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Crypto Anthropologist, Culture Coder & Experience Producer ποΈ@gatherings_ @lavavc_ @Pagodasia @borderlessaf
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Welcome onboard @s3unha β€οΈβπ₯Iβm so blessed to have you as a friend, family and now as a collaborator at @lavavc_ !
Welcome @s3unha as Venture Partner to the LAVA family! We're excited to bring a talented founder, investor, and community builder to support LAVA's mission + founders in our portfolio reach new heights. https://t.co/QVB5ApcucC
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5/ π‘ The Big Idea: "Local currency stablecoins represent the next evolution of financial innovations in Africa - while USD stablecoins create significantly better plumbing for global value exchange, local currency stablecoins promise better plumbing for local economies. These
Hot take: USD stablecoins' success in Africa might be crypto's biggest failure mode for the continent. Part I in the @lavavc_ series showed how stablecoins solved USD liquidity fragmentation. But they don't fix the core problem: Africa's ~$400B annual USD leakage. If crypto
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Yay! π₯³ π
And just like that, weβre officially in @ethereum's second decade. Congrats everyone π Impossible --> inevitable
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Tomorrow, celebrate 10 years of Ethereum. Join the ecosystem in a Livestream to: - Revisit Ethereum history with @VitalikButerin & @ethereumJoseph - Envision the next decade with @tkstanczak & @hwwonx - Hear from builders across the globe β°2:30 PM UTC https://t.co/MfALtNbE0X
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#Stablecoins_in_Africa One of the most interesting phenomena in the world of crypto adoption π₯π @lavavc_
I've been beating the drums about stablecoins in Africa for years. They've finally hit mainstream in the West! I'm releasing a 2-part series to look beyond the surface-level takes on why stablecoins thrive in Africa, and seek to understand the forces that led us there. Part I
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A great piece by Andy (@cryptowanderer) breaking down what we mean by 'trust infrastructure' at @lavavc_ and the types of problems ripe for innovative & practical solutions https://t.co/HWOT3e5jnH
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Thank you to everyone who contributed to getting Pectra shipped securely π¦ Itβs been one of the most complex forks to scope, test and ship. Grateful for the opportunity to help shape it. Onto the next one β¨
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magma2 was one of my highlights last year. it really changed how i approached building, and the level of collaborations it has enabled is unmatched thanks to @yosephayele @iamsonge for making the experience memorable
Today marks the beginning of magma3, stacked as always with a group of exceptionally talented builders and founders. Before the week begins, letβs take a quick recap of the magma2 cohort We cannot wait to meet the builders & founders of cohort 3! https://t.co/2zYF2cbZ8C
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Andy doesn't talk like the standard engineer. Very illuminating and 'integrative': * Andy Tudhope on Regenerative Mechanism Design: "Programming Money to Be Meaningful". Video via https://t.co/mvJubesCJU "Andy Tudhope is the CTO of LAVA. In conversation with Matthew Monahan."
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From the top community builders in Africa - @yosephayele and @iamsonge put great amount of effort in connecting teams from the continent with the global research and capital and add an incredibly attentive and kind approach on top.
The future of African Web3 isn't a single super-app. It's builders creating 'legos' of a significantly better operating system for Africa's economy - products focused on specific market needs and leverage each other to offer what no single company can build alone. Using
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Are you building FOR/FROM Africa? Read this nowπ₯ Applications close in less than 24hrs.
The future of African Web3 isn't a single super-app. It's builders creating 'legos' of a significantly better operating system for Africa's economy - products focused on specific market needs and leverage each other to offer what no single company can build alone. Using
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The science says for magma to become lava, there must first be a moment of 'cracking open' that occurs. Applications for magma3 close tomorrow! π https://t.co/CueeMypLnY
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For the last day of @EFDevcon, we are going full on Asia day at GM hub ( room 107b) β―οΈ Led by @viennazero, we will share untold stories from Asia, have matcha tea ceremony π΅, and show @ethereum community the Asia way we walk! π You donβt wanna miss this!
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Shared a lighting talk about βRewilding DAOβ at DAO Asia Summit put together by @Pagodasia and other good friends π Well done team! @devlewis18 @vvntp6 @joshuaztan Josh & Gen!
π±DAO Asia Summit on Nov. 10thπ± In collaboration with @DAOstar_One /@metagov_project and @digitalasiahub - Pagoda is organizing the first DAO summit in Asia, unpacking the diversity of decentralized organizations in this emerging region π πLink to event:
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An actual "Road Trip to @EFDevcon" happening nowπ Can't wait to see the Pagodians from Cambodia π°π
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Who from Africa is joining Devcon 2024? This will be the LARGEST African presence at a global Ethereum event, probably ever. All thanks to many community organizers across the continent, @EFDevcon team's effort with visa support + tickets, and many protocols' direct
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Scam alert: clicking on the NFT link of the event pretending to be us will drain your wallet https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gm-day-tickets-1079719613429 GM Dayβ¦
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