Dear @defiprincess (Eno Musk): Back in December 2022, I came to you with a community that had 64 members and barely any engagement. My employer was on my neck. I thought I needed a quick fix, probably better content, better campaigns, better community tactics. You didn’t give me any of that. You told me something I didn’t want to hear: sometimes the problem isn’t the community manager. If the thing you’re building doesn’t give people a reason to care, there’s only so much you can do. That one stayed with me. You even gave me your own management template at a time when there were so many gatekeepers in this space. I’ve thought about that a lot over the years. Since then, a lot has changed. I co-founded L2E, which grew to 5,000+ registrations, 2,000+ enrolled students and 1,600+ graduates. I’ve worked with Sonic, Shardeum, Story and other teams in the space, and in 2024 I worked with a group of investors as a Marketing Lead. I became General Manager of Master Trade Academy, a trading academy that is almost half a decade with two operational branches. I’ve organised and spoken at events across Nigeria, from NACOS to universities and blockchain communities. Today, I also serve as Head of Administrative Strategy for NANS, Akwa Ibom State. None of this is me saying I’ve made it. I haven’t. I’m still figuring things out. But I’m also not the same person who walked into your DMs in 2022 worried about a 64-member community. One thing that conversation really changed for me was how I look at people. I try not to measure someone by how many followers they have, how much money they have, or how “important” they seem. I’ve learned to value people properly, even when there are only 10 people in the room. Because I was once that guy with 64 people. And somebody took me seriously. So this is really just a thank you. For telling me the truth. For sharing what you knew when you didn’t have to. And for giving me something to think about long after that conversation ended. I’m not there yet. But I’m definitely not where I was. And I’m grateful for that.

• $1.6B+ flowed into US spot Bitcoin ETFs this week, strongest weekly inflow of 2026 so far. • Bitcoin pushed toward $80K, posting its strongest week in months. • Ethereum surged 30%+ this week, showing the rally is spreading beyond BTC. • XRP jumped 20%+ in 24 hours, leading the major alts. • Solana gained 9%+ in 24 hours, with its spot ETFs seeing their strongest inflow in weeks. • @commonsmade is pushing the Vouch/Slash narrative, turning social reputation into something you can economically back or challenge. • @base launched a $1M accelerator for 10 startups building AI agents, payments, trading and financing products. • US crypto regulation is getting clearer, with the CLARITY Act moving forward. • Japan approved Laser Digital, backed by Nomura for institutional crypto services (first new one in 4 years). • Aligned launched $ALIGN, bringing its Ethereum scaling stack into the market. • @utorgcom launched Utapp on iOS, combining a self-custodial wallet with a crypto card. • @solana reduced slot times to 350ms, with 200ms targeted next. • Cantor Fitzgerald launched institutional prediction-market trading through Kalshi. • Prediction markets are expanding beyond politics into sports, finance and crypto. • Tokenized stocks are gaining serious traction, with Robinhood Chain reportedly passing $1B in volume. • Stablecoins and tokenized assets continue moving toward mainstream financial infrastructure. If you’re only watching the charts, you’re missing half the story. A lot is being built underneath this market. Lastly, my notifs and DMs are back!

Nigeria’s crypto tax rules just got clearer. The new NRS guidance explains how different crypto activities will be treated for tax. Here’s what you need to know: • Simply holding crypto is not a taxable event.
• You don’t pay tax on gains you haven’t realised.
• Selling or disposing of crypto can create a tax obligation.
• Some crypto/fiat transactions can attract 1.5% stamp duty.
• Staking, DeFi rewards, liquidity rewards and similar income can be taxable when received.
• Moving crypto between your own wallets may not count as a disposal if you still own it.
• Crypto gains are worked out in USD first, which helps separate actual profit from the effect of the naira losing value.
• Exchanges, VASPs and P2P platforms have more work to do around tax collection, records and reporting. The part I think most Nigerians should pay attention to is record keeping. If you trade regularly, start keeping track of when you bought an asset, how much you paid, when you sold it, how much you received and the exchange rate at the time. For businesses, this is bigger. If you run an exchange, P2P platform, payment company or crypto product in Nigeria, tax can no longer be treated as something to figure out at the end of the year. Your transactions, records and systems need to be built with these rules in mind. Nigeria is no longer just asking, “Are you using crypto?” The next question is: “How are you reporting it and paying the tax?”

🎙️ X SPACE ALERT 🇳🇬 Nigeria's new Virtual Asset Executive Order is here, marking a major step toward a more coordinated regulatory framework for digital assets, stronger consumer protection, and responsible innovation. But what does this really mean for students, builders, founders, developers, traders, and the future of blockchain in Nigeria? Join industry experts as we break it all down and answer your questions live. 📅 Thursday, 23rd July(Tomorrow) 🕕 6:00 PM (WAT) 📍 xitter.cf/i/spaces/1vKpPPA… 🤝 In partnership with: NACOS UNIUYO NACOS AKSU NACOS Foundation Polytechnic Set your reminder and invite a friend. If you're interested in the future of digital assets in Nigeria, don't miss this.

Nobody's really getting hired off a CV anymore. Anybody can write "increased sales by 40%" and nobody's really checking if it's true. What actually gets you work now is showing people what you can actually do. Not telling them, showing them.