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Optimism Retro-PGF
This piece will guide you on all you need to know about the optimism retroactive public goods funding.To understand the concept of retro-PGF and its purpose, we need to understand a few terms and we can connect the dots easily from there.What is public good?Public goods are commodities or services that benefit all members of society, and which are often provided for free. This means everyone has access to use them, and their use does not deplete their availability for future use. An example o...

The Journey of an Optimism Ambassador: Optimizing Content Creation Through Public Goods
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My Guest Voting Experience
Being a guest voter for Retro-funding was an eye-opener! From combing through docs to assessing projects and allocating OP tokens, here’s how I navigated the process, the challenges I faced, and insights for the future.Preparation and ResearchI began by reading through almost all documents related to RetroPGF from the initial seasons up to the most recent (Seasons 6 and 7). This preparation helped me develop:A more comprehensive understanding of Retro funding’s purpose and mechanics.Insights ...

Optimism Retro-PGF
This piece will guide you on all you need to know about the optimism retroactive public goods funding.To understand the concept of retro-PGF and its purpose, we need to understand a few terms and we can connect the dots easily from there.What is public good?Public goods are commodities or services that benefit all members of society, and which are often provided for free. This means everyone has access to use them, and their use does not deplete their availability for future use. An example o...

The Journey of an Optimism Ambassador: Optimizing Content Creation Through Public Goods
Interview with Subli (Optimistic series)Had an interview with Mr. Subli and here’s a summary of my chat with himIn the world of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi), individuals with passion and expertise play a pivotal role in spreading knowledge and building strong communities. In this interview, we delve into the journey of Mr. Subi, an Optimism Ambassador, and a DeFi enthusiast. His story takes us through his path from entering the crypto world to becoming an Optimism Ambassado...


The Optimism ecosystem has been packed with exciting things going on there.
What’s the alpha? How can I participate?
In this piece, I’ll share as much alpha as possible.
Let us delve into it.
1. The Optimistic Series Quest by @Subli_Defi on @Tide_web3
Quest #5 just concluded and a sum of 7500 OP tokens was distributed among participants evenly.
Each participant got 30 OP.
Read 👉🏽 here
But wait! There’s more; @Subli_Defi announced Quest #6 in the same tweet… More OP tokens are to be distributed for sure.
More information hasn’t been provided yet but to get it firsthand subscribe to his Optimistic Newsletter here 👉🏽 http://optimismbysublidefi.substack.com
2. Thank Optimism Program
This program is dedicated mainly to the Optimism ambassadors and it’s already live on ThriveCoin
In the just concluded Experiments and Builders Grants for Cycle 13, the Thank Optimism program was allocated 150k OP tokens. Here’s the breakdown

You can earn up to 5,250 OP tokens by participating in this program. Start earning with your OP-related content

Start now
Read the full proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-thank-optimism-powered-by-thrivecoin/6104
Join here 👉🏽https://app.thrivecoin.com/communities/optimism-ambassadors
Join 👉🏽 @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have.
3. The NumbaNERD program
Like the Thank Optimism program, the NumbaNERD program is created to reward analytics done on governance grants.
The NumbaNERD got allocated 75k OP tokens.
You can earn up to 4260 OP tokens for being helpful to the collective… breakdown below

Full proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-numbanerd-program/6086
Join event 👉🏽 https://app.dework.xyz/optimism-communityRead
Join @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have 👉🏽 https://discord.gg/optimism
4. Velodrome Finance's latest grant
1m OP tokens were allocated to Velodrome under intent #4 in the just concluded cycle 13 experiments and builders grants.
The OP tokens will be used to engage the leading protocols partnering with Velodrome and veVELO community to take an active and informed role in Optimism Governance

What should you do here?
Lock $VELO
Participate in @velodrome governance with $veVELO voting power.
Stay up to date with the community.
How to get $veVELO?
Swap $USDC or OP tokens to $VELO on 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/swap…
Lock your $VELO tokens in the protocol 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/locks
Now you’re good to go as a $veVELO holder
Also, you can join Discord to engage in community activities, ask questions and get first-hand information 👉🏽https://discord.gg/velodrome
5. $veAERO Airdrop
AIRDROP? 👀 Yes, airdrop.
Velodrome will launch it’s new protocol @aerodromefi on @BuildOnBase and will be airdropping 40% token supply to $veVELO holders.
How to get $veVELO?
Kindly use the steps provided in the previous alpha.
The launch date and snapshot are not confirmed yet, so I’d implore you to lock your $VELO as soon as possible.
6. @SonneFinance expanding to @BuildOnBase
Sonne made a tweet days ago about their proposal to expand to Base to continue its journey in the DeFi world and also leverage Base's technological capabilities and wide-reaching user base.

Is that all? No
Another AIRDROP awaiting 👇🏽
In Sonnes’ proposal summary, it mentioned that it would reward stakers ($uSONNE or $sSONNE) on Optimism. (Image below
Note that, the reward on Base will be by the amount of Sonne you staked on Optimism
What to do?
Swap your $USDC to $SONNE
Stake your $SONNE (as sSONNE or uSONNE)
Just in case you’re wondering, @SonneFinance has 2 types of staking; sSONNE stakers and uSONNE stake

sSONNE lets you earn $SONNE, VELO & OP rewards
uSONNE lets you earn $USDC, VELO $ OP rewards.
7. Bike Protocol airdrop on @BuildOnBase
3 weeks ago Bike airdropped about 1000 $BIKE tokens to $VELO lockers
What is BIKE?
Bike is the unofficial memecoin of @optimismFND and @VelodromeFi with the goal of improving the livelihood of cyclists around the world.
More to come?
Yes, there’s more! @BikeProtocol will airdrop $BIKE holders and LPers on @VelodromeFi when @BuildOnBase fully launches to the community
@aerodromefi will be the catalyst for this drop, so be ready for an airdrop when Aerodrome launches on Base
How to position yourself?

HODL some $BIKE tokens
You can purchase $BIKE on @VelodromeFi with $VELO tokens
You can also buy on @FinanceFirebird
Provide liquidity in the Bike/VELO or WETH/Bike pool on Velodrome Finance and keep voting for the pool every epoch.

8. OP reward season with ShapeShift Season 2
ShapeShift is an open-source platform to trade, track, buy, and earn crypto assets.

Earn OP token reward for;
Bridging - bridge tokens from other networks to @optimismFND on Shapeshift
On-chain Swap - Swap any tokens on the Optimism network on Shapeshift
Fiat On-ramping - Buy crypto assets from your credit/debit cards or bank accounts on Shapeshift directly on the Optimism network.
Start here 👉🏽https://app.shapeshift.com/#/missions
There are other reward promotions to explore there as well.
9. ZORA Speculative airdrop.
@ourZORA is an NFT protocol and marketplace that enable you to mint and trade NFTs.
Zora recently launched its L2 network which is built on top of the buzzing Optimism Stack
They recently updated their terms of service which gives a big hint on a possible airdrop when they launch their token $ZORA

TOS 👉🏽 https://support.zora.co/en/articles/6383293-terms-of-service
ZORA Funding is worth $60 million 💰
How to position?
Mint NFTs (create your collection)
Buy and sell NFTs
Explore their DAO-creation tool

*
That’s it for this week's Optimistic Alphas.
If you find this useful, I’ll appreciate your feedback, likes ❤️ and retweet my tweet on X so it can reach as many people as possible.
Follow me on Twitter 👉🏽 @ayohtunde
Discord 👉🏽 ayohtunde
Until next week, stay Optimistic ✨🔴
The Optimism ecosystem has been packed with exciting things going on there.
What’s the alpha? How can I participate?
In this piece, I’ll share as much alpha as possible.
Let us delve into it.
1. The Optimistic Series Quest by @Subli_Defi on @Tide_web3
Quest #5 just concluded and a sum of 7500 OP tokens was distributed among participants evenly.
Each participant got 30 OP.
Read 👉🏽 here
But wait! There’s more; @Subli_Defi announced Quest #6 in the same tweet… More OP tokens are to be distributed for sure.
More information hasn’t been provided yet but to get it firsthand subscribe to his Optimistic Newsletter here 👉🏽 http://optimismbysublidefi.substack.com
2. Thank Optimism Program
This program is dedicated mainly to the Optimism ambassadors and it’s already live on ThriveCoin
In the just concluded Experiments and Builders Grants for Cycle 13, the Thank Optimism program was allocated 150k OP tokens. Here’s the breakdown

You can earn up to 5,250 OP tokens by participating in this program. Start earning with your OP-related content

Start now
Read the full proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-thank-optimism-powered-by-thrivecoin/6104
Join here 👉🏽https://app.thrivecoin.com/communities/optimism-ambassadors
Join 👉🏽 @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have.
3. The NumbaNERD program
Like the Thank Optimism program, the NumbaNERD program is created to reward analytics done on governance grants.
The NumbaNERD got allocated 75k OP tokens.
You can earn up to 4260 OP tokens for being helpful to the collective… breakdown below

Full proposal 👉🏽 https://gov.optimism.io/t/final-numbanerd-program/6086
Join event 👉🏽 https://app.dework.xyz/optimism-communityRead
Join @optimismFND discord and ask any question that you may have 👉🏽 https://discord.gg/optimism
4. Velodrome Finance's latest grant
1m OP tokens were allocated to Velodrome under intent #4 in the just concluded cycle 13 experiments and builders grants.
The OP tokens will be used to engage the leading protocols partnering with Velodrome and veVELO community to take an active and informed role in Optimism Governance

What should you do here?
Lock $VELO
Participate in @velodrome governance with $veVELO voting power.
Stay up to date with the community.
How to get $veVELO?
Swap $USDC or OP tokens to $VELO on 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/swap…
Lock your $VELO tokens in the protocol 👉🏽 https://velodrome.finance/locks
Now you’re good to go as a $veVELO holder
Also, you can join Discord to engage in community activities, ask questions and get first-hand information 👉🏽https://discord.gg/velodrome
5. $veAERO Airdrop
AIRDROP? 👀 Yes, airdrop.
Velodrome will launch it’s new protocol @aerodromefi on @BuildOnBase and will be airdropping 40% token supply to $veVELO holders.
How to get $veVELO?
Kindly use the steps provided in the previous alpha.
The launch date and snapshot are not confirmed yet, so I’d implore you to lock your $VELO as soon as possible.
6. @SonneFinance expanding to @BuildOnBase
Sonne made a tweet days ago about their proposal to expand to Base to continue its journey in the DeFi world and also leverage Base's technological capabilities and wide-reaching user base.

Is that all? No
Another AIRDROP awaiting 👇🏽
In Sonnes’ proposal summary, it mentioned that it would reward stakers ($uSONNE or $sSONNE) on Optimism. (Image below
Note that, the reward on Base will be by the amount of Sonne you staked on Optimism
What to do?
Swap your $USDC to $SONNE
Stake your $SONNE (as sSONNE or uSONNE)
Just in case you’re wondering, @SonneFinance has 2 types of staking; sSONNE stakers and uSONNE stake

sSONNE lets you earn $SONNE, VELO & OP rewards
uSONNE lets you earn $USDC, VELO $ OP rewards.
7. Bike Protocol airdrop on @BuildOnBase
3 weeks ago Bike airdropped about 1000 $BIKE tokens to $VELO lockers
What is BIKE?
Bike is the unofficial memecoin of @optimismFND and @VelodromeFi with the goal of improving the livelihood of cyclists around the world.
More to come?
Yes, there’s more! @BikeProtocol will airdrop $BIKE holders and LPers on @VelodromeFi when @BuildOnBase fully launches to the community
@aerodromefi will be the catalyst for this drop, so be ready for an airdrop when Aerodrome launches on Base
How to position yourself?

HODL some $BIKE tokens
You can purchase $BIKE on @VelodromeFi with $VELO tokens
You can also buy on @FinanceFirebird
Provide liquidity in the Bike/VELO or WETH/Bike pool on Velodrome Finance and keep voting for the pool every epoch.

8. OP reward season with ShapeShift Season 2
ShapeShift is an open-source platform to trade, track, buy, and earn crypto assets.

Earn OP token reward for;
Bridging - bridge tokens from other networks to @optimismFND on Shapeshift
On-chain Swap - Swap any tokens on the Optimism network on Shapeshift
Fiat On-ramping - Buy crypto assets from your credit/debit cards or bank accounts on Shapeshift directly on the Optimism network.
Start here 👉🏽https://app.shapeshift.com/#/missions
There are other reward promotions to explore there as well.
9. ZORA Speculative airdrop.
@ourZORA is an NFT protocol and marketplace that enable you to mint and trade NFTs.
Zora recently launched its L2 network which is built on top of the buzzing Optimism Stack
They recently updated their terms of service which gives a big hint on a possible airdrop when they launch their token $ZORA

TOS 👉🏽 https://support.zora.co/en/articles/6383293-terms-of-service
ZORA Funding is worth $60 million 💰
How to position?
Mint NFTs (create your collection)
Buy and sell NFTs
Explore their DAO-creation tool

*
That’s it for this week's Optimistic Alphas.
If you find this useful, I’ll appreciate your feedback, likes ❤️ and retweet my tweet on X so it can reach as many people as possible.
Follow me on Twitter 👉🏽 @ayohtunde
Discord 👉🏽 ayohtunde
Until next week, stay Optimistic ✨🔴
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