The Ivey🪽

Onchain video creator | @WalletConnect Creator
Simplifying crypto concepts and projects for everyday users
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The data behind crypto payment failures is more brutal than most people talk about.

And it's not coming from speculation, it's coming from actual users who tried to pay and couldn't.

But the fact that we can now name exactly where it breaks down means someone is finally building to fix it!
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I contemplated posting this, but I'll share it anyway.

⚠️ long read!

sometimes we're so selfless that it becomes our greatest weakness.

this hit me hard because May was one of the most difficult months of my life.

I remember receiving some money, and the first thing I did wasn't paying my fees or sorting out my own needs. instead, I started sending money to people who had reached out to me before. random surprises. small acts of kindness. I wanted to help.

I gave to others before I took care of myself.

then May happened.

My funds started running low... until eventually, I had nothing left.

one day, I went through my contacts, scrolling endlessly, trying to think of someone I could reach out to- even for a small loan. the painful realization hit me: there was no one.

the same people I had shown up for were leaving me on read.

I was out of food.

I stopped going to the gym for two weeks because you can't lift weights when you're barely eating. It sounds funny now, but that was my reality.😹

there were days I'd cry simply because I was hungry and couldn't afford a meal.

I even posted about it here at some point, and many people probably thought I was joking or shitposting.

I wasn't.

some days, I'd be on the phone with my friend @Serayah_V, and we'd just console each other while both trying to survive our own struggles.

ironically, the people who came through for me weren't the people I had helped the most.

one was someone I had only known for about two weeks.

others were a few close friends who were struggling themselves but would rather share their last cash than watch me go hungry.

meanwhile, many people I'd shown kindness to in the past ignored me🥲

I was in full survival mode.
I missed opportunities.
I had mental breakdowns.

I spent countless nights wondering where I could possibly find money. then I remembered I had bought some shares about four years ago.

thankfully, they had grown to about 5x my initial investment.

I listed them on PiggyVest and prayed someone would buy them, even with over 50 offers ahead of me.

one morning, I woke up and saw they had been sold.

that moment felt like God had finally answered a prayer.

the rest is history.

will I stop giving?

absolutely not!
to me it's just one of those bad days.

helping people is part of who I am.

but now I understand something important: generosity needs wisdom.

not everyone who receives from you values you!

not everyone you save will show up when it's your turn to need saving.

I'll still give. I'll still help.

but I'll be more intentional about who gets access to that version of me.

this is one of those stories you don't see behind the smiles, the achievements, the nice pictures, and the posts.

because life is often much heavier than the highlights we share online!

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There was a time, when I have a resource for gifts/giveaways.

I’ll make a post for followers to earn it, reach out to people in need privately in their DMs or reach out to friends here or on WhatsApp to ask for their wallets, some bank accounts, others I copied their wallets and sent funds without telling them, one even came online to post that he probably received my over 100+ $USDT in his ByBit wallet because he must have mistakenly submitted it for an airdrop.

One other said no one has ever given him a free monetary gift in his life.

I got to understand that all of these gestures made me look foolish, cos none reciprocated or turned up when I even bothered to ask cos it became necessary. One even told me: “I can’t give u money, because I once gave one Igbo guy money help him actually his football career in Norway and he never returned the money, so assisting u now will make me a fool”

Fortunately, man is not God! Ceteris Paribus time is now what separates the goal 🥅 from the certainty of achieving it!

In the last few months, despite how tight things have been, I’ve maintained the culture of giving - But I changed the recipients and formats.

•Offline
•No one knows their identities (just like I also try to obscure their identities when it was online)
•I give only food 70% food items 30% cash
•I identify and verify the needs myself and distribute myself

The better thing is: the new beneficiaries are not online, some don’t even speak English, many are not in a position to reciprocate, no praises, no arguments, no insults…

All Glory to Jehovah. As Jesus continues to intercede and provide for me, every living that that comes across me will have a reason to testify through me that God is indeed good and a provider at the point of our needs in Jesus name, Amen!