Borderless Africa

In my VERY humble opinion, @yosephayele, @cryptowanderer, @iamsonge and @s3unha have & are building something exquisite with @borderlessaf and @lavavc_ Got a couple reports I’m writing, ton of gems in there, tap in! 🙂‍↕️ In the meantime, here’s the magma summit summary 💜

Demo days are so nerve-wracking. Demoed onchainos with teamlead @CyndieKamau and @HazardKrypto pick a guess what onchainos does

Magma Summit was a vibe 💫 I didn't want to end! So grateful to have been in such a carefully thought out and intimate space. Filled with super intelligent, beautiful souls showing up for their higher selves and their communities. Huge thanks to @iamsonge, @yosephayele, and Sheila Mugadi. Your best one yet! 🫶🏽 @Adesuwa_omoruyi @Uyoyo_O @GigaHierz @chiidubem @BasedKago @Ebunayo08 @ToochukwuOkoro2 & many more

This week has been all about reflection and regrounding ✨ From Magma Summit SheFi Summit to @ETHAccra → the energy has been unmatched. So much worth, so much connection, so much to learn: •Powerful conversations that spark new ideas 💡 •Meeting builders & dreamers shaping the future •Lessons that remind me why we do this 🌱 •Opportunities that stretch beyond borders 🌍 •Community that feels like family Grateful. Grounded. Growing.

Yesterday ended the Magma builders summit by @borderlessaf. Took a pic with @yosephayele, @thinkDecade and some Professors from a University in Busan South Korea. Had a great time, learnt so much.

Day 2/3 of the magma summit had crowd favourite sessions on the mechanics of money, ZK as research & a practical concept, and a little vibe coding to get the vibes right✨ Builders are so beautifully versatile. It has been humbling being within this spirit of collective growth.

I had a great time yesterday @borderlessaf builder summit. Thanks to @yosephayele for curating such an amazing experience and it was beautiful to see everyone again! Let’s keep growing the ecosystem!

Great shoutouts from @jessepollak to top payment products built on Base in Africa at the Magma Builder Summit by @borderlessaf. It was great to hear Jesse shoutout as key products making payments seamless in Kenya, and Nigeria: - Azza: @useazza - Minisend: @_Minisend - cNGN: @cngn_co The winning fintechs of the future will definitely be SocialFi, and likely built on @base.

Super based yesterday at the @borderlessaf Magma summit, was truly incredible! From local stablecoins to breakout rooms around freedom and identity re-ownership, @jessepollak fireside chat, it was nothing short of what’s expected. Also finally got to meet the @cngn_co team IRL!

Day 1 of the Magma Builder Summit by @borderlessaf Met @only1franchesatt at @Starknet, Lena at @Celo and a lot other amazing people from @useazza, @minipay and other amazing projects. Suggested these topics for discussions/sense making. One on #SaveFi, another on #PublicGoods

3 days. Endless insights shared with real impact to be soon felt in our communities 💥 LearnWay joined Africa’s boldest builders to dream about and discuss the future of education & stablecoins at Magma Builders Summit by @borderlessaf From collabs to code, we saw how blockchain can empower youth, fuel financial literacy & reshape economies. We’re glad not to be on sidelines watching change but actively building it. 🌍 Thanks to @base @ENS_DAO @minipay @MESTAfrica @lavavc_ @yosephayele @yezhang1998 @only1franchesco @iammadab @Uyoyo_O @s3unha @misspurple @_karlagod @cryptowanderer @iamsonge @GigaHierz @Sir_Damilare @afrishan @mclint_ @machuche1 @0xgodspower @BasedKago @africanbuilder_

| @Uyoyo_O talk on @cngn_co at @borderlessaf totally sold me on African currency stablecoins. I genuinely believe that interbank settlement, derivatives and cross border payments will drive billions of dollars of African currency stablecoin transfer + trade volume

Day 2 at the @borderlessaf Magma builder summit in 🇬🇭. Great and deep conversations from stable coins, to ZK and more…def worthwhile. Particularly liked the ZK panel by @yezhang1998, cofounder of @Scroll_ZKP with @only1franchesco & @iammadab. Bullish on @sublinearlabs!! Meeting friends like @Uyoyo_O @s3unha @misspurple @yosephayele @_karlagod @cryptowanderer @iamsonge @GigaHierz @Sir_Damilare @afrishan @mclint_ @machuche1 @0xgodspower @BasedKago @africanbuilder_ @CodeMensah @ImmanuelNFT and many more persons!

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Learning about the beauty of math and the stupidity of traditional blockchain design (not my words) today at the @borderlessaf magma builder summit 🫡 Most fun and impactful zk session I attended. Ever.

Starting to really fall in love and get fascinated by ZK. Real world businesses and governments already using it? You love to see it.

Vibe Coding at magma summit today. Spoiler alert we talked about stablecoins in Tanzania and did not end up finishing our project. @afrishan ♥️

Once again, a big thank you to our incredible supporters for helping make this summit possible 🙏🏽 @base - our most consistent Anchor Partner for magma since day 1 @ENS_DAO PGWG - backing the magma mission & African builders @minipay, @MESTAfrica, @lavavc_ - hands-on supporters

The African founders, researchers, funders, and ecosystem builders met yesterday for the day 1/3 of the magma summit. Partnerships & collaborative relationships have already been established and some of our core problems cracked open. Stay tuned for day 2/3 🔥

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