This is the latest episode of the podcast which explored topics like the Bitcoin remittance service Bitmari, The Google Logo, digital parking in Harare and telecoms Infrastructure.
We managed to get some brief responses for the founder of Bitmari, Sinclair Skinner. In the following Q and A, he gave some insight on what Bitmari will be working on, including financing new farmers, and how much the service will cost.
We’ve seen some advocacy for Bitcoin locally as well, and now some people are starting to integrate Bitcoin with other common financial services. Take Bitmari for example. This is a new Bitcoin-based money remittance service for the Zimbabwe market.
It’s just days into the year and it certainly looks like the financial services sector is going to go through a very rough spell in 2015. Yesterday Allied Bank, […]
So, Mt. Gox is dead and gone. In as much as my heart does bleed for those who lost their money there, I’m also happy we have seen the last of them […]
Tencent radically shakes up its eCommerce strategy as it takes a 15 percent stake in Alibaba rival JD (TechInAsia.com) You are probably familiar with the successful Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba… […]
A Newsweek report yesterday claimed to have finally found the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The man, whose real name is Satoshi Nakamoto according to the article, is a 64-year-old Japanese-American […]
The story on Dennis Magaya’s dismissal from Powertel was a contentious issue on Techzim.co.zw and also dominated the discussions in this podcast. We also discussed the auto registrations to EcoCash, […]
Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox mysteriously disappears Bitcoins largest exchange MtGox went offline in unclear circumstances yesterday. This new fiasco added to the problems affecting the already volatile crypto-currency. A dip […]
We had another interesting podcast were we discussed the recently introduced Whatsapp bundle from Econet, Baba Jukwa’s announcement to shut down his page and we had the opportunity to explorer […]
Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp for $19 billion The Facebook acquisition is by far the most significant story this morning and likely for weeks to come. For Facebook to pay for […]
If like us you’ve come to accept that banks (well, traditional banks) are laggards in as far as the technology and future looking application of it are concerned, this will […]
PesaPal launches in Malawi, plans expansion in Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia (TechLoy) Moneygram customer can now use MPESA (Techmoran) Best mobile broadband service in South Africa (Mybroadband) Nigerian government […]
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of years, you have probably heard about bitcoin. What makes bitcoin fascinating is that it’s the first currency which is not just free, as in ‘free beer’ but free as in ‘free speech’. In fact. In fact, ever since the first standardised coins…
The money system is broken, and no one knows that better than the Zimbabwean who watched helplessly as institutions – government, politicians, bankers – they trusted to look after the value of their money conspired and eroded hard earned savings to nothing over a few years.
Following on the introductory article, The Evolution of Money: From Barter to Blockchain, this article is an introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Overview of Blockchain Technology Blockchain technology is a […]
Introduction Welcome to the beginning of a fascinating expedition through time, tracing the evolution of one of humanity’s most ingenious inventions: money. This tale is not solely about economics; it’s […]
This AI created image of a video call seems appropriate. Looks awful, doesn’t it? Sci-fi is upon us. Those movies we grew up watching are becoming reality. Today we’ll be […]
Utter the name ‘RBZ’ in front of most adult Zimbabweans and you’ll hear a ‘tsk tsk’ in return. For all the good that the Zimbabwean central bank has ever done, […]