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Founder Spotlight: Redesigning Crypto Wallets for the Next Billion

📍 Nairobi, Kenya

When Amina Njeri tried onboarding her aunt into crypto in 2021, she realized how broken wallet UX still was. Complex seed phrases, long onboarding flows, and zero real-world context.

So she built PesaPouch — a mobile-first wallet tailored for African markets with human-readable usernames, SMS backup, and automatic stablecoin swaps to fight volatility.

After quietly bootstrapping for two years, PesaPouch just closed a $900K pre-seed from Mercy Corps Ventures and CryptoForAfrica DAO. They’ve already processed $1.4M in on-chain volume in Kenya and Nigeria.

What’s next? On-ramping via M-PESA and launch in South Africa.

✨ Amina’s Takeaways

• Design wallets like people use WhatsApp

• Local currencies + stablecoins = daily use

• The next billion won’t touch MetaMask

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Global Crypto Highlights

🚫 Coinbase Staking Suit Dismissed

Courts in three U.S. states dismissed lawsuits against Coinbase’s staking program, signaling a more favorable legal climate for U.S. crypto firms.

🚧 Binance Halts USDT Spot Pairs in Europe

To comply with MiCA, Binance removed USDT spot pairs for EEA users. Perpetuals and custody still available. Kraken has made similar moves.

🚀 Chainlink Payment Abstraction Launches

Users can now pay for Chainlink services in any token. Behind the scenes, it’s converted into LINK. Fees go to stakers—boosting network economics.

🧱 Ambient: Blockchain + AI Mining?

Ambient, a new AI-powered chain, aims to replace Bitcoin. Miners guarantee model outputs through a system called "verified inference" powering 600B+ parameter AI.

🌟 Building Sustainable Tokenomics

Compare Jupiter’s strong, community-led model with dYdX's supply-heavy strategy. TL;DR: good token design matters. Control inflation. Drive utility.

🎮 $GUN in On-Chain Gaming

Off the Grid’s growing fast with its $GUN token and onchain game economy. PMF + actual users = rare combo in crypto gaming.

🎤 Social Currencies Are the New Memecoins

Beyond hype: social currencies let users earn via brand collabs, culture drops, and IRL tie-ins. More durable than typical memes.

🚪 Tether Buys 8,888 BTC

Tether added nearly $735M worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2025. Holdings now total over $7.8B. Japan's Metaplanet also added 696 BTC.

🌐 Mastercard’s On-Chain Network

Mastercard is building a blockchain payment network to bridge crypto-fiat transactions—aimed at both banks and end-users.

— Marco Fazio | Editor, Latestly Crypto

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