Hiro DXB

Hiro is a Web3 builder known on GitHub as hirodefi (or @HiroDXB), where he builds open-source blockchain tools and protocols. He has created several applications on the Solana ecosystem. Earlier in his developer journey, he also built decentralised applications on other networks, including Ethereum, Fantom, and Polkadot. He can be found on X at: https://x.com/HiroDXB

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Hiro DXB · Jul 15, 2026 · 3:11 AM

The Market Has Priced In Africa's Risk But Not Its Trillion Dollar Upside

Nigeria is set to become the world's third most populous country by 2050, and Africa's population share is heading toward one in four people on Earth. Beneath that shift sits a $1 trillion informal economy that mobile money, lending and logistics startups are only beginning to formalize.

Hiro DXB · Jun 4, 2026 · 5:51 PM

The Zcash (ZEC) Illusion: Inside the 10x Pump, Whale Concentration, and the Looming Retail Crash

Zcash's recent ten times rally masks severe structural vulnerabilities, including a dangerous reliance on institutional whales, regulatory crackdowns, and severe liquidity fragmentation.

Hiro DXB · May 27, 2026 · 8:53 AM

Solana has overtaken Ethereum in active developers and the data shows why

Chainspect data from May 23 puts Solana ahead of Ethereum with 10,772 active GitHub developers versus 9,000, backed by a Frontier Hackathon that drew 19,040 participants and 2,857 submissions, while Electric Capital reports 901 full-time Solana developers, up 35% year-over-year.

Hiro DXB · May 24, 2026 · 10:32 AM

The cost of brand imitation is highest when you could afford to be original

Bura Marie, founded by Atchara Burarak is one of Bangkok's most exciting new restaurants. It is also a reminder that having the means to build something truly original makes borrowing someone else's identity all the harder to justify.