# NEAR Community Update: April 5, 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Near Community and nodes\ **Tags:** weekly-updates, community-updates\ **Created:** [April 5, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/near-community-update-april-5-2021/1146 "2021-04-05T19:14:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jlwaugh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/jlwaugh/32/42_2.png) [@jlwaugh](https://gov.near.org/u/jlwaugh)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/near-community-update-april-5-2021/1146/1 "2021-04-05T19:14:50Z")
Greetings, humans of NEAR! šŸ‘¾ This forum post includes links to recent updates from around the NEAR ecosystem. ## Highlights ### Rainbow Bridge Live on Mainnet! [https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org](https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org) #### ERC-20 connector for eNEAR: > **[GitHub - Near-One/near-erc20-connector: A connector to Rainbow Bridge that allows sending...](https://github.com/Near-One/near-erc20-connector)** > > A connector to Rainbow Bridge that allows sending $NEAR to Ethereum as an ERC-20 token (eNEAR) Protocol: [https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge) Frontend: [https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge-frontend](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge-frontend) Connector: [https://github.com/near/rainbow-token-connector](https://github.com/near/rainbow-token-connector) Client: [https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge-client](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge-client) ### Updated NFT Standard: NEP-171 > **[Improved NFT Standard Ā· near NEPs Ā· Discussion #171](https://github.com/near/NEPs/discussions/171)** > > This GitHub discussion is a continuation from several conversations that resulted in a short thread on the NEAR Governance Forum here: https://gov.near.org/t/nft-standard-discussion/853/13 Handy re... Metadata Standard: [NEP-177](https://github.com/near/NEPs/discussions/177) Enumeration Standard: [NEP-181](https://github.com/near/NEPs/discussions/181) Approval Management Standard: [NEP-178](https://github.com/near/NEPs/discussions/178) ## Ecosystem Analytics > [@Key Ecosystem Metrics and Analytics Weekly Updates Mar 29](http://gov.near.org/t/key-ecosystem-metrics-and-analytics-weekly-updates-mar-29/1067): > > Time: Mar 21 - Mar 28 chains[NEAR Explorer Stats](https://explorer.near.org/stats)bar_chart[NEAR Ecosystem Scoreboard](https://ecosystem-metrics.onrender.com/) If you donā€™t have the access to the dashboard or reports, or have any questions would like to discuss, please feel free to contact Tiffany([tiffany@near.org](mailto:tiffany@near.org)) What happened? Monthly Active Developer ā€” MAD MAD Internal (based on CLI data in the last 30 days) MAD reached its highest in the last 30 days on March 24, 664, a 4% increase from previous day. However, the overall MAD number decreased by ā€¦ > [@Key Ecosystem Metrics and Analytics Weekly Updates Mar 22](http://gov.near.org/t/key-ecosystem-metrics-and-analytics-weekly-updates-mar-22/984): > > Time: Mar 14 - Mar 21 chains[NEAR Explorer Stats](https://explorer.near.org/stats)bar_chart[NEAR Ecosystem Scoreboard](https://ecosystem-metrics.onrender.com/) If you donā€™t have the access to the dashboard or reports, or have any questions would like to discuss, please feel free to contact Tiffany([tiffany@near.org](mailto:tiffany@near.org)) What happened? Monthly Active Developer ā€” MAD MAD Internal (based on CLI data in the last 30 days) The trend of MAD is still upward, above the 600 level with a slight increase on March 18th. Daily Active Developer (External) Thā€¦ ### Community Metrics > [@Community Metrics 29 MAR 21](http://gov.near.org/t/community-metrics-29-mar-21/1049): > > fire Community Metrics Update Thread @RileyTran @Angela @3UN1C3 @Chloe_nonce > [@Community Metrics 22 MAR 21](http://gov.near.org/t/community-metrics-22-mar-21/977): > > fire Community Metrics Update Thread @RileyTran @Angela @3UN1C3 @Chloe_nonce Discord total members: 9578 ā†’ 9789 (+211) Telegram total members: 9025 ā†’ 9082 (+57) Active guild: 32 [Screenshot 2021-03-23 at 4.56.43 PM] [Screenshot 2021-03-23 at 4.56.36 PM] > [@Community Metrics 16 MAR 21](http://gov.near.org/t/community-metrics-16-mar-21/943): > > fire Community Metrics Update Thread @RileyTran @Angela @3UN1C3 Global Community Updates: Discord total members: 9277 ā†’ 9578 (+301) Telegram total members: 8700 ā†’ 9025 (+325) Active guild: 32 [Screenshot 2021-03-17 at 1.13.55 PM] [Screenshot 2021-03-17 at 1.14.02 PM] ## Weekly Updates from NEAR Collective Teams See all: [Topics tagged weekly-updates](http://gov.near.org/tag/weekly-updates) ### Engineering Teams > [@Engineering Priorities](http://gov.near.org/t/engineering-priorities/1125): > > The following are the priorities that NEAR engineering teams are using to prioritize team and individual OKRs, milestones, tasks, etc. Protocol Priorities: Secure & stable Developer friendly Performant & scalable Decentralized (validator friendly) Dev Platform Priorities: Responsive & community involving Developer friendly Fuel innovation NEAR Wallet Priorities: Easy to onboard Enabling apps usage Secure Easy to transfer & stake Explorer Priorities: Exhaustive data Accessibility of dā€¦ > [@2021-03-29 Engineering Update](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-29-engineering-update/1071): > > Meta If you are a team/person working on NEAR components and you want your progress updates to be included into the weekly update, please send your updates to eng-updates@near.org . This week was OKRs week. Teams spend a lot time planning the next quarter and discussing priorities. [AURORA](https://aurora.dev/)[Bridge](http://gov.near.org/t/bridge-working-group-update-2021-03-19/968) We released bridge on the Mainnet! Check out: [Front-end](https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org/)[Dashboard with NEAR-ETH transfers so far](https://duneanalytics.com/zavodil/rainbow-bridge)[Telegram support channel](https://t.me/rainbowbridgesupport)[CLI guide](https://github.com/djsatok/bridge-testing)[EVM](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-26-evm-update/1029) We added [upgradability and meta-transactions](https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-engine/pull/6) to our EVM; Weā€™ā€¦ > [@2021-03-22 Engineering Update](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-22-engineering-update/986): > > If you are a team/person working on NEAR components and you want your progress updates to be included into the weekly update, please send your updates to eng-updates@near.org. [AURORA](https://aurora.dev/)[EVM](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-19-evm-update/965/3)[We implemented](https://github.com/aurora-is-near/aurora-engine/commit/b3be59b2da980c71d0a1152f582e1906c518c9c0) [raw\_call](https://vyper.readthedocs.io/en/v0.1.0-beta.10/built-in-functions.html#raw-call) for EVM support, which is a fundamental built-in for cross-contract calls in EVM; Eth-connector is a connectivity tissue between EVM and Wasm world in NEAR runtime. [We have implemented, but not merged yet its no-std implementation](https://github.com/aurora-is-near/eth-connector/pull/10); [Bridge](http://gov.near.org/t/bridge-working-group-update-2021-03-12/917) We switched to [NEP-141 standard for the fungibā€¦](https://github.com/near/rainbow-token-connector/pull/39) ### Project Aurora: Bridge + EVM Teams #### Rainbow Bridge Working Group > [@Bridge Working Group Update \[2021-04-02\]](http://gov.near.org/t/bridge-working-group-update-2021-04-02/1127): > > The weekly Friday update from the Bridge Working Group: This week, bridge team was working on fixing multiple bugs ([ethash](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge/issues/537), [NearToEth relayer notifications](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge/issues/537) and others). Also we were polishing the FE, working on [eth-connector](https://github.com/aurora-is-near/eth-connector/) and preparing the OKRs for Q2. Next week, we are planning to finalise OKRs and continue our work on the bug fixes. Find the full meeting notes [on GitHub](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge/discussions/549), and the video recording [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2rFzsXb1Ck): [[NEAR Bridge Working Group Update [2021-04-02]] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2rFzsXb1Ck) > [@Bridge Working Group Update \[2021-03-19\]](http://gov.near.org/t/bridge-working-group-update-2021-03-19/968): > > The weekly Friday update from the Bridge Working Group: This week, bridge team has lots of updates: Weā€™ve released bridge in the mainnet. [CLi guide](https://github.com/djsatok/bridge-testing) can be used to access the smart contracts on the low level Weā€™ve released bridge [front end](https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org/)@zavodil created a [dashboard](https://duneanalytics.com/zavodil/rainbow-bridge) to track the bridge stats Weā€™ve launched a TG [support channel](https://t.me/rainbowbridgesupport) for all bridge users Weā€™ve discovered multiple bugs, which we plan to work on next week: [Ledger bug](https://github.com/near/rainbow-token-connector/issues/48), [ethashproof bug](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge/issues/537) and [proof generation bug](https://github.com/near/rainbow-bridge-client/issues/12) Next week, we are plaā€¦ #### EVM Working Group > [@2021-04-02 EVM Update](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-04-02-evm-update/1123): > > The weekly Friday update from the EVM Working Group: This week, we hardforked TestNet and deployed our EVM implementation, named Aurora Engine, to TestNet and BetaNet both in a soft launch. We also published a CLI tool and a client library for interacting with the EVM, continued integrating the ETH Connector into the EVM, prepared Web3-compatible relayer infrastructure, and worked on updating EVM developer documentation. Next week, we are planning to deploy more features to the EVM, make availā€¦ > [@2021-03-26 EVM Update](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-26-evm-update/1029): > > The weekly Friday update from the EVM Working Group: This week, we completed work on a protocol upgrade to accelerate cryptographic functions used in the EVM contract, implemented EVM meta-transactions and precompiles, fixed bugs in the EVM contract, and prepared for the TestNet release next week. Next week, we are going to deploy the EVM contract to TestNet, host relayers for TestNet and BetaNet providing Web3-compatible RPC endpoints, and update the EVM developer documentation to refer to Teā€¦ > [@2021-03-19 EVM Update](http://gov.near.org/t/2021-03-19-evm-update/965): > > The weekly Friday update from the EVM Working Group: This week, we implemented native Eth1 transaction support in the EVM contract, continued integrating the ETH connector with the EVM contract, and continued work on a protocol upgrade to accelerate cryptographic functions used in the EVM contract. Next week, we are planning to finish integrating the ETH connector with the EVM contract, begin ingesting the Eth1 Goerli testnet through the EVM Bully stress-testing tool, and continue troubleshootā€¦ ### NEAR Certified Developers Program > [@Metrics pilot cohort Certified NEAR Developer program - NCDL1C3](http://gov.near.org/t/metrics-pilot-cohort-certified-near-developer-program-ncdl1c3/1111): > > NEAR Certified Developer L1 Cohort 3 How it started: Mailing list: 102 contacts -\>191 contacts First session attendees: 21 people Submitted contract review: 15 people Presented Demo: 12 people How it ends: Demos: [trophy](https://emojipedia.org/trophy/) Grand Prize of ā“ƒ100 goes to Small Group E with their tremendous NEARMons project. [Repo](https://github.com/Learn-NEAR/NCD-03--near-mons) Danny, Arthur, Daryl! Way to go! wrapped_gift Second place with awards of ā“ƒ50 goes to THREE teams: Help a Paw by Hiba Machfej, Ozan İşgƶr, Ahmet, Ƈağatay Soyer. Congrats! [Repo](https://github.com/Learn-NEAR/NCD-03--near-help-a-paw) Messā€¦ > [@Metrics pilot cohort Certified NEAR Developer program - NCDL1C2](http://gov.near.org/t/metrics-pilot-cohort-certified-near-developer-program-ncdl1c2/949): > > [Metrics pilot cohort Certified NEAR Developer program - NCDL1C2](http://gov.near.org/t/metrics-pilot-cohort-certified-near-developer-program-ncdl1c1/844) NEAR Certified Developer L1 Cohort 2 How it started: Mailing list: 30 contacts -\>102 contacts First session attendees: 21 people Submitted contract review: 15 people Presented Demo: 12 people How it ends: Demos: [trophy](https://emojipedia.org/trophy/) Grand Prize of ā“ƒ100 goes to Small Group G with their tremendous [Riddles](https://zachary1taylor.github.io/near-riddles) project ([source code](https://github.com/Learn-NEAR/NCD-02--near-riddles)): Ryan, CJ, Veneris, Max, Xu Endong! Way to go! wrapped_gift Second place with an award of ā“ƒ50 goes to Small Grouā€¦ ### Marketing Team > [@Marketing Update: Week of April 2, 2021](http://gov.near.org/t/marketing-update-week-of-april-2-2021/1124): > > loudspeaker TL;DR: [Rainbow Bridge](https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org/) Soft Launch, kicked off NEARā€™s Q2 Initiatives art money_with_wings dove, some new partners and programs launched, and weā€™ve rolled out an updated events calendar for 2021. Product Launch We made a big step forward this week with the soft launch for the [Rainbow Bridge](https://ethereum.bridgetonear.org/) Mainnet. rainbow This major advancement opens up NEARā€™s economy and Ethereumā€™s economy to merge, and allow for all the things that canā€™t live on Ethereum to be done on NEARā€¦ > [@Marketing Update: Week of March 19th - Rainbow Bridge, Brand Evolution, & New PR Agency](http://gov.near.org/t/marketing-update-week-of-march-19th-rainbow-bridge-brand-evolution-new-pr-agency/969): > > loudspeaker TL;DR: Rainbow Bridge launch, brand refresh audit complete, say welcome [Wachsman PR](https://wachsman.com/), SEO refresh underway, many new partnerships announced, and summer events line up announced. Branding Efforts This week we hit a major milestone with the completion of the Brand Agency Audit and first glimpse into the new creative direction. muscle All of your feedback has been shared, discussed, and will continue to contribute to the evolution. We went into this project armed with mā€¦ ### DevRel Team / Open Sourcerers > [@DevRel TPS report WE: 02-Apr-2021](http://gov.near.org/t/devrel-tps-report-we-02-apr-2021/1120): > > nazar_amulet DevRel Weekly Updates Thread nazar_amulet Progress (last week) Priorities (for next week) Blockers > [@DevRel TPS report WE: 26-Mar-2021](http://gov.near.org/t/devrel-tps-report-we-26-mar-2021/1019): > > nazar_amulet DevRel Weekly Updates Thread nazar_amulet Progress (last week) Priorities (for next week) Blockers > [@DevRel TPS Report WE: 19-MAR-2021](http://gov.near.org/t/devrel-tps-report-we-19-mar-2021/1000): > > Progress (last week) Priorities (for next week) Blockers ### Community Squad > [@Community Squad Weekly Update: 22 MAR 21](http://gov.near.org/t/community-squad-weekly-update-22-mar-21/978): > > fire Community Squad Update Thread @shreyas @jlwaugh @nima @chloe @starpause @Grace Priorities (Update every Monday) Progress and blockers (Update every Thursday) > [@Community Squad Weekly Update: 16 MAR 21](http://gov.near.org/t/community-squad-weekly-update-16-mar-21/946): > > fire Community Squad Update Thread @shreyas @jlwaugh @nima @chloe @starpause @Grace Priorities (Update every Monday) Progress and blockers (Update every Thursday) ## Community Contributions ### Createbase [https://createbase.community](https://createbase.community) #### New Forum Category [http://gov.near.org/c/ecosystem-development/createbase/44](http://gov.near.org/c/ecosystem-development/createbase/44) #### Bounty DAOs! > [@\[closed - new one will appear soon\] Creating Mintbase and MintbaseDAO Guides - 25 USD in NEAR](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1025): > > Earn 25 USD in NEAR for Creating Mintbase and MintbaseDAO Guides! The topics of these guides can be any that help to alleviate some pain point affecting creatives in (or trying to onboard into) the NEAR ecosystem. Reply to this thread with your guide idea and please tag @mariamneu. @mariamneu will work with you to formulate what the guide will consist of. For articles that count more than 500 words, we will be paying 40 USD in NEAR When the guide is complete, please link the post in a forum rā€¦ ### 4NTS Open Web Sandbox > [@\[April 2021\] Open Web Sandbox Rewards and Opportunities](http://gov.near.org/t/april-2021-open-web-sandbox-rewards-and-opportunities/1138): > > Open Web Sandbox Full List of Rolling Rewards April 2021: Below is a list of the rolling rewards for the Sandbox for the month of March and April. New rewards will be updated in the comments from projects within the Sandbox and transferred over to the [Sandbox Discord Channel](https://discord.gg/axpj46PtHv). For a list on how to post rewards and how to claim rewards please [see the FAQ Thread:](http://gov.near.org/t/open-web-sandbox-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/927) Note: The list of rolling rewards posted below are largely inspirational. The list of opportunities is non exhaustive. This means that ā€¦ > [@Open Web Sandbox Rolling Rewards and Opportunities March, 2021](http://gov.near.org/t/open-web-sandbox-rolling-rewards-and-opportunities-march-2021/926): > > Open Web Sandbox Full List of Rolling Rewards March / April 2021: Below is a list of the rolling rewards for the Sandbox for the month of March and April. New rewards will be updated in the comments from projects within the Sandbox and transferred over to the [Sandbox Discord Channel](https://discord.gg/axpj46PtHv). For a list on how to post rewards and how to claim rewards please [see the FAQ Thread:](http://gov.near.org/t/open-web-sandbox-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/927) Note: The list of rolling rewards posted below are largely inspirational. The list of opportunities is non exhaustive. This meaā€¦ Details: [Sandbox Part 2: Rolling Rewards, Proposals, and Time Bonuses](http://gov.near.org/t/sandbox-part-2-rolling-rewards-proposals-and-time-bonuses/565) FAQs: [Open Web Sandbox Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](http://gov.near.org/t/open-web-sandbox-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/927) ### Swagger DAO > [@NEAR SWAG 2.0 - Updates & Objectives](http://gov.near.org/t/near-swag-2-0-updates-objectives/833): > > Hello NEAR community! open_hands My name is Frederik (hansson.near), and I am based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I have a 10 years background in design, sales & marketing and strategy within fashion - working and consulting primarily for brands within the high-end designer brand segment. With this post I want to announce the foundation of Swagger DAO founded with the main goal of strengthening the community through swag, culture and fashion. More info to come! As the firstā€¦ ## Monthly Guild Reports #### NEAR China Guild > [@NEAR China Guild report (Mar 2021)](http://gov.near.org/t/near-china-guild-report-mar-2021/993): > > Mar, 2021: Guild China-zhiwei(conan): NEAR Ecological Application Development: My team and I are working hard to build a decentralized application based on NEAR and Filecoin called The Doris.My team and I are working hard to build a decentralized application The Doris based on NEAR and Filecoin. Last month, we completed the creation and data filling of Filecoin nodes [Doris based NEAR](https://filfox.info/en/address/f0166843) At the same time, we completed the preparation of the first draft of The Dorisā€™ white paper. [Doris whiteā€¦](https://github.com/zhiwei-w-luo/Doris/tree/main/documents) #### Berry Club Chinese Guild > [@Berryclub Chinese Guild Monthly Report-March 23, 2021](http://gov.near.org/t/berryclub-chinese-guild-monthly-report-march-23-2021/995): > > Month: March 23, 2021 Guild Name: Berryclub Chinese Guild Monthly Highlights: I am an advocate, participant, and communicator of the Near ecology. Berryclub Chinese Guild will promote the NFT ecology this month. Community Official Account: Chain Assets, the number of followers exceeded 1000. There are 310 people participating in the WeChat group. The number of NEARā€™ artists is 244. A total of 11 NEAR-related articles were published on the Chain Asset public account this month. Organize a zoā€¦ #### WeNear Chinese Guild > [@WeNear-Chiense Guild monthly report-March 23, 2021](http://gov.near.org/t/wenear-chiense-guild-monthly-report-march-23-2021/997): > > Month: March 23, 2021 Guild Name: WeNear Chinese Guild Monthly Highlights: WeNear - As a Chinese Guild, we are concentrate on code implementation and build useful and innovative projects on the NEAR platform. we have researched the structure of NEAR official docs website and improve the docs website. We are doing our best to work with the other Guild members to finish the translation of the official docs. In the meantime we will focus on code and build radical projects(DAPP) on NEAR platform ā€¦ #### Report from Wenxuan Yu > [@Monthly report from WENXUAN YUļ¼ˆChinaļ¼‰25-Mar-2021](http://gov.near.org/t/monthly-report-from-wenxuan-yu-china-25-mar-2021/1009): > > What we accomplished in Marchļ¼š Invited 2 technical people to participate in the NEAR Certified Developer Program program. Continued translation in the NEAR documentation translation team initiated by Robert and Jonathan, and completed the first draft of the translation work for the EVM section, will continue to participate in the translation work and invite more people to participate in the NEAR ecosystem. Promptly promote NEAR related activities and ecology. Daily management of NEAR official ā€¦ #### Report from WeChat Management Team > [@Monthly Report of Official WeChat group management team (Chinaļ¼‰26-Mar-2021](http://gov.near.org/t/monthly-report-of-official-wechat-group-management-team-china-26-mar-2021/1008): > > Month:March report Guild Name:The official community management team in China NEARā€™s official community management team was established by Angela. It consists of seven members, including community leaders, blockchain industry media people and professional technical personnel. At present, we mainly maintain and manage 18 official WeChat groups and 1 QQ group. March report: The number of official website communities increased from 18 to 19. The total number of officiaā€¦ #### NPK Guild > [@NPK GUILD(Nearprotocol Nigeria) March monthly reported](http://gov.near.org/t/npk-guild-nearprotocol-nigeria-march-monthly-reported/1107): > > Goodday, The NPK GUILD of Nearprotocol Nigeria had an eventful month of February as we decided to make our presence known both online by a tweet chat section via our Twitter page and offline in which members of NPKGUILD honour the collaborative invitation by a well know crypto-platform VELAS AFRICAN in one of the most recognized federal University in NIGERIA, Bayero University kano which saw over 200 students from the University attend the seminar, and this gave an opportunity for the Guild membā€¦ #### NEAR Arabia > [@NEAR Arabia - Monthly report ( Mar-2021 )](http://gov.near.org/t/near-arabia-monthly-report-mar-2021/1113): > > Month: March Guild Name: NEAR Arabia (Mostafa) Monthly Highlights: -30 new designers have filled out the Paras form: you can check [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14wTdvH9PrRPpgX8tjCXYNkj2MUUGQdoAzy_8Ote5rIo/edit#gid=261985052). -Held an activity on Telegram that aims to increase knowledge about NEARā€™s tools and products, it was a ā€œspeed questionā€ about NEAR, and the user with the fastest answer gets the highest points. the activity lasted for 3 days. -Contacted with some projects that work in MENA and some emerging educational blockchain platforms in order to discuss opportunitieā€¦ #### NEAR Philippines > [@NEAR PH (Philippines) Monthly Report -March 2021)](http://gov.near.org/t/near-ph-philippines-monthly-report-march-2021/1105): > > Month: March 2021 Guild Name: NEAR PH (Philippines) Monthly Highlights: Interviews: l We had CHRIS VERCELES, a young blockchain entrepreneur in Manila. He is a cofounder of BlockDevs Asia, a non-profit organization that is committed to growing the Blockchain Developers community in South-east Asia. This can pave the way for us to connect further into his network of blockchain enthusiasts in the Philippines. l We also had FETUS SQUID, one of the bestsellers NFT artist on Paras.ai. Having himā€¦ #### Cypherpunk Guild > [@Cypherpunk Guild Monthly Report 2021-03](http://gov.near.org/t/cypherpunk-guild-monthly-report-2021-03/1095): > > Month: March 2021 Guild Name: Cypherpunk Guild Monthly Highlights Infrastructure In its first month, the Cypherpunk Guild has become operational. We have deployed basic infrastructure (grant-proposal form, discussion forum, social media, collaboration space), but still have some work to do (branding, legal entity). Researched options for a legal entity, and settled upon a Swiss association. While we are doing the paperwork we can use NEARā€™s apparatus to issue small grant amounts (\<$10K). Puā€¦ ## Community Fund Proposals > [@\[Passed\] SputnikDAO interface implementation](http://gov.near.org/t/proposal-sputnikdao-interface-implementation/1139): > > TLDR of the proposal: Impelementation of SputnikDAO v2 as designed in [[APPROVED] SputnikDAOs generative brand family, landing page and UI/UX + MagicPowered.io](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-sputnikdaos-generative-brand-family-landing-page-and-ui-ux-magicpowered-io/509) Detailed proposal - max 450 words, if more info is needed link to docs: Implement Frontend and web3 integrations: All SputnikDAO v1 functionality Dark/Light theme DAO carosel view Global search function 403 hours over 4 Weeks [Full proposal](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q8wm5ZU4HbYKa_A2_vWceET3ueJhGxMv/view?usp=sharing). Potential ROI/impact on the NEAR Ecosystem: Directly enables the Creators + Communities priā€¦ > [@\[Approved\] partnership with Gitcoin to coordinate Hackathon](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-partnership-with-gitcoin-to-coordinate-hackathon/955): > > Summary Gitcoin will run and promote an exclusive ā€œOpen Web Community Hackathonā€ involving their platform and relevant projects, bringing together developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and researchers to learn and build on NEAR! More info can be shared upon request. Team NEAR point of contact: @jlwaugh[About Gitcoin](https://gitcoin.co/about) Community for developers to collaborate and monetize their skills while working on various open-source projects through bounties and grants. [Past Events](https://gitcoin.co/hackathons)[Gitcoin Grantsā€¦](https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/gr8) > [@\[APPROVED\] Mintbase on NEAR launch x NFTs mainstream festival tada](http://gov.near.org/t/mintbase-on-near-launch-x-nfts-mainstream-festival/759): > > For the Mintbase mainnet launch, we want to create a virtual NFT experience and connect it with the physical festival Wilde Moehre (Berlin) this summer. They agreed to set this up together. This will be the first event of its kind that is outside of the typical blockchain scene. The results will be presented to one of the largest festival conferences in Berlin in November, where Carolin will host a NFT panel: [https://www.futureoffestivals.com/](https://www.futureoffestivals.com/) For our Mintbase mainnet launch we would love to abā€¦ > [@\[APPROVED\] Angel DAO from GooGuild 4NTS and Fabric VC](http://gov.near.org/t/discussion-angel-dao-from-googuild-4nts-and-fabric-vc/745): > > Angel DAO Proposal by Rune Bentien (GooGuild), Ozymandius (4NTS), and Richard Muirhead (Fabric VC) TLDR: As the NEAR Technology and Ecosystem evolves and more solutions start to build on (or migrate onto) the protocol, a special window of opportunity presents itself for accelerating the development of new and existing projects. The following proposal seeks to take advantage of this opportunity by putting forward an outline of an exclusive, NEAR Ecosystem-focused, venture grant funding entity ā€¦ > [@\[APPROVED\] DAO infrastructure on NEAR - Moloch v3 \[$10K\] \[Pass\]](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-dao-infrastructure-on-near-moloch-v3-10k-pass/165): > > TLDR of the proposal: Implement DAO infra natively on NEAR. Starting with Moloch v3. Detailed proposal - max 450 words, if more info is needed link to docs: A detailed proposal can be found here: [DAO IMPLEMENTATION IN RUST FOR NEAR - HackMD](https://hackmd.io/@ateam/ryYr5PFdw) A related forum post: [Moloch DAO v3/modular on NEAR Protocol](http://gov.near.org/t/moloch-dao-v3-modular-on-near-protocol/140) This initial funding (10K) is for phase 0 or milestone 1. Further stages will be funded via technical grants program Potential ROI/impact on the NEAR Ecosystem: DAOs allow community members aā€¦ > [@\[Approved\] partnership with Metagov to coordinate Governance Challenge](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-partnership-with-metagov-to-coordinate-governance-challenge/846): > > Summary Metagov will plan and run NEARā€™s governance challenge, focusing on DAOs in the NEAR community and featuring educational content, training materials, judging, and research design. [Full Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Srm-h2cnAy9apD4gbCMAC96ZYXvg-CQI-IHOz1NM4E/edit)Team: NEAR point of contact: James Waugh Lead: Joshua Tan @ Oxford + Stanford Primavera De Filippi @ CNRS + Harvard Nathan Schneider @ University of Colorado Boulder Amy Zhang @ University of Washington Previous conferences and hackathons organized by Metagovā€™s team: [BITS City Hackathon](https://bitscity.github.io/) @ MIT ā€¦ [http://gov.near.org/t/approved-arroz-estudios-studio-space-for-artists-from-low-income-backgrounds/903](http://gov.near.org/t/approved-arroz-estudios-studio-space-for-artists-from-low-income-backgrounds/903) ## NEAR Blog #### Octopus Network Partnership and Seed Funding [https://near.org/blog/octopus-network-partners-with-near](https://near.org/blog/octopus-network-partners-with-near) [https://near.org/blog/octopus-network-seed-funding-round-complete](https://near.org/blog/octopus-network-seed-funding-round-complete) #### NEAR Academy Launched! > **[Well hello, NEAR Academy!](https://www.near.org/blog/well-hello-near-academy)** > > NEAR is the chain abstraction stack, empowering builders to create apps that scale to billions of users and across all blockchains. #### Berry Cards [https://near.org/blog/berry-cards](https://near.org/blog/berry-cards) #### NEAR Partners with Mask Network [https://near.org/blog/near-partners-with-mask-network](https://near.org/blog/near-partners-with-mask-network) #### NEAR Blockchain is Climate Neutral [https://near.org/blog/the-near-blockchain-is-climate-neutral](https://near.org/blog/the-near-blockchain-is-climate-neutral) ## Upcoming Events [http://gov.near.org/t/near-events-where-should-we-play/739](http://gov.near.org/t/near-events-where-should-we-play/739) #### Open Web Collective Demo Day | April 12-14 [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/open-web-collective-/register](https://www.crowdcast.io/e/open-web-collective-/register) #### Collision Conference | April 20-22 [http://gov.near.org/t/near-collision-4-20-4-22/1018](http://gov.near.org/t/near-collision-4-20-4-22/1018) #### Open Web Community Conference + Hackathon | May 14 - June 6 [https://summit.openweb.community](https://summit.openweb.community) #### Open Web Governance Challenge | May 14 - May 23 [https://metagov.github.io/open-web-challenge](https://metagov.github.io/open-web-challenge) #### Consensus | May 24 - 27 [http://gov.near.org/t/near-consensus-may-24-27-2021/895](http://gov.near.org/t/near-consensus-may-24-27-2021/895) ## Most Referred Forum Topics Lately - [2021-03-29 Engineering Update](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1071) - [Live-Tweet a Createbase Event - 5 NEAR](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1024) - [Development Dashboard, Apps Catalogue & Grant Ideas (wiki)](http://gov.near.org/t/-/690) - [Showcase Your Mintbase Store - 5 NEAR (+5 for video!)](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1022) - [Creating Createbase Guides - 25 NEAR](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1025) - [Cypherpunk Guild Monthly Report 2021-03](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1095) - [Createbase Gigs - 20 NEAR/mo+](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1091) - [Bring a Friend to Createbase Community Calls - 5 NEAR](http://gov.near.org/t/-/1023) ## Community Participation Please donā€™t hesitate to give updates on what youā€™re doing, as it relates to the [NEAR ecosystem](http://gov.near.org/t/ecosystem-resources-funding-learning-chatting-wiki/858). Ask questions. Tell us about ideas or specific projects and goals. Share thoughts and feelings. Your feedback is much appreciated!