# Cracking the Code By [Builder Buzz](https://paragraph.com/@builder) · 2023-11-27 --- The Bali security audit contest, hosted by [Sherlock](https://www.sherlock.xyz/), is now in full swing. Running through December 1st, this crucial phase in our impending upgrades is essential for guaranteeing the security of our code. Participants are engaged in a comprehensive review of the contracts, identifying potential vulnerabilities for our devs to address. For those interested in the contest's progress, you can follow along [here](https://audits.sherlock.xyz/contests/111). [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1587230850483191808/nOt4mjKu_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder) [Nouns Builder](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder) [@nounsbuilder](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder/status/1727344126813937819) Our audit contest is now live! ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_jCAHZW4AASdr7.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 8](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder/status/1727344126813937819)[ 10:11 AM • Nov 22, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/nounsbuilder/status/1727344126813937819) Prop Submission Threshold ------------------------- Currently, a user must own or be delegated 2 Builder tokens to submit proposals. Do you think this is an acceptable threshold or would you like to see this requirement lowered to 1 token? Contribute to the discussion on Farcaster at the cast by Prof Werder below, or in the [Discord thread here](https://discord.com/channels/1039595167910477936/1178772723133067334). [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/323dd112325b0b1be60f0df85022a18e) Nounish Prof ⌐◧-◧ on Warpcast ----------------------------- GM Builders! There was a suggestion to change the proposal threshold back to 1 (currently 2 needed). Drop comments here as well with any feedback. I’ll also add it to the agenda for Thursday’s DAO meeting. cc: @kmacb.eth https://discord.com/channels/1039595167910477936/1178772723133067334 ](https://warpcast.com/nounishprof/0xd84ec042) Mints by Builders ----------------- Builder DAO members [Chris Carella](https://warpcast.com/ccarella.eth) and [deebee](https://warpcast.com/deebee) have active mints on Zora, show them some love! ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0xc29ae5900822cfb69299b1b798d0a54d1bbc00a3/4) [Collect NFT](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0xc29ae5900822cfb69299b1b798d0a54d1bbc00a3/4?referrer=0x70abdCd7A5A8Ff9cDef1ccA9eA15a5d315780986) ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/8453/0xa4fecab3db563176218bfb2f9923d516ebada8ff/5) [Collect NFT](https://zora.co/collect/base:0xa4fecab3db563176218bfb2f9923d516ebada8ff/5?referrer=0x70abdCd7A5A8Ff9cDef1ccA9eA15a5d315780986) Purple x LearnWeb3 ------------------ LearnWeb3, a leading web3 developer community, is gearing up for its Decentralized Intelligence Season 2 Hackathon in Q1 2024. The event, focusing on AI and Crypto, follows the success of its first season and aims to attract over 500 hackers and 50+ projects. Purple has recently passed a proposal to co-sponsor the event, contributing $5,000 USDC to the bounties. Check out the proposal and more details on the event [here](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xa45662638e9f3bbb7a6fecb4b17853b7ba0f3a60/vote/50). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/fcd3f51c183f9be4afe89cc67b719778.png) BLVKHVND Updates ---------------- A member of BLVKHVND has built an app that lets you generate banners in the unique BLVKHVND style. Give it a try at [creators.blvkhvnd.wtf](http://creators.blvkhvnd.wtf)! They've also begun accepting applications for new content creators, you can submit your application [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccnBT9mlGpHqHX7Hb9dOe6utC--IGfPZLv5jcjIs7v_Oln8Q/viewform). [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1636733317780258816/nrGn0RzL_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [BLVKHVND](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [@BLVKHVND](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1729214015061028908) When the community collaborates, amazing things happen. HVND member [@datadanne\_eth](https://twitter.com/datadanne_eth) built an app where you can customize your Twitter banner in BLVKHVND style ![✨](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/2728.png)![🥵](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f975.png) Give it a try and share your banners below! ![⬇️](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/2b07.png) \>> [creators.blvkhvnd.wtf](https://t.co/jBaFFoVFF8) << ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1729213941744599040/img/6iQZitfupotsZbHE.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 15](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1729214015061028908)[ 2:02 PM • Nov 27, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1729214015061028908) Not only did they just release this awesome tool, but they're also running a sale on BLVKHVND merch. Head to their shop below to get yours before the sale ends! [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1636733317780258816/nrGn0RzL_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [BLVKHVND](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [@BLVKHVND](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1728253684348579841) BLVK WEEKEND SALE 30% off all HVNDGEAR → [blvkhvnd.com](https://t.co/cV7fI18ZbM) Last chance to get the ALGS set before its gone! Starts now, ends next Tuesday, 28th November. ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/F_v9iNEXMAAaOnI.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 16](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1728253684348579841)[ 10:26 PM • Nov 24, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/BLVKHVND/status/1728253684348579841) ENERGY Contributes to Model-WIP ------------------------------- ENERGY recently passed [Proposal 11](https://nouns.build/dao/zora/0x32297b7416294b1acf404b6148a3c58107ba8afd/vote/11) (a revised version of [Proposal 9](https://nouns.build/dao/zora/0x32297b7416294b1acf404b6148a3c58107ba8afd/vote/9)) contributing 0.5 ETH to the [MODEL-WIP crowdfund campaign on Fabric](https://crowdfi.withfabric.xyz/campaign/model-wip-13m5e2kzo8su8). MODEL-WIP is a community project to crowdfund the creation, usage, and collective ownership of a unique generative image model. More specifically, they are going to commission an artist to produce a body of work, train an image generation model on that work, and monetize the model by making it freely usable within SOURCE. You can learn more about SOURCE [here](https://model-wip.com/) and the project as a whole in the thread below. [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1533919292831449090/HfHR_tg2_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn) [𝖘𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖏𝖔𝖍𝖓](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn) [@sorenwrenn](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn/status/1720164723608756376) What if a community owned a unique 1-of-1 AI image model? And what if that model made $ for it's owners whenever it was used? What would we make and how would it be used? Enter a new experiment in collective ownership we're calling [MODEL-WIP.com](https://t.co/xW0zfrRqwS) \[1/8\] ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F99Asp8b0AAXIln.png) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 69](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn/status/1720164723608756376)[ 3:43 PM • Nov 2, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/sorenwrenn/status/1720164723608756376) BasedNouns Drop --------------- The Based Nouns mint is live and they're already nearing 1,000 mints! Check out the announcement below. [![User Avatar](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1709300618030915587/lOUpVdSI_normal.jpg)](https://twitter.com/basednouns) [Based Nouns 🧱🛡️⌐◨-◨](https://twitter.com/basednouns) [@basednouns](https://twitter.com/basednouns) [![Twitter Logo](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/logo.png)](https://twitter.com/basednouns/status/1728821164204757382) MINT IS LIVE!![🔵](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f535.png)![🚀](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f680.png) BasedList: Free Mint Public 0.0029 ETH Direct Links![👇](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f447.png)![🔵](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f535.png) Base: ![🔗](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f517.png)[basednouns.nfts2.me](https://t.co/qRYXxkxtAF) Mainnet:![🔗](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/v/14.0.2/72x72/1f517.png) [based-nouns-eth.nfts2.me](https://t.co/FySLyZSG92) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_4Br-EX0AAUhsz.jpg) [![Like Icon](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/twitter/heart.png) 219](https://twitter.com/basednouns/status/1728821164204757382)[ 12:01 PM • Nov 26, 2023 ](https://twitter.com/basednouns/status/1728821164204757382) > * * * ### Public Work Session The Tech Pod will hold public work sessions every other Thursday at 9:00 pm ET (1:00 am UTC). If you have any questions about the work they are doing or ways you can contribute, please feel free to pop in and join them during this session! You can find the latest work session notes and recordings [here on GitHub](https://github.com/ourzora/nouns-builder/discussions). Details on the next Public Work Session will be made available in [Discord](https://discord.gg/JgPHdaUz). ### Builder DAO Meetings The weekly Builder Office Hours call hosted by Prof Werder is every Wednesday at 4:00pm ET. Prof will be available to answer all of your Builder DAO and Nouns Builder questions! Register your interest in the next Office Hours call on November 29th at 4:00pm ET in Discord [here](https://discord.gg/uUXQRw9D?event=1169376289065553971). In addition to the weekly office hours, the Builder monthly call takes place on Thursdays at 5:00pm ET, the next call is scheduled for November 30th. You can register your interest in Discord [here](https://discord.gg/TM5qFJdh?event=1169376737931558932). This past Builder monthly meeting occurred on November 16th, the agenda is below and the recording can be found in [our Discord here](https://discord.com/channels/1039595167910477936/1103717324646797332/1175125778212605952). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/c0c9ef66b2726e8851a693ea2e8768d2.png) ### Builder DAO BuilderBox on TNS Every week on Fridays at 12:30 pm ET Prof Werder and Toady Hawk host BuilderBox live at [The Noun Square](https://twitter.com/thenounsquare)! Follow the [BuilderBox Twitter account](https://twitter.com/BuilderBoxShow) to keep up with the latest news. If you aren't able to make it, you can always go back and listen to the recording. There was no show this past week due to the holiday, but they'll be back this Friday! ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b39555d93584b2cb95f2bb968c084479.jpg) ### Builder Channel on Farcaster The Builder Channel on Farcaster displays a feed of activity from members of Builder including casts and onchain activity such as auctions, proposals, and votes. You can also now see the DAO feed directly on the [nouns.build website](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422) by clicking 'Feed' as shown in the screenshot below! It's a really great way to keep up to date with your fellow Builders! Very recently Farcaster has even gone permissionless! Anyone can now sign up for the protocol without an invite. Head to your Farcaster client of choice ([Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/), [Aburra](https://aburra.xyz/), [Flink](https://flink.fyi/), [Herocast](https://herocast.xyz/), etc) and sign up today. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out for assistance! ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/47e2d29c2847af2d3e86a5755db66031.png) ### Builder DAO Fun Fact Builder token 0 is owned by [ZORA](http://twitter.com/ourZora), creators of [Nouns Builder](http://twitter.com/nounsbuilder). The founding wallet receives every 10th token as a founder reward. ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f018d8ec79bc6900b43aec9afe7ce3b4.png) * * * Protocol Stats ============== DAOs Launched on Builder Protocol: 183 DAOs Created _(ETH, OP, Base)_ Nouns Builder Deployed: 116 DAOs Deployed _(ETH)_ DAOs income from Auctions: 519 ETH _(ETH)_ Nouns Builder Proposals: 630 Total Proposals _(ETH)_ [_Source_](https://dune.com/sealaunch/nouns-builder-protocol) For regular updates, follow the Nouns Builder DAO Bot on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/builder_dao_bot) or [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/builder-dao). _Note: The queries are in the process of being updated to include support for all three Layer 2 networks that the Builder Protocol is on in addition to ETH mainnet. Until support for all L2's is added, the networks being analyzed will be displayed next to that stat._ * * * Proposals ========= ### Passed * [Proposal 83 - Farconnect at Devconnect Sponsorship](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/83) * [Proposal 82 - Bali Upgrade Audit Funding Request](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/82) * [Proposal 81 - Builder DAO and Nouns Builder Protocol Onchain Data update by sealaunch](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/81) * [Proposal 80 - Help The Yellow Collective Become a Shining Example of What is Possible on Nouns Builder with L2s](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/80) ### Defeated * [Proposal 84 - Creating a Guidance Rubric for Builder DAO](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/84) * * * Built on Builder ================ This week's featured DAO built on the Builder protocol is Purple DAO! Purple is a DAO whose goal is to proliferate and expand the Farcaster protocol and ecosystem. They fund small grants and retroactive rewards via [**Prop House**](https://prop.house/faq) and larger onchain proposals which proliferate Farcaster and/or build on top of the protocol. They recently upgraded their token artwork, so all tokens after #365 feature the Season 2 artwork commissioned in [Prop 35](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xa45662638e9f3bbb7a6fecb4b17853b7ba0f3a60/vote/35) and deployed in [Prop 45](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xa45662638e9f3bbb7a6fecb4b17853b7ba0f3a60/vote/45). Website: [https://purple.construction/](https://purple.construction/) Auctions: [https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xa45662638e9f3bbb7a6fecb4b17853b7ba0f3a60](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xa45662638e9f3bbb7a6fecb4b17853b7ba0f3a60) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/62cb0eb7c769e9c1e22ee71e6e204f1f.png) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3ec021cd677dadc368575d098657ca59.jpg) --- *Originally published on [Builder Buzz](https://paragraph.com/@builder/buzz-20)*