Azza, a blockchain powered AI agent built on WhatsApp for fast, secure, and effortless cryptocurrency trading, recently crossed a major milestone. As of July 2025, the platform has recorded over $2 million in on-chain volume, more than $500,000 in trading volume, 9,000+ completed transactions, and a user base exceeding 4,000 people.
Built by Blocverse, which empowers businesses with blockchain innovation for growth, Azza gained instant recognition after emerging as one of the winners of the Base Hackathon. The event, titled “Build Around the World Buildathon” ran from September 27th to October 21st, 2024, and rewarded winners from across the globe with a shared prize pool of 25 ETH.
According to Azza’s founder, Toochukwu Okoro, the recognition was more than just a win, it was a massive morale boost. He also credits the brand’s early visibility to the Base West Africa community, which supports base products through a weekly product spotlight initiative.
These weekly reviews and trials, coordinated by community members, are designed to help promising local products reach their first two to three hundred users. Damilare Aregbesola, Base West Africa Lead, noted that the spotlight helped Azza onboard its first 100 users, immediately jump starting their early traction.
One of the core pain points for new Web3 users is the difficult first time user experience often required to navigate crypto wallets, exchanges, and decentralized applications. Azza tackles this by going where the users already are, which is WhatsApp.
With millions of people using WhatsApp daily in Africa alone, Azza’s integration of AI chat agents into a familiar messaging platform makes it possible for everyday users to interact with crypto the same way they would text a friend.
Azza enables users to buy, sell, and swap popular cryptocurrencies such as USDT, USDC, SOL, ETH, and more directly through chat. The entire experience is mobile-first, simple, and intentionally designed for accessibility across Nigeria and other African countries where smartphones are prevalent but app fatigue is common.
Eight months after its hackathon win, Azza is showing consistent and significant growth. The platform processes daily trading volumes ranging between $4,000 to $6,000, occasionally hitting $10,000 on strong days.
On a weekly basis, Azza handles between $25,000 to $35,000 in transaction volume. In April 2025, the team announced they had surpassed $660,000 in on-chain volume, a figure they have successfully doubled by July, 2025.
In a recent conversation with Ayomitan Pamilerin on the Builders Block podcast, founder Toochukwu Okoro shared:
“One key thing we have been doing is keeping our community close, making sure we’re always ready to resolve issues firsthand, and consistently shipping features our users ask for. Over time, people started becoming more confident in trusting us with their money.”
Azza represents more than just a product, it is a signal of what the future of decentralized finance in Africa could look like. By removing the technical friction points; no need to download an app, memorize seed phrases, or manage confusing dashboards, Azza allows users to buy or sell crypto in seconds, by simply texting a bot.
In a region where trust, speed, and simplicity determines adoption, Azza is proving that crypto does not have to be complicated. By adding AI powered crypto wallets to everyday messaging habits, the product is redefining access to finance in Africa.
