I like to make things, especially things that work on computers. I also write.
Work
Helicarrier
I'm currently the CEO & CTO of Helicarrier. Our mission at Helicarrier is to financially connect the African, wherever they are in the world. To accomplish this, we're building:
- Buycoins is the easiest place to buy, sell, and manage your cryptocurrency portfolio.
- Sendcash is a crypto powered remittance product by BuyCoins.
- Sendcash Pay is a suite of developer tools that let you add borderless payment experiences to your digital product.
- NGNT is a collateral backed Naira stablecoin
Others
- I’m the CTO of Backdrop.
- I invest in & help build first versions of products that I'd like to see exist - Tix, Betdemand, Convoy, etc.
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Writing
- I co-authored The Little Bitcoin Book.
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- A friend (TMT) & I run a music newsletter called Dudukę.
- I'm currently writing a graphic novel called Arodan.
Speaking
- The Olso Freedom Forum in Norway. We talked about “Bitcoin Around the World”- how it’s being used, especially in relation to human rights. This session was recorded and released as a podcast episode on What Bitcoin Did.
- Singularity University’s Global Summit in San Fransisco. The topic was “Protecting Human Rights with Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency”.
Misc
- I love video games though I have less time for it these days. Last one I beat was God of War on PS4. It took me a year, lmao. My favourite game of all time is Year Walk.
- I like to draw. I post my infrequent drawings on this instagram page.
- I love reading fiction. Last book I read was Dune.
- I share a lot of thoughts & news on my twitter.