Igve Chrisent: "The path of blockchain in Africa should begin with the fight against poverty" – Bits Media

General Director of the Nigerian financial platform Sumotrust & Truzact said, that the victory over poverty in Africa is crucial for the development of the digital assets industry on the continent.

Igve Chrisent (Pheng), The head of the Sumo Trust investment platform, At the summit Associations of interested parties in the technology of the blockchain of Nigeria (Siban), stated, that in order to achieve the integration of the economies of Africa and blockchain technologies, it is primarily necessary to eradicate hunger.

“Initially, Africa should eradicate poverty and form the middle class, To then move on to digital technologies and the introduction of blockchain technology. If we do not fix the situation, then we will continue to move around the closed circle ", - said Chrisent.

The head of Sumo Trust cited the data of the World Bank, According to which 83% Nigeria population lives with income below the subsistence minimum. And without satisfying basic needs, people are not able to delve into the study of new technologies.

Nonetheless, Based on the results of a survey of the analytical platform Consensys, Nigeria is the world leader in the awareness of cryptocurrencies - they know about them 99% residents of the country.