@ogug8
I have to add some positivity to this thread! I married a super nice guy & 13 years +2 kids later, so far so good. He is my best friend —no drama, just lots of communication, new adventures & fun.
It was really great to meet you Michael
@saylor
, I will definitely send you a copy of my new book, Take the Leap: How Bitcoin Is Transforming Africa —when it comes out!
@BitcoinAtlantis
🧡🧡🧡
Years ago, I worked at the World Bank.
I was so proud to be there, since I “thought” I was helping the world.
Little did I know —the joke was on me. 😖
I was devastated to discover that so many dev. loans were expertly designed for the perpetual dependency of African
NEW: Bitcoin vs the IMF
My keynote from Miami on the horrors of structural adjustment, the paradox of "advanced" nations, and how finally we have a technology that helps people in the developing world find a way out
[Full video: ]
My cousin Emma graduated from
@OhioState
this past weekend, I could not attend b/c of a fam. emergency—so I watched the graduation online.
Imagine my delight when the commencement speaker, Chris Pan
@panchris
, suggested that that graduates should
“Keep an open mind and consider
I met a guy the other day who told me he got into
#Bitcoin
in 2010.
He also said he had 1,000 Bitcoin - at one point. ( That would be worth $63 Million today by the way. 🤯)
He was bullish on
#Bitcoin
back then.
But he lost it all. He said he had no OpSec strategy back then,
Lately I’ve been getting emails & DMs from my old coworkers at the Fed—who finally want to know more about
#bitcoin
. It gives me so so much joy.
First they laugh at you…..
#bitcoin
@diopfode
@diopfode
Did you know that Bitcoin mining in Africa is creating revenue sources and power grid sustainability in rural communities in Kenya and the Congo?
So……
In August of 2022,
@CNN
asked me to share my thoughts on
#Bitcoin
as an investment.
I made the assertion that
#Bitcoin
was a path to generational wealth for Black Americans.
Lots of folks in the article disagreed with me—they said
#Bitcoin
was too risky for Black
Most people don’t know this —but I’m working on my 3rd
#Bitcoin
book.🤯
In 2021, I joined a group of 7
#bitcoin
superstars to co-author the U.S. Bitcoin policy book, Bitcoin & the American Dream.
That same year, I published my
#Bitcoin
children’s book Sade’s Satoshis.
Now,
@missmulrooney
@missmulrooney
This made me chuckle!!! I usually ask my 4 year old to tell me who had to go to the calm down corner today. It usually results in a play-by-play of hilarious pre-school drama.
I went to a banking conference today.
I started talking to a bank CEO about how
#Bitcoin
could change his business strategy.
He excitedly told me they were “already in blockchain” and that they had partnered with a local artist to produce a J. Baker NFT. 😩
We are still so
@Judicaelle_
@Judicaelle_
You are absolutely spot on. Every African leader who tried to set Africa free was killed by the colonial powers & in some cases with help from the West.
Coming Soon-->Here is a sneak peak of the cover of my new children’s book, called Sade’s Satoshis!
Teaching the next generation about
#Bitcoin
is so important!
The book features amazing original art by
#Nigerian
artist Faniran Opeyemi
@dammycriss_
It will be out very soon!🇳🇬❤️
Dear
@KamalaHarris
@VP
campaign team:
I’d like to extend an open invitation to engage in a thoughtful dialogue about how
#Bitcoin
is a game changer for
#America
.
#Bitcoin
is a powerful tool for advancing human rights & offers financial freedom for the local & global communities
This news will change Africa FOREVER!! The banking challenges in Africa are the source of so much daily anguish & frustration. This partnership between
@strike
&
@bitnob
will bring much needed liquidity to the continent and sidestep govment enforced dollar shortages.
#abc2022
When I travel to a new country, I alway examine & collect that country’s fiat currency. It is amazing how much you can learn about the priorities of a country by examining their currency.
I discovered something really cool about Kenya’s fiat currency. I talk about it in the
Huge News!!
@burnaboy
is the first Afrobeats & Nigerian artist to perform on the main stage at the
#GRAMMYS
He performed with
@4everBrandy
& 21 Savage 🔥🔥🔥🇳🇬
Burna Boy delivered an amazing medley performance of “On Form” and “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” w/ 21 Savage and Brandy live at the 66th
#GRAMMYs
main ceremony! 🐐
I’ve been in the trenches for the past few weeks. Writing, revising and writing again. Receiving feedback (wince), revising & writing again.
Rinse. Repeat.
I have had several very long nights, 2 all nighters & lots of chai tea lattes. ☕️
It has been hard. Much harder than I
OMG!! I won everyone!!!!
I won FinTech Person of the Year for 2024 at the
@BTAAwards
!!! !
Thank you so much to the
@BTAAwards
for such an incredible night of networking, connections and celebrating global entrepreneurs!!! Thank you
@jpmorgan
&
@PwCUS
, and all of the other
On the plane just 5 minutes ago.
Me: (I stand up and say hello to
@thetrocro
and give him a hug)
Passenger beside me: It is a family reunion?
Me: No, we are here for a conference.
Passenger: What is it about ?
Me:
#Bitcoin
Passenger 1: What?
Me:
#Bitcoin
Passenger 1:
This PrimeTrust situation is utterly RIDICULOUS. 🤯
$82 Million, vanished???
My head hurts. And my heart breaks for the thousands of clients, families and individuals that lost money.
Please self-custody your
#bitcoin
.
You can’t even trust
#bitcoin
companies these days 😩.
Thanks so much to
@isabellasg3
&
@BitcoinMagazine
for the opportunity to discuss Bitcoin’s incredible impact in Africa.
Bitcoin is an inflation protection tool, a catalyst for Africa’s electrification, and the ideal medium of sound value exchange for every African country.
Gm!
It might be time to reconsider living in the UK.
Authorities just amended a rule which gives them full power to seize your Bitcoin if you are SUSPECTED of a financial crime. ☠️
We have seen this movie before -and it doesn’t end well for private citizens. Thankfully there
Wow! I’m celebrating 8,000 followers today! Hello to my new followers!
I’m Charlene Fadirepo & I am Bitcoin multi-hyphenate. I focus on Bitcoin education & empowerment in the U.S. & in Africa thru storytelling, special projects, & speaking engagements! I am
a
#bitcoin
miner with
Shoutout to the amazing
#Bitcoin
boyfriends, husbands, wives & spouses —that support us,
#Bitcoiners
! It’s a wild & crazy life.
We could not do this without you.
I ask this amazing man to come with me to
#Bitcoin
events all over the world—-and he never ever complains. 🧡And
During my keynote yesterday at the
@AfroBitcoinOrg
, I announced my latest project —a book about how
#bitcoin
is transforming Africa! 🔥🔥🔥
The goal of the book is to explore the
#bitcoin
narrative through the lens of
#Africa
& clarify the value proposition of Bitcoin’s impact
I'm back home —in Australia, everyone!
About a month ago, we sold our car, packed up our lives in DC, and embarked on this new adventure to Oz—-due to a change in my husband's job. It has been our most complex family move yet, but the rewards have been immeasurable!!
This move
Twitter!It’s my bday! I just wanted to say TY to all that have supported me so far.I’m grateful for God’s favor over my life.I have evrythg I’ve always wanted:a loving husband & children, great fam & friends,a career I ❤️ & my purpose to make the world better via
#bitcoin
.
#IJN
One of my biggest lessons in banking is to always “follow the money”.
It just seemed like a very good day to remind us all about this $ 5 million donation to Greenpeace.
Because if
#Bitcoin
loses —guess who thinks they will win ?
Ripple.
Thankfully, Bitcoiners are paying
BREAKING:
@GreenpeaceUSA
just released an explosive new report exposing the deep ties between the fossil fuel industry, right-wing climate deniers, and the growing lobbying network pushing a plan to save dirty coal and gas plants with
#Bitcoin
READ NOW:
Everyone thinks they have the solution to “fix” Africa.
But the data shows that Africa has already made its choice.
A truly decentralized, sound hard money that protects the purchasing power of the people.
#bitcoin
.
Honoured to meet
@VitalikButerin
in Zambia last week. Impressed with the
@ethereum
foundation’s efforts to understand the use cases in emerging markets and actively pursue their development. Big props to
@yosephayele
for coordinating this and thanks
@mwiyas
for the invite.
Thank you to
@jimmysong
,
@jmbushwrites
& the entire TGFB team for the chance to share my work with the TGFB conference!! The conference today was amazing!
Thank God For Bitcoin, indeed!
Thoughts on
@TheBitcoinConf
‘s
#Bitcoin
2023:
It was an amazing experience!
⭐️I met so many inspiring and ambitious
#bitcoin
leaders at the
#womeninbitcoin
brunch!! Our future is in good hands;
⭐️ I’m thrilled about the deeper focus on the Global South. Let’s rebrand the
@jack
@JesseDorogusker
I love this idea! I would love to see
#bitcoin
mining become so easy that every elementary, middle, and high school in the country has its own hands on
#bitcoin
mining learning lab! This would be a dream come true!
@BlkBTCBillions
hit 100,000 members in less than 6 months due to the awesome leadership of
@bigmarh
and
@bitcoinzay
!! Special thank you to the BBB family for your support of the club! It is such a privilege to be able to build with this amazing team!
#Bitcoin
#BitcoinMiami2021
I’m so touched. For the very first time EVER at my family gathering I didn’t bring up
#Bitcoin
at all but everyone already wanted to talk about it. And they were finally ready to listen. My uncle & cousins told me that they just started to pay attention to Bitcoin b/c of me.❤️
The impact Abubakar Nur Khalil
@ihate1999
has had on
#Bitcoin
adoption in Nigeria & across Africa in a few short years is legendary. Let's examine why: (A thread 🧵)
Held the first copy of Sade's Satoshis in my hand today & it felt good!
Someone asked me when to start teaching children about
#Bitcoin
.
My answer->in the WOMB!
Studies show the children as young as 4 can understand how to save & share.
It's never too early to start.
#BTC
@TheBitcoinConf
was so special since I finally got to meet so many Twitter frens IRL. It was so great to finally meet you
@TheGuySwann
. Thank you for your amazing work on the Bitcoin & the American Dream audio book—-which will be coming out very soon!!
#bitcoin
Sak Pase!!!! 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
I’m in Labadee, Haiti for a very short stint—and spoke to a few folks about Bitcoin.
I discovered a few new insights along the way.
#bitcoin
A 🧵
Happy Father’s Day to my amazing husband, Babarinde & to all of the incredible
#Bitcoin
fathers out there!
We thank you for loving & leading our families. ❤️🧡🇳🇬🇳🇬
My family of 4 went to the movies for the first time in a long time tonight.
I was stunned at the cost of the evening.
$67.00 for 4 people for movie tickets.
Another $70.00 for soft drinks, sliders, and popcorn. 🤯
$127 for a random NIGHT AT THE MOVIES!!!
This is crazy.
I’m sitting in this amazing gratitude moment for the groundswell of support for Bitcoin and the American Dream book. We made history last week and we could not have done it without all of you! Thank you to
@BlkBTCBillions
family &
#BitcoinTwitter
community!
I’m celebrating 12 years of marriage while in Italy.
I’m grateful to have a supportive partner who is my best friend & biggest fan.
#bitcoin
#italy
#venice
🇳🇬🇺🇸
I made it to
#Oslo
! This place is amazing.
And the weather is perfect today. ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Got super lucky and ran into the beautiful & talented Marketing powerhouse, Renata Rodrigues
@lobaestrangeira
of
@fedi
at the train station!
#off
#bitcoin
@OsloFF
This is my first time at
@PubKey_NYC
and it is such a gorgeous bar!!!
Are you coming ? Catch
@Ayelen_Osorio
and I tonight for a convo about Bitcoin in Africa at 6pm!!
@HRF
Unpopular opinion: FedNow is the superhero we need to save us from a U.S. CBDC.
(Full Disclosure- I used to work for the Fed)
I used to think FedNow was the pre- plumbing of a CBDC -but that’s not right at all.
Here is why:
1. FedNow modernizes interbank payments making them
Wow!!!
I’m leaving
@OsloFF
feeling INSPIRED by the incredible stories of triumph shared by the activists I met & FIRED UP to DO MORE to share
#Bitcoin
as a tool for global financial freedom.
Thank you again to
@gladstein
and the
@hrf
team!!!
In 2022, I was able to align my time, treasures & talents to finally work full time in the
#Bitcoin
space. This is my personal definition of success & I’m grateful. 2022 was a Dream year….2023 will be even better!!
Peace & Blessings & Happy New Year to all! ❤️
Wow, what an incredible week it has been!
@MarathonDH
just signed a historic deal with the government of Kenya for
#bitcoin
mining exploration.
Kudos to
@fgthiel
@JaysonBrowder
@charlieschu
and the rest of the amazing Marathon Digital
Team for this historic strategic alliance.
During President
@WilliamsRuto
’s State Visit to the US, we entered into an agreement with
@EnergyMinK
to invest over $80 million in establishing green data centers to boost renewable energy utilization and optimization in the Republic of Kenya. 🇺🇸🤝🇰🇪
Thank you again to this powerhouse panel of
#Bitcoin
women who spoke at this year’s Satoshi Sister Circle Brunch in Accra, Ghana!!🧡
🔥Janet Maingi (
@nduku_jay
): COO & Co-Founder,
@GridlessCompute
;
🔥Renata Rodrigues (
@lobaestrangeira
) Global Marketing Head,
@fedibtc
;
🔥Mary
Saw this & loved it. If you are alive today you had 4,094 amazing ancestors that came before you. And investing in
#bitcoin
allows you to take care of your family’s future via
#dynastic
returns.
It was so great to meet you Senator
@IndiraKempis
! We thank you for all that you do to share the promise of
#Bitcoin
with the people of Mexico. Safe travels back home!
I know far too many good-looking SINGLE Bitcoiner men. Bear markets are the perfect time to find a wife & build a
#bitcoin
family. Please plan to find your person before the next halvening. Seriously-put it on your 2023 vision board.
#bitcoin
I'm excited to be heading to the
@TheBitcoinConf
in Nashville next week for conversation about my absolute favorite Bitcoin topic -- Bitcoin In Africa. 🧡
I will be joined by African Bitcoin All-Stars, Janet Maingi
@nduku_jay
, Kgothatso Kgako
@440UrPp
, and Femi Longe
@femilonge
.