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Introduction
Season 0 has seen a steady stream of momentum building achievements in the Developer DAO, but this week was truly flush with benchmarks for our young community - the announcement of our first conference, new guilds coalescing before our eyes… but there’s one especially anticipated update: the governance token proposal! More on that below, and don’t forget to get involved with the other exciting developments in guild, events, and DAO Project channels.
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This Week
Governance Token Proposal - Request for Feedback is live
Have your say in how D_D’s tokenomics should work! After an initial Request for Feedback, to which members are invited to contribute, the revised proposal will move to a forum vote followed by a Snapshot vote.
Here is a brief summary of the current proposal – 10,000,000 $CODE tokens are to be issued and distributed as follows:
50% to D_D’s Treasury
25% to NFT holders at the time of the snapshot
10% to founding team and advisors
10% to early contributors as determined via coordinape
5% to partners.
After the token launches, the aim is to switch from NFT to ERC-20 voting with the option to delegate, i.e. token holders will be able to delegate their governing power to other community members.
Read more and get involved in the proposal here and in case of questions, check out the FAQs accompanying the proposal here.
In related news, the proposal for partnership and mutual grant with Gitcoin will be voted on in a separate Snapshot.
D_D Publishing Platform
The DAO is looking to start our own blog. Submit a proposal for preferred platform here. The D_D blog will let members publish their work, grow their audience, and potentially be compensated. We expect the blog will grow into a valuable knowledge resource, allowing us to grow our brand and explore new monetization opportunities. Marc also mentions in his RFP the potential for developing a public good in the form of a web3-capable open source platform, e.g. extending Ghost.
You’re welcome to express your preference for a specific publishing platform (Ghost, Hashnode, etc) on the RFP. The deadline for submitting a proposal is Dec 14 at 17:00 UTC.
D_D’s first conference is in the works
We’re planning a D_D conference / launch event to promote the DAO’s work and mission to onboard more web3 contributors. The event will be a virtual conference open to anyone interested in learning about web3. As of this email going out you have about 24 hours to vote on the conference name in #dao-polls.
To get involved, drop into #d_d-virtual-conf or reach out to rahat (rahat#6335). We need help launching a landing page, reaching out to speakers and sponsors, and are also looking for devs who want to share their experiences and knowledge.
Tell us how you see D_D
We’re doing some work on the DAO’s brand. Members can show D_D some love by filling out the D_D brand survey in the #dao-branding channel. We’re curious to know how you would describe D_D and what you think the main benefits of being a D_D member are.
Guild News
Governance
Announcements
The Governance Token Proposal draft has been launched on the forum! Join the conversation and also be sure to check out the FAQ Companion.
Existing Project Updates
A Delegate Process for $ENS is being established. It is evolving into a more general Delegate Committees discussion which can be viewed in the thread in the #💬-gov-discussion channel.
The Governance Guild wiki team is close to releasing new content and resources around governance!
New Initiatives
The Governance Guild is helping facilitate the conversation around the Governance Token Proposal draft on the forum.
Help Needed
Feedback is requested for the Governance Token Proposal.
Join the conversation in the #D_D Delegate Committees thread and help come up with a transparent process to get better visibility and participation for future delegate responsibilities.
Check out the # 🎓-gov-start-here channel for more ways to get involved.
Member Highlights
Josevelez.eth for the work around the $ENS Delegate Process.
Landy, PeterPan, Andrewhnberry, and others around their work on the Governance wiki.
Stefanie for continuing to ask the question around diversity and inclusion - making sure we think through the implications of our governance setup!
Also thanks to everyone contributing to Decentralized Governance conversations around difficult to solve issues!
Designers
Existing Project Updates
The poll for the Branding Map has been completed with results posted in the #dao-branding channel. This will help with the process for defining our logo.
The redesign of the D_D website is underway. A promising version is posted in the #developer-dao-website channel for the curious.
New Initiatives
The #request-poaps channel has been opened for all the PAOP designs the DAO may need.
Help Needed
Get involved with the logo design in the #dao-branding channel.
Help design the website or provide feedback on the proposed designs in the #developer-dao-website channel.
Make some NFTs in the #nft-robots abd #shadowy-super-coders channels.
Member Highlights
Kudos to joshcs.eth for crafting some banners for the DAO wiki,
MOHΔMΞD SΔDIQ for his rad version of the website design, and
jazza.eth, soil and aykay for all the work they are doing towards the Design System.
Community
Announcements
The new Wellness Sessions are about to kick off! The first one is on burnout. Be sure to vote in the #dao-polls channel for the best time next week!
Existing Project Updates
There have been a few snags with the DAO Wiki but they are being dealt with and more improvements are planned for this week.
New Initiatives
A new proposal for an Analytics Guild is up on the forum (https://forum.developerdao.com/t/proposal-for-analytics-guild/886). If passed it will introduce a new guild where data analysts could pool their expertise to enable data-driven decisions.
Help Needed
New ideas are welcome in the #👫-community-ideas channel!
Any feedback for the community itself is welcome in the #📬-community-feedback channel.
Member Highlights
ryanharris | 531 for sharing his knowledge on wallet safety in the DAO Wiki.
emm for all her work towards the Wellness Sessions.
Writers
Announcements
An RFP is open on the forum to solicit proposals for a publishing platform for the DAO. DAO members are welcome to write a proposal for where D_D should publish its member's content.
Existing Project Updates
This newsletter continues to grow in its number of contributors, translators, and subscribers. So far, the last issue has received over 3400 views with a >60% email open rate, and the publication is up to 1400 email subscribers!
New Initiatives
The RFP asking for proposals for the DAO publishing platform is now live on the forum after some discussion and requirements gathering.
Help Needed
Sign up to cover a beat by commenting your name on the writing assignments document.
You can get involved by submitting a publishing platform proposal.
Check out the # ✋-wg-opportunities channel for information on maintaining the guild wiki, reporting on projects or guilds, or taking on a task for this newsletter!
Member Highlights
Thanks to luchino for adding Italian to the growing list of newsletter translations.
Colin4ward for progressing the sponsorship offerings and processes in addition to editing this newsletter.
Marketing +BizDev
Existing Project Updates
The big focus right now is tokenomics. Once our Governance Token is launched, we will have a lot of momentum to use to our advantage. Many sponsors are already reaching out to us.
More conversations are taking place around the D_D conference in the #📅-mbd-events-planning channel.
New Initiatives
A sponsorship/media kit is in the works for partners or businesses to be able to sponsor Developer DAO.
Help Needed
Join the discussion and help shape the D_D conference!
Check out the #👋-mbd-start-here channel for more ways to get involved.
Member Highlights
Thanks this week to rahat for kicking off planning the D_D conference.
Samina | 3579 for her work on the media kit.
nas and tonyolendo for being some of the most proactive members in the guild.
Development
Announcements
A new bot has arrived! Welcome, Starboard! This bot monitors messages in the guild for ⭐ reacts. Once a message receives 3 or more ⭐s, the bot pins the message in the #⭐-starboard channel. It is intended to be a content aggregator of the best content decided by community members.
Existing Project Updates
Dev & Tell is in full swing with jwarshack presenting his project, the Elixir Sound Library, this coming Friday. Be sure to RSVP in the #📅- d_d-events channel.
New Initiatives
There have been a few new channels introduced this week. Check out #dev-announcements, #dev-start-here, #starboard, #rfcs-announce, #rfc-help, and #pairing-bot for more information.
Help Needed
There are many projects being worked on in the Development Guild. Hop in a channel and start contributing!
Member Highlights
jwarshack for stepping up for Dev & Tell
waxy | dev #4504 for his research and PRs for the #create-dao-project
jazza.eth for putting a lot of thought into the #job-board-project, creating some dope designs, and serving as an excellent cross-guild collaborator for the design guild
JoviDeCroock for single handedly fixing an issue in the #job-board-project by creating his own script!
Community Highlights
In weeks past, we promised this newsletter will help you navigate D_D happenings, and member K. went above and beyond with this guide to surviving the Discord.
Safety Goggles - See the history of a wallet’s NFT activity through an analytic lens by D_D member Devlyn (Devlyn#5708)
Simple ethereum wallet connect component using React by himlate.eth
How to get a Web3 Developer job by D_D member MicMath (Micmath.eth#9947)
You Can Build This Minimum Viable Generative Art NFT Pipeline — Proof of Concept for a Platform by D_D member BeautifoolData#3791
From Nader himself: a new version of his Decentralized Identity project with new versions of Ceramic APIs.
Ecosystem
This edition’s wrap up of news in the blockchain ecosystem is brought to you in partnership with Good Morning News, a revolutionary NFT project creating a decentralized, censorship-resistant news service. If you’re interested in joining and supporting this experiment in journalism and NFT technology, you can join the Discord server and/or purchase a Good Morning News NFT on Polygon.
Hackers strike again
Bitmart is the latest high-profile victim of crypto-hackers. The centralized exchange reportedly lost $196 million USD to hackers on or about December 4, 2021.
Coinbase launches Kryptology
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a novel cryptographic library, dubbed Kryptology. The open-source library will assist Solidity developers in creating future applications.
CIA Targets Cryptocurrencies
Current Chief, William Burns, has revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a number of projects focused on blockchain technology. Chief Burns acknowledged that crypto was an “important priority” worthy of “resources and attention”.
OpenSea IPO Backlash
Following extreme criticism from its community, the newly-installed OpenSea CFO, Brian Roberts, walked back previous statements regarding an IPO and now says the company has no plans to go public any time soon.
Closing Words
While we’ve all been looking forward to the details of the $CODE ERC-20, the coming token drop should be thought of less as a conclusion and more as operationalizing a launch pad for the many wildly exciting and innovative projects this community is fated to produce. Members of D_D have invested heroic levels of effort into this initiative in order to fund the treasury, reward member contributions, and set us up for success. Let’s keep the momentum by excelling at the projects already under way, and continuing to work towards D_D’s mission of accelerating the education and impact of a new wave of web3 builders!
🤝 WAGMI 🤝