Taeyeon Kim (TY)

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

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Drawing from her experience building partnerships and driving commercial growth across fintech and payments companies, She shared practical lessons on what it takes to move product to adoption.

The session was interactive, with founders asking candid questions about partnerships, market expansion, customer acquisition, and the realities of scaling across African markets.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏡 Day 4 at Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Day 4 was dedicated to one of the crucial parts of startup building - Go-To-Market.

Florence Githinji from Yellow Card, shared practical GTM strategies and lessons for fintech and payments/stablecoin products across Africa, from early customer acquisition and strategic partnerships to building sustainable distribution in emerging markets.

🧵Here's a glimpse into Day 4. 🎥👇

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏡 Day 5 at Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

The final day of the residency featured a GTM and distribution masterclass with Peter Chege Mureu, Africa Business Development Lead at @binance.

Drawing from his experience across fintech, payments, and digital assets, Peter shared practical perspectives on product-market fit, customer acquisition, partnerships, and scaling across African markets. The session concluded with one-on-one discussions, where founders received direct feedback on their GTM strategies and distribution plans.

Moments from Peter's Session. 🎥👇

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🌃 Afterhours | Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

To wrap up Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi, powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa, we brought together founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders for Afterhours - an evening of conversations, new connections, and networking sessions.

After a week of sessions and workshops, the evening created space for the cohort to continue conversations beyond the structured program, strengthen relationships across the ecosystem, and make new connections.

A few moments from the evening. 🎥👇

[Four Pillars @FourPillarsFP]

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[India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference @IBWofficial]

India Blockchain Week 2026 is officially live.

After three editions in Bangalore, we’re heading to Mumbai for the first time. A new city with a bigger stage and our most ambitious chapter yet.

From emerging builders to global industry leaders, India Blockchain Week has become the annual homecoming for India's Web3 ecosystem.

Three editions built the foundation. The fourth marks a new chapter.

📍 Fairmont Mumbai
🗓️ November 1–2, 2026

🎟️ Super Early Bird tickets are now available on our website

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🔊 Applications for Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi close June 12.

We're selecting 8 top founders building at the intersection of stablecoins, payments, AI-powered financial infrastructure, and agentic payments to spend six days together in Nairobi, powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa.

No conference. No panels. Just ambitious builders in one place with top operators, investors, and mentors focused on helping you scale faster.

🗓️June 23rd - 28th, 2026
📍Private Villa in Nairobi, Kenya

If you're building the future of money movement in Africa, this is your room.

Apply now👉: https://t.co/PhHHFLeXLv

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

We saw an incredible number of strong applications and were impressed by the quality, ambition, and conviction of founders building across the continent.
Today we’re excited to welcome @Mark_Folabi, founder of @0xStableStack as one of the selected founders joining Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa

@0xStableStack is a fintech company helping institutions in emerging markets move money instantly across borders using stablecoins, with built-in compliance, liquidity routing, and local currency access.

From June 23rd to 28th, @Mark_Folabi joins seven other founders in Nairobi for five days of building, shipping, and going deep on the future of stablecoins, payments, and AI-powered financial solution, powered by @tether.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Next up in the cohort - @Chinaecherem founder of @Nectar_finance, one of the selected founders joining the residency powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa

With over $8.5M processed and partnerships with Perena, Rain Card, and MoonPay, @Nectar_finance is building a self-custodial financial platform on Solana that unifies multi-currency accounts, cross-border payments, and alternative credit scoring for modern digital earners.

Looking forward to having @Chinaecherem build alongside an exceptional group of founders exploring new possibilities across stablecoins, payments, and AI-powered financial solutions in the continent.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Introducing the next founder joining Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi - @b3npayd founder of @paydhq

@paydhq is building the financial operating system for global distributed work, powering cross-border payouts, payroll, treasury, and FX for businesses across Africa, the US, Europe, and the UK.
From a standing start, Pay'd has scaled monthly volume in under a year, with 20K+ active users and nearly 90 business customers now running on its rails.

Over five days in Nairobi, Hashed Vibe Haus, powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa, brings founders together to challenge assumptions, learn from top operators, investors, and ecosystem partners, and leave with stronger products, clearer thinking, and deeper relationships.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Next joining Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi is @timmyisagod from @evolutionapp_

@timmyisagod is the Founder & CEO of @evolutionapp_ , a stablecoin-powered financial platform expanding access to global financial tools and helping people across emerging markets participate in the global digital economy.
Drawing from experience across OTC trading, cross-border settlements, and P2P liquidity provision across African markets, Timi is building toward a more seamless financial experience for the continent.

From June 23rd–28th, he joins the Hashed Vibe Haus cohort in Nairobi powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa for a week of thoughtful conversations, shared experiences, and opportunities to learn from operators, investors, and fellow founders building across stablecoins, cross-border payments, AI-powered financial solutions. 🏡

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Next up in the cohort: @derrickbund, founder of @PretiumApp, one of the selected founders joining the residency powered by @tether and @Tether_Africa.

@PretiumApp is an AI-powered stablecoin payment infrastructure bridging blockchain with mobile money and banking rails across Africa, already live in 6 countries with 50,000+ users and $8.4M+ processed.

Over five days in Nairobi, founders will get access to the people, perspectives, and relationships that can help unlock the next phase of growth.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

🏛️ Meet the founders of Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi

Introducing @ToochukwuOkoro2 founder of @useazza - joining Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi, powered by @tether, @Tether_Africa.

@useazza is making crypto and local currency movement accessible directly inside WhatsApp - turning a familiar interface into a gateway for financial access. Already supporting 12,000+ users and processing $20M+ in on-chain volume.

Looking forward to having Toochukwu in Nairobi alongside a cohort of founders creating new paths to stablecoin adoption in the continent, while exploring AI-powered financial infra/emerging agentic payment experiences.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

Ready to Scale?

APPLY NOW👇 Join us in Nairobi.

https://t.co/gIPV2KQq95

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

If you're building at the intersection of payments, stablecoins, AI-powered financial infrastructure, or agentic payments in Africa, this is your opportunity to build alongside the continent’s most ambitious founders, learn directly from top operators and investors, and access potential funding and partnership opportunities.

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

Eight top founders will be selected to spend five intensive days building together in a villa in Nairobi, Kenya.

Selected founders will get direct access to top operators, investors, and ecosystem partners through:
- Hands-on workshops on product, GTM, fundraising, and building with AI
- 1:1 mentorship sessions with experienced operators and investors
- Daily office hours across the residency
- A demo day with potential funding and partnership opportunities

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

Eight founders. One villa in Nairobi. Five days to ship🚀.

Introducing Hashed Vibe Haus Nairobi, powered by @tether - a curated residency for ambitious builders rewriting how the continent moves money.

Applications are open. 🧵

[Hashed Emergent @HashedEM]

We've backed some of India's best at the earliest stages.
ETHMumbai next week is exactly where we look for the next ones.

Teaming up with @ethmumbai for something that makes the search a little more fun.

Think you're one of them? Stay tuned🚀

[ETHMumbai @ethmumbai]

Sponsor reveal 🎉

We're excited to welcome @HashedEM as a sponsor for ETHMumbai 2026!

Hashed Emergent backs builders shaping the onchain and machine economy frontier across India and emerging markets.

[ETHMumbai @ethmumbai]

We’re excited to host Hashed Afterhours, the official ETHMumbai 2026 conference afterparty, with @HashedEM and @tether .

An evening where founders, protocol teams and investors come together after the conference to connect and continue conversations.

The @HashedEM team will also be scouting the next wave of builders and talent from the ecosystem here.

🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏰ 7 PM onwards

Register below ↓