I love eating. And by that I mean I love making money. I’ve been hungry and eaten instant noodles because I couldn’t afford anything else. It’s not fun, but it’s the reality for many people in the Global South. It’s a reality that NoOnes is planning to change.
I want to make a lot of money, and I’m not ashamed to say that. Being truly rich is great, but I wouldn’t be happy if everyone around me was poor. I wouldn’t be happy even if they were moderately successful. The only way I could be happy is if everyone around me was rich too. That’s why one of our values at No one “Everyone eats,” which is so important that I made it part of our business model.
There is hunger at NoOnes, but it’s a hunger to make sure we do everything we can to ensure everyone has food. That started with our pledge to give 50% of our profits back to the company. You can’t take that promise to a bank — because who would trust them? — but you can look at my track record and ask yourself if I’m serious about this.
Ever since I realized the importance of the financial system and how it oppresses people who don’t have power, especially those in the Global South, I have made it my mission to help create a new system. Many barriers have been put in my way, but I believe we can create a new financial ecosystem, and that is why I wake up every morning. I make a decision, and I am fortunate enough to be able to make it because I have the skill set to get the job done.
My vision of a global South where everyone eats would have already been realized if we had not been constrained by the pandemic. Disastrous policies It was clear that this was the end of colonialism, but the truth is that military systems were replaced by economic systems. Now we have the tools to work to defeat this system and give us something better.
We already do a lot of things at NoOnes, like: Partner Program We also offer cashback to reward customers who help us grow. For example, our users are our greatest ambassadors, so we provide them with jobs to help with our online and offline education programs. All of these initiatives are part of our “Everyone Eats” motto, but there’s much more to come.
Eating for everyone means more than just giving financially. The vision we are working towards is actually a new financial architecture, an ecosystem where everything revolves around incentivizing people to work. And we are already doing this by creating jobs — our citizens creating content to encourage people to use crypto, such as showing others how to make money, producing educational videos on how to buy or trade Bitcoin, or speaking to groups in person and online. The best part about all of this is that it is organic and circular, an ongoing loop that constantly feeds the system.
Crypto users across Africa are learning how to use what we’ve built, building layers on top of it. They’re hacking it in ways we never imagined, and then putting what they’ve learned back into the ecosystem by teaching others. That way everyone gets a seat at the table and a plate of food in front of them.
We want everyone to thrive, so our goal is to expand this ecosystem, transforming it into a truly people-driven, trust-free, fully transparent tool that will transform the Global South into a superpower. This “everyone eats” philosophy turns the entire Western corporate model on its head. Instead of shutting out the potential of millions across the Global South, our model is designed to be productive and constructive – and it’s working.
Years ago, when I first started talking to potential users in Africa about Bitcoin online, I tried to attract many people by donating Bitcoin because I knew my investment would come back to me. I went further when I founded Created with Bitcoin Foundation We’ve built 13 schools in the Global South to help educate local people. We’ve been on the ground to show people how a peer-to-peer marketplace using Bitcoin as a global vehicle for money can not only lift them up, but change the livelihoods of future generations.
“‘Everyone eats’ means that we all have food, we all have a great place to live, we all have work – but it also means that we all have free time, and we will show the world that this model works. As a P2P platform, we have to make profits because we cannot defend a fair society without resources. However, it is absolutely essential that we do not care too much about profits, except to the extent that we can pump them back into the ecosystem to generate more growth.
We want ordinary people to understand that they have so much opportunity to thrive, despite the obstacles they face, the lack of education, the resources, or the “right” nationality. I was just an eccentric immigrant who failed so many times that I learned how to succeed. Now I’m trying to give my brothers and sisters in the Global South a shortcut to prosperity. If that means I have to donate 50% of our proceeds to make sure everyone eats, I’ll do it. We need the profits, but we’re driven by people, and that’s what makes NoOnes so special. The mission now is to spread the word.
This is a blog post written by our guest, Ray Youssef. The opinions expressed in this post are entirely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.