On this podcast episode, our featured guest Henry Onyebuchi, a developer specializing in blockchain and smart contracts, discusses how  blockchain technology can impact the voting system in Nigeria. 

The recently concluded presidential and gubernatorial elections in Nigeria revealed several inefficiencies in the voting process. Tune in to this episode to learn more about how blockchain can improve the voting experience in Nigeria, and share your thoughts with us.

In this episode, we talk about what you need to know about Tokenomics. 

We also discuss why tokens are so important and how they are used to incentivize certain behaviors. 

So if you're interested in learning more as a newbie or as an investor, this episode is for you!

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On today's podcast, we discuss the Ethereum merge with our guest David Adamu who is a product designer, an entrepreneur

What is the Merge?

The Merge is the Ethereum blockchain's transition from a mining-based proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a more energy-efficient, scalable proof-of-stake (PoS) system. we discuss how the Merge is expected to lay the technical foundation for future scalability improvements on the Ethereum blockchain.

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In this episode, we answer the "what is the metaverse" question

The episode starts with the Lanre and Rose talking about what we’ve been up to. 

You also get updates about the recent happenings that has occurred in the web3 space.

We have a guest - Tosin Ogunyebi

We answer the questions:

• What is the metaverse
• Is the metaverse a part of web3 and how so?
• How about AR and VR?
• How did you first get involved with the metaverse?
• It became news recently that MTN bought some land in the metaverse. Can you speak to why MTN must have done this?
• Apart from Gaming, what are the other practical applications of the Metaverse, AR and VR?
•  How unique is this whole concept of the Metaverse, because there are so many of them. How many Metaverses can you possibly be a part of?
•  Is the Metaverse just Immersive Gaming being taken to another level? Because everything about it makes it feel like a game and the properties you own are just like a regular in-game assets only that some of them have like a play to earn feature?
• Gaming is the largest media category by revenue. It is such a huge industry. I know that there are a couple of players in the gameFi space like Axie Infinity. What impact do you see the gameFi space having in the near future?
•  As a complete newbie who is listening to this podcast and wondering how to get started in Web3 Metaverse, AR, VR. Where to begin?
• What platforms and resources are available out there?
• In your opinion, what is the the future of the metaverse, AR and VR given the current Web3 landscape?

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In this episode, we answer the question - what are NFTs?

The episode starts with the hosts talking about what we’ve been up to. Rose speaks about how she transitioned from a career work in digital marketing with a tech startup to getting into digital marketing in web3. She speaks about the things she did that tipped the scale in her favor. Lanre gives update about her job as a technical recruiter with a web3 company.

You also get updates about the recent happenings in the web3 space.

We have a guest - Miracle Otugo.

We answer the questions:

• What are NFTs, in simple terms?
• What is the value of NFTs to anyone? Like why would I want to pay for a picture that I can find online?
• People associate NFTs mostly with images. What are the other forms of NFTs?
• Let’s talk  about your journey, how did you first get involved with crypto and then NFTs?
• Let’s talk about the Bnxn NFT project, give us an overview of the project and their offering?
• How did you get involved with working on Benson’s NFT art?
• For people that want to learn more about NFTs, are there resources that you can recommend that will help?
• What NFTs platform can people download?
• In your opinion, what is the the future of NFTs given the current Web3 landscape?

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• For crypto beginners, we talk about how we got to learn about Web3. 
• The rabbit hole should not scare anyone! 
• Nigeria’s Sudo Africa raises $3.7M pre-seed for its card-issuing API platform
• MTN Group buys 144 plots of virtual land in the metaverse
• Crypto Wallet MetaMask Suspends Venezuela Operations Due to Compliance Issues 
• Celebrating amazing African women in tech! Cheers to all the amazing women out here.

Lanre Adeoye and Rosemarlines Effiong introduce the podcast to the listeners for the first time. We talk about what you syhould expect and why you should definitely subscribe for more episodes. 

Here are some matters that were discussed:

• Hosts and podcast intro
• Flutterwave raises $250 million series D funding
• Nestcoin has raised $6.45m dollars in pre-seed
• What is Web3? 
• Why we are passionate about learning and helping others to learn Web3