Frederick Munawa

Technology Reporter - Blockchain Protocols

Frederick Munawa was a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covered blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks.

Prior to his work in the blockchain space, he worked at the Royal Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments, and several other global financial institutions. He has a background in Finance and Law, with an emphasis on technology, investments, and securities regulation.

Frederick owns units of the CI Bitcoin ETF fund above Coindesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.

Latest from Frederick Munawa

Layer 2

Smart Contract Platforms: Past, Present and Future

A brief overview of smart contract platform use cases and the potential for investment.

Oct 14, 2022

The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)

Finance

South African Non-Profit Bitcoin Ekasi Opens Education Center

The center will educate residents of Mossel Bay on bitcoin, finance and other subjects.

Oct 11, 2022

The new Bitcoin Ekasi Center has launched in South Africa. (Bitcoin Ekasi)

Tech

Crypto and Payments Firm MobileCoin Launches Stablecoin – ‘Electronic Dollars’

The company says eUSD will be “the first data-protecting stablecoin.”

Oct 10, 2022

Finance

Zcash May Be Getting Spammed but the Blockchain Is Doing Just Fine, the Company Behind It Says

Electric Coin Co., the organization behind Zcash, claims that concerns of a spam attack are mostly just fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD).

Oct 7, 2022

Finance

Crypto Is Quietly Thriving in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chainalysis Report

The report shows strong crypto usage and adoption rates in the region. With highly educated young people and low job prospects, crypto is “a way to feed their family," says Convexity founder Adedeji Owonibi.

Sep 29, 2022