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I'm Ian, a software engineer in Nairobi and founder of Okrin.
I'm building simpler self-custody and exploring everyday stablecoin payments.
I'll share engineering lessons and UX tradeoffs. Building in this space? Let's compare notes.
okrin.app
One lesson from building Okrin: a timeout is not proof that a payment failed.
Before offering Retry, a wallet needs to check what actually happened onchain. Otherwise the user can pay twice while trying to fix one payment.
Failure handling is part of the product.
If you get paid in stablecoins, where does the process break down: receiving the money, converting it, or spending it locally? I’m building Okrin and want to understand the last payment you struggled with: what you tried, what it cost, and how you finally got it done.
Researching cards for Okrin has sharpened one distinction for me: global acceptance isn’t global signup eligibility. Before card design: Can I get it? How do I fund it? What will spending abroad cost? Those answers are part of the product.
Payclave is a non-custodial stablecoin checkout API I built.
Merchants accept global payments and settle directly to their own wallets. No custody. No hidden balances.
Checkout → pay → onchain verify → instant settlement.
payclave.com
