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🌍 Unleashing the Power of Ethereum and L2 Innovation in Africa through physical pop-up hacker houses to connect brilliant minds and build awesome technology.

[ZuAfrique @zuAfrique]

The countdown to ZuAfrique 2.0 begins now!

Join us for our first AMA + event updates session, where we’ll share what’s coming and answer your questions about the upcoming experience.

Come prepared, get the updates firsthand, and get ready for what’s ahead.

Set your reminders:
🗓 Tuesday, 24 February 2026
🕒 3 PM GMT | 4 PM GMT+1 | 7 PM GMT+3

See you there!

[EthDev Africa | ethdevafrica.eth @ethdevafrica]

Let’s close out the year with a big bang! 🔥🔥🔥🌍🌍🌍

[Pishikeni Tukura | pkstevenz.eth 🇳🇬 @pkstevenz_]

As 2025 wraps up, imagine joining fellow builders, ecosystem leaders and founders for something real: The Final Block 2.0 powered by the @ayahq_ x @LiskHQ @LiskAfrica Builder Hubs.

Two unique experiences will celebrate Africa’s Web3 spirit and community power—giving you the chance to reflect, recharge, and boldly shape your 2026.

📅 December 11–13, 2025
📍 Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭
📍 Kilifi, Kenya 🇰🇪

At each retreat, step into a vibrant space with reliable tech, creative thinkers, and hands-on workshops. Reflect on your year, learn from those shaping Africa’s tech future, and join IRL sessions inspired by global events like DevConnect. Expect lots of music, games, local flavor, and a community bash where ideas (and connections) flow naturally.

Each three-day residency is designed for real growth—think insightful talks, guided planning for 2026, optional excursions for some sun and fun, and time to unwind with peers who truly get it.

This isn’t just about attending an event; it’s about showing up with intention, embracing new friendships, and stepping into the new year clear-headed and motivated.

Don’t miss the chance to build, reflect, and celebrate at a retreat that puts authenticity at its heart.

Registration links in the comments👇

See you there! 😉

[EthDev Africa | ethdevafrica.eth @ethdevafrica]

Yet to be disproven!

[Pishikeni Tukura | pkstevenz.eth 🇳🇬 @pkstevenz_]

Still very valid! Let’s keep building ✊🏾

[AyaHQ (Techstars '23) @ayahq_]

Something smart is happening at AyaLabs. 😎

Organizations can now distribute prizes, and builders get theirs without the wait.

➡️ Check it out: https://t.co/vGlzJGLCAX

[Pishikeni Tukura | pkstevenz.eth 🇳🇬 @pkstevenz_]

Patterns, habits, behaviors and traumas! 📝

[EthDev Africa | ethdevafrica.eth @ethdevafrica]

Inspired by the future possibilities daily! ✊🏾🌍

[Kwame Stalwart ◻️💰 @WikicatStalwart]

Welcome to #TheFinalBlock week…This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all roads lead to Kilifi 🇰🇪 and Abokobi 🇬🇭.

Register here;
🇬🇭 :https://t.co/8E9ygfMXzb
🇰🇪: https://t.co/Gci3LSO9xb

The @ayahq_ X @LiskHQ @LiskAfrica Hub is open for all builders, founders and community members who would want to lodge for free.

Outline:

Thursday evening- Residents report to secure a space.
Apply here ; https://t.co/jzncEuz1YH

Friday morning @ 9:30AM - DevConnect Diaries ; Tales from Argentina

Friday evening - 6PM
Community Bash and End Of Year Party.

Saturday Morning - Touch grass trip to Ada (Paid), Departure.

Crown the year with bliss, the #NoBSZone way.

[Reginald Alang'o @ReginaldAlango]

It's finally happening this week!

#TheFinalBlock lands in Kilifi 🇰🇪 & Accra 🇬🇭

3 days inside the @ayahq_ x @LiskAfrica @LiskHQ Builder Hub: sharp sessions, honest stories, useful collisions.

If you hate FOMO, fix it now!

Register here👉🏿https://t.co/Y6misAUMoN

[michael lawal @lawalkay]

In an age of relentless noise and creeping disillusion, the search for meaning has become something of a superpower. That’s why the tweet from Ken Chang stands out so starkly. He writes:
“I Wasted 8 Years of My Life in Crypto.” https://t.co/DCGrvgvauo
He also adds, in a follow-up: “We dreamed a new financial system, but all we got is an infinite zero-sum casino.”
Such bluntness from someone steeped in the space pulls back the curtain on a more profound anxiety: this isn’t just about “crypto failed me,” but about meaning, purpose, community, and whether what we believed in really delivered.

Then there’s Jill Gunter’s response:
Jill's tweet explains her background (“I started my career as a bond trader. I covered Latin American sovereign debt…”) and essentially counters Ken’s tone. https://t.co/6w6oZZxSGV
The shorthand? A swift defence of the status quo rather than a pause to listen. Her reaction highlights exactly what Ken was lamenting: a reflexive dismissal of someone asking questions rather than engaging with the question itself.

What these two posts together show us is how far we’ve drifted from humane, curious dialogue, whether in the web3 ecosystem or in society at large. When a voice steps somewhat off the tribal track, when someone says “I’m lost / this isn’t what I thought” instead of empathy, we get accusation. Instead of a conversation, we get a dismissal. That dynamic signals a deeper rot: a movement built on openness that now struggles with tolerance.

The parallels to history are stark. Consider Nikola Tesla: at times mocked and dismissed in his era for visions of alternating current, wireless energy transmission, and more. Or Walter Russell, whose unorthodox cosmology and ideas about energy and matter were written off by mainstream academics of his day. In both cases, the “academic warlords” of the time labelled them eccentric or wrong, yet time has shown that they were onto something. Innovation often arrives from the fringes, from people uncomfortable with consensus.

In our case, Web3 promised decentralisation, disruption, and community empowerment. But Ken’s tweet suggests a different narrative: “infinite zero sum casino”. Instead of the revolution we envisioned, we may have created a new form of exclusion, new tribes, new gatekeepers. And Jill’s response shows how the gate-keeping reflex is alive: rather than ask “why are you saying this?”, the instinct is “no, you’re wrong”.

So here’s my call to the warlords of web3, the thought-leaders, influencers, builders, and token-writers:
Please slow down. Listen. Be curious. When someone says “I’m questioning this”, don’t dismiss them out of hand. There may be something in their question worth learning from. The voice that isn’t shouting “HODL” or “MOON” might be telling you more about meaning, about purpose, about community, than the hype does.

Because in the age of noise, meaning isn’t just a word. It’s a superpower. Let’s wield it with humility and openness.

[Eric Annan | AyaHQ | Blockchain Policy Advocate| @eannan_24]

No one is coming to save Africa Web3 Ecosystem!

Stop waiting. Stop scheming. Start building with ruthless intention.

This is the wake-up call the continent didn’t ask for—but desperately needs.

@elonmusk in his interview with @nikhilkamathcio.

He was asked what advice would be given to Indian young minds: Elon was direct. He said, “ I respect anyone who creates value and is a net contributor to society.”

The cheatsheet of the game is $Value!!!

This has been our conviction from day one: value opens doors.

Scheming can get you the door but is never a substitute for the long run interest of value.

Let’s get this straight: it’s more than a physical survival vibe.

Buckle up!!!!👀

[AyaHQ (Techstars '23) @ayahq_]

Let’s wrap the year with some fun! 🎉

The Final Block is happening this week!
We’re closing the year with exciting moments and activities from Community Bash to the Devconnect series and a special excursion. And we’re not doing it alone.

We’re joined by amazing community partners: @element_pay , @micro_crop, @_Minisend, @LearnwayApp, @BbagOrg @iExchangeP2P, @kwekutech, @SuiNetworkGhana, @HackerBoostX , and @CeloAfricaDao

Stay tuned for exciting updates on The Final Block.

Builders, get ready and secure your spot!

Ghana 🇬🇭: https://t.co/W8elVdD8Ak

Kilifi 🇰🇪: https://t.co/fXf8gWqsCW

[Eric Annan | AyaHQ | Blockchain Policy Advocate| @eannan_24]

Thanks to the @0xHolonym residency at @JoinEdgeCity Patagonia for creating human space to share and engage with the community.
Special thanks to @angelicagvidal for facilitating the entire experience.

#thehumanlayer

[Kosi. @kho__cee]

Every product and offering we’ve ever launched, was built with one purpose: to empower the African Builder.

Our method may have changed over the years and will keep evolving, but our conviction never has.

It’s still day one. 🚀🚀

[Eric Annan | AyaHQ | Blockchain Policy Advocate| @eannan_24]

Happy birthday, and congrats on the remarkable milestones for builders globally.

I remember one of our interesting conversations in our shared residency at Tevat during #Zuzalu with you, @liamihorneihorne, with a taste of my special jollof rice.😍

I learned how you and @kartiktalwar kicked off ethglobal from a humble beginning, but with clarity and focus.

That was one of the inspirations that pushed us @ayahq_ to anchor the now builder momentum across the African Web3 ecosystem, where every builder is winning purely for the $value they are creating.

We are not there yet, but we've seen significant wins after that conversation in May 2023.

Ayalabs was built from scratch to give the African builders the global visibility needed.

I believe that when @ETHGlobal finally decides to show up in AFRICA, it won't be from a zero-start, but we will be the anchor and catalyst for the collective goal of growing the @ethereum infinite garden.

More wins for the Ethglobal team and its mission. 🔆✨🌟🎉👏

#thehumanlayer

[ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏʟᴀɪᴅ ɢᴏᴅ | ᴡᴇʟᴇᴄʜɪ @nerdjango]

Grateful to the @AyaHQ_ x @LiskHQ Incubation Program for an incredible journey. Though @planbokHQ wasn’t selected for the $16K grant, the mentorship, feedback & community have been invaluable. This isn’t the end — just the next chapter. We keep building. 💪🏾 #Planbok

[michael lawal @lawalkay]

You are now part of the family sir and you have access till you exit. A big believer in what you are building at @planbokHQ. More wins ahead ❤️🦅

[Eric Annan | AyaHQ | Blockchain Policy Advocate| @eannan_24]

Happy Independence Day, the Pearl of Africa.🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

If you are a dreamer building something of $value, let’s connect irl in Kampala for a coffee chat 💬 today.

This is just a human-to-human chat, no transaction.
#thehumanlayer

[Eric Annan | AyaHQ | Blockchain Policy Advocate| @eannan_24]

@impact_ape @JomiyaArc @Bisryyy @Afrochaineth @Kese_events The human layer is open source and purely value-driven, no gatekeeping.

Great smiles with these dreamers in Ethiopia.

#thehumanlayer

[ZuAfrique @zuAfrique]

When you think of ZuAfrique,
think human connection.
Think freedom to BE.
Think a mindset shift.

It’s not just another pop-up city,
it’s a whole new way of being. 😎

[AyaHQ (Techstars '23) @ayahq_]

It’s not as hard as it seems and it’s not as easy either. You just have to lock in and execute.

Listen to @ziza_jr , co-founder of @ticketdaddy_ , a platform digitizing African experiences.

He shares the story behind what inspired Ticket Daddy and the challenges they’ve faced building it.

Check out and explore Ticket Daddy — Africa’s home for digital event experiences https://t.co/ho8Y9V8QQC