Building in web3 for Africa and the Global South w/Tony Olendo

In this episode, we meet Tony Olendo and learn about his journey into web3, and what he is currently building with Vifi - a stablecoin protocol for the global south. He also shares his thoughts on building an African L2, onboarding web2 developers, web3 hot takes and more.Tony co-founded Vifi (Virtual Finance) and is a developer with over 10 years of industry experience. He has worked in web3 as a developer building DAO tooling at Coordinape and led Devrel at Polygon. He is also a co-founder of Protocol-Explorer.Here's how to keep up with Tony and what he is building :Tony's Twitter : https://x.com/tonyolendoVifi Twitter : https://x.com/vifi_ccVifi website : https://www.virtualfinance.xyz/Vifi launch announcement : https://x.com/tonyolendo/status/1810519733688545378Protocol explorer Twitter: https://x.com/protocolxplorerProtocol Explorer website: https://www.protocolexplorer.com/ TIME STAMPS: 00:00 Intros and proof of Tony 01:06 Starting out in web3 02:45 Coolest thing he’s built onchain 04:03 Least favorite project he’s worked on 05:02 Getting rugged in Web3 07:15 Tony’s role in Protocol Explorer and what to expect from them 10:48 Current problems with onboarding African Developers 14:23 Is Tony building an African L2 18:48 Introducing Vifi, what they're building and why 23:30 Last thing Tony coded 24:00 Best part of building in web3 24:44 Worst part of building in web3 27:00 Tony’s web3 hot take he could get cancelled for 29:18 Favorite web3 meme 30:03 Favorite web3 pickup line? 30:44 Interesting web3 projects on his radar 32:00 Best advice he’s received 33:10 Worst advice he’s received 34:38 Someone he would like to see on the podcast

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