Afridigest Week in Review: Fintech building blocs

+Wave layoffs, Duplo's pulled term sheet +3 of top 10 crypto owning countries are in Africa +Problems with VC (virtual cards) +How Coinbase operates efficiently at scale +Questions for Edmund?

The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly recap for Africa-focused founders, executives, and investors, as well as interested observers.

Welcome back, friends! The most clicked link last week was the Coatue investor presentation (PDF).

Also, I bit the bullet and launched a newsletter on LinkedIn — it’s not at all focused on the African startup ecosystem so YMMV, but if you’re interested in quick, actionable ideas for becoming a better business leader, it’s worth a look. The first piece is here, and the next piece should come later this week.

If you’re new, welcome 🙌🏽 — you’ll receive a weekly digest like this on Mondays usually and, sometimes (but not always), an original essay/article on Saturdays. For past essays and digests, visit the archive.

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