Kyle Leese HesabPay Working very intently on Syria. Our goals for 2025 were to scale in Afghanistan (happening as your numbers show), and to have something substantial in Syria. The successful Mercy Corps pilot in N.E. Syria is a start. Hope to have bigger news. Working on it.

Creativity is a neglected but very important part of programming. I genuinely believe Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” made me a better programmer. I first read it in the early days of TEALrb and TEALScript and I’m very glad I did. Definitely recommend it!

Might have to bust out the Red Bull soon at #AlgoHack. Six hours down, 18 more to go. Algorand Foundation🔥

FrugalBC It’s a great use case. They reach last-mile millions in places like Ghana and DRC. Am with them now at the Treasurer’s Roundtable in DC where we just talked with the Treasurer of the UN. This partnership gets us into the places where blockchain is needed and meaningful.

Next week is a big week for crypto: House votes on Anti-CBDC, CLARITY & GENIUS bills; GENIUS could reach POTUS days later. Need to keep the pressure on!! Steps toward clarity for #Algorand builders. 👀 Algorand Foundation $ALGO #algofam theblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/upl…

I've known Chris since he was an intern and he has been an amazing colleague, travel buddy, and friend since day one. I feel inclined to say something like "watching him grow has been amazing!" but the reality is he's been knocking it out of the park since day one. I remember

Really cool research! The keys we use on Algorand for signing (ed25519) are not PQ-secure, but the way they are derived (SHA512) is. This means if one can prove they know how the key was derived in a PQ way (ZK STARK) you can continue to use your existing account (key pair)

Just canceled my Claude Max subscription because I've been really impressed with Z.ai 's GLM 4.5 (via OpenRouter). Love to see such good open source models!

🌾 Introducing Haystack: a mobile-native DeFi app built to make trading on Algorand simple, accessible, and rewarding. 🚀 From memecoins to serious RWAs, Algorand should be the home of all trading, and Haystack is here to make that happen!

Super bullish to see an engineer join your team and produce something so sick so quickly

Every refugee returnee deserves safe access to funds. 💡 Since April, HesabPay and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency have opened 23,000+ new wallets for Afghans returning home — delivering secure, transparent payments on chain.