📅 This Week
Upcoming Events
Arweave Hackathon Twitter Space — Wed, Jul 26, 4pm UTC. Join @wc49358, @pbillingsby_, @wise_Tyy as they give the lowdown on the upcoming Arweave hackathon (Jul 28—Aug 10)! $2k will be earmarked for D_D members, total prize pool is: $25k in bounties, up to $100k in investment, and $500k worth of job opportunities. RSVP for the D_D x Arweave Twitter Space here. Learn more and apply to hack here.
DevNTell: Aspecta — Fri, Jul 28, 3:3pm UTC. Jane, Chief of Staff, will be giving us an overview of Aspecta, an AI-powered identity protocol that generates and utilizes credential data across Web2 and Web3. Register here.
D_D x Mina Hackathon Winners
Congrats to the winners of the D_D x Mina Hackathon! 🎉 They were chosen from over 30 submissions. Thank you to everyone who participated! ✨
🏆 Top 3 Grand Prize Winners:
🥈 Voboda — Ephemerant
🥉 @Envoy_1084 — zkTalents
✍️ Top Blog Winners:
🧰 Top Starter Kit Winners:
More Hackathons Anyone? 🥁
After the success of our hackathon collaborations with Mina, Streamr, and Mailchain, we’re looking for more partners to hack with. Tag your favorite protocol in the replies to this tweet, and we’ll try to make a hackathon with them happen!
D_D Job Board
For jobs from Biconomy, Stackr Labs, UMA, and others, check out the D_D Job Board.
🤝 Community Highlights
What a turnout at the D_D picnic at EthCC Paris! Until next time, frens! 🫂
📰 Ecosystem News
Worldcoin launches, Vitalik publishes new essay on biometric proof of personhood
MetaMask to support cross-chain interactions with 'snaps' by 2024
Utopia Labs, a payments firm, launches a new service allowing US-based firms to send USDC to domestic bank accounts
SEC lawyers preview how they are likely to appeal Ripple ruling against the SEC
Hamster racing anyone? Move over Shiba Inu: crypto community finds new craze — hamster race betting
🎖️ Initiative Updates
Governance
The Labs budget for Q3 has been elevated to Snapshot — please cast your vote before Tue, Jul 25, 3:30pm UTC. You can also check out the forum discussions here.
Press Start Cap Cohort 1 Projects
Once again, we present to you the Press Start Cap x D_D Cohort 1 projects 🎉:
@dyvexyz — NFT infrastructure to enable short selling, borrowing, and lending of NFTs. Users can earn from their NFT holdings, borrowers can access NFT utility through flexible rentals, and traders can short sell overpriced collections.
@hashleap — Say goodbye to crypto payment management hassles with HashLeap. Track, receive, and reconcile your crypto payments seamlessly. Simplify your business workflows, boost productivity, and enjoy efficient crypto payment management.
@tazz_finance — The DeFi Peer2Market lending platform revolutionizing structured debt products. Create permissionless loans, combining the best of P2P, P2Pool, and TradFi lending, and also experience high LTV loans like never before.
@thefunarcade — An arcade where hyper-casual gaming competitions go on-chain. You can choose your game, set the stakes, and compete with friends and communities.
@0xlendz — Lendz is the cheapest instant credit line for NFT whales. Unlock the true potential of your NFTs with the best terms, lowest interest, and highest credit amount.
@AlgoAmm — AlgoAmm is an automated prediction market maker built on the @Algorand blockchain. It provides users with the ability to trade on the outcomes of events and follow the odds to gain accurate insights about the future.
Web3GPT — Redefining the developer experience for blockchain and smart contract development. Leverage LLMs and AI Agents to deploy smart contracts, perform on-chain actions, and get real-time audit reports. Seamlessly supplement, accelerate, and fortify your building process.
😎 WAGMI
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