ZABAL UPDATE 20
This week: shipped
TL;DR: This week I shipped 5 newsletters, 2 GitHub repos, and 4 YouTube videos. Fractal 88 ran 3 rooms and we got our first digital proof of meet for the ZABAL Connector. Full breakdown below.
Newsletters
Been showing up every week with the morning newsletter. This week covered coding sessions, mindset moments, ETH Boulder reflections, and active Incented campaigns.
See the full newsletter thread here:
Been showing up every week this year with a newsletter.
Here's what dropped this week:
Github Repos:
Been experimenting with different tools and building random ideas alongside improving some past projects. Two repos I shipped this week:
• Aurdour — Built a repo to use my DJ Pioneer controller on a local website. Got it connected and playing a song. Next: adding more features.
• FractalbotFeb2026 — Upgraded the fractal bot. Now grabs wallet addresses during Fractals and lets people curate voting proposals. Not onchain yet, but getting there.
See the full code thread here:
Been experimenting with different tools and building random ideas, as well as working on improving some past projects.
Two repos I shipped
Youtube Videos:
Dropped 4 videos this week — 2 interviews, 1 tutorial, and the COC book reveal.
• EP 9 — Pizza DAO: Sat down with @Snax to talk global pizza party movement and DAO-native community building.
• EP 10 — Pine Tree: Talked to @Guiliano about his journey from Brazil to MIT and building onchain video for creators.
• Ohnahji Tutorial: What Fractals actually mean in the ZAO.
• COC Book Reveal: The Community of Communities Story — thank you to @thyrevolultion and team.
See the full video thread here:
Dropped 4 videos on my YouTube page: 2 interviews + 1 tutorial + COC book reveal.
Here's my youtube channel:
Zaal
Hi, I’m Zaal, the founder of ZAO—a community-driven platform dedicated to empowering independent artists and fostering creativity through decentralized tools and resources. During the pandemic, I saw...
Fractal 88 Recap
ZAO Fractal 88 is in the books.
3 rooms ran. We tested the fractal bot live again. And we got to witness the first digital proof of meet for the ZABAL Connector. Thank you to everyone who showed up and contributed.
BetterCallZaal this week:
• 5 morning newsletters
• 2 GitHub repos shipped
• 4 YouTube videos
• Fractal 88 hosted
What's Next
• ZABAL Update 21 next week
• More Incented campaigns coming
• Fractal 89 — see you there next monday at 6 pm est in discord.thezao.com
Until next week,
Zaal
"BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZABAL Team"