A Peer-to-Peer network (P2P) is an interconnected system of computers regarded as peers, with the capabilities to share information and resources without the need of a central server. Peer-to-Peer networks have been around for decades and range from very simple cases such as an office interconnection between computers allowing them to access and share files without a server to a… Read MorePeer-to-Peer Networks and Adaptations
Africa is a diversified continent with over a billion people living in its streets. There are several ethnicities, cultures and ways of life in Africa. The diversity of the African people is a major attribute of the continent and considered as its major strength. This diversity ensures that the streets of Africa do not look exactly the same everywhere you… Read MoreInside the Streets of Africa, How Money is Being Moved
Crossroads by Mario Egie on 16th Feb 2020 Oh well, how, how do I start. I thought I just finished…. Oh maybe not. I wasn’t, I was somewhere, somewhere, yes somewhere. You see, you see… I was somewhere, A cross road, submerged in my own realities. An empty space. An empty room, a feeble mind, a blank slate, Oh well,… Read MoreCrossroads
Morrow – Mario Egie In life’s frantic race, We pace for a climax. In morrow’s hands’ rides a wheel of fortune. Against the clock, the show must go on. In high hopes, With folded sleeves, Hands on deck, It’s time to take the bull by the horn. All that morrow harbors, We set our hearts on. Life’s sweet pleasures and… Read MoreMorrow
This is the last of three series of articles on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse, and an evolving Africa. See Part 1, Part 2 Africa, Then and Now Earlier I mentioned how revolutions usually take time to get to all regions of the world, in some cases, such as the industrial revolution, the lag could be about a century (See part 1). New… Read MoreCryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse and an evolving Africa - Part 3
This is the second of three series of articles on cryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse, and an evolving Africa. See Part 1 NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. To understand this we need to first understand what fungible means. We previously stated that money needed to be fungible as a requirement for it to be money. What this means… Read MoreCryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse and an evolving Africa — Part 2
This is the first of three series of articles on Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse, and an evolving Africa. Read the news or use the internet of late? you most likely should have encountered these words, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, NFTs, and metaverse. But what do they all mean, and how do they fit into modern-day evolving Africa? During the last couple of decades,… Read MoreCryptocurrencies, NFTs, Metaverse and an evolving Africa - Part 1