Citrine🧡✨️

Building in Web3 💻 || Crafting with beads 🎨 || Content writer • Professional Virtual Assistant • Community mod & brand ambassador • @sign beader🧡✨️

[Tajudeen ♟️ @Tajudeen_10]

Did you know the most expensive pizza purchase in history was made with Bitcoin?

16 years ago, someone spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas just to prove that crypto could be used in the real world.

At that time, Bitcoin had little real-world value, so the transaction was actually a major breakthrough for crypto adoption.

Today, people only focus on one thing:
“How much would that Bitcoin be worth now?”

But I think the real story of Pizza Day is much bigger than regret.

It’s about how far crypto has evolved.

Back then, crypto was mainly about buying, holding, and sending coins.

Today, crypto is becoming a gateway to opportunities that used to be reserved for wealthy investors and big financial institutions.

Things like:
• Stock futures
• Commodities
• Precious metals
• Even pre-IPO opportunities

All from one platform.

For example, @MEXC now gives users access to pre-IPO SpaceX exposure starting around $650.

Years ago, opportunities like this were mostly available to venture capital firms, brokers, or high-net-worth investors.

Now, the barrier is getting smaller.

And this shift is already happening fast:
MEXC’s TradFi trading volume reportedly grew by +246% in Q1 alone.

To me, Pizza Day is no longer just about looking back at what was lost.

It’s about seeing what crypto is making possible today.

From buying pizza…
to opening doors to global financial opportunities.

That’s the real evolution of crypto.

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Nerxar_001 @Tajudeen_10 @heisgift @HizzyPM More wins darling 🤲❤️

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Nerxar_001 @Tajudeen_10 @heisgift @HizzyPM Fashionistaaaaa🔥❤️❤️❤️

[Nerxar🔶 @Nerxar_001]

Guess who’s birthday it is today ? Meeee🤭❤️

Say me a wish 🤭❤️

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Nerxar_001 @Tajudeen_10 Happy birthday, buddy😍🥳❤️❤️❤️

[Nerxar🔶 @Nerxar_001]

X gave me balloons 🤭🥹❤️

Happy birthday to me 🥹

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Tajudeen_10 Baba musu 😭😂😂

[Lawal Aakeefah @Aa_kee_fah]

I am opportuned to be the Welfare Director of the SU Unilorin Football League and a big shout out to @Ola_My_Gee, he is indeed an exceptional individual.
Another opportunity to learn and grow, let's keep raising the standards 💜

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[Lawal Aakeefah @Aa_kee_fah]

Alhamdulillah! Saturday's online program was truly a success ✨💜.
I’m sincerely grateful to everyone who took out time to join the session, listen, contribute, and make the conversation engaging and impactful.
A special appreciation to our speakers; @aa_olujimi and @ag_dauda

[Tajudeen ♟️ @Tajudeen_10]

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[Tajudeen ♟️ @Tajudeen_10]

Gm fam 🙂

Hey everyone, I have a huge favor to ask. Our friend (Web3tyrant) I am sue you all know him from orange dynasty unfortunately lost his account 🥲.

We all know how much work it takes to build an account and it’s heartbreaking to see it gone.

He starting fresh at @OnchainTyrant_. Let’s show Him some love and help rebuild! He will be following everyone back as well.

Please follow and RT to spread the word!

[Sign @Sign]

ai governance for governments

[Tajudeen ♟️ @Tajudeen_10]

So guys, a huge partnership dropped today, and it’s between two projects I’ve been seriously bullish on for a while now.

Instead of just reposting it, let me actually talk through what this means, because it’s bigger than it looks.

SO WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY ANNOUNCE? 🧡👀

@0xMiden just partnered with @billions_ntwk.

At first glance, it sounds like another “identity” update, but this one is different.
This is about bringing privacy-preserving identity to Miden.

And if you’ve been around crypto long enough, you already know identity has always been a problem.

WHY HAS IDENTITY ALWAYS FELT LIKE A TRAP?

Most of the time, it goes like this:

You want to use an application.
The app says, “We need KYC.”
Suddenly you’re uploading your passport, your face, and personal details to a system you don’t control.

From that point on, your data lives somewhere forever.

So users are forced to choose:
• Stay anonymous and miss out
• Or doxx themselves just to participate

That’s the trade-off everyone quietly accepts.

WHAT IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO CHOOSE?

This is where the Miden and Billions collaboration comes in.

Instead of storing your personal data, they’re using zero-knowledge proofs.

If you’re new, think of it like this:

You prove something about yourself once,
and after that, you only show proof that it’s true not the actual information.

The system knows you’re verified,
but it never sees who you are.

OKAY, BUT HOW DOES THIS WORK IN REAL LIFE?

Using Billions on Miden looks like this:
1. You scan your ID and pass a liveness check
(this just confirms you’re a real person with a valid document)
2. You receive a zero-knowledge proof
(a cryptographic “yes, this person is verified”)
3. Your personal data is deleted permanently

After that moment, your documents are gone.
Only the proof remains.

SO WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY USE THAT PROOF FOR?

This is the part most people miss.

That same proof can be used to confirm things like:
• Age requirements
• Citizenship or residency
• Accreditation status

And you can do all of this without ever showing your name, face, or documents again.

You’re not revealing identity.
You’re revealing eligibility.

WHY THIS QUIETLY CHANGES EVERYTHING FOR APPS

Now look at this from a builder’s point of view.

Apps on Miden can finally add compliance without touching sensitive user data at all.

No passport databases.
No PII storage.
No long-term liability if something leaks.

Billions handles the verification layer in the background.
The app just checks the proof.

WHY I’M PERSONALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS

This isn’t just another partnership announcement.

It’s a signal that identity on-chain doesn’t have to mean surveillance, and compliance doesn’t have to mean sacrificing privacy.

That’s why this one matters, especially long term.

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@mcfcHQ_ @grok LFG🔥💚

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Tajudeen_10 @sign @roguescholarbro SiGM boss

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

Can I get a late GM?👀

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@m03_btc @0xMiden @sign GM🧡

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

Can I get a late GM?👀

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@allodev @0xMiden @sign Thanks, Allo🥂

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

—> @0xMiden = programmable privacy + quantum secured + scalability

Pass it on 🧡👀

[Tajudeen ♟️ @Tajudeen_10]

—> @0xMiden = programmable privacy + quantum secured + scalability

Pass it on 🧡👀

[Citrine🧡✨️ @Kay_Jay989]

@Tajudeen_10 @billions_ntwk Go and read😂