About
Hello and welcome to my personal homepage.
I hope you find something insightful to you while reading it. My name is Abena [abn-AA] Asante.
I am passioned about many things including, blockchain technology, decentralised finance, value creation through token economy and education. I flourish by helping others and I am enthusiastic about simplifying the complexities of our interconnected world. I am a big fan of football ⚽️, food, and anything game related.
On this website, you will find description of the type of work I do, my advocacy and you will also find some highlights and news from my professional life.
Publication
I focus on my work on blockchain technology, decentralised finance (DeFi), and token economy. You will find my academic publications, content writing and popular press articles.
August 2022: What is Generative Art and Why Does it Matter? published in Bankless Africa Newsletter
January 2023: NFT beyond the hype. How token economy impacts creative entrepreneurship, (magna cum laude), thesis submitted at University of Liechtenstein.
🥁 Want to know more about NFTs beyond the hype?
Continued and expanded my research topic from my second master’s thesis. The objective of the research is to explore the nuances of value creation using exploratory methodology in an effort to comprehend the ideas, experiences and procedures individuals have about tokenisation via NFTs.
I have presented preliminary research findings at the following Ethereum conferences:
📌 Ethereum Zurich on April 2023
📌 ETHBelgrade June 2023
📌 ETHPrague June 2023
📌 ETHCC Paris 2023
My paper won best short paper at Special Interest Group on Blockchain Innovations and Technologies (SIGBIT) Workshops 2023 at Hyderabad, India in December 2023.
Education
I am enthusiastic about simplifying the complexities of our interconnected world and I apply this passion as an educator at SheFi (online) and monthly blockchain & brunch event (in person) at TrustSquare in Zurich, Switzerland. You will find information about upcoming educational events about blockchain, DeFi and web3 here and on Linkedin.
ETHAccra
In a perfect society, everyone would be treated with respect and have access to all possibilities and opportunities, therefore there would be no need for advocates for individuals. Our world, however, is not perfect and there is much injustice. The people who undoubtedly face injustice the most wherever they are in the world are Africans and people of African descent. I advocate for Africa and its people not only because I am African but because I believe everyone deserves to be treated fairly and given opportunities. I apply my advocacy as a founder of ETHAccra, contributor for Bankless Africa and SheFi with the purpose to help onboard Africans to Ethereum, crypto and web3 overall. A frontier for achieving true economic freedom, self-sovereignty and financial independence. ETHAccra was founded by myself with the vision to help grow the local Ethereum ecosystem. Together with other passioned people our goal is to nurture the infinite garden in Ghana, because we believe the potential of Ghana and surrounding areas to be the hub for great ideas and the driver for the Ethereum driven ethos in West Africa.
Here is a video and photo recap of our first ETHAccra hackathon edition.
Blog
Recap of ETHAccra hackathon: Unraveling the Magic of Hackathons in Accra.
News
Some highlights...
February 2023 Ethereum Ghana Meetup in Accra
