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💻 Phala x D_D Hackathon Part II kicks off, top 3 blog posts for August, and more 🤩
📅 This Week
D_D x Phala Network Hackathon, Part II
Part II of the D_D x Phala Network Hackathon — the Phat Functions Hack — kicks off this week. See the full details here:
Kick-off Workshop — Tue, Sep 5, 5pm UTC, hosted by Billy Jitsu and Joshua (@hashwarlock) from Phala. Register here.
Phat Functions Hack — from Wed, Sep 6 to Mon, Sep 11. Joshua (@hashwarlock) from Phala will be available to help async on Discord, with support from @zhou49 and @bgmshana.
Mainnet deploys will be funded by @PhalaNetwork. If you're a D_D member or participated in the first hack, you’ll receive MATIC & PHA tokens to deploy. If this isn’t you, sign up, share your idea, and we'll still review it.
Hacking rewards:
🥇 Phattest Subs (Max 2) — $3,000 PHA + 3,000 CODE
🥈 Phatter Subs (Max 2) — $2,000 PHA + 2,000 CODE
🥉 Phat Subs (Max 3) — $300 in PHA + 300 CODE
📚 Phattest Blogs (Top 5) — $250 in PHA + 400 CODE
🧰 Phattest Starterkits (Top 5) — $250 in PHA + 400 CODE
📽️ Phattest Video Submission (Top 5) — Free Merch
All submissions will get 400 CODE (even if you don't win)
Full hackathon details can be found here.
Importantly, congratulations to the winners of Part I of the hackathon! Scroll down to Initiative Updates for the full list of winning projects! 🎉🥁
Other Upcoming Events
DevNTell: Ceptor Club — Fri, Sep 8, 3:30pm UTC. In this week’s episode, we’ll discover how Ceptor Club (largely made up of D_D members) makes tabletop gaming better with art, tech, and games. Register here.
D_D Job Board
Did you know? D_D is offering FREE job listings for the web3 industry — no strings attached. List your jobs for free here!
🤝 Community Highlights
Test LayerZero Contracts in Foundry Using a Mock Endpoint by @PriyankGupta03
Check out the top 3 articles of the D_D blog in August! 👇
🥇 First place and 450 $CODE for Building a Cross-Chain Swap with LayerZero by @PriyankGupta03
🥈 Second place and 300 $CODE for Running an Arweave Gateway on Fly.io by @k4y1s
🥉 Third place and 150 $CODE for Enhancing NFTs with Random Numbers and Delegation by @wc49358
📰 Ecosystem News
PayPal’s stablecoin sees minimal activity three weeks after launch
Tornado Cash devs charged with helping hackers launder $1bn, including infamous North Korean attacks
Big wins for crypto in the US:
Grayscale wins lawsuit against SEC, Crypto Twitter reacts the way it does best:
🎖️ Initiative Updates
Phala x D_D Hackathon: LensAPI Oracle Challenge — Winners!
🥇 First place and $1k to @aeyshubh & @harsh_index_0 for 'Lens Phite', a combat game using real-time LensAPI Oracle stats for unique PvP battles.
🥈 Second place and $600 to @Envoy_1084 for 'Just Roles'. This smart app seamlessly integrates @guildxyz with LensAPI Oracle, dynamically assigning Discord roles based on real-time metrics from the API.
🥉 Third place — double win for @MaryChao21 for 'LensTell', weaving captivating narratives around stats, and @skeshav25 for 'Poke Lens', where users elevate NFT Pokemon characters via their Lens Profile ID!
Phala T-shirts for the top video submissions for:
LensTell: @MaryChao21
Lens Fighter: @koisose_
DeReward: @protocolllo
HackHitch: 0xkamal7
Lens Phite: @harsh_index_0 and @aeyshubh
Phala bucket hats for the best written blogs:
Poke Lens: @skeshav25
Lens Phite: @harsh_index_0 and @aeyshubh
Koxy's LensAPI Oracle: @koxy_Dev
HackHitch: @0xkamal7
Thank you for everyone who participated! 🤩
If you missed the Twitter Space announcing the winners, look no further 👇
Governance
D_D Agency (DD_Experts) Sub-DAO Q3 + Q4 Budgets — the proposal is open for discussion, get your voice heard here.
D_D Academy Sub-DAO Q3 + Q4 — the proposal seeks to establish Academy as a sub-DAO of D_D, join the discussion here.
D_D Fridays
Come vibe, hang, and play games with other members on Fri, Sep 8, at 5pm UTC, in Discord.
D_D Fridays takes place every Friday, and you can RSVP under Events in Discord!
😎 WAGMI
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