DAO Drops: One of our biggest releases of 2023!

Supported by the Ethereum Foundation

Releases & Mentions

DAO Drops

DAO Drops is an experiment in retroactive public goods funding that directly empowers Ethereum users to allocate ecosystem funds. Round 1 will distribute $250,000 USDC to eligible nominees.

Currently, you can still nominate a project you think is deserving.

DAO Drops first round was built by dOrg and supported by the Ethereum Foundation.

Learn more about DAO Drops⏬️

DAO Drops @dao_drops

Today we’re excited to announce the launch of DAO Drops, an experiment in retroactive public goods funding that empowers @ethereum users to directly allocate ecosystem funds. Round 1 will distribute $250,000 USDC 💸

dOrg Hot Seat new episode

In episode 6, Nic from Slash Auth was the one sitting on the Hot Seat. During his presentation, he walked us through his developer view on how to approach the problem in Web3 Authentication.

🎙Here’s the full vid:

WEF’s January report on DAOs

We were mentioned in January’s edition of the World Economic Forum’s report on DAOs category. This time, it was about “Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Tool kit”.

👉🏼Read the full article

Decentralized autonomous Organizations: Legal and empirical review

This report, written by Stefanie Boss in collaboration with Radboud University and the University of Neuchâtel, was published in January. It is an empirical view on DAOs and the contrast between the concept of DAOs and the reality of how they are structured and function.

Check out the full report!👀

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Member doings

Andrei

Andrei was on the TezTalks podcast and he talked about topics we agree with such as DAOs, Homebase…He also went on a rant about saving the world from wars.

Cedric Waxwing

Cedric presented on January 23 a generative art collection called “metamorph” 🚀

Check out his collection:

Cedric Waxwing @cedricwaxwing

change is in the air. presenting: 'metamorph.' a generative art collection that changes with the colors of the season. 1.23.23 @ 2pm EST | 7pm UTC on @fx_hash_ RT, follow, and reply with tezos address to receive one of 15 reserve spots :) View the piece at link below

And he also released a mixtape called the boreal jungle. Listen to the collection here

Niraj and Kris

Niraj and Kris built Polysnap at ETHIndia and..Surprise! They won the prize!🥳

So they had the opportunity to present their product to the Metamask community.

Check out more about the project here:

Niraj Kamdar 🦇🔊 @0xKNiraj

Hey guys, We are going to present the Polysnap (a Metamask snap) that we built at ETH India to Metamask community. Register for this crowd cast if you wanna know more about our project. crowdcast.io/e/metamask-sna… #ETHIndia #Metamask #Polywrap #IPFS

crowdcast.ioMetaMask Community Call: Snaps Showcase | ETHIndia Winners - CrowdcastJoin us for the MetaMask Snaps Hackathon Showcase!

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Treasury Updates

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Upcoming events

dOrg Hot Seat new episode!

On February 2, we are gonna release a new episode of our podcast. Stay tuned to know who’s gonna be our guest! 🔥🪑

Subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Spotify!

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Get to know our builders

Ryan

Job: Builder

Specialization: I work across the stack, including frontend, web3 integrations, python backend and Solidity

Location: The United States (Florida)

Hobbies: Motorcycles, hiking, camping and spending time with my kids

What is your work style like?

My work style is very laid back. I like to get the music rolling, tune everything out and dig in

What are you currently working on?

I just wrapped up working on Eco. Still looking for my next gig

What do you do when you are not working?

When I am not working, I spend time with my family, tackle projects around the house or go for a ride.

What would you say is the best thing that has happened to you since joining dOrg?

The best thing that has happened to me since joining dOrg, is I was able to leave the medical field completely!

And Kudos to Ryan! He was the builder with the most contributions in 2022👏🏼

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