This is the second time, I'm seeking help publicly on this unfortunate incident.
@VitalikButerin
, I know how big supporting me on this journey has been. Please do unfollow
@EricAyahq
, this is not me any more. It's been hacked and all efforts to get
@twitter
support didn't work.
Hello
@VitalikButerin
, thank you for your unwavering belief in us as at
@ayahq_
and the tenacity of the African continent.
My co-founders X account
@EricAyahq
was hacked and we’ve made numerous attempts to reach out to X support to rectify this but to no avail. It was formerly
At 19, He built his own blockchain startup.
At 21, he had to shut down due to lack of funds.
And a year later he’s back, with an investment from
@cbventures
, building his new endeavor
@supermigrate
:
If you are an African builder anywhere on the continent, and you can secure a visa to Portugal, dm me, I have got a fully paid trip to join a community of great minds to co-create and hack for 2 weeks plus. Remember is social equity, don't fuck it up!
#love
#trust
#loyalty
Gifted the head of computer science
@gctuonline
boy a
@zksync
ZK Proofs for kids. My charge to him is to master it...watch this kid as he becomes one of the
#ZK
ginuis. His father is so hands on & supportive of his students journey into the world of
@Ethereum
&
#Solidity
#zkSync
What we envisioned & shared during
#muAccra
as the Aya Collective Mindset which has become an African Onchain Collective. Today
@ETHSafari
we had a panel & it was a moment of deep reflection & the option for us to guide & create a system to scale the ecosystem.
#love
#trust
Imagine a Web3 startup culture in Africa where access is open, no gatekeeping, & no cliques--just pure collaboration & innovation. We're building a community where everyone has a voice & the opportunity to thrive
@ayahq_
Abundance in Nothing; Not Nothing in abundance.
#love
One thing for sure, there is no better place to amplify the collective mindset than
@EFDevcon
& the opportunity to be on the speaker list.
It feels humbling to see some of the open conversation from Zuzalu, Zuconnect & Devconnect bearing fruits for African builders.
#love
#trust
Today I had two finest builders joined us for a waterfall 💦 adventure.
@lancendavis
and
@0xeliashezron
from Uganda. It was a lovely adventure to recharge for the week ahead. 💦🌍❤️
Week 2, builders will hack real life applications.
This was not an event, to us, it is an experience every one will have as a memory, this won't be the last but obviously the resourcefulness of the
@ayahq_
Collective Ecosystem Mindset will remain an inflection point for years.
I don't have any words to explain the hard times I've had to confront on my journey in the past one month. Left with deep conviction and dedication to the mission in the last 8+ years. I had my entire crypto savings in MM wiped out by a well orchestrated attack I fell blindly for
One of the biggest monsters African web3 players have to prioritize is to remove the 'I & me'
#BS
to focus on the power of team sport. Too much ego to prove point is discrediting all efforts we do in our silos. We can't keep up with this & hope to be a factor in this game!
#love
The next
@ayahq_
founder program, I will teach the 3 most important things every startup founder must never take for granted. That is the only part I will devote my time to share with the founders. Once we get that right from the word go, in 5 years we will harvest a unicorn 🦄
Ayalabs 1st builder platform built to solve local ecosystem problems with global relevance. 1st year anniversary, grateful to the team for this milestone. Over $50k distributed, still day1 for us! v2.1 coming up soon! 👌💰🙏
#african
#builders
#ayahq
#collective
#ecosystem
#mind
Finally getting my workstation ready😜 The truth is, nobody cares until you care for why you started... that's why we keep going to try once more, just maybe someday, we will be remembered to have tried & contributed to the journey of others wins. Check it
We came together to make Africa 1st ever builder co-living experience for 4 countries 2, continent in Accra. This is the outcome of
@ayahq_
Collective Ecosystem Mindset which has given birth to African Collective, announced today by the
@themu_xyz
Congrats to all the builders.🌍
A year ago, the Ghana Web3 Ecosystem hardly got attention. We made a mission driven decision to set up a
@ayahq_builder
hub to enable young minds to vibe, ideate & build. Happy to see global protocols benefit from it. Thanks to
@Optimism
#RetroPGF3
grant.
#love
#trust
#loyalty
Yesterday,
@Kc_Pele
explored how to integrate OnchainKit with Next.js and Swart Wallet, and it was a solid learning experience. He shared how OnchainKit simplifies interactions with the blockchain, which is a huge win for the ongoing
@base_onchain
Buildathon!🔵
It's a conviction backed by a vision to unlock value through builders who are passionate, determined, and hands-on. I'm grateful for what we've achieved today with the community.
#TheCollectiveMindset
Take note...join the onchain series virtually or IRL at any of the hubs: Web3brige, Lagos, Web3 Clubs, Nairobi and AyaHQ Builders Hub, Accra. Any community looking to connect their hub can reach out to the
@ETHSafari
team. Let's build the collective movement 💪.
🚨🚨URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
The muAccra experience, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 17th, 2024, Time: 7 pm WAT, due to the ongoing Onchain series at the AyaHQ builders hub.
The event will take place both online and onsite.
You can
#Gratitude
for everything. Walking on this journey with a heart that never gives up despite the missiles at us is no mean a feet. Our forebears fought it, we will do our bit no matter the odds. Everything inside of me is love & kindness! Life is a gift.
#love
#trust
#loyalty
A year ago, at
@Consensys
Hyperlink event in Istanbul we made a case that this tech has more to offer than just ETFs in Africa.
That is timestamp & fact. The reason we are super committed to unlocking the onchain builder economy in Africa through partners like
@LiskHQ
! 🌍🎯🙏
Starting the month of September with an exciting partnership!🚀😎
@ayahq_
is excited to announce its partnership with
@LiskHQ
launching the Aya x Lisk Africa Onchain Builder Program.
This initiative empowers African developers and entrepreneurs to build innovative applications
Gratitude for everything I know and everything I don't know!🙏
Stay in love, keep trust alive and don't sell loyalty for convenience!🤔✨🌍
I'm still in search of my Alchemist.🐪
#love
#trust
#loyalty
Traveling must be part of
#UNSDG
for every young Africans. The better the exposure, the finest the perspective becomes. Caveat, you must be willing to embrace abundance mindset. A lot have dozen travel xp but still operates with survival zero sum mindset. The battle is the mind.
Real world use case on the ethereum ecosystem. Coffee from Embu in Kenya. The experience you got in Africa can't be in a Pitch Deck. You only have to experience it.🌍🙏
☕️ Just wrapping up an incredible coffee cupping experience with our favorite celebrity barista at
@ETHSafari
!
We learned about different coffee types, roasts, and flavors, and our palates are forever changed!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for this flavorful journey!
No matter what, don't give up on the collective vibe. Yes, we can do it alone & there is nothing wrong with it. Doing it as a collective brings a lot more though, which is why we're promoters of the collective. we know it works. It's the only shot we've got to win.
#EthereumDay
Squeeze that $balls
@soccersm_ai
team. Your story is something to be inspired by the nascent builder ecosystem we are curating. Let's keep showing up. The human layer beats it all.
After an intense back to back expectation and delivering with style, we made time today with nature with gratitude. June tested our collective resilience and we delivered.
@ayahq_
@TheDFSLab
🌍💯
#muAccrq
,
#ayahq
#stellarsurge
We just get shit done with joy and style ❤️
Last year we made a case to global leaders during a talk at
#Zuzalu
that one day when we've more
#IRL
activations, we will nurture more builders in Africa to ship global projects. Its been a year & the team
@soccersm_ai
have validated this. I believe there're more gems to unlock.
@VitalikButerin
is bullish on
#PredictionMartet
Probably Nothing!
Prediction Market makes it easy to onboard Web2 users💯. We didn’t struggle transitioning our 45k users into Web3! Now we over 60k users & growing🔥🚀
The thing about selflessly advocating for a broader ecosystem. Happy the
#Ayathon
, a concept of ETHCC & Ethglobal tested with our friends
@Web3Bridge
has become a big movement across the continent. Let's keep building & big ups to every1 showing up everyday.
#love
#trust
#loyal
As much as talent counts, efforts count twice as much.- Angela Duckworth! A fine 360 coordinated output will give much honour than effort of one! The ecosystem has become better as a result of individual efforts, the next step needs a well defined ToC to benchmark outcome.💯
Today, I had the rare privilege to see a former cabinet minister, a lawyer & a father like to me. It's been over 12+ years since I last saw him. I got a call & picked it up, he was like I was checking on you Eric! Apparently, I lost his contact. I requested for IRL & he offered.
This happened on 19th May, 2024. Then my Twitter handle
@e_annan24
with 2FA was taken away by these rogues on 24th May 2024 and still used by these unknown rogues. All efforts to get the attention of
@elonmusk
X (Twitter) to give my account back has proven futile.
We're live in the
@MorphL2
Zoo
Users can Predict against each other on the outcome of future events (Crypto, Politics, Football, etc) to win rewards!
Sign-In via
Or catch us in the Zoo:
Test to Earn Trophies🏆& Morph Points.
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The Aya idea was not random. It was a dream manifested IRL on a journey & a force. Four years on, we've operated as a full startup testing different approaches. I've seen the team do things very scrappy to excellence. While we had no funding, we had talents who took ownership
The k for the voice.
#twitter
sadly don't give a fuck about these notorious actors. My social life built with sweat is under attack. Please stay away from
@e_annan24
it is not me. It's been hacked since 24th May 2024.
A good friend did this for me, helping amplify this.
#hack
PLEASE report & block
@e_annan24
for malicious links - never reply to the accounts DM’s!
@eannan_24
sorry to reach from here but everyone must be aware of this
Ur old account just put a drainer and a virus on my friends laptop and sadly there are losses - You gotta get that
There's only one secret, it's called 'show up everyday'. I had a bitter lesson for my first cofounder led startup. I had zero knowledge about these 3 things:
1. Process
2. Governance
3. Culture
It cost me a fortune & I made a decision to share, especially the 1st timers.
#love
This is our strategy in case you're wondering! 😂 We just love playing, nothing serious in case you are wondering! Finally I decided to share the strategy openly, so the matter dies at last! We're simply Ubuntu & the stubbornly on the collective ecosystem mindset.
#love
#trust
🎉
Builders anywhere in Africa,
@ayahq_
Builders Hub is your best ally in shaping the mindset of building from Africa with the global community.
The collective 🌍
For the past two weeks, my team and I have been building
@0xOneramp
at
@ayahq_
premises.
The goal to launch in Ghana by Saturday 27th July.
Stretched and stressed, updates coming soon
It always seems impossible until it becomes possible. When we speak Web3 cities, few hotspots were on the lips of the global community in Africa. Today our collective resilience has opened up other cities and added to the map: Accra, Abuja, Jos...watch out for more . We're
#GOBEA
We’re thrilled to announce to be joining the Web3 Builders Meetup as a Community Partner. Organized by
@icp_Ghana
and hosted at the innovative
@ayahq_
Builders Hub.
this event is a prime opportunity to foster collaboration, spark new ideas, and empower the future of Web3.
This means a lot for the builders in Africa to be neck deep into their dreams. Thanks for paying attention to
@soccersm_ai
as a person who believes in the possibilities of African builders. 😍🌎
One thing I'd like to start doing is highlighting some of my favorite projects building on
@MorphL2
. Going to make it a constant practice.
In coming months, I'm hoping to spend more time talking to builders within our ecosystem and simply at large. Focusing on builders is
Congratulations to all the builders who made the continent proud at
@base
,
#Onchain
#Summer
. It feels humbling watching how in just a year of advocating for builders in Africa and the outcome.
#Zuzalu
magic & our restlessness to share the hack we observed.
#builders
#collective
It feels inspiring to see
@daimo_eth
a random Hackathon idea from
#zuzalu
becoming a global player. This is the kind mindset ecosystem leaders must cultivate. We can't beg to keep educating without a channel to get those with the skills move from survivor to production.
#shipit
Our heroes in this space trust us to advance the plot. We're very grateful. To everyone below & more… thank you!
We'll stay lean and ship even faster ⚡️
We're excited to announce
@eannan_24
from
@ayahq_
as a speaker at
#W3Node
&
#EthCapeTown
in September! Gain insights from a visionary committed to growing the Onchain Builders Economy in Africa.
Register now at to secure your spot!
#W3Node2024
I remember when we started the Aya journey earlier days,
@pkstevenz_
will say something like...we are every time we are in a call.... Now it's more than slang.... It's part of our ethos and the driver for abundance...🌍😍
The collective mindset is creating a "we" mentality instead of an "I" mentality.📍
We will be having an X-space this coming Wednesday at 7 PM WAT, discussing driving the collective mindset.
Join us as we hear from communities across Africa as they share insights on how we can
The
@ayahq_
x
@LiskHQ
initiative is here to support your journey as a builder!
Get in touch with exclusive networking opportunities and ofcourse! Interactive sessions☺️
Register here👇
Looking forward to meeting you🫵 GM💜
It takes a village to raise a child. The African Web3 ecosystem has been shaped by a number of great minds not just an entity. Not one fit all approaches ever create a flywheel, it's the Collective Ecosystem Mindset. That's the cheat sheet. Still contributing to the bigger plan🤞
As new to coding and tech,
@ayahq_
Aya moulded me from being a primary school teacher to winning 11 hackathons,from June last year 2023 till date with further support from d
@Web3Ladies
& Web3Bridge,learning still continues,we kp giving back our best.
#gratitude
#blockchain
#tech
This is going down in history just as we remember Thomas Edison creator of bulbs, Marie Curie who research advanced Radium & Polonium & then Steve Jobs in the tech world. No doubt
@VitalikButerin
has altered how value is communicated & transmitted given access to Global South.🌍
Excited that our
@Ethereumfilm
feature documentary trailer for “Vitalik: An Ethereum Story” is live!!
3 years in the making, funded by the Ethereum community, and a full crypto-native distribution to release it
Watch and mint the full trailer at
What is the best that can happen or the worst that can happen if you try or don't try?
I lean on the blind faith of what is the best that can happen and grind every single day with an open heart to try.
Have a beautiful week #
#african
#buidlers
.
#muAccra
#ayalabs
Gratitude 🙏
This is the summary of life I have to accept, the hard way. Thanks Chief
@asemota
for sharing your wisdom with us.
We can only give so much love with no expectations to the world 🌍 🙏
#love
#trust
#loyalty
The best friends to have are those who inspire and challenge you to be better because they are also ambitious enough to challenge themselves to be better.
Avoid the company of those who are always negative and fearful. They can drag you down even when you have ambition.
What a feat of our journey backed by a selfless team showing up everyday with love, kindness, trust and loyalty to the collective movement 🙏
Still day one in this collective ecosystem mindset we are building and shaping the narrative.
#gratitude
#love
#trust
#loyalty
#builders
The team has shown what it means to build with nothing to something. That story and stubborn resilience got you guys there. Enjoy and connect as a human with other humans who give a fuck about the African builders to co-create value together. All the best to the
@soccersm_ai
team
I join silence and loud voices to celebrate you Sir. Not many have the privilege to encounter your deep open heart to serve and share. I am grateful our paths crossed. May many doors open to you. God bless your new chapter Sir.🙏🥰🎉👑💯
As I celebrate my birthday today. I can’t but reflect on years of advocating for Africa on a global stage. The betrayal, the pain, the losses but most importantly the joy of seen our young people’s mind awakening to their true power. Here is to the next 1000 years.
#dragonfly
Thank you Ser
@Metachaser24
for sharing your experience and journey with the builders we are cultivating here. See you next week at the
@ETHAccra
and other activities.
Currently at
@ayahq_
!! Super exciting to visit local web3 community here in Ghana! Props to
@eannan_24
for cultivating this community of builders 🙌🏾
@ETHAccra
is next week. Can't wait to meet more talented builders.
When you bet on the tech long term... the vibe keeps on with
#builders
!!!
Listen, pay attention and
#focus
on the long term!
Let's keep building, it's tough, not for everyone, I respect those who are showing up everyday despite the hurdles.
#collectivemovement
#africabuilders
For the last 12 years, I have advocated for Africa web3 ecosystem without wanting my name in the forefront. There are many shift of mindset towards African builders a bit. But every time I get to sit down with leaders like
@azeemk_
of
@MorphL2
it gives me reason to keep going.
Reputation is built with intentionality. The goal is to grow an unchain builders economy in Africa as an ecosystem of trust to unlock value. The cheat sheet is
#CollectiveEcosystemMindset
Builders, get in here!💯
We are launching a series called “Builders Convo” 😎🚀
Happening live on Discord!
Expect knowledge sharing, networking, fun, and engaging stories, with plenty of energy!!!
You definitely don’t want to miss this. Join our community of builders now:
The Aya Collective Mindset Ecosystem. Together we will raise and build unicorns from the collective. Thank you
@kotanipay
for being the very first to join us in this journey.💯❤️🌍
The is coming up as we keep building.
The first ultimate Onchain Builders tooling, built to solve local ecosystem problems with global relevance.
Test it & provide feedback for us to curate an experience to grow the builder's reputation.
#collectivewin
There are few people you meet in life that stay & identify your journey with empathy, kindness & support with deep conviction! Keep up and show up everyday you out there! Tried & failed is 100x more rewarding than I should've. Thank you bro for your support!
#love
#trust
#loyalty
Never stop being big on the collective, in private or in public. It's the only way. When the dust settles, you'll be proud of how you made others feel, not what you told them. Actions speak louder than words-words are cheap these days.
#thecollectivewins
#oversilos
The Collective Ecosystem Mindset is the purest bet. A jack of all trades was my parents approach, at least I want to see a shift in my lifetime or those to come. We must have a heart to accept open collabo. Silos only exposes our limiting & survival mindset to our global allies.
It was a lovely evening in beautiful city of Rome with many questions asked and Dominic was kind enough to share with me the
@LiskHQ
roadmap for Africa and how
@LiskHQ
is betting big on Africa, its ecosystems and builders. Big announcements in the pipeline bullish on Lisk. If you
What do you think of this journey? Any feedback to do better?
Please share and support us by subscribing to get more from us.
We build in public and share in public as a collective. 💯🎉🔥
Check out our latest newsletter for exciting updates.
Make sure to read all the way to the end to find out which project has earned a spot in our cheer corner!🎉
Gm! 🚀
At
@ayahq_
we are driving and Growing Onchain Builders Economy in Africa 🌍. Nodes, Validators and Staking is yet to be a thing here, we are leading this forward for much more decentralization of the network.
Here at
#muAccra
, we've been fully immersed in building and hacking .
Yesterday, our CTO,
@ukonu_o
delivered an insightful presentation on Ethereum, diving into the latest developments and strategies for aspiring validators.
He explored the technical requirements, the role of
Trust, a sense of purpose with clear intentions to build as a collective is the best short for the ecosystem. We have resistance internally but we aren't given up on the collective to build trust and proof of work. 💯
That is why AyaHQ exists, from the onset, we had a strong conviction, talents are everywhere but access was kind of gated. We're determined to break it, provide safe space for every African dreamer to have the opportunity to amplify it & create economic value. Proud of you.🌍
I've always known that any problem I can focus on and deeply dive into, I can solve it within a reasonable time. However, the challenge I’ve faced until now is balancing that deep focus with paying the bills. Everything I’ve done in my career so far has been just to cover my
Vision and conviction build a system that goes beyond our individual self. For us it is just the collective. We have inspired
@EthJos_
@EthAbuja_
and the outcome is in the open for all today. We are open, together let's push the frontier of possibilities as a collective. 💯
Last weekend in the beautiful city of Jos, we hosted our first solidity developers bootcamp.
Jos showed enthusiasm with over 70 people in attendance. For many this was the first time, they were getting introduced to blockchain and blockchain development.
#JosBuidlIt
#EthJos
The Prosperity Paradox mandates every single one of us to look into the long term with a collective approach. Silos has never won anywhere where true prosperity has been created.🎉
#NoBSzone
will become the wave to unlock new minds...we are deliberate on this journey. No zero sum game for us. The only way is the collective & will do it with kind & open heart no matter the hurdles ahead. Weldone to this new collective movement in Jos. The coolest city 🥰💦
Where would you rather be this weekend, Ghanaian builders? 🇬🇭😎
Join us at the Onchain Builders Workshop live at the AyaHQ Build Hub
Introducing one of the speakers,
@JovellsAppiah
.
Jovells is a software engineer skilled in software development and blockchain technology. With
We're not just solving tech problems at
@ayahq_
. We're solving the mindset gaps, audacity to dream, boldness, kindness openess & empathy towards coordination. We've done it internally, tested it & piloted selflessly with some leaders with proof of work. Time to scale it
#mindset
Capital flows in the direction of innovation in most parts of the world, where curiosity rules over fear.
I believe none need to be forced to be a founder, getting a job is also okay. But there is something about not settling for convenience but conviction to try.
#builders
@LiskHQ
ambassadors met up with the
@ayahq_
team and its founder
@eannan_24
at the ongoing Blockchain Hackathon, and Web3 workshop at the Ghana Communication and Technology University.
The VC of the School also came to show support for this Workshop.
#AyaHQandGCTUWeb3Workshop
That has been everything I've invested in the last 7 years finding a common ground to the collective journey. It's my conviction I hold so sacred. This team you see, are selfless and long term backers making it look simple but it's a heavy mindset shift to get here.
#Collective
🌍
@kokebsolomon
It depends where you're: America and most parts of Asia, it's for ETF, alternative money printing. But Africa, some parts of Asia and Latin America, are used for payment, hedge against constantly weak national currency and most importantly access to global financial services.🤫
More to come as the collective movement scale across the continent to light up the African builders, solving native problems enabled by blockchain tech. 🙏🌍
I'm particularly excited about this because it underlines the fact that, unless communities coordinate, we will not get better outcomes as an industry. Some will aggregate, some will train, some will help them build, and others will help them scale. This perfectly fits my
Keep winning and keep the heart open with empathy, kindness and love above all things, as you evolved into a value creator that our continent desperately needs.🙏
I'm thrilled to announce that I've been awarded a full scholarship to pursue Computer Engineering at the
@Penn
! Joining the class of 2028 as a proud Quaker, this incredible opportunity comes after carefully considering breathtaking offers from
#UPenn
,
#Duke
,
#Williams
, and
#F
&M,
We think about this as the honeybees. Each of them play just a bit but end up with something evrryone needs. We must leverage each of the ecosystem's strengths to amplify our individual work to reach scale & significance. Let's build the future today.
#love
#trust
#loyalty
.
Many builders start projects with great enthusiasm but often hit a roadblock halfway through, especially after hackathons.
It’s a common story: innovative ideas are born, but scaling them becomes a challenge.
That’s where the Aya x
@LiskHQ
Onchain Builders Program comes in.
Trust the process, doors never, it's just a matter of time that you will realize you were in the right direction. Just be grateful for life & few who believe in your dreams. It's a beautiful new month, love is action, trust must be proven, sorry must show a change!
#love
#trust
As an Africa ecosystem leader it’s important when talking to global partner to try and cut through the chase very quickly to see if the protocol has the longterm interest of African builders at heart and also willing to help unlock the Africa crypto economy beyond sponsorship of
YESS, BACK2BACK - WE ARE BACK🔙🔝
THE SOVEREIGN FRONTIER PODCAST IS HERE🔥
BETTER & BOLDER CONVOS AWAIT🤜🏼🤛🏼
We have
@eannan_24
, Cofounder & CEO of
@ayahq_
on this episode🎙️
We dive into Africa X Web3 and the next steps to unlock the Web3 economy in
#Africa
& more🌍💰
Operating with value first, we believe in nurturing no matter where you are from or the community you come from. We must win as a collective through value creation. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you guys. Still day 1, always remember. 🙏
I have been also inspired by
@pkstevenz_
,
@eannan_24
and
@lawalkay
for giving their knowledge and also teaching me and my guys on how we can become better and win as a collective family together. Thank you so much ❤️ what a great privilege to have this guys ❤️
@ayaversity
❤️🙏🏻