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JasonEisen.eth retweeted
A yearly wrapped is only as good as the community behind it.
In 2025, Ribh Finance reached new heights: expanding into new markets, deepening our ecosystem ties, and hitting record-breaking volumes.
But none of it happened without our partners and the businesses trusting us with their vision.
Hereโs to the year that was, and the even bigger one ahead. ๐ฅ
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Once you understand distribution, you stop chasing VCs.
Like @mrstephendeng said:
โStop selling 10%+ of your company for under $1M in valuation.โ
The real flex isnโt raising capital - itโs building leverage.
Own your narrative, build distribution, and make capital chase you.
Last night, I watched the Based Founder Fellowship (BFF) Demo Day, and trust me I learned a lot.
Massive respect to the Base Africa team for pulling this off.
Here are a few things that stood out to me:
> Africa has a huge market gap: tons of potential, low visibility.
> 80% of the projects leveraged USDC: clear signal of stablecoin dominance.
> Some teams pitched with no metrics or MVP, which honestly isnโt ideal.
VCs are your one-shot slot, if you miss it, itโs gone. Donโt rush to raise.
Find angels who believe in your product before you chase funding.
A few projects that caught my eye;
> @mystocksafrica: makes buying on-chain stocks simple.
> @payritHQ: travel made easy; swap your local currency in seconds.
> @storipodApp: a WhatsApp-style app for writers. Brilliant concept.
> @_Minisend: a Farcaster mini-app for quick withdrawals on Base.
These teams are early but have serious potential if they focus on PMF and retention.
And if youโre building in Africa, hereโs what Iโve learned:
> AgroTech is an underrated goldmine.
> AI & Robotics have huge long-term potential.
> Consumer apps might be our biggest untapped market.
Learn from apps like @KASTcard, @useTria to understand retention strategies
Lessons learned:
๐นYour revenue model and market data are everything.
๐นBootstrap. Get grants. Validate your product before chasing VCs.
๐นStablecoins & cross-border payments are Africaโs biggest opportunity right now.
Lastly, own your narrative.
If itโs not working yet, keep building. Your time will come if your product is good.
Congratulations to @Sir_Damilare, @Uyoyo_O, @BasedKago, and @BasedEastAfrica.
This was the first of its kind and it was a banger.
We never stop building on Base. ๐ต
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
BFF v1 really cooked!
$1B+ in total volume across 20 early stage founders shows you that Africa is a strong contender in the crypto space. We are here to stay! And we'll get Africa onchain to unlock economic freedom.
BFF is what happens when relentless conviction meets unstoppable support. Thanks to @jessepollak, @XenBH, @deriq_eth, @Sir_Damilare for being bullish on Base in Africa.
We are just getting started.
Based Founders Fellowship - Demo Day LIVE from Nairobi, Kenya nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1ypKdqABOโฆ
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@WilliamsRuto @ForeignOfficeKE @SingoeiAKorir @coinbase @MusaliaMudavadi
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
@mystocksonBASE ร @BasedEastAfrica ร @nickcryptopro
The future stock market will be on chain and on @base
@brian_armstrong @BasedEastAfrica @BasedSouthernAF @BasedKago @Jayriq
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
My last time in Nairobi Kenya was great, but my experience when it came to paying for stuff wasnโt, fortunately for me this time was different and here is why ๐๐๐
Meet @_Minisend , a miniapp live on @farcaster_xyz and @baseapp which allows you to convert your USDC earnings on base to local fiat .
Now with minisend by my side I did not need an empesa account or need to convert and send to it .
All I needed was going for the option of spend USDC on minisend and it automatically swaps my USDC to KES and right to the merchants account no ๐
Follow @_Minisend and get started with their miniapp with the link below ๐๐
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Day 3 was all business.
We unpacked what investors look for, why BFF matters, and how to take ideas from zero to scale.
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
BM! We are thrilled to announce the first-ever Based Founder Fellowship Africa - BFF, bit.ly/3WVIMqh hosted by @UTUtrust, sponsored by @base. @BasedEastAfrica @BasedKago @BasedWestAfrica @Sir_Damilare @BasedSouthernAF @deriq_eth
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
BOOM, finally i can say it!
Excited to share that @MetaMask Social Login is live ๐
Social login uses a cryptographic primitive called โThreshold Oblivious Pseudorandom Functionโ (TOPRF) alongside a distributed key management protocol to ensure that you remain in custody of your tokens, all while providing a high level of protection against attacks and failures.
This is a huge step for our ecosystem enabling users to onboard seamlessly and create a wallet with the login methods they already use. No more friction, just faster entry into Web3.
ALT How does social login with MetaMask work? note To learn more about creating a new wallet with Google/Apple, jump here. Read below to dive into the technical setup, security, and self-custody considerations when using MetaMaskโs social login flow. Crypto wallets are necessary to do anything in web3. While Secret Recovery Phrases (SRPs) remain the prevailing industry standard to create one, they pose problems: It can be clunky and confusing for new users to write down 12 secret words when creating a wallet Many skip backing up the SRP when creating a new wallet, leaving their funds at risk Others take shortcuts like screenshotting their SRP, not realizing how insecure that is Even those who do write down their SRP at the time of wallet creation can misplace it later There is no shortage of stories about people inadvertently exposing or losing their SRP, ultimately resulting in the loss of their funds. To support more users, weโve introduced a self-custodial process that avoids backing
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Going live at 9pm on @BasedEastAfrica to talk about Ideas you can build for Onchain Summer.
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Good news if youโre attending @ETHSafari 2025!
Weโve got 30 fully sponsored residency slots at the @ayahq_ x @LiskAfrica @LiskHQ Builders Hub, and itโs open to builders attending ETHSafari in Kilifi from September 11th to 15th.
Hereโs what youโll get:
โช๏ธA cool space to co-live, co-create, and vibe with fellow builders
โช๏ธBreakfast every morning.
โช๏ธQuick heads-up: Please note that transportation expenses, including your travel to Kilifi and any local movement during your stay, will be your responsibility.
Donโt miss out on this opportunity to build, collaborate, and grow with fellow Onchain builders.
๐
Applications close on August 25th, 2025
๐ Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1IRJโฆ
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Hey, check this out!
Good news if youโre attending @ETHSafari 2025!
Weโve got 30 fully sponsored residency slots at the @ayahq_ x @LiskAfrica @LiskHQ Builders Hub, and itโs open to builders attending ETHSafari in Kilifi from September 11th to 15th.
Hereโs what youโll get:
โช๏ธA cool space to co-live, co-create, and vibe with fellow builders
โช๏ธBreakfast every morning.
โช๏ธQuick heads-up: Please note that transportation expenses, including your travel to Kilifi and any local movement during your stay, will be your responsibility.
Donโt miss out on this opportunity to build, collaborate, and grow with fellow Onchain builders.
๐
Applications close on August 25th, 2025
๐ Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1IRJโฆ
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
ITโS HERE.
Onboard 3.0 just dropped - one app to manage your USD, stablecoins, cards and crypto
No more hacks. No more middlemen.
Just global money, working.
Get Onboard ๐
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
GM Trust Guardians! Today, we're sharing a deeper peek into our roadmap for the next 18 months as we head into release season. We've been quiet publicly for a few months, working on some trusty upgrades for a series of releases. See what's finally coming. buff.ly/ibFeHhU
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
We're excited to announce 2 big upgrades to UTU TestNet! utu.io/blog/utu-protocol-tesโฆ The UTU Paywall and our upgraded Snap for @MetaMask Flask! Imagine getting trust signals from your entire network, just in time, right in your wallet, at the moment you're interacting with the web.
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
What once started as an internal project to prevent Sybil attacks in the @gitcoin Grants program, has now evolved into one of the largest user generated identity credential solutions in web3.
So excited to be joining Holonym to further sovereign digital identity. Learn more ๐
Passport is evolving. Weโre scaling with privacy on human.tech.
Gitcoin Passport has been acquired by @0xholonym Foundation and is now Human Passport, bringing zk-powered digital identity to our 2M users with 35M+ credentialsโon track to becoming the largest issuer of zk verifiable identity credentials.
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Passport is evolving. Weโre scaling with privacy on human.tech.
Gitcoin Passport has been acquired by @0xholonym Foundation and is now Human Passport, bringing zk-powered digital identity to our 2M users with 35M+ credentialsโon track to becoming the largest issuer of zk verifiable identity credentials.
JasonEisen.eth retweeted
Did you know you can leave signals for and view signals from your networks about any on-chain address, token, wallet, dapp or smart contract with the UTU Dapp?
A universal trust and reputation mechanism for the internet. buff.ly/4aU5kOz
