Unlock DAO enters October with an energized pulse where creators, builders, and community organizers are abuzz with new experiments and collaborative initiatives. As headlines swirl about potential shakeups in the creator economy, our commitment to decentralized creativity and open collaboration grows even stronger.

In a landscape shifting beneath the feet of platforms and audiences alike, our DAO continues to put creators first, prioritizing transparency and the open internet. October carries out many of these promises, with our Scout Game x Ethereum Bolivia collaboration, the support of the Latina Blockchain Hackathon organized by HiWomenBiz, and our marketing initiative with the Rise Up Morning Show.

But for now, let me summarize for you what has been on our minds over the past month:

Julien provided us with the Core Team Updates of last month:

• Julien acknowledged a busy period; several planned initiatives remain in progress, particularly around fee collection mechanisms and ongoing investor conversations related to token distributions. The team is committed to continually refining and improving the protocol.

• ScoutGame x Ethereum Bolivia x Unlock
  Collaborations on internal GitHub labeling and bounty allocation are nearly finalized, with discussions focused on fair prize amounts and budget allocation for the three initial bounty tiers.

• Chain Conversations
  Kara and I continue our conversations with chains on active integrations and marketing collaborations. Currently, Starknet, Stellar, Rari Chain, and Unichain have our focus when it comes to novel integrations, while Scroll and CELO are on our agenda for a revival initiative. GozmanGonzales might be able to help us with the chain reactivation regarding Scroll.

• Moving Collaborative Working
  Decision made to move some operational tools and internal documentation from the Charmverse platform to pinned messages in Discord and Google Drive, with a focus on maintaining accessibility for all working group members and providing financial relief.

• Latina Blockchain Hackathon by HiWomenBiz
  This week, the Latina Blockchain Hackathon is in full swing, with one introductory presentation I gave yesterday and more technical workshops that Danni will be conducting today and tomorrow for the young, mostly female hackers. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Lilipop.eth

• Financial Reporting & Projections
  Andreu is developing a dashboard to consolidate and clarify revenue sources, including the 1% protocol fee and Unlock Prime subscriptions, to improve tracking and transparency. In the future, it will include sales of merchandise and more.

• Gitcoin Grants Application
  I will be applying this week for the Gitcoin Grants round with a focus on Infrastructure, and I encouraged our latest community member, TheDesignIconoclast, to do the same for his idea to integrate EAS into Unlock Protocol.

• Cross-Community Liquidity Pools
  Discussions took place regarding potential liquidity pools with external tokens, with next steps involving a lightweight proposal forum thread and further research by Jilt.

• Ambassador Program WIP
  Thanks to DAO member Anupa, we are making steady progress on the final version of the ambassador program. This and the following week will be all about organizing the data. On that note, we now have Unlock Protocol screen backgrounds. Download here.

• Our Community Dashboard
  The dashboard design is almost concluded, and we will be able to revise it next week together with its leading developers, Malika and Louis. Check the current status out here.

• Community Spotlight | Danny Thomx
  A written community spotlight about our Steward for Technology & Innovation was also published last month. If you didn't already get a chance, check it out and follow Danny and his amazing projects via socials!

• Community Spotlight | snax.eth from PizzaDAO
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• Social Media Growth Report
  Ceci showed the current status of our Google Analytics dashboard to showcase overall traction to the protocol and its website has increased over the past few months. We also added this very Paragraph page to the GA Dashboard and keep evolving our analytics measures.

• Rise Up Morning Show
  The proposal to collaborate for three months with the Rise Up Morning Show has been approved by the DAO. Next steps are being organized with the team of RUMS. Stay tuned for more updates in the Marketing & Communications working group channel on the Unlock Discord.

• Review of Stereum Pay Integrations
  Danny had a meeting together with fellow stewards with the founder of Stereum Pay, a Bolivian start-up that offers QR code enabled payments that include also native fiat payments. More info to be expected in the coming weeks.

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

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

2. Review the following topics to add to the discussion call next week:
   - Onchain Creator Rally
   - Download Unlock Screen Background
   - Become a Social Media Content Contributor

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,

Make some noise out there—let’s make sure the world hears about what we’re building with Unlock Protocol! Every post, share, and community conversation brings new creators into our decentralized ecosystem and strengthens our collective vision.

Because Unlock is free and open source, everything we build directly benefits you, the user. Unlock empowers us as individuals to take control, create, and connect without barriers. Your voice shapes the future of open access—let’s show everyone what Unlock can do for all of us.

Sincerely,
Stella ✨

Your Steward for Operations & Coordination

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