With stablecoins gaining traction and regulation improving, African merchants may be nearing a crypto tipping point. Here’s why 2026 could mark a shift from hesitation to adoption.
Artists.Clothing wants to bridge the gap between designers and merchants

The internet is a wonderful thing. Besides giving us the ability to watch Gangnam Style over a billion times, it allows creative ideas to become businesses, and supplies to meet demands with less barriers. Take Artists.Clothing for example. This startup has created a DIY platform which enables the supply of creatives to meet with the demand of sellers.
Besides having a bad-ass domain name, Artists.Clothing is a Cape Town, South Africa-based marketplace for designing and selling T-Shirts. Freelancers can upload their graphics to the site where merchants can then buy and download unique designs to sell shirts.
Read more on Ventureburn.