#95 Probably Nothing
🫂 POKT thread contest & perks for members, Chainbase Hackathon winners, and more 👾
📅 This Week
POKT Network Thread Contest
D_D RPC provider @POKTnetwork is running a thread contest for compelling explanations of the POKT ecosystem!
To participate, write an X thread on the following prompt:
“Decentralization within infra brings sustainable advantages in terms of cost and uptime, but POKT Network’s ecosystem is more complex than more monolithic competitors.
And it’s getting
more complexricher.Your challenge is to help explain it in the most simple and engaging way you can.”
The prize pool is 1,000 USDC, submission deadline is midnight EST on Wed, Nov 15. For full details, see here.
Upcoming Events
Devconnect Istanbul Mixer — Thu, Nov 16, 4:30-9:30pm local time. Join us for a mixer hosted by @API3DAO, @POKTnetwork, @PhalaNetwork, and ourselves. We’ll come together for good vibes, drinks, food, merch, and networking. We have a limited run of 100 D_D branded T-shirts available on a first come first served basis. RSVP here!
DevNTell: Unlock Protocol — Fri, Nov 17, 4:30pm UTC. In this week's episode, we’ll be joined by Julien Genestoux (Founder) & Christopher Carfi (Head of Marketing) from Unlock Protocol, who will talk about building onchain memberships and subscriptions. Register here.
POKT Perks for Members: Exclusive RPC Access
POKT Network’s gateways @nodies_infra and @BuildWithGrove are offering an exclusive discount rate to D_D members on top of their free tier.
D_D members can sign up here for this special offer, instructions on redemption will be sent out soon.
Chainbase x D_D Hackathon Winners
The results are in for our Chainbase Hackathon! We had over 100 hackers sign up, 14 teams and 18 solo builders shipped 32 projects, and a prize pool of over $5,000 in stablecoins + 1,000s of CODE was distributed.
Scroll down to the Initiative Updates section of this newsletter for the full list of winners 🎉
🤝 Community Highlights
📰 Ecosystem News
Coinbase launches on-chain KYC verification to over 100m users
Kraken is exploring options to build its own Layer 2 network
Bitcoin investment fund holdings hit all-time high as spot ETF excitement entices crypto investors
BlackRock's plans for an Ethereum ETF confirmed with Nasdaq filing
Uniswap announces 0.15% swap fee on some token pairs to fund operations
🎖️ Initiative Updates
Chainbase x D_D Hackathon Winners
The results are in for our Chainbase Hackathon — check out the list of winners!
🥇1st place: @primo_data for their Web3 SQL Marketplace — buy, sell, and mint SQL queries as NFTs.
website: /primo-sql.vercel.app
video: youtu.be/JNm-zLGqZOg
🥈2nd place: @Theblessingemah, @chrisochuko01, @prechy_okafor, & @bytedeveloper for their Chain Visual Explorer, a multi-chain account tracker illustrating transaction history as a tree.
website: /cve-v1.vercel.app
video: /loom.com/share/2f6ffa36
🥉3rd place: @kiv1n for ID Identity Space — discover a person's identity based on data from Web3 protocols.
website: identity-space.vercel.app
video: youtube.com/watch?v=-0YUt
Openness Track: awarded to @Theblessingemah, @chrisochuko01, @prechy_okafor, & @bytedeveloper for their Chain Visual Explorer.
website: /cve-v1.vercel.app
video: /loom.com/share/2f6ffa36
Completeness Track: awarded to @primo_data for their project, Web3 SQL Marketplace.
website: /primo-sql.vercel.app
video: youtu.be/JNm-zLGqZOg
Best Innovative Application: awarded to @vrajdesai78, @0xharsh1001, & @suvraneelb for their Gotilo Project — match and connect with like-minded on-chain friends via video.
website: gotilo.vercel.app
video: youtube.com/watch?v=05yBlvm
Best User Experience: awarded to @kallydev for their project Chainbase Grafana.
Congratulations to all the winners, and a huge thank you to everyone who participated! 🎉
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D_D Discord — Scam Alert!
It’s been brought to our attention that bad-faith actors are impersonating the D_D Discord server to scam members of their tokens. Specifically, we had an issue with a server impersonation branded as a Scholarship Dev_DAO server.
Please be vigilant!
😎 WAGMI
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