The third iteration of the African Web3 platform Cassava Network, which specializes in nonfungible tokens (NFTs), gaming, and loyalty rewards, has just been released. This version integrates with the non-custodial smart contract wallet UniPass, which enables users to use email addresses rather than seed phrases and gas.

The partnership makes it possible for users to sign up for UniPass and hold, send, and receive on-chain digital assets across multiple Ethereum Virtual Machine blockchains when they create Cassava accounts, helping to transition Africans from Web2 to Web3.

In an interview with Cointelegraph, Mouloukou Sanoh, a co-founder of Cassava Network, described how African consumers and companies can use the new version to enter the Web3 market.

“With Cassava v3, we have made it easy for African users to interact with their favorite Web2 and Web3 brands. As users interact with these brands, they earn both CB Coins and other on-chain rewards specified by partners.”

The network’s reward tokens, CB Coins, currently exist off-chain, but users will soon be able to exchange them for on-chain assets, according to Sanoh. The platform will then accept CB for the purchase of mystery boxes and concert tickets.

Thanks to the new partnership, Cassava Network users now have direct access to the UniPass wallet. 

Sanoh stated that Cassava v3 “provides a channel through which partners can grow their African market” in relation to its use by businesses. Business brands that collaborate with Cassava Network can also build communities on the network by utilizing the new “community” feature to attract followers and engagement on various platforms through the development of tasks that users can participate in and earn rewards for completing.

Sanoh discussed the new version’s potential to boost Africa’s business economy during the interview. Cassava v3 “serves as a bridge for global Web3 businesses to connect with African Web2 users,” according to Sanoh. Sanoh added that 90% of the partners using the Cassava v3’s community feature so far are African companies.