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Introduction
Things are always moving fast around here but this week was truly wild! Our first ever conference, web3con, brought together some of the biggest names in the space, and now judging is underway for the 58 hackathon teams that submitted before the deadline. At the same time the moment-we’ve-all-been-waiting-for™ is upon us: Coordinape voting for early contributor governance tokens is open! Instructions below….
On top of all that, there are some essential questions to address about how the DAO will operate in Season 1. There are ongoing discussions throughout the DAO - particularly in #❓-season-zero-questions - around guild leadership, project funding, Season goals, and more. Yeah… it’s a lot. But judging by how this week went; how we have SO much to show for the efforts of our members up to this point, the juice is going to be worth the squeeze. So get in here and vote/build/write/design/contribute in the way that only you can!
Sponsor: Protocol Labs
NFT House, Hacker House, and Sustainable Blockchain Summit at SXSW
This year the Filecoin and IPFS communities are going big at SXSW. Join the community in Austin as we host three exciting events from March 11-15:
NFT House: Take a look at the endless possibilities of building NFTs with NFT.Storage. Register for the event on March 11 to learn more about NFTs. On March 12 we’ll be hearing from the incredible builders behind NFT applications and exchanges.
Sustainable Blockchain Summit: Tune in on March 13 for a day of talks, panels and discussions on how we can work together to develop and build greener blockchain solutions.
Web3 Hacker House: Come hack with the Filecoin and IPFS community on March 14 and 15. Register for mini hackathons, developer meetings, workshops, and panels as we get to know more builders in the fast-growing Web3 community.
This Week
First web3con is in the books!
Thank you everyone for attending and making web3con a success! Thank you to our sponsors (see graphic below) for making the event possible and for making sure everyone had a great time! Thank you to workshop hosts and speakers for sharing your time and knowledge! We hope everyone learned a lot, made new frens, and altogether had a great experience. All workshops and talks are available on youtube for you to learn from and enjoy.
(Special thanks to the conference team: rahat, sarahz.eth, narb | 2669, DAppaDan, joshcs.eth, cwong.eth, RyanCoordinator, & kempsterrrr.eth)
D_D Coordinape is now live
Head to Coordinape to list your contributions to D_D, opt in (or not) to receive GIVE tokens, and reward those you think have been driving the DAO forward. As a reminder, these are the voting guidelines we recommend:
1. Start with your immediate team and those you have collaborated with directly since the beginning of D_D. These members should receive the majority of your votes (as long as that makes sense).
2. Think about contributors who have made a DAO-wide impact.
3. Look for contributors whose contributions are undervalued by the current GIVE distribution (see the Map tab in Coordinape for a visualization of the current distribution).
4. Distribute some of your GIVE immediately and then distribute the remaining amount towards the end of the Epoch to help those that are not opted-in at first.
Foul play (e.g. voting from multiple wallets to hoard GIVE) will not be tolerated. If evidence is found, you will be removed from the epoch.
For a full write-up on the early contributor token distribution process, check out this wiki page. For questions, head to #coordinape-discussion, #coordinape-nominations, #coordinape-support in Discord.
New: D_D job board!
Head to our new D_D job board for over 150 job listings across engineering, product, design, marketing, etc. with companies / projects such as Protocol Labs, Livepeer, Polygon, Hedera, Edge & Node, and others. You can subscribe, create a profile, and update your preferences to be notified of jobs that might be of interest to you.
Vote on these open D_D Proposals:
The proposal for D_D Treasury allocation to reward full-time contributions of core staff through the end of June, 2022 has passed the forum vote and is now up for Snapshot voting. Please cast your vote here.
We have a new proposal to amend the token allocation to the founding team and advisors, which is up for forum voting here.
For an overview of all the proposals D_D is currently working on in their various stages, check out the new D_D Proposals wiki page.
Guild News
Governance
Project Updates / Announcements
As mentioned above, the Coordinape process for distributing $CODE to early contributors is live. It is set to run from March 7th to the 14th. Make sure you’ve submitted the self-nomination form so you can participate! You can find more information about the process here or share your thoughts in the #coordinape-discussion channel.
The Snapshot vote for P-9 (Short-term Treasury Allocation to Retain Core Staff) ends March 9th. Be sure to submit your vote before the deadline!
A new proposal is live on the forum. P-10 proposes an amendment for $CODE allocation to the founding team and advisors. Check out the forum for more information and to submit your vote to elevate it to Snapshot or not.
A discussion took place on Friday in lieu of our normal Town Hall Meeting. The topics covered included DAO structure, feedback for #❓-season-zero-questions threads, and rewarding contributions. Check out the notes and listen to the recording here.
Help Needed
Please participate in the items mentioned above. We want as many votes and voices to be heard as possible to help make this DAO a fair and equitable organization.
Member Highlights
Thank you to all joining discussions and casting votes around these governance topics!
Designers
Project Updates / Announcements
If you like music while you’re hacking away, check out D_D FM! Set a pomodoro timer and tune in to some Lo-Fi chill beats to keep you concentrated while enjoying the beautiful new mobile friendly interface.
Merch is coming soon! Check out some of the promo materials here.
Help Needed
Almost all of the projects across the DAO need designs at some point. Stop by the #design-general channel to introduce yourself and see where you would like to help out!
Member Highlights
Thanks to MOHΔMΞD SΔDIQ for his work on D_D FM!
Welcome to new members Julo, anarchitect, and not rich (yet, fyi)!
Community
Project Updates / Announcements
The conversation surrounding leadership structure in guilds and how we keep the election process inclusive and diverse continues. Many thoughts have been shared in the “Inclusive Leadership Elections” thread under the #❓-season-zero-questions channel and you can read the draft proposal here.
Help Needed
Thoughts are always welcome on how we can keep D_D a diverse and welcoming space for everyone. Share your thoughts on the topic in the #👫-daoversity channel.
Member Highlights
Thanks to Samina | 3579, rebekah, tonyolendo, Erik_Knobl, kempsterrrr.eth, and marc | wolovim.eth for their contributions to defining leadership in guilds and elections.
Writers
Project Updates / Announcements
Guides around the processes for both writers and editors are currently in draft form. These guides will help clarify the system for contributing and getting work published for the DAO.
Chainblog, a new decentralized blogging platform created by D_D member jarrod, has officially launched on the Polygon Network! The goal of Chainblog is to curate high quality, community driven content by providing Web3 authors a space to share their blogs. As a way to give back to the community, jarrod is providing a D_D exclusive mint phase for the access pass NFT!
The guild is evaluating leadership positions for Season 1. The current concept calls for a Talent Coordinator, and Lead Scribe, in addition to the Guild Lead.
Help Needed
If you would like to help develop the guides mentioned above, hop in the #✍️-writers-general channel and say hello!
To get your content published on the official Developer DAO blog, drop your Hashnode username in the #❗-hashnode-blog-invitation channel or say hi in the #👾-hashnode-blog channel.
Member Highlights
Thanks to the Scribe Team for all the work they do across the DAO. Your note taking is invaluable!
Marketing + BizDev
Project Updates / Announcements
After an incredibly successful web3con, the MBD Guild is turning their focus towards Season 1 sponsorship. This includes avenues such as this newsletter, twitter posts / spaces, guest blog posts, and potential livestreams.
Help Needed
If you’ve got ideas around how to market D_D, stop by the #💬-mbd-general channel or start a new thread in the #initiative-ideas channel!
Member Highlights
Thanks again to the MBD Guild members for acquiring such amazing sponsors for web3con!
Development
Project Updates / Announcements
After taking a break for members to focus on the web3con hackathon, the Dev Guild Weekly Sync meetings will resume this Tuesday, March 8th. Be sure to RSVP in the #🗓️-d_d-events channel!
A new Dev Guild Community Project is in early planning stages. The #devdao-domain-service project aims to create a “.devdao” domain service on the Polygon network, similar to ENS/.eth. There is already a lot of interest funnelling towards the project and many great ideas around utility.
Help Needed
If you would like to help out on the project mentioned above, or one of the many other projects in the Development Guild, tune in to the Weekly Sync Meeting for more information, or stop by the #dev-general channel to say hello!
Member Highlights
Congrats and well done to all D_D members who participated in the web3con hackathon!
Community Highlights
Web3 Git hosting with Radicle, by member Nader
Data in Web3 & Building Data App’s w/Ceramic, by member Eda
Wtf is WETH, by member Thorne
How to verify Smart Contracts on Etherscan, by member Shobhit
Key differences between DAOs and companies, by member Bobbay
The #100daysofweb3 Challenge, by member (and newsletter contributor) Paulie
Web3 Contracting, by member David Hunt-Mateo
Ecosystem
Andre Cronje and Anton Nell have announced they will stop contributing to DeFi and Crypto. They cited no reason but this caused a decrease in price for Yearn Finance and Fantom ecosystem. Regardless of their withdrawal from the ecosystem, every project they worked on, will continue to work with their own teams.
The government of Ukraine has decided to cancel their airdrop as people are contributing small amounts to be eligible for an airdrop. Instead, they might use NFTs to raise money to support the Ukraine armed forces.
An NFT of Ukraine's flag has raised over $6.7 million for the country's defences via UkraineDAO
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