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welcome to the first edition of the Protocol Press!
Like any good newsletter intro, I feel the need to explain Why the Protocol Press?
After a very lukewarm ETHCC for me (not just the weather), I decide to live on a farm to disconnect from it all for 2 weeks. Days were filled with ice cream and nights drowned with wine.
Was thinking about just staying on this farm disconnected from it all...
But I'd miss y'all too much
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While it was a relaxing time, I had this nagging feeling that even in just two weeks I was missing out on important news and announcements that could be useful for me.
As people in Web3, we are very online. But even if you are glued to your socials every day, you can still miss out.
To help with this, I created The Protocol Press - News for Builders of a Better Internet -your weekly update on news to build with, learn from and earn from.
Enjoy:
News that You Can Use
Tools, Products and Frameworks for building a better internet:
Chopin Framework by Modular Cloud
This is the first step toward our goal of moving the entire World Wide Web onchain.
What it is:
A way to make creating Blockchain applications feel less like an obstacle course and more like the street we take home every day. You can create NextJS like usual and use Chopin to convert them to application specific rollups. This is done by running client-side scripts that "Web3ify" the requests.
Why it matters:
Talking about "onboarding Web2 Developers" is cheap and easy. Doing it takes focus and familiar tooling. Chopin seems to offer a good level of abstraction that allows developers to just build. Similar to how Vercel made deploying to the cloud easier, Chopin can do the same for blockchain applications without a doctorate in Web3.
My Personal Take
You probably won't be using Chopin at your next hackathon unless got some VC money recently ($299/mo). tbh it is sort of refreshing for a Web3 tool/service to come out of the gate with a paid-only tier though. Shows they are confident in the quality at least. I do love their audience specific documentation pages. That is an indicator more devs will be jamming to Chopin in the future. Definitely one to watch out for.
Scroll Pix Magic Board by Scroll Pix
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What it is:
The crypto version of r/place. A community artboard meets monopoly board. Users can own and sell pixels of 250,000 pixel artboard.
Why it matters:
A fun way to demo the power of smart contracts and digital artworks without saying 'NFT'. If the crypto user base is to grow, it will be based on something fun and not using what is now triggering buzzwords for many.
My Personal Take
It's fun. It also shows the limits of traditional crypto UX via connecting wallets, switching networks, and signing transactions (you know the rest). Building a smoother version of this as my next hackathon project? We shall see.
Uniswap Extension by Uniswap
Swap, send, and receive crypto directly from your browser's sidebar, without ever losing your place on the web
Uniswap Extension - Chrome Web Store
The Uniswap Extension is a self-custody crypto wallet that's built for swapping.
What it is:
No one likes getting the "Wrong Network" error message. AI can do my job but you are telling me my wallet can auto detect what network to be on? The Uniswap extension fixes this.
Why it matters:
Multichain should not mean multipain. Anything thing to reduce the friction and even make it delightful to live, work, and play across different chains is much needed.
My Personal Take
"I need another crypto chrome extension" - said no one ever. Honestly, its not that bad but I got a lot of extensions collecting digital dust already. This one seems useful though so might just need to clean up house a bit to make room.
News that You Can Learn From
Tutorials, Articles and Videos for learning how to build a better Internet
EigenLayer AVS ecosystem by Eda
This post is an overview of the EigenLayer AVS landscape. With an introduction to what an AVS even is & what people are building
EigenLayer AVS ecosystem
Two years ago, the concept of restaking was relatively unknown. At ETHCC this year, two separate restaking events were held on the same day.
The EigenLayer AVS ecosystem is hotter than a grill in Dubai right now. But with so much going on, you can feel stranded in a flood of information. Like your Uber driver that you requested to get to the next side event, Eda provides great direction to the AVS promised land.
Think Like a Circom Circuit with OxMilica
Have you ever been to a workshop where the speaker handed out paper to draw things? 0xMilica takes hands-on to another level while explaining core concepts around Circom circuits. Worth a watch (and bring your own paper!)
Elevating Developer Experience(DX) in Web3 by Sasha Tanase & Daniel Luca
There are so many good talks at ETHCC that I will probably be milking the playlist for a few weeks. Up first is a talk by Sasha and Daniel on creating good Developer Experience. For anyone confused about where to start designing a pleasurable DX, look no further than this talk.
Shill Zone
Do you love pierogi? Have not had a pierogi before? Don't even know what a pierogi is?
Well you can meet your pierogi dreams and build a better internet at ETH Warsaw from September 5th-8th for both the conference and hackathon!
News that You Can Earn From
Hackathons, Open Jobs and Grants for Building a Better Internet
Arweave 201 by Developer DAO Academy
Get some $CODE to do this module & increase your EXPerience by completing the quests on @zealy_io!
Start or continue your quest today!
Join AR.IO EXPerience
Level up for the IO token mainnet airdrop! Engage in quests with the AR.IO Network to gain Experience Points (EXP) - onchain tokens that represent potential eligibility for the AR.IO airdrop.
Would this be a DappaDan newsletter without at least one Developer DAO mention? The Arweave 201 course created by Editor extraordinaire K is now released. You can earn $CODE by completing it.
Code Collision Hackathon by Aptos
The hackathon has started, but there's still time to join the action.
Registrations are open—be part of the revolution and compete for your share of the $500K prize pool.
Ready to hack your way to the top? Register now:
aptosfoundation.org/events/code-co…
Code Collision sounds like every time I open up VSCode. It is also the name of the Aptos Hackathon that started August 1st. The bounties are pretty juicy so know that I will be there.
Open Jobs: Inco Network
Hiring marketers- Discord Mod (DM @PareenL)
- Community Manager
- Content Marketer
Also looking for people who can host workshops / meetups in their cities/communities.
Current Openings
Take a look at the current openings at Inco
Inco Network has a variety of Engineering and Marketing jobs opening including Cult Leader for those with that type of experience. Good opportunity to get in on the fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) wave.
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DappaDan
