This Week
Open Proposals – voting live on Snapshot
Season 2 Stewards Election – outline the responsibilities and rewards for Season 2 Stewards; vote live on Snapshot until Feb 28th
Season 2 D_D Labs Sub-DAO Budget – establish D_D Labs as a Sub-DAO; vote live on Snapshot until Mar 2nd
Season 2 Community Manager Election – elect up to 3 Community Managers for Season 2; vote live on Snapshot until Mar 3rd
P-23: Roadmap for 2023 – define a specific time framework for 2023 planning and strategy; vote live on Snapshot until Mar 3rd
Sponsor
Welcome to our newest Season 2 partner, Venom Foundation!
Venom is a decentralized proof-of-stake, Layer-0 blockchain that delivers lightning fast transaction speeds and extremely low fees. They are the first blockchain to be licensed by the Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) to issue utility tokens.
Venom offers an asynchronous blockchain solution that utilizes dynamic sharding. This groundbreaking technology has elevated blockchain development to new heights, providing unparalleled scalability, enhanced security, and decentralized operations.
Over the next four months, expect workshops, Twitter spaces, technical content, and more to help you get acquainted and learn to build on the Venom Blockchain. To stay up-to-date with upcoming events, subscribe here.
Community Highlights
ETHDenver begins!
D_D DevNTell: @nnnnicholas presents Onchain SVG Smart Contracts [video] [article]
Building Cross-Chain NFTs Using Router Protocol’s CrossTalk Library by member @megabyte0x
The Complete Beginners Guide to SSX & DAO Logins with Wallet Delegates by member @codingwithmanny
How to Build Your First DataDAO Factory on FVM by member @Aayush_gupta_ji
Ecosystem
Coinbase introduces Base, an open-source Ethereum L2 built on OP Stack
Solana validators make two restart attempts over the weekend
Blur wins 82% of NFT trading volume
Google Cloud to become validator on Tezos
Spotify is testing token-enabled music playlists
Worldcoin edges closer to AI-driven crypto identity device
Initiative Updates
Governance
Season 2 Stewards Elections are now live on Snapshot. Thanks to @meowy @Colin4ward @manny @rubinovitz @ntindle [-6] @Erik_Knobl @dropknowledge.eth for nominating themselves to help Steward the DAO over the next Season. Please head to Snapshot to cast your votes! Voting closes Feb 28, 2023, by 5:59 PM UTC.
Calls are made for nominations for Community Managers for the forum. Only self-nominations will be considered official but other people’s nominations are welcome. This role necessitates a willingness to contribute and move the DAO forward. More information can be found here.
Community
The Community Town Hall earlier scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2023, was postponed to hold on Friday, March 10, 2023. This was to allow for elections to run their course and everyone to defrost after ETH Denver.
Academy
The Academy team is working through user journey flows. In addition, for lesson contributors, there's updated Onboarding actual Content.
The team is also working on the process for seeding the upcoming Peeranha forum for the Academy.
WAGMI
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