Writing from the Cradle team.
Company updates, engineering deep-dives, and market commentary on tokenising African capital markets.
- Company Update23 April 2026·4 min read
Why We Joined the NSE Innovation Lab
The NSE Innovation Lab is where Cradle is building the infrastructure to bring African capital markets on-chain. Here is what the programme is, what we are contributing, and why the Nairobi Securities Exchange is the right starting point.
- Engineering Deep-Dive22 April 2026·5 min read
Why We Build on Hedera
Settlement finality, enterprise governance, and EVM-compatible compliance standards: the reasoning behind Cradle Protocol choosing Hedera as its foundation for regulated, real-world asset infrastructure.
- Engineering Deep-Dive21 April 2026·4 min read
The Global Liquidity Layer: Why Cradle Is Adding Support for Base
Cradle is Hedera-native and multi-chain. Here is how adding native ERC-3643 deployments on Base extends African securities tokens to global on-chain liquidity — without bridges and without compromising custody.
- Market Commentary20 April 2026·4 min read
Borrowing Against Tokenised African Assets: What DeFi Lending Unlocks for the NSE Market
Securities-backed lending is routine for institutional investors in developed markets and almost non-existent for African retail investors. Tokenisation changes that — here is how, and why it matters.
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