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🔥MAIDEN KAYABALABS DApp NURSERY IS LIVE!!!🔥
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2 weeks. 100% online. Idea → LIVE MVP on the fastest & cheapest Ethereum L2.
Time for the next unicorn apps to be born 🫵🐺
🗓️ 8–22 Dec 2025
💸 100% FREE
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We are excited to share that KayabaLabs DApp Nursery has been accepted into the @StellarOrg Quadratic Funding Round on @Giveth.
We’ll use this opportunity to bring more African developers and founders into practical blockchain building :
Introducing KayabaLabs DApp Nursery 🧵
If you believe in getting more African builders shipping real DApps and growing the Stellar ecosystem with locally relevant products, support KayabaLabs DApp Nursery with as little as $1 in XLM.
Everyone has a susu story. 👀
Maybe you saved with friends.
Maybe it was with coworkers.
Maybe you joined a group and it worked perfectly… or maybe it didn’t. 😅
What has your susu experience been like?
Good, bad, or somewhere in between we want to hear it.👇🏾
#Susu#Sousubox
Excited to see this strategic alignment. By fostering community collaboration and enabling partnerships, we’re accelerating ecosystem growth, unlocking value for builders, and driving innovation within the ecosystem. We are proud to be part of this journey. #TheBuildersCircle
What happens when communities come together to build?
Ideas connect. Builders collaborate. Opportunities grow. And the ecosystem becomes stronger.
More communities are joining #TheBuildersCircle, and we are excited to welcome @kayabalabshq to the Circle as we work together to support builders and advance blockchain innovation.
Visit https://t.co/dpPZpxxcPo to discover the communities we are building with and find out how you can join the Circle too.
We are bringing communities, builders, and ecosystem players together to create something meaningful.
Something big is coming.
#TheBuildersCircle #TBCGhana #BlockchainGhana #TechCommunity #BuildingTogether
Continuous learning is the backbone of a successful engineering career. At Kayaba Labs, we are committed to training the next wave of specialists in Blockchain Development, Web Development and DevOps Engineering.
Our upcoming 3-Month Intensive Course focuses on bridging the gap between beginner knowledge and professional-grade DevOps implementation. Whether you're looking to pivot or sharpen your current skills, this program is built for impact.
Duration📅: 3 Months (Intensive)
Web3 grants & Fellowship Programs You Shouldn’t Miss (March 2026)
If you're trying to break into Web3,
grants and fellowships are one of the fastest paths.
You get:
• mentorship from protocol teams
• real on-chain projects
• ecosystem exposure
• sometimes grants or stipends
Here are some programs worth exploring 👇
1.) Ethereum Foundation – Ecosystem Support & Fellowship Programs (@ethereum)
Focus: research, protocol development, ecosystem tooling
Many fellows end up contributing directly to Ethereum projects.
👉 https://t.co/17HW0BiTEq
2.) Devconnect Scholars Program (@EFDevconnect)
For builders contributing to the Ethereum ecosystem.
Great exposure to core developers and researchers.
👉 https://t.co/XCEcz6WoQj
3.) Solana Foundation Fellowship (@SolanaFndn)
For developers building tools, apps, and infrastructure on Solana.
Often includes mentorship from ecosystem teams.
👉 https://t.co/hQRLU3E2uS
4.) Polygon Fellowship & Developer Programs (@0xPolygon)
Focus on:
• zk infrastructure
• DeFi applications
• developer tooling
👉 https://t.co/3OJBJIXxGl
5.) Polkadot Fellowship (@Polkadot)
For engineers contributing to the Polkadot ecosystem and runtime development.
Focused heavily on protocol-level engineering.
👉https://t.co/BPLxyJqmB5
6.) Chainlink BUILD & Developer Programs (@chainlink)
Support for teams building with oracles, CCIP, and automation.
Includes mentorship and ecosystem support.
👉 https://t.co/DBtvfN06dI
7.) Base Builder Programs (@base)
Focused on builders launching applications on Base.
Includes grants, mentorship, and ecosystem exposure.
👉 https://t.co/BaBN8Ge5DY
8.) Starknet Fellowship / Builder Programs
(@Starknet)
Focused on:
• ZK development
• Cairo smart contracts
• scaling research
👉 https://t.co/uCCe3MTuRw
9.) Gitcoin Grants & Open Source Fellowships
(@gitcoin)
Great if you're contributing to open-source Web3 tools or public goods.
Many developers start their Web3 journey here.
👉 https://t.co/WtkdoKrdSV
10.) Web3 Foundation Grants Program
(@Web3foundation)
Supports teams building on Polkadot and Kusama.
Milestone-based funding and ecosystem mentorship.
👉 https://t.co/jCxP99EWhU
Why these matter:
Many Web3 founders and engineers started through:
• fellowships
• open-source grants
• ecosystem accelerators
They help you:
• build credibility
• meet protocol teams
• ship real projects
If you're serious about entering Web3 in 2026,
programs like these are worth watching.
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my 2025 wrap.
i turned 20 today. generational run type year. still feels unreal. here's a 2024 + 2025 recap:
> landed @meta before i turned 18. worked on @instagram's auth infra.
> named a @DEShawGroup Latitude Fellow. 1 of 47 nationwide
> landed @apple at 19. did ML in Cellular Engineering (WTE) cupertino
> published ML research under my professor at @HowardU
> taught myself swift overnight to build an iOS app for @hack_harvard and won the track
> @NASA RockSat-C program. built a robotic arm for suturing in space. we had to test it under some of the most insane vibration conditions (genuinely one of the hardest things i’ve ever done)
> contributed to a couple opensource repos
> research w @NIH AIM-AHEAD
> 2nd place at @nvidia agents for impact. built a layer on top of @meta ray-ban glasses for real-time voice first aid + cpr coaching. @baxate_carter loved it
> touched 12+ states. red-eyes between sf, labs, hackathons, conferences, people, everything!!!
> shipped products @tryspawnlabs@deepubuntu, and others doing upwards ~$20k in quarterly revenue
> secured $50k+ in scholarships from @amazon, @tmcf_hbcu, @UNCF, @Boeing, @Chevron among others for academic excellence.
> finally met a bunch of online friends irl @tedddyoweh@clintonimaro, @TomiTokko3
> spent a lot of time this year building and learning around physical intelligence, perception & manipulation, robotics, humanoids, embodied ai, egocentric data, and vlms
2026 goals. saying it out loud:
> @ycombinator Spring 2026
> publish this paper on embodied ai & egocentric data for robots (thanks @eddybuild)
> gym consistency
> win some. lose some. keep going
> tweet more lol
i shipped a lot this year.. probably a little too much cause i noticed i need to spend more time with friends and family. got the best advice from @tundespeaks - gtfolh.
if you told me this in 2022 i wouldn’t believe you. ngmi isn’t an option.
back to work @letstrace
merry christmas, everyone🎄
Hello Hackers,
Happy Holidays..!
Results and feedback of the hackathon would be communicated tomorrow and qualified teams would awarded on Wednesday.
Thanks
🚨 FINAL CALL: SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TODAY 🚨
Builders this is the last push.
⏰ Deadline: 11:59 PM GMT
Ship your MVP.
Submit via the link below 👇
https://t.co/u19J3X0XzQ
No extensions. No late entries.
Let’s see what Africa is building on Scroll 🌍🔥
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