#68 Probably Nothing

But also, Hackathons

This Week

Upcoming Events 

DevNTell – join Gery Pollak who will be giving an overview of the beta version of Blocktorch. You can register here. 

Coinbase x D_D – the first event in a collaboration series between Coinbase and D_D will be held in LA during a16z’s Tech Week. More details and registration info soon! 

Venom Hackathon – build on Venom and compete for a prize pool of $225k! The hackathon runs between May 8th and June 10th, and you can register here. 

D_D x D_D Women membership scholarship program is back

You can apply to receive a membership and officially join the D_D community here. 

Congratulations to the winners of the Mailchain x D_D Hackathon! 

Bounty 1: Developer Components

1st place: @skeshav25 for their use of React-email to create templates for Mailchain

2nd place: @YonthanCruz for their MailThereum OnChain Events project

3rd palace: @texaglo_techno for their AI-powered Mailchain.gpt project

Bounty 2: Developer Tutorial Contributor Posts

1st place: @Envoy_1084 for their insightful guide on creating a web3 newsletter with Mailchain

2nd place: @franc0rk for their awesome project on sending personalized emails to your Lens Protocol followers

3rd place: @PSkinnerTech for their helpful tutorial on transaction receipts for smart contracts

4th place: @aditipolkam for their web3 newsletter API service

Sponsor: Venom

Our partners at Venom are organizing an online hackathon in collaboration with DoraHacks. Secure your spot by registering, and start building on Venom for a chance to win from a prize pool of $225,000. The hackathon starts on May 8, 2023, and ends on June 10, 2023. 

D_D Jobs of the Week

Front-End Developer at Treasure

Lead Full Stack Engineer at Alkimiya

Mobile Front-End Developer (React Native) at Sesame

Front-End Developer Experience at Sesame

Junior Front-End Developer at Sesame

Senior Web3 Data Engineer at Zapper

For more job opportunities, head here.

Community Highlights

• Congratulations to the winners of our competition for top 3 D_D blog articles in April:

  • 450 $CODE go to @frankiefab100: 40 Free Online Learning Platforms for Web3 Enthusiasts

  • 300 $CODE go to @Jamiescript: Getting Started with Streamr

  • 150 $CODE go to @megabyte0x: How to Build Reddit’s NFT Marketplace Using Polygon and Paper

• D_D Building Cool Shit Podcast Ep. 1: Dmitry Shklovsky on QuickNode

• D_D DevNTell: @kirstenrpomales presents TalentLayer

• Build Your First Sybil-Resistant Web App with Gitcoin Passport and Next.js by @dabit3

Ecosystem

Robinhood announces Robinhood Connect, an on-ramp tool, to fund crypto wallets directly

California DAO bill seeks to establish regulatory clarity for DAOs

Mastercard launches crypto credential to bring more trust to the blockchain ecosystem 

Franklin Templeton launches an on-chain money fund on Polygon

PayPal announces Venmo customers can transfer crypto to other Venmo, Paypal users

Coinbase is suing the SEC

Google Cloud announces multi-year alliance with Polygon

Initiative Updates

Blog

• Members voted on snapshot.org to approve the proposal to reward authors who published articles on the D_D blog with $CODE. To that end, 28 authors will be selected for a total reward pool of $9900 $CODE. The $CODE disbursement will be announced in due course. Continue writing for the D_D blog to earn $CODE reward.

Community

• The first episode of the founder's podcast series, hosted by @turja.eth, has just been released. This episode featured a conversation with  @DIMIDJ (founder, @QuickNode) about his journey, experiences, and insights into creating innovative and impactful products and services. You can watch the episode on YouTube. 

• D_D Server Architect Team is working to move the Wellness session, hosted by @emm, to the #developer-voice channel as it was observed that more participation by members was recorded in the last Wellness session hosted on the #developer-voice channel. So also, the 🧠 mental-health channel will be moved to the VIBES category to give it more publicity on the server. 

Coinbase Collaboration

• Coinbase and D_D are have some exciting events in the works! Billyjitsu is developing a framework for developer-focused meetups as part of this collaboration. The first event will take place during A16z's Tech Week in Los Angeles and will consist of a workshop followed by a panel discussion with industry professionals.

• The event will prioritize members of the Developer DAO, creating a smaller and more intimate environment for about 40 people. Potentially larger players are expected to be part of the event; more details will be announced soon.  

WAGMI 

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