African degens are on a journey to the moon. With crypto, African people’s savings are hedged against insane inflation levels, they can find employment in Web3, and there is always the potential to make life-changing money that will transform the trajectory of their lives forever.
People from various backgrounds are embarking on this journey to outer space. These crypto astronauts have, until recently, been hesitant to declare their involvement in the blockchain space. General sentiments around crypto were extremely negative due to the huge slew of scams disguised as cryptocurrency projects that swept through the continent, taking away hard-earned capital and confidence in anything branded with crypto.
Elisha Owusu Akyaw, also known as GhCryptoGuy, is a social media specialist at Cointelegraph. He got involved in cryptocurrencies at 16 and took it upon himself to educate the masses about crypto. Elisha has worked as a freelance writer for several blogs and is a former business developer for Binance in Ghana.