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Introduction
Conference season is picking up with popular blockchain shows going on in Barcelona, Dubai, and Amsterdam over the next month. The other emerging trend? Developer DAO will be there! And conferences aren’t the only going on during our first unofficial “off season” - we’ve got NFT projects, education initiatives, and Season 1 sponsorships coming into focus. So whether it’s IRL or in Discord, get caught up here and start collaborating with the ever-growing, ever more global D_D community. And while you’re at it… pick up one of our sweet new hoodies from MetaFactory!
Sponsor: Nervos
The Web3 World Championship Hackathon kicked off on March 18th with a number of races to be run for dev teams. Consider yourself a sprinter? Why not dash to be the fastest to port a dApp to Nervos? Maybe slow and steady is your way; make it your marathon and build a meaningful dApp. How about doing your part in a relay, or even compete to create the best NFT project you can, and launch it?
There’s a prize pool of $75,000 for the winners; Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal NFTs as well as the esteemed bragging rights of being Web3 World Champion up for grabs. Sign up today and be one of the first 500 to win a unique NFT. Click Here!
This Week
Season 1 Priority Projects Questionnaire
As we gear up for Season 1, we are looking for ideas for free and open-source public goods projects that will have lasting impact on the web3 ecosystem. If you have suggestions for projects that we can develop within D_D (in cooperation with partners), please submit them via this questionnaire.
Travel Sponsorship for Devconnect Amsterdam
We are teaming up with Spruce to provide sponsorship for travel to Devconnect Amsterdam in April. If you are an active member of D_D and are interested in being sponsored, please fill out this form by Wed, Mar 23rd, 6pm UTC.
New Social Channels in D_D Discord
We are introducing a new social section to the D_D Discord to help us form connections beyond the world of web3. You can now make new friends in channels such as #gaming, #parents, #pets, #formula-1, #musicians, etc. To request a new channel, head to #request-social-channel to gauge others’ interest.
#state-of-the-dao Channel
We are experimenting with a new #state-of-the-dao channel, the goal of which is to provide the big picture of D_D’s plans and overall direction. Feel free to share your thoughts on the channel or suggestions for improvement in #general.
Ongoing discussion on early contribution rewards
This Friday, D_D members had their say in how early contribution rewards should be distributed fairly. Currently, there are three groups of participants in Coordinape Circle: True contributors who put regular hours and efforts into our DAO; causal contributors who often give more votes than they receive; and uninvolved members - some of whom are pooling votes amongst each other. While everyone listed in our snapshot will secure 400 CODE, discussions continue in #coordinape-working-group to determine a fair approach to normalizing the vote, and reducing the impact of bad-faith votes. The goal of the working group is to look through the votes, and present potential solutions.
Proposal Updates
The recent Snapshot vote for Proposal P-10 has passed with the overwhelming majority in favor of ratifying the Governance Token Allocation Amendment. However, a few proposals are still up for vote and discussion on the forum. You can keep track of all proposals here. A couple to take note of are:
P-11 → Request Advisor Allocation of 0.45% to Ryan Coordinator — Set to move on to Snapshot vote.
P-12 → Formalize External Proposals Delegate Process — Set to move on to Snapshot vote.
[Draft] → Developer DAO Improvement Proposal Formalization — Set to move on to Forum vote.
Project Highlight
Ukraine Donation NFT
The team in #derivatives-pixel-devs is launching a project to raise funds for Ukraine via unchain.fund. The proceeds from purchasing a Ukraine Donation NFT go directly toward supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. Donation levels are represented by steel, bronze, silver, diamond and platinum. The NFT and donation website were built by the Developer DAO and the design matches the Pixel Devs style. The main purpose of this project is to donate money, though the NFT may offer further utility in the future.
Guild News
Governance
Project Updates / Announcements
The Coordinape process for rewarding early contributors is now closed. A newly set up working group will ensure the process is fair and compensation goes to those deserving.
In the spirit of full transparency, you can now view all transactions in and out of the DAO treasury in the new #🏬-treasury-notification channel.
Help Needed
Get informed and participate in discussions on the forum. Your voice is important, and every vote counts!
Member Highlights
Shoutout to alex1237 for all of his contributions recently around Coordinape!
Designers
Project Updates / Announcements
Check out the new #user-research channel! This is a space to discuss user-centred design, user needs and acceptance criteria, and test live designs. Conversations here will help in the creation of data-backed designs that are more likely to achieve their intended goals.
Help Needed
Tell us about yourself in the #design-introductions channel, and then say hi in #design-general! More designers are always welcome, and there are many opportunities to get involved.
Member Highlights
Thanks Julo for getting the ball rolling on the #user-research channel!
Community
Project Updates / Announcements
DEVConnect in Amsterdam is taking place April 18th to 25th, and SpruceID and the #travel-sponsorship team want to send you there! Fill out the form mentioned above by 6 pm GMT, Wednesday, April 6th to be considered.
Help Needed
Join the conversations around welcoming new members in the #👫-onboarding channel! We want to keep Developer DAO an inviting space. Your ideas could create a favorable first impression for new arrivals!
Member Highlights
Thanks to Bobby for such great work towards the #travel-sponsorship program!
Writers
Project Updates / Announcements
The Writers Guild has been restructuring! The #📝-blog and #📰-newsletter channels can now be found under the DAO Projects section of Discord. This is to promote visibility and open up involvement to anyone in the DAO.
If you’ve been looking to contribute your writing skillz, the newly updated Writer’s Guide should provide some clarity. It currently goes through steps to get published on the DAO Blog, SEO Guidelines, and writing for this weekly newsletter.
Check out the new blog post about building a Solana program as a Web2 dev.
Help Needed
The #derivatives-pixel-devs are requesting help with some writing for their new initiative. The NFT project they are working on is a fundraiser to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. If you would like to help out, please stop by their channel and say hello.
We are now recruiting Scribes and Beat writers! If you are interested in covering these areas, please stop by the #✍️-writers-general or #📝-scribes-start-here channels.
Member Highlights
Big thanks this week to K. for stepping up as the new editor-in-chief for the Developer DAO blog and his freshly updated post on dealing with the D_D Discord!
Thanks to mwrites for his post on building a Solana program!
Marketing + BizDev
Project Updates / Announcements
Developer DAO-hosted Twitter spaces are in the initial pilot planning stages, aiming for an early to mid-April launch. These spaces will address a variety of Web3 related topics. These spaces could provide content for multiple platforms, including audio for Spotify, video for YouTube, and transcriptions for the DAO Blog.
Help Needed
Check out the post from March 20th in the #💬-general channel by codingwithmanny for more information on D_D Twitter spaces and vote on topics you would like to see covered.
Member Highlights
Thanks codingwithmanny for taking the initiative with D_D Twitter spaces!
Development
Project Updates / Announcements
Check out the new #education-platform channel! The goal of this space is for ideas to come together for building a D_D-made platform that has everything a learner might need all in one place. More information is available in the accompanying RFC.
Discussions are taking place in the #web3-study-group-discussions channel about projects for participating members to work on. The learnings from these projects will be used to develop educational material.
Help Needed
Ideas are welcome in the #education-platform channel! This project has the potential to be a beneficial public good for the Web3 ecosystem. Your contribution could help shape it into something great!
Member Highlights
Thanks to meowy for championing the #education-platform project!
Community Highlights
How to build a Solana Program, by D_D memberMatan
Overview of DAOs ecosystem, by D_D member Ghiya
How to cut your users mint costs by 80%, by Albert
Ecosystem
ApeCoin, the token for NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), launched last week. Wallets holding an NFT in the BAYC universe were eligible to claim. As of writing, ApeCoin has a fully diluted market cap of over $10 billion.
At SXSW, Mark Zuckerburg teased that NFTs would be coming to Instagram “over the next several months,” continuing Meta’s push into web3 and the metaverse.
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin graced the cover of TIME magazine last week. The issue is the first-ever full magazine minted as an NFT on a blockchain.
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In other News…
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