Optimism
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Marine
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BACKGROUND RESEARCH
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- On today’s episode we chat to Marine about her work with Zuzalu and Optimism, and what optimistic future she sees for the African continent & her people. Just to clarify she is here of her own capacity, and
Episode Questions
- A bit about you Marine, what got you into this Onchain world? ✅
- The Optimistic vision in verbatim is “Together, we can create a future of coordinated, collaborative cyberspace” ✅
- How do you interpret this vision? ✅
- What's missing? ✅
- Can you explain the superchain with as little jargon as possible? ✅
- What still needs to happen for the superchain to be in its fullest of capacity? ✅
- We are recording this from Kenya, why did you feel the need to come here? ✅
- Where does OP see itself in the African Landscape (in your opinion of course) ✅
- Obviously one of the biggest pro points for OP is the ease of use from a developer perspective and the minimal gas fees incurred, what other points are there to make the case for Optimism for African users?
- The impact of Public goods funding/RetroPGF this far ✅
- We are seeing more entities adopting the RetroPGF model of funding distribution, is it truly impactful? ✅
- Could you tell us more about the OP Ambassador program? ✅
- Your work with Zuzalu ✅
- Did the experiment succeed? ✅
- ZuPass& other creations from the Zuzalu collective. ✅
- 3 words or phrases on where you feel the general crypto scene could be headed as it pertains to Africa? ✅
Disclaimer
- None of what we share is financial advice, please do your own research, especially when the space tends to shift so rapidly.
- Nothing is set in stone, there is a world yet to be discovered, and this time, Africa is at the core of the table.