📅 This Week
Upcoming Events
DevNTell: Flashmates — Fri, Oct 20, 3:30pm UTC. In this week's episode, Amrit Shenava will provide us with an overview of his project Flashmates. Flashmates serves as a one-stop solution for all your housing needs. You can find rentals, post listings for sublets or roommates, and connect with roommates through a matchmaking process. Register here.
D_D x Eden — We’re Looking for Partners
Eden is an AI-assisted talent platform incubated from D_D.
We're looking for beta partners to be the first to list on Eden. What we offer — your roles auto-magically matched with the best talent in D_D, and fast. ⚡
Apply here to be a beta partner and get a free listing!
D_D x ETH London
D_D is supporting @encodeclub and @ethldn as a community partner in the upcoming ETH London hackathon, which will take place between Oct 27th and Oct 29th. You can register for the event here.
🤝 Community Highlights
New DAO Members 🎉🎉🎉 — D_D welcomes our latest members to the DAO. You too can become a member via a scholarship or hackathon. Follow Developer Dao on X to keep up with news and announcements from us!
📰 Ecosystem News
Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team failed to crack Caroline Ellison
G20 calls for 'swift and coordinated implementation' of IMF crypto roadmap
Major Arbitrum delegate Gauntlet left unable to vote in $40m grants proposal
BOND token soars after BarnBridge votes to ‘comply’ with SEC
🎖️ Initiative Updates
D_D October Town Hall
The D_D October Town Hall took place on Fri, Oct 13th. Listen to the full recording here, or check out the summary of the various initiatives discussed during the Town Hall underneath.
Scholarship Initiative
The scholarship initiative welcomed 40 new members to the DAO.
As this is a recurring program, additional scholarships will be announced and granted.
Chainbase Hackathon
D_D is collaborating with Chainbase for a hackathon that utilizes the Chainbase API.
The hackathon will be web2 friendly and can serve as a springboard for web2 developers to transition into web3.
Stay tuned for more information soon.
Bounty Program
A bounty program is in the works with the goal to reward members by connecting them to opportunities from partners. It will allow members to earn $CODE and be effectively involved in DAO Governance.
The following bounty categories are being considered: Blog, Starter Kit, Coding, Community, and Meme.
Eden Protocol
About 70 members joined the Eden talent pool during its launch last week.
Eden is establishing a beta partner network and is offering a 50% referral fee.
Sign up for the Eden talent pool here.
ETH London
D_D has partnered with ETH London to be one of their community partners.
During the event, the D_D brand will be on display.
D_D is actively seeking more collaborations with other communities in the ecosystem.
Agency
The Agency is starting to offer the professional services of D_D members to other organizations.
It is also building a list of Designers, Smart Contract Developers, and Frontend Engineers. To get included, go to Discord, and fill out the form.
D_D is also working on finalizing a scheme to pay members for referring work to the Agency.
Academy
DAO Governance recently passed the budget for the Academy.
The Academy is rebranding and redesigning while building its core product.
It will soon roll out its beta partner announcement. Please reach out if your company would like to partner with them.
The Academy will soon plug into the D_D mentorship program by assigning new members to mentors and by encouraging members who complete a certain amount of DAO fundamentals to become mentors.
The Academy will also partner with Eden to refer learners to their first opportunity in web3, and Eden will refer applicants to the Academy to address deficiencies in their CVs.
The Academy will also provide an opportunity for vetted authors to research and write content on behalf of their partners.
😎 WAGMI
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