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Payout Models for Content Creators: A Sustainable Future

This post is part of the Farcaster 2026 writing contest. As Web3 evolves, so does the way creators are incentivized and rewarded. Imagine a future where every contributor – writers, marketers, developers, designers, and even readers – has clear, transparent access to earnings, fostering collaboration and engagement. That’s the vision we’ll explore how to design an equitable payout model for content creators while aligning stakeholders’ interests and rewarding active readers. Why a Well-Design...

#farcaster 2026 writing contest#content#creation#web3#payouts-system
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Bitcoin in 2140: Miners, Moonboys, and the Great Halving Apocalypse – Kenyan Edition

Firstly this is not a fact driven article, its more for entertainment. Miners are now officially an endangered species. With block rewards tighter than state house security during protests, the remaining Bitcoin miners are running on prayers and transaction fees—which, at this point, cost more than a weekend in a Luxury hotel in Mombasa. By the year 2140, as the last satoshis are squeezed out of the Bitcoin blockchain like the final drop of sauce from a mutura vendor’s bottle, miners across t...

#bitcoin#2140#dreams#halvings
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Why Your Country’s Personality Decides Its Blockchain Future

Web3 is growing on us, but here’s the thing—blockchain adoption doesn’t just depend on technology. Nope, it’s about people. It’s about culture. It’s about whether your country has the chaotic energy to make decentralization work. Take Kenya, for example. Kenyans don’t just hustle; they multi-hustle.Kenyan Hustle: Why M-Pesa Was Just the BeginningLet’s talk about our parents. They didn’t have one job—they had all the jobs. A 9-to-5? Sure, but that was just the warm-up. After work, they ran a k...

#web3#countries#kiboko#nfts
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DeepSeek R1: A Lesson in Innovation, Affordability and Resilience for the Global AI Race

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), China’s DeepSeek has emerged as a formidable player, demonstrating that innovation and success do not always require astronomical budgets. According to economist Ed Yardeni, DeepSeek spent just $5.6 million over two months to develop its latest AI model, a fraction of the capital deployed by U.S. tech giants like Google, Meta, and Microsoft. This achievement not only highlights DeepSeek’s efficiency but also underscores the growin...

#deepseek#opensource#affordable#ai
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Monday Rust: Setting Up Your Rust Environment

Alright Monday morning, cold and the new excitement of a fresh week. I will be sharing my weekly learnings on Rust. Embarking on a 4-week learning experience, to move into Rust. If you must follow this, there is bound to be mistakes, this is a newbie sharing their understanding. One of the key things of learning is that you should be able to easily teach. Welcome to Monday Rust, where we make learning Rust as smooth and fun as your first cup of coffee on a Monday morning. Let’s dive in!Step 1...

#rust#setup#code#learning
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How the US Plans to Out-AI China (and Create 100K Jobs While We're At It)

Ah, Sunday evening—the perfect time to sip your coffee, not gulp it. Stare at the sunset, though Nairobi is raining cats, dogs and other animals, and ponder the future of humanity’s inevitable takeover by Stargate. The US is kicking things up a notch in the global AI race with a Texas-sized plan to spend $100–500 billion (because who needs exact budgets, right?) on data centers powered by renewable energy. If you’re in construction or tech, congratulations—you might just land one of the 100,0...

#ai#jobs#stargate
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Basenames: Because “you.base.eth” Is Better Than “0x72d8f…blahblah”

It's been a long weekend of events, and coding. I sat next to a fellow developer struggling to send money to the wrong number 3 times. His only respite was that he sent a total of Kes 900. There is this thing called basenames, a human readable from of a wallet. You know that moment when you send someone crypto and have to type in a wallet address that looks like it was pulled from the abyss of random characters? You’re like, “Is this the wallet address... or the secret code for unlocking the ...

#basenames#eaze#wallets
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A New Kind of African Revolution – Now on Rarible!

Africa, a continent rich in culture, resources, and history, has long been misunderstood and exploited. For centuries, we were caught in cycles of oppression—slavery, colonialism, and a so-called freedom that often meant nothing more than the same old exploitation in new forms. Becoming an African leader in the 50s, 60s, or 70s was often the quickest route to a tragic end. Stories of death, poverty, and destruction was the main stay. But things are changing. Big time. Africa is ready to turn ...

#kibokodao#tokens#africa
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From Toddler Typist to Blockchain Content Creator: My Journey to Joining the Polkadot Ecosystem

Let me take you on a little journey—one that begins with rejection, harshness and ends with para-chain glory. Back in 2023, I thought I was ready to take on the world of tech writing. I applied for a gig, thinking, “Hey, I’ve got some good ideas, I can type English quite well… why not?” Well, the response was swift, and it was, shall we say, constructively brutal. Apparently, my typing speed was “close to that of a toddler,” and according to them, I had no future as a writer, fat African fing...

#polkadotafrica#toddlers#cross-chains#writing
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Rust: A Tale of Software Greatness, Broken Hearts, and Memory Safety

Once upon a time, in a kingdom ruled by programmers, there was a quest for a programming language that wouldn't break their hearts (or their code). It was a dark age when segfaults roamed free, memory leaks devoured precious resources, and C++'s templates caused knights of the keyboard to weep into their coffee. But then, from the ashes of frustration, arose Rust—a language so majestic, so powerful, that even the mightiest of coders whispered its name with reverence. And a little fear. Chapte...

#rust#programming#new-language
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Let’s Talk About Something Bean-Credible: Project Mocha

In the heart of Kenya, something extraordinary is brewing—Project Mocha, a revolutionary venture that’s not just about coffee, but about planting seeds for a brighter future. This isn’t your average cup of joe; it’s a triple-shot of trees, tokens, and tech. Developers, youth, and coffee culture are teaming up to tackle challenges like AI, AGI, and youth unemployment. And if you’re a developer, you’d better grab your wallet and buy a coffee tree—or prepare to embrace tea.The Great Developer Fu...

#coffee#project-mocha#trees#staking