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In 2017, I tried to build what @WesternUnion wouldn’t: a stablecoin-based remittance protocol. I was a young investment banker in Hong Kong, watching cleaning ladies from the Philippines, Indonesia,and other APAC countries pay 10-15, sometimes 20% fees to send money home, even though the UN capped remittance fees at 3%. Western Union and others like MoneyGram ignored it. They made tens of billions off the poorest. What’s always made me angry is how multi-billion-dollar corporations built their empires on the backs of the poorest people in the world. Tens of billions in profit every year, not from luxury, not from speculation, but from remittances. From the sweat of migrant workers sending $100 home so their families can eat. I was born and raised in Africa. I’ve seen it my whole life. The global South pays the highest price so the global North can take a fee. It’s one of the most normalized injustices of our time. Long story short, I tried to build a WU killer and I failed. Too early? Wrong timing maybe, regulators in Europe (AMF, BaFin) shut us down before we could raise. But today… Western Union just announced it’s building on @solana! The world’s most powerful permissionless blockchain, fast, cheap, and decentralized, exactly what I dreamed of eight years ago. Funny how the disruptors became the disrupted. Feels like a full circle moment. The mission didn’t die, it just found a better chain. Only Possible On Solana 💜 Bonus: Here’s a relic from 2017, a young man who thought stablecoins could beat Western Union. Turns out, he was right. Just eight years too early.

.@mauricedotxyz imagine if we were friends at that time, the trades we would have made 🤣

Don’t know why this instantly takes me back to 1999, long summer days at the pool, Game Boys everywhere, passing the Link Cable around so we could trade Pokémon and show off our teams. Such a simple time, but some of the best memories ❤️‍🔥🫶

@Packly_gg @web3sumos Oh what a throwback moment with the soundtrack. This is great 🫶🔥🔥🔥

Your SPARE CARDS can be the grails you want: Commons and uncommons can’t be withdrawn, but in the MARKETPLACE, they are FUEL. Trade in any cards from Your Binder for full market value toward any EPIC or MYTHIC card from any pack. If needed, top up any difference with gems:

@web3su 🫳 💠

Hee-hee 😎 Got’em first try 🔥

@YouKnowEno Please tell @mauricedotxyz He’s an OVERTHINKOOR

if you're overthinking that tweet stop that. stop that right now. press send

@YouKnowEno @pierredotsol @EcosystemCall Energy is UP ❤️‍🔥

just had a great conversation with @pierredotsol about the future of the @EcosystemCall with so much stacked talent on our team, how can we fail?

i often get a vague feeling in the pit of my stomach that tells me i need to be working on something else. something important. something i’m forgetting. most days i carry this low-grade dread with me every waking moment but when i stop to think about it, i realize i'm exactly where i need to be, doing exactly what i need to do. the uneasy feeling subsides, and i remember happy days are here. all that needs to be done is to enjoy them

@Packly_gg @BoredClint It really is

@BoredClint ARCEUS IS WITH YOU

Bawwwwgawd

Woke up like this

@Packly_gg Woah you guys 🔥🔥🔥 See you in 31 min hee-hee

Early GM, New Rule: IT NOW RAINS GEMS ON PACKLY ☔️ EVERY SINGLE HOUR, 5 random users get gems dropped on them. Got an account? You’re in. In the chat, just tap “Add Me In” in the last 5 min of the hour. Hourly Loot Drop, 24 a day, every day. Only Possible On Packly 😈

@Packly_gg Long live collectors ✊

So everyone in this hobby underpays you for your cards. Let’s just say it. $100 of cards you’re over? Standard shop pays you ~$50. Best dealer alive on a good day: ~$80. Packly pays you $100. All of it. Toward the card you actually want. There was a tax, we killed it. Go eat.

The collector experience is only getting started on @Packly_gg We source, hand pick & QC every card that is delivered to you. Now, with the marketplace - your chase is even closer to your doorstep. Anything else you guys would like us to add? ⬇️

@mauricedotxyz P R E A C H 🙌 Thank you for being there for me through my storms. Your presence has meant more than words can express. ILY Brother ❤️‍🔥

in crisis, there is incredible opportunity crisis can break the ceiling on what you thought was possible. comfort breeds consistency, while disruption can force grit, ingenuity, and innovation. finding opportunity is about changing your perspective, not ignoring the challenge: from: why is this happening to me? to: what is this forcing me to learn or build? don’t just wait for the storm to pass. look for the new roads the rain is carving out.

Absolute game changer 🔥🔥🔥 W Packly team, you COOKED ❤️‍🔥

🔥 THE PACKLY MARKETPLACE IS LIVE 🔥 TLDR: the cards you don’t want are now worth full value toward the ones you do. No lowballs. You can even trade with other pack rippers ↓

@YouKnowEno “The shoemaker's children go barefoot.”

i've found it very interesting that some of the best interns don't know how to grow their own account

𝗶’𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻’ 𝗶𝘁

Wait what