’t realize that using a local speaker of the language might result in embellished words as well as altered or omitted words. Additionally, the person translating may be bias which in turn could change the meaning of the content. Hence the…
As countries prepare for imminent easing of movement restrictions and resumption of normal operations in most sectors of their economies, many are convinced that some of the changes put in place within business operations due to the pandemic will force many businesses to transform and reinvent themselves going forward. Africa’s banking and financial services have been amongst those whose operations have been deeply impacted during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Mr. Polys Hadjikyriacos, the Chief Business Development Officer at NETinfo, after the current crisis, banks will need to redefine their vision and consider a new digital strategy, whilst re-evaluating their…
Selling a home is always a time-consuming task, and especially when you have never done it before. Sometimes it feels like that someone is disturbing your privacy when strangers will visit your home and poke around your cabinets and closets. They may criticize some places and appreciate others. They will want to visit the whole place and check even the tiniest spot. And after this, they may offer you money that you think is very less as compared to the worth of your home. With no experience it can be hard to sell house for cash Birmingham is not an…
Collecting customer data is vital to the operation of many large organizations. However, it is the responsibility of these organizations to properly secure the data that they collect against compromise. A failure to do so can have a dramatic impact on an organization’s public image. In March 2020, Marriott hotels announced its second major data breach discovered within two years. Both of these data breaches were enabled by a failure by the company to follow simple data security best practices and serve as an example to other organizations entrusted with their customers’ sensitive and personal data. Inside the Marriott Data…
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is of keen importance in the modern world of the Internet. The Internet has made all the world connected. Globalization, due to the Internet, has made humans inclined more and more towards the Internet. They get attracted and fascinated by the high-quality material available on the Internet. It would not be wrong to say that it has become one of the most important needs of the modern era. Everyone who is using the Internet would love to get the best content for fulfilling his needs. Hence, Google offers the top ranking sites to the users whenever they search…