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When we started building crypto cards, we knew the feature itself would be hard. What we didn’t know was that the paperwork would almost…
Everyone in Nigeria has an opinion on whether P2P is safe. Very few have data. So we went and got some. We sent 30+ people into Nigeria’s P2P market with real money, recorded 100+ live...
The best site to sell crypto is the one that pays out in your own currency, to your own account, in minutes. On that test, most of the famous names fail before the list even...
A stablecoin is a dollar-pegged coin from a named issuer: USDT (Tether) for liquidity, USDC (Circle) as an alternative. Hold one and your savings stop losing ground to inflation. Now, buying stablecoins has always been...
In recent times, there has been a rise in cases of fake USDT appearing in crypto wallets. These tokens copy the name, symbol, and appearance of Tether, which makes them look real. Unsuspecting users believe...
Most “best crypto payment processors” roundups show you familiar names: BitPay, CoinGate, Coinbase Commerce, all promising to simplify how your business accepts crypto. Those processors work well enough for a US or EU company. For...
A cross-border payment on SWIFT, the rail most African businesses still rely on, takes one to three days and can lose $20 to $50 to intermediary banks along the way. The same value moved...
If you’re comparing stablecoin payment gateways, you’re probably trying to: Get naira or cedis landing in your bank account, not a stablecoin balance you have to convert and off-ramp yourself. Accept stablecoins like USDT and...
Paying a team in stablecoins looks like one task. In Africa, it’s two: paying and cashing out. Sending USDC to a contractor is the easy part. The hard part, the part that decides whether the...
Sending money into or out of Africa costs you. A wire abroad eats 6% to 8% in fees and FX spread, then takes days to land. Sit on cash in Naira or Cedis instead, and...
A Nigerian importer sending $10,000 to an overseas supplier today has two very different payment rails available: SWIFT and stablecoin rails. SWIFT costs $25 to $50 in fees, adds a 2% to 5% FX spread,...
On Sunday, August 2, Breet played a friendly football match against some random company called Cardtonic. We beat the hell out of them; the score was 2–0. Some football analysts may argue that 2–0 does...
A Lagos business takes a USDT payment on Monday. By Wednesday, when it finally converts to naira, the rate has moved enough to eat the margin on the sale. That two-day gap is the difference...
