I’m overwhelmed by the amount of support I received from my announcement yesterday of joining @AvaLabs
If anything it showed me how important connecting with people across emerging tech has been
The relationships with you all are the reason I show up motivated every day
I can’t wait to get started again 🔺
The @arc Programmable Money Hackathon is live!
4 weeks to build real products with Arc, Circle's stablecoin-native L1 - plus USDC, App Kits & Agent Stack.
Tracks:
1. DeFi - lending, swaps, FX, payments & treasury, built to leverage Arc's USDC fees and sub-second settlement.
2. Agentic Economy - AI agents that hold wallets, pay and transact autonomously in USDC. Real autonomy, not a wrapper.
Top teams go on to the Arc Accelerator. Get involved now ↓
Introducing Bloom 🌸
Think of payments… but continuous.
Bloom is an app built on Celo using Superfluid and GoodDollar to make money move in real time instead of static transactions. It rethinks how salaries, savings, allowances, and even community finance could work if money behaved more like streaming data than monthly bank transfers.
The idea started from a simple question:
Why do we work continuously… but get paid in delayed chunks?
Spice, who’s well known for singing dirty and explicit lyrics like “Pussy no battery out, so mi ole can skin out”, and has a song “My Boyfriend Dick” where she praises it to be big and tall among others has been taken to the Katikkiro of Buganda to endorse her show🫢🫢🫢🫢🫢🫢
The contrast is striking😩😩especially considering that the same Katikkiro has often taken a stand against such content from Ugandan artists like Gravity and Pazzo. But when it’s Spice, perhaps because she’s Jamaican who curses in patois, it suddenly seems acceptable.
Gutusiinze Ayi Beene!!😭😭🙏🏿🙏🏿
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞: The National Bank of Rwanda has successfully completed a 5-month Proof of Concept(PoC) for a potential Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the e-Franc Rwandais (e-FRW).
The PoC marks an important milestone in #Rwanda’s journey toward a more digital, resilient and inclusive financial system. It involved close collaboration with commercial banks, payment service providers, fintech innovators and key public institutions.
Read and Download the full PoC report here: https://t.co/zIPtPqtS47
#BNREngage
#KnowYourCentralBank
🔦 BASE BUILDER SPOTLIGHT 🔦
Meet Oliseh Genesis (X: @illmindofbanana ), Base Ambassador – Uganda | Founder of Snarkels
✨ We're shining a light on a builder with a dual mission! By skillfully commanding both on-chain finance and digital entertainment, he's become a core driver ensuring Base’s footprint and community spirit thrive in Uganda and across the global Base community.
Currently Building...
✅Lait: An innovative app that lets people buy everyday utilities in Uganda on-chain.
✅Snarkels: A live, engaging on-chain quiz game where players compete in real time for real tokens.
Here’s a snapshot of what makes him Based:
🧠 Dev Superpower: Coding from bed all day, and still shipping magic.
🎶 Music that gets him Based: Any reggae, especially those smooth i-taweh vibes.
💬 Something He Believes: Ugandan devs are about to make a global mark. Through @Code3Spaces, we’re shaping Uganda 🇺🇬 into the next digital innovation hub.
✨ Final Word to the Community:
My focus is simple: Lait brings the utility, @wtf_is_snarkels brings the culture. We are actively bridging the gap and proving that real-world adoption on @base .
Smart Contract Heyzo is now live at https://t.co/ZTzu0UZJ8j!
✅ Token distribution
✅ Seamless automation
✅ Tested and ready to scale
OnChain Summer Workshop.
@BasedEastAfrica@buildonbase@base@BasedKago @illmindofbanana
Smart Contract Heyzo is now live at https://t.co/ZTzu0UZJ8j!
✅ Token distribution
✅ Seamless automation
✅ Tested and ready to scale
OnChain Summer Workshop.
@BasedEastAfrica@buildonbase@base@BasedKago @illmindofbanana
Diving deep into OnChain Summer — crafting smart contracts and pushing boundaries at Acasia Avenue, Africa’s Talking. Loving the energy here! @illmindofbanana @BasedEastAfrica@buildonbase@base@BasedKago
📢 Project activity dropped for Sovereign Seas!
It’s not just talk—it’s trackable. Onchain, transparent, and live via @karmahq_ GAP → https://t.co/IwBTtGr0Cp
Let me know what you think!
🚀 The future gets built here!
#TechConKampala2025 is coming Oct 10-11 at the National ICT Hub, Nakawa!
Join the brightest tech minds, creators & developers,
🔥 Cutting-edge innovations
💡 AI & Blockchain workshops
🤝 Startup pitch sessions
🌟 Networking & community