Wait, who's sending this newsletter?

If you're wondering what is going on, there's a new voice in the Unlock community! I'm Trigs, and you may or may not have noticed me starting to elbow my way in around here. I started making waves in the Unlock community with my proposal draft for the Governance & Membership Steward role. If you're new to DAOs, sometimes these things take time, but as I onboard myself into the community, I have been taking on new responsibilities. Hosting the weekly DAO call and drafting this newsletter are my first steps into DAO contributorship, after cutting my teeth helping design the ambassador program. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know the community and injecting myself into the leadership panel!

As we migrate through these changes, the DAO labors on with steady progress across multiple fronts; we tackled payment accessibility in South America, prepared for Devconnect, and advanced several community initiatives. Here's what happened across our weekly calls this month:

• The launchpad now features improved navigation between events and collections, addressing a frequently requested UI enhancement

• Julien has integrated AI tools into the development workflow, accelerating PR reviews and clearing backlogs more efficiently

• Ongoing cleanup of GitHub repositories and database migrations, particularly important for the upcoming Scout Game collaboration

• Plans underway to streamline treasury management by consolidating fees from all chains back to Base

• Metopia proposal approved:
  We've successfully passed through governance, enabling the next phase of community engagement features

• Discord reorganization complete:
  Migrated from Charmverse to dedicated working group channels with pinned resources and transparent task boards in Discord

• Ambassador program refinements:
  Progressing from broad concept to digestible framework through collaborative efforts between Trigs and Anupa

• Community Dashboard proposal:
  Malika and Louis are closing in on the development phase and the new dashboard is nearly ready for first looks.

• EAS integration:
  theDesignIconoclast's EAS attestation service integration proposal expected on-chain soon, following successful

• RUMS appearance:
  First live appearance on Rise Up Morning Show generated positive feedback and shows potential for long-term collaboration with them, looking to utilize Unlock for their community

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• Devconnect preparations:
  Guerrilla marketing strategy established with quests and limited-edition merchandise for attendee engagement

• Metopia partnership progress:
  Advanced calendar integrations and coordinated quiz/quest development for enhanced user interaction

• FarCon Rome interest:
  Initial discussions for ticketing infrastructure for the May 2026 Farcaster conference in Rome

• Merchandise production:
  30 units each of bucket hats, t-shirts, socks, patches, buttons, and special pins were completed for Devconnect distribution

  

• ApeBond campaign iteration:
  With the vaults successfully providing a funding stream for the DAO, the proposal text for the next extension has been completed. We are awaiting onchain submission for next phase of liquidity building.

• Giveth verification achieved:
  Successfully verified as a public good, and our project donors are now eligible for GiveBacks

• Gitcoin round completed:
  Gitcoin rounds closed, and we secured around 4k in funding thanks to our amazing community.

• Base Batches participation:
  Multiple community teams submitted hackathon entries, with three projects utilizing Unlock Protocol contracts.

• Scout Game progress:
  The bug-bounty initiative is progressing toward active testing — coordination continues with DAO contributors to align it with Unlock’s QA and reward flows before wider rollout.

• Advent Calendar revised:
  In a move to make December an inclusive community experience, last year's Advent Calendar plan was updated to a Metopia/Scout Game hybrid event with community rewards for year-end engagement across the entire DAO

Here’s how you can get involved and prepare for the discussions coming up:

1. Vote on our onchain proposals via Tally or degov.

2. Review the following topics to add to the discussion:
   - P2E Inferno Grant Proposal
   - Find ways to contribute in Discord via working groups

3. Get $UP token and become an active contributor via the ApeBond campaign here.

4. If you are an Unlock Community Member, don't hesitate to fill out our spotlight form here so we can shed some light on what you are building on and with the protocol.

5. Share our social media posts and engage with campaigns across X, LinkedIn,

Thanks for following along, fellow locksmiths, and always remember:

Unlock isn’t just a tool for access — it’s a protocol for belonging.

Stay classy out there,
Trigs

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