Web3 Adoption in Africa
summary
Africa already has 1.4 billion people, median age 18.8, and is projected to hit roughly 2.4–2.8 billion by 2050; 500+ million have bank access and roughly the same use mobile internet, creating huge demand for on‑ramps, remittances and credit. Concrete work includes Polygon Africa bootcamp (top-performing blog post), Web3Bridge residency that houses and trains builders, parametric insurance smart contracts paying out to mobile money via USSD, Bitnob using Lightning for remittances, and a University of Cape Town Masters program oversubscribed with 55 women and 90 Black Africans.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 4:09Tony Orlando
- 6:24Joseph Ayala
- 14:57Transitioning from Web 2 to Web 3
- 32:06Biggest Need
- 33:01Remittance
- 37:11Practical Examples
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