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Africa's startup & VC ecosystems were built on different core assets 🇰🇪 Kenya — NGO funding 🇿🇦 S. Africa — govt support 🇳🇬 Nigeria — raw talent Future Africa's Iyin Aboyeji argues that this path dependence explains a lot of what we see across markets today Agree or disagree?

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🇳🇬🇿🇦 This is exactly what we want to see as South Africans. Zizi is a young Nigerian student at the University of Pretoria, living her life, enjoying South Africa & building her future peacefully. As old as I am I follow the young future somebody😂on TikTok & I love love her I’m genuinely rooting for her, she’s brave & I believe her future is bright 🇳🇬❤️🇿🇦 This is the Africa we want, peace, opportunity & Africans building legitimate futures together not illegal immigration, crime or governments trying to shame South Africa for enforcing its own laws. Ghanaian & Nigerian leaders who want to take South Africa to the AU for enforcing immigration laws are failing the very young people who want to study, work & build legitimate futures. Instead of defending lawbreakers, African leaders should fix the conditions that force their citizens to leave. Africa must unite but unity cannot mean South Africa must surrender its laws, resources & future of our own children!
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🇳🇬🇿🇦 This is exactly what we want to see as South Africans. Zizi is a young Nigerian student at the University of Pretoria, living her life, enjoying South Africa & building her future peacefully. As old as I am I follow the young future somebody😂on TikTok & I love love her I’m genuinely rooting for her, she’s brave & I believe her future is bright 🇳🇬❤️🇿🇦 This is the Africa we want, peace, opportunity & Africans building legitimate futures together not illegal immigration, crime or governments trying to shame South Africa for enforcing its own laws. Ghanaian & Nigerian leaders who want to take South Africa to the AU for enforcing immigration laws are failing the very young people who want to study, work & build legitimate futures. Instead of defending lawbreakers, African leaders should fix the conditions that force their citizens to leave. Africa must unite but unity cannot mean South Africa must surrender its laws, resources & future of our own children!

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Ramah Nyang

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My co’s have a zero "diversity” agenda! We hire on qualifications ONLY, not on race or sex. We have no quotas to fill! We only want to hire competent and motivated people who seek opportunity & are willing to work hard. 50% of my staff are NON white and female. We have 1500+ employees & we have never hired outside the USA or used federal subsidies like H1B to hire. That being said, on average, it is my opinion, immigrants out-hustle the average American. I don’t blame co’s for seeking overseas talent. People who come to this country seem to have a different appreciation for what it offers more than people who were born here. America has a lot of entitled, lazy, cry babies in our country today. If you are triggered by that statement you are most likely one of them, if you aren’t you probably agree. Tell me what I’m missing 👇
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My co’s have a zero "diversity” agenda! We hire on qualifications ONLY, not on race or sex. We have no quotas to fill! We only want to hire competent and motivated people who seek opportunity & are willing to work hard. 50% of my staff are NON white and female. We have 1500+ employees & we have never hired outside the USA or used federal subsidies like H1B to hire. That being said, on average, it is my opinion, immigrants out-hustle the average American. I don’t blame co’s for seeking overseas talent. People who come to this country seem to have a different appreciation for what it offers more than people who were born here. America has a lot of entitled, lazy, cry babies in our country today. If you are triggered by that statement you are most likely one of them, if you aren’t you probably agree. Tell me what I’m missing 👇

Grant Cardone

118,119 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Joseph Chalom on when Ethereum will start triggering the burn again "At some point, the transaction volumes coming on Ethereum are going to be many, many multiples of what we see today. Right now there's a lot of blockspace, we're not triggering the burn. But when you start seeing stablecoin growth like we expect, and tokenization, that changes" "There's only $31 billion of tokenized real world assets. The estimates, whether it's BCG or Citigroup or B. Riley, is that it's going to be measured in the trillions. DeFi has had a hiccup from a security perspective, but wait until RWAs join Bitcoin and ETH in borrowing and lending markets. You're gonna see massive transaction volume, and that's even before we get to agentic" "This stuff is compounding. If stablecoins, tokenized real world assets, and DeFi are largely happening on Ethereum, this is gonna be a righteous circle, and more and more share of transactions are gonna happen on Ethereum. At some point, we'll start triggering the burn"
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Joseph Chalom on when Ethereum will start triggering the burn again "At some point, the transaction volumes coming on Ethereum are going to be many, many multiples of what we see today. Right now there's a lot of blockspace, we're not triggering the burn. But when you start seeing stablecoin growth like we expect, and tokenization, that changes" "There's only $31 billion of tokenized real world assets. The estimates, whether it's BCG or Citigroup or B. Riley, is that it's going to be measured in the trillions. DeFi has had a hiccup from a security perspective, but wait until RWAs join Bitcoin and ETH in borrowing and lending markets. You're gonna see massive transaction volume, and that's even before we get to agentic" "This stuff is compounding. If stablecoins, tokenized real world assets, and DeFi are largely happening on Ethereum, this is gonna be a righteous circle, and more and more share of transactions are gonna happen on Ethereum. At some point, we'll start triggering the burn"

Laura Shin

24,617 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Chamath explains Warren Buffett’s secret to success: “Markets thrive when there's information asymmetry” “Now I'm gonna get a lot of people really upset with me.” “This is an example of Warren Buffet's returns pre- and post-Reg FD. Now what do you see?” “His returns were double the market returns when this kind of information sharing was legal.” “And the minute that it became illegal and you had to act on the same edge as everybody else, his returns went to the market return. He generated zero alpha. In fact, he probably, on the margins, lost a little bit.” “So this is the single best investor in the world. This is what happens when you have information symmetry.” “So it's just meant to explain that markets thrive when there's asymmetry. Billions and billions of dollars will be made in asymmetry.” “The prediction markets today, unless they are regulated out of existence or shut down, will look like the stock market pre-Reg FD, and there's nothing we can do except choose not to bet it, because otherwise what you're going to have are a ton of sharps taking advantage of a ton of squares.”
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Chamath explains Warren Buffett’s secret to success: “Markets thrive when there's information asymmetry” “Now I'm gonna get a lot of people really upset with me.” “This is an example of Warren Buffet's returns pre- and post-Reg FD. Now what do you see?” “His returns were double the market returns when this kind of information sharing was legal.” “And the minute that it became illegal and you had to act on the same edge as everybody else, his returns went to the market return. He generated zero alpha. In fact, he probably, on the margins, lost a little bit.” “So this is the single best investor in the world. This is what happens when you have information symmetry.” “So it's just meant to explain that markets thrive when there's asymmetry. Billions and billions of dollars will be made in asymmetry.” “The prediction markets today, unless they are regulated out of existence or shut down, will look like the stock market pre-Reg FD, and there's nothing we can do except choose not to bet it, because otherwise what you're going to have are a ton of sharps taking advantage of a ton of squares.”

The All-In Podcast

393,083 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

🚨UPDATE: What’s happening in South Africa must be condemned by all Africans of goodwill. I still remember when Nigerians and many other Africans stood shoulder to shoulder with South Africans in the fight against apartheid. We protested, sacrificed, donated, advocated, and believed their struggle was our struggle. We never asked what tribe, language, or nationality they were. We simply saw fellow Africans suffering under oppression and chose to stand with them. Today, seeing fellow Africans attacked, humiliated, and treated as enemies in the very country we once rallied behind is painful beyond words. The freedom South Africa enjoys today was not won alone. It was built on the sacrifices, support, and solidarity of Africans across the continent. That history should never be forgotten. Life is unpredictable. Nations rise and fall. Circumstances change. The hands that once lifted you should not be the hands you push away. What is happening is not just an attack on foreigners—it is a betrayal of African unity and the spirit that helped defeat apartheid. History remembers. Africa remembers.
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🚨UPDATE: What’s happening in South Africa must be condemned by all Africans of goodwill. I still remember when Nigerians and many other Africans stood shoulder to shoulder with South Africans in the fight against apartheid. We protested, sacrificed, donated, advocated, and believed their struggle was our struggle. We never asked what tribe, language, or nationality they were. We simply saw fellow Africans suffering under oppression and chose to stand with them. Today, seeing fellow Africans attacked, humiliated, and treated as enemies in the very country we once rallied behind is painful beyond words. The freedom South Africa enjoys today was not won alone. It was built on the sacrifices, support, and solidarity of Africans across the continent. That history should never be forgotten. Life is unpredictable. Nations rise and fall. Circumstances change. The hands that once lifted you should not be the hands you push away. What is happening is not just an attack on foreigners—it is a betrayal of African unity and the spirit that helped defeat apartheid. History remembers. Africa remembers.

Human Rights Platform

14,406 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

I got my hands on 65 hours worth of live broadcast news coverage and special reports on the MOVE bombing which occurred 41 years ago today. I produced this piece using that archival footage. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a C4 explosive on the home of the @themoveorganization family at 62nd and Osage Avenue, after 500 police fired over 10,000 rounds into the home. City officials allowed the fire to burn, killing 11 people including five children, and destroying 61 homes. Eyewitness and forensic evidence indicates that several MOVE children attempted to flee the burning home through the rear but were either shot back inside or their bullet-ridden bodies were thrown back into fire by police waiting in the alleyway. In 2021, it was revealed UPenn and Princeton had stolen the remains of several of the children and not only conducted experiments on them but also wheeled them out on gurneys at fundraising events. John Africa's head has never been returned and saw marks on his neck indicate foul play during an unauthorized autopsy. No one has ever been held accountable for any of it. In 2023, Mike Africa Jr. bought the house back which was originally owned by his aunt Louise James, but was seized by the City through eminent domain after the bombing and turned into a police substation. He is barred from turning the home into a memorial until he pays off the $400K mortgage, support link below. Today we remember: Rhonda Africa Theresa Africa Frank Africa Raymond Africa Conrad Africa John Africa Tree Africa (14) Delisha Africa (13) Netta Africa (12) Phil Africa (12) Tomaso Africa (9) Ramona Africa (survivor) Birdie Africa (survivor) Support @moveactivistarchive Archival material accessed through Temple University's Digital Collections
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I got my hands on 65 hours worth of live broadcast news coverage and special reports on the MOVE bombing which occurred 41 years ago today. I produced this piece using that archival footage. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a C4 explosive on the home of the @themoveorganization family at 62nd and Osage Avenue, after 500 police fired over 10,000 rounds into the home. City officials allowed the fire to burn, killing 11 people including five children, and destroying 61 homes. Eyewitness and forensic evidence indicates that several MOVE children attempted to flee the burning home through the rear but were either shot back inside or their bullet-ridden bodies were thrown back into fire by police waiting in the alleyway. In 2021, it was revealed UPenn and Princeton had stolen the remains of several of the children and not only conducted experiments on them but also wheeled them out on gurneys at fundraising events. John Africa's head has never been returned and saw marks on his neck indicate foul play during an unauthorized autopsy. No one has ever been held accountable for any of it. In 2023, Mike Africa Jr. bought the house back which was originally owned by his aunt Louise James, but was seized by the City through eminent domain after the bombing and turned into a police substation. He is barred from turning the home into a memorial until he pays off the $400K mortgage, support link below. Today we remember: Rhonda Africa Theresa Africa Frank Africa Raymond Africa Conrad Africa John Africa Tree Africa (14) Delisha Africa (13) Netta Africa (12) Phil Africa (12) Tomaso Africa (9) Ramona Africa (survivor) Birdie Africa (survivor) Support @moveactivistarchive Archival material accessed through Temple University's Digital Collections

hate5six

90,986 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

🔸Lol. That’s lazy, ahistorical analysis that can only be pushed by someone who either has a dirty agenda or does not follow what I’ve said on record about Tagwirei and his coterie of corrupt political elites for years. Some may have only woken up to Tagwirei’s corruption today but we’ve been condemning it since Command Ugly Culture in 2019. We can walk and chew gum - ie condemn the June 2008 violence and the corruption that characterized Mugabe’s era (especially as we are in June) AND condemn the corruption and mismanagement of today. Why must we whitewash the past with no accountability or sincere acknowledgment that the people were wronged? Do we want what seems expedient or what will set us on a true path of progress? We do not like either of these iterations of the system. There is no good poison and bad poison. The system has to go. To put the matter to bed, Zanu PF in whatever shape or form is rotten to the core. Their model, which is based on cronyism, patronage, corruption and violence can never take us into the future. Unless one is malicious, they’ll know that I’ve been saying this for years. We need new leaders.🇿🇼
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🔸Lol. That’s lazy, ahistorical analysis that can only be pushed by someone who either has a dirty agenda or does not follow what I’ve said on record about Tagwirei and his coterie of corrupt political elites for years. Some may have only woken up to Tagwirei’s corruption today but we’ve been condemning it since Command Ugly Culture in 2019. We can walk and chew gum - ie condemn the June 2008 violence and the corruption that characterized Mugabe’s era (especially as we are in June) AND condemn the corruption and mismanagement of today. Why must we whitewash the past with no accountability or sincere acknowledgment that the people were wronged? Do we want what seems expedient or what will set us on a true path of progress? We do not like either of these iterations of the system. There is no good poison and bad poison. The system has to go. To put the matter to bed, Zanu PF in whatever shape or form is rotten to the core. Their model, which is based on cronyism, patronage, corruption and violence can never take us into the future. Unless one is malicious, they’ll know that I’ve been saying this for years. We need new leaders.🇿🇼

Fadzayi Mahere🇿🇼

51,099 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Why were our comrades arrested in Kenya by Ruto’s armed thugs? Why are we repressed in Britian? See for yourselves what frightens imperialism: words and ideas backed by mass support. Kenyans Challenge French Imperialism, Protest Africa-France Summit In Nairobi On May 11, 2026, African delegates convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the “Africa Forward Summit 2026”. The summit was co-chaired by Kenya’s Western-aligned President, William Ruto, and French President Emmanuel Macron, its theme: “Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth”. On paper, this summit marketed itself as a “paradigm shift” in Africa-France relations aimed at building “equitable”, “mutually respectful” partnerships between the two geopolitical entities. But the antics of President Macron during the summit’s proceedings, the curious timing of the event itself, and the arrests of anti-imperialist activists and international delegates in Nairobi, who staged a peaceful protest against this summit, paint a very different picture of France’s intentions. In this video, General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist (CPM) - Kenya, Booker Ngesa Omole, who led the protests along with representatives from anti-imperialist organizations and movements from across the globe, states the reasons for this protest and comments on the realities behind France's latest stunt in Africa. Thanks to our comrades Communist Party Marxist CPM - Kenya Revolutionary Youth League-Kenya ☭ Booker Ngesa Omole ☭ and The Spearhead for delivering this powerful message and making this powerful video. Reproduced in comradeship and with thanks. Workers of all countries unite! Death to imperialism!
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Why were our comrades arrested in Kenya by Ruto’s armed thugs? Why are we repressed in Britian? See for yourselves what frightens imperialism: words and ideas backed by mass support. Kenyans Challenge French Imperialism, Protest Africa-France Summit In Nairobi On May 11, 2026, African delegates convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the “Africa Forward Summit 2026”. The summit was co-chaired by Kenya’s Western-aligned President, William Ruto, and French President Emmanuel Macron, its theme: “Africa–France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth”. On paper, this summit marketed itself as a “paradigm shift” in Africa-France relations aimed at building “equitable”, “mutually respectful” partnerships between the two geopolitical entities. But the antics of President Macron during the summit’s proceedings, the curious timing of the event itself, and the arrests of anti-imperialist activists and international delegates in Nairobi, who staged a peaceful protest against this summit, paint a very different picture of France’s intentions. In this video, General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist (CPM) - Kenya, Booker Ngesa Omole, who led the protests along with representatives from anti-imperialist organizations and movements from across the globe, states the reasons for this protest and comments on the realities behind France's latest stunt in Africa. Thanks to our comrades Communist Party Marxist CPM - Kenya Revolutionary Youth League-Kenya ☭ Booker Ngesa Omole ☭ and The Spearhead for delivering this powerful message and making this powerful video. Reproduced in comradeship and with thanks. Workers of all countries unite! Death to imperialism!

The Communists

11,697 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

CFTC Mike Selig laid out an exciting roadmap for the Commission's top priorities at Milken Institute's Future of Finance 2026 today: "I view Project Crypto as a historic initiative between the agencies to upgrade and modernize our rules and regulations and future-proof them for technologies like crypto...." "Many of the firms want to move onchain. The prior administration drove a lot of these firms and the liquidity offshore. The perpetuals markets are a great example of this. We've had perpetual futures contracts in crypto assets for a very long time[,] but they've developed offshore[.] We've got to bring that back to the United States. We need to have that liquidity here in the U.S...." "We're working towards getting perpetual futures, true perpetual futures, not long-dated contracts, here in the U.S. within the next month or so.... We're also working towards onchain markets, so we're looking to have clear guidance as to what sort of digital wallets would implicate our regulations. The prior administration really went after firms that were just offering software products...." "We're also working towards regulations that accommodate onchain software systems, so decentralized finance protocols and other types of blockchain networks.... We're going to make sure it's very clear as to what implicates the CFTC's regulations and what doesn't, and to the extent that an onchain software system or front-end does implicate our rules or regulations, we're modernizing and future-proofing those rules so that there's a place for all of that." HPC applauds Chairman Selig's forward-thinking approach to regulation and stands ready to support his crucial work ensuring that decentralized markets for perpetual derivatives thrive in the United States. 🇺🇸
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CFTC Mike Selig laid out an exciting roadmap for the Commission's top priorities at Milken Institute's Future of Finance 2026 today: "I view Project Crypto as a historic initiative between the agencies to upgrade and modernize our rules and regulations and future-proof them for technologies like crypto...." "Many of the firms want to move onchain. The prior administration drove a lot of these firms and the liquidity offshore. The perpetuals markets are a great example of this. We've had perpetual futures contracts in crypto assets for a very long time[,] but they've developed offshore[.] We've got to bring that back to the United States. We need to have that liquidity here in the U.S...." "We're working towards getting perpetual futures, true perpetual futures, not long-dated contracts, here in the U.S. within the next month or so.... We're also working towards onchain markets, so we're looking to have clear guidance as to what sort of digital wallets would implicate our regulations. The prior administration really went after firms that were just offering software products...." "We're also working towards regulations that accommodate onchain software systems, so decentralized finance protocols and other types of blockchain networks.... We're going to make sure it's very clear as to what implicates the CFTC's regulations and what doesn't, and to the extent that an onchain software system or front-end does implicate our rules or regulations, we're modernizing and future-proofing those rules so that there's a place for all of that." HPC applauds Chairman Selig's forward-thinking approach to regulation and stands ready to support his crucial work ensuring that decentralized markets for perpetual derivatives thrive in the United States. 🇺🇸

Hyperliquid Policy Center

72,264 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten