Kofi Akosah

Executive Director @AfricaWeb3_Inst | shaping Web3 & Stablecoin Policy for AfCFTA | Tokenisation of RWA | Speaker & Policy Strategist | Bitcoin since 2011

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@StellarGhana Thanks for inviting me to speak

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From regulatory uncertainty to clarity

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Worth taking note

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Maharashtra just floated tokenizing 40–50% of its grid.

State keeps the wires. Investors buy the cash flow.

Africa has the same trapped capital: roads, ports, water.

What’s the pilot without Maharashtra’s trust?

#RWA #Tokenization #Infrastructure #Africa #EnergyTransition

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PAPSS and stablecoins aren't competitors — they're solving different problems.

PAPSS settles sovereign trade obligations between central banks.

Stablecoins move value peer-to-peer across borders, instantly.

The real question isn't which rail wins. It's which rail should carry which kind of value.

#PAPSS #Stablecoins #CrossBorderPayments #Fintech #Africa

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@X_supporttop1 Yes

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From regulatory uncertainty to clarity

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August brought 8 major regulatory moves across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa & Mauritius.

Nigeria led with four. Ghana’s SEC sandbox admitted 20 companies.

And stablecoins are now being regulated as their own category — not just another digital asset.

The question in Africa is no longer whether crypto should be regulated.
It’s how regulated digital-asset markets should actually work.

Full breakdown in AWI’s August 2026 Regulatory Tracker (link in bio / on our website).

#RegulatoryTracker #Web3Africa #DigitalAssets

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Africa must own the race!

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A stablecoin acquired in Ghana can settle in Kenya through infrastructure neither country controls — the issuer may sit elsewhere entirely.

The question is no longer how one country regulates stablecoins.
It’s how regulators supervise value that ignores borders by design.

AWI’s next Web3.0 Policy Dialogue: PAPSS, stablecoins, and the battle for the rails.

#Stablecoins #PAPSS #AfricanFintech #Web3Africa #CrossBorderPayments

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Tether holds $141B in US Treasuries — the 17th-largest holder of US government debt worldwide.

Those reserves settle trades in Lagos and Nairobi. The yield stays offshore.

Kenya’s new listing rule now forces a slice of that capital home.

Should the rest of Africa follow?

#Tether #USDT #Stablecoins #Kenya #CryptoAfrica #DigitalFinance

[Kofi Akosah @CryptoTravelar]

Timely!

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Huraay 🎉

@AfricaWeb3_Inst x @officialvaak are now official community partners — bringing Kenya’s digital finance ecosystem closer to AWI’s pan-African policy work.

Building trust in digital finance, one partnership at a time.

https://t.co/GEGfdeBJy8 | https://t.co/Jb9bLVpxLG

#AWI #VAAK #DigitalFinance #Kenya #Africa #Web3 #FinTech #Partnership

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Higher entry point means lossing visibility and consumer protection

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Nigeria SEC just hiked crypto exchange capital to ₦2bn + ₦30m fee + 25% fidelity bond.

Smaller exchanges & P2P networks that move most real volume can’t absorb it. Expect consolidation + more activity pushed off-radar.

Stablecoin issuers face up to 200% reserves for crypto-collateralised tokens.

Nigeria is competing on readiness, not permissiveness. Kenya, Ghana & SA have a decision to make.

#NigeriaCrypto #SECNigeria #CryptoRegulation #Stablecoins #CryptoAfrica

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#Tokenise

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A classic example of how Africa can utilise tokenisation for farmers in Africa.

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Industry players should continue engagement to find a middle ground for innovation to prevail.

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#VirtualAsset taxation is part of compliance.

Smart taxation stimulates innovation and growth.

Builders and ecosystem players in #Nigeria, what do you think about the @NigeriaRevenue tax directive?

#VirtualAssets #TaxCompliance #NRS #CryptoNigeria #TaxReform #Innovation

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@002Sindirella hello

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🌍 The future of the global economy is being coded in Nairobi, Lagos, and Kigali — Africa isn't just "adopting" Web3; we are leading it.

Let's build!

#Web3Africa

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Can't wait to be in Kigali after 7yrs of leaving...

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AWI is heading to Kigali 🇷🇼

Our Executive Director, @CryptoTravela, will be speaking at the Africa Fintech Summit — 18–20 November 2026, Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda.

More on the conversation soon.

#AFTSKigali26

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Nigeria’s SEC cleared tokenised shares & bonds for trading on NASD.

Platform live, first offering early September.

Africa’s first formal blockchain capital-market infrastructure.

Live test case is here. Real opportunity: capital formation for the excluded.

Secondary-market depth is the next test.

#Tokenization #Nigeria #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #CapitalMarkets #NASD

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Join the new movement of capital formation in Africa

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Catch us live as we discuss laying the foundations for tokenising Africa's RWAs!
https://t.co/dHH0EexwWm

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Your bank offers 2% interest. Inflation is 15%. Lending rates are 30%. You're losing money.
DeFi gives you a smarter way to grow your wealth. 📈

#DeFi #Web3Africa #DeFiAfrica #AfricaWeb3

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Join the conversation on Africa’s decentralized future. Follow for evidence-based insights on Web3 policy, settlement innovation, AfCFTA integration, and more.

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Own 1% of a luxury apartment in Lagos? Yes. 🇳🇬 Fractional ownership via Web3 is democratizing wealth for Gen Z.

#RealEstate #RealEstateTokenization
#PropTech #AfricaWeb3
#GenZ #RWA