You may be wondering why it took me almost a full semester to post another one of my highly expected thought pieces. Short answer? I’ve been posting this whole time, just not in the way you’d expect.

Last time we were here, I pondered how authority can be leveraged as a medium to amplify a message, especially when tokens come into the picture as the dots-to-be-connected in the endless puzzle that is surfacing a truth.

That thesis has expanded a bit now that we’ve got tools like ChatGPT at our disposal. The dream of making our organizations more autonomous seems almost within reach. Yet there’s still people pooling into web3 everyday, asking where to sign up for a full-time salary collaborating with DAOs. It seems like these two trends are at odds.

Well, I’ve got exciting news for you on that front. I feel like I've taken an interesting new step towards cracking the code on how to be an outstanding contributor without being just another laborer (what I commonly call “not being just a pair of hands”).

After watching these new technologies unfold, as well as being in the front-lines while looking to explore the value of my work moving past the transactional. I’ve been feeling more and more that the perfect storm is approaching. We’re heading towards a small window of time where crypto and AI meet for the first time (in a meaningful way), and as Venkatesh Rao’s excellent essay “The Dawn of Mediocre Computing” says:

Via seemingly unrelated computational pathways, these two realish domains have succumbed to computerized automation. Incompletely, imperfectly, and unreliably, to be sure, but they definitely have succumbed. And in ways that seem conceptually roughly right rather than not even wrong. Large language models (LLMs) are the right way for software to eat language. Blockchains are the right way for software to eat money. And the two together are the right way to eat everything from contracts to code.

And it’s true, these two entwined technologies will indeed bring on the next big paradigm shift. The real web3 is knocking at our doorstep. And I’m sorta wincing at the thought most people are barely scratching the surface of what can be done with the crypto side of things while AI comes in like Thomas the tank engine at 200mph.

We need to define what DAOs are and how to work for them better. Because if we don’t, we run the risk of automation swooping over us with no real way to complement it with the much-needed human component the digital world needs to unlock all our wildest dreams. We must figure out how to verifiably source truths and attribute trust, cause there’s a tidal wave of misinformation, hyper-reality and post-truths coming our way.

So, what have I been doing these months? I’ve been wracking my brain at addressing three big breaking points in the journey of every DAO contributor. Looking for ways to nip our troubles with reputation and nepotism at the bud. And most importantly, trying my hardest to find a solution that doesn’t require more tech. We better rawdog this one with our very own monkey brains.

Every DAO contributor faces three key moments, similar to the three paths I explored before. There’s the plight of not being enough, the toil of being valuable while conserving your energies, and the calling to leverage your renown in a way that actually helps other people reach the reward of being able to share their truth without sacrificing their own reputation.

When looking at where we’ve failed in the past (and that includes what we used to do in web2 platforms as well), I think it may be worth considering how tokens and governance and the whole song and dance might actually help us break the wheel of extractive power structures. But most importantly, how can we as people learn to navigate the path in a way that doesn’t lead to us perpetuating the same stale cycle of underdog-opressor we’re all too familiar with.

The Plight

Here’s the part I explored in the Contributor’s Trilemma, as well as the three possible paths I identified as the builder’s journey in the digital age. To give you a refresher, I proposed that

1. People want to help the missions they resonate with in meaningful ways.

2. Once they reach a position of comfort, they’ll naturally gravitate towards the places where they feel their own needs are fulfilled best.

3. When their reputation breaks the confines of their inner circle, they must find ways of fulfilling the previous two points without sacrificing what made them want to help in the first place.

I also explored how media could be an interesting approach to checking these boxes for people like myself, though in general terms, there should be an endless amount of ways to do so.

Then, when we come back at this overarching point of “How can you maximize the amount of people you help when you’re only human?”. A new way of seeing the problem popped up. What if instead of looking at it from a “You helping them” perspective, we saw it as a “You inspiring them to help themselves”?

Without getting too cerebral, here’s what I’m trying out with my recent onslaught of media appearances:

I may or may not have accidentally typecast myself as both the “work full-time for DAOs” Guy, and the “Publish your writing on Mirror” Guy. And while those are two topics I’m sure I could offer some nice insight on, I’m usually not too keen on becoming a niche.

That’s because when it comes to web3, I want to be a person, not a topic. I want you to read and enjoy my writing because you’re interested in my personal journey. That’s the reason I stray away from writing instructionals or educational content when it’s not for one of the projects I work for. My approach to audience building is to build friendships first.

Most of the creators you see out there want to become like the influencers of the past decade, just “better” (which I don’t believe to be possible anyways). Me? I want to be the Fred Rogers or Bob Ross of web3.

He sorta looks like me with the beard, doesn't he?

They weren’t teachers, or mentors, or leaders. And yet they were all of those and much more without even setting out to do so.

I believe having an established presence based on your curiosity rather than authority has the power to solve the influencer authenticity problem we’re currently living through.

You don’t trust people like Beanie or SBF because you know they are gaining more from your relationship than you are. You trust Mr Rogers or Bob Ross because you know they’re just doing their thing because they enjoy doing it, audience or not.

And yet, you also know they’re driven to spread their message to as wide an audience as possible because they believe just taking part in the journey is worth sharing.

The Toil

The big “But” for the previous point is two-fold. First, how does all of that actually translate into building a reputation as a builder and a valuable participant in this frantic space? And second, when I say “Inspiring them to help themselves” aren’t I taking my own role (and therefore credit) out of the equation?

Well, yes to the latter, in a way; but that’s where the former comes in.

It is true that whenever widening your area of influence, you must sacrifice some of the laurels that come with being in the trenches. But at the same time, it’s also an opportunity to find a new and more rewarding type of impact.

Sure, making that spreadsheet or writing that article will get you kudos and recognition among your peers. But there’s nothing quite like being to one that sparked the idea or the conversation in the first place.

If you manage to juggle the building part and the thinking part of the creator economy, you’ll have the winning formula to an ever-lasting legacy. Though of course, that’s not an easy balance to achieve.

On this front, something I’ve been trying out has been using this newly-found place of influence as a quoted source to fuel the fire of these conversations:

Wanna decide whether or not to publish on Mirror for X DAO? Here’s an entire podcast episode with me exploring the pros, cons and opportunities of the platform!

Wanna understand what public goods are and contemplate the idea of funding your project through a Gitcoin grant? Here I am offering my take on the matter with Frisson after I called him out on being against them on twitter! (Amazing conversation btw Frisson ILY)

It’s not only about saying the thing. It’s about being part of the conversation when the decision is being made, and having the track record to back your claim up.

We often explore just one side of the coin in this aspect of contribution and work. We’re either talking or doing.

I gotta admit, I’ve felt a bit inadequate this semester after slowing down my contributions to projects while exploring this new media experiment. But I feel the next step will involve combining all of the talking the talk with a new level of walking the walk.

The secret is somewhere in there. It’s just a matter of grabbing these sources I’ve accrued for myself (and that you definitely should for yourself), and putting them together in a way that has a semblance of cohesion. That’s when the bigger picture becomes clear, and your curiosity gets rewarded with a more sustainable and approachable kind of authority.

The Calling

I may not be on top of the DAO world, there’s plenty of more efficient contributors, as well as better known ones, and I honestly don’t plan on conquering that proverbial summit, ever. But I believe there’s one thing I have to offer to this space that no one else can.

I care about understanding power, without wanting power for myself. Much like the philosopher’s stone, it will only show itself to those who seek it without wanting to use it for personal gain.

And that’s exactly the code we’ve been trying to crack this entire time. Decentralized contribution, execution, knowledge, etc. They are all looking to answer the question of “how do we distribute power in a way that’s not exploitative, yet effective?”

And sure, the textbooks and thinkbois will give you their own take on this. But the truth is, no one has a definitive answer that doesn’t buckle under duress.

Which is why I believe looking at it from an individual perspective may be a path to consider when the universal solutions fail us at every turn.

Power means enough people believe in you that it’s practically impossible for you to fail. This may look like money, or an audience, or trust. It’s all the same. Power lies in having the ability to act beyond your own means. But it comes at the very delicate cost of maintaining it.

SBF defrauded hundreds of thousands. Beanie showed his greed, Zuckerberg, Dorsey and Musk took us for granted. No matter how your power manifests, your one and only responsibility is to use it in a way that fulfills your promise and helps other people.

Bringing that back down to earth. That means not letting your reputation or authority compromise the integrity of the decentralized systems we’re building.

We see it time and time again. Governance votes going for the popular candidate even when their proposal may not be the best (and even if it is), shitty projects that add nothing to this space skyrocketing on the backs of recognizable names. All of these examples are the biggest threats to web3, and we’re acting as if they’re gonna solve themselves with more tech.

DAOs are the virtual watering hole of our primitive monkey brains. It’s where we’re learning to trust and collaborate online at scale for one of the first times in human history (the first one being money). And that’s why they should also be the testing ground for a more conscientious and aware humanity.

I have been asked time and time again to make content for aspiring DAO contributors. Helping them land their first paid contributions, learning how to make a full time income out of it, etc. Truth is, there is no clear pathway to getting there. While this business (and non-business) model is still being explored, your mileage WILL vary, there’s gonna be very little overlap in the way I got to where I am, and the way you’ll get to the heights you’ll eventually get to.

So, this piece is my way showing you three core pillars (and breaking points, if not addressed) of the contributor journey. They may seem insignificant when all you’re thinking about is the next paycheck. But believe me when I tell you, the answer to being a long lasting participant in this space lies somewhere in there.

And indeed, as we grew up, we noticed how murky these problems are; we recognized the deeply rooted fears and power games behind these pests on humanity.

Our generation, more specifically, had the added existential dread of watching tech pour gasoline into the whole mix. Making us aware of the suffering worldwide, yet making every step in the right direction seem tiny in comparison.

And now, we’re blaming the algorithms.

The Makings of an Algorithm

It’s pretty well documented how social media and recommendation engines have been used to steer people into zealotry. By now, that’s as old a piece of news as whatever was keeping our attention in a choke-hold last week. But it bears repeating, at least, to grasp just how much these shiny lights divert our attention and have dictated our lives for the past decade. We care more about what’s trending on social media than our own inner circle.

Our Utopia Doesn't Need Logos

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From targeted content aimed at polarizing you to outrageous distractions keeping you away from noticing the “real” events worth discussing. My conspiranoic side can’t help but imagine that anyone in power has this circus down to a science by now.

But at their core, these diversions are nothing more than a channeled stream of what’s already within us. The connections (and lack thereof) we make, the stuff that awakens our deepest feelings and guttural reactions at “Us vs them”.

Simply put, social graphs, as the real unlock behind social media, hold all the power in today’s day and age. The interactions between distinct data points that appear to be nothing more than a “comment, like, and subscribe” hold the power of shaping our lens on the world.

• Facebook's algorithm works based on comments, likes, and shares. It favors controversial and divisive content because it elicits a response from anyone.

• Instagram's algorithm is similar to Facebook's, with the added layer of proximity. By understanding which people you relate to, look up to, and seek out the most; these two algos tapping into the same social graph can very effectively understand what kind of posts you *care* about, and how to feed them to you for maximum scroll time.

• Google is more like a collection of several algorithms, each providing a specific function in an endless competition against those looking to exploit it for reach. Keyword stuffing? Build a semantic engine that understands sentences and punish the people who just write SEO-bating nonsense. But are you looking to pay for a spot on the SERP podium? “We got you covered!”

• And, of course, X’s algorithm is a clusterfuck with no rhyme or reason, it feels more like a child trying to keep up with a conversation on quantum mechanics than an actual system that understands your intentions and preferences. As the Twitter Files showed us, curating your feed is much more artisanal than what we’d been led to believe.

All in all, social media algorithms serve very specific purposes and are carefully designed to optimize for them. Now, the problem with all this is pretty basic, actually: These social graphs have been harnessed by algorithms looking to maximize attention and profit, and it’s easy to say the solution would be to create one that encourages creativity, or fairness, or even critical thinking.

How would these “beneficial algos” genuinely shape us, regardless of whether they’re profitable or not?

The Creator Algorithm

Web3 has stood out as a radical gut reaction to all of the above. Silicon Valley employees and execs trying their best at mitigating, and sometimes reverting, the damage done by these money-hungry systems we put in place without realizing how deep of an impact hijacking people’s attention would have.

Design’s Lost Generation

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From data autonomy to transparent systems of trust, we’ve had quite the fanfare around “showing it to the man” these past few years as tokens move from capital-deploying vehicles to data containers we can use to build more sustainably. The future looks bright if we figure out a way to use them in a way that actually addresses the underlying problem.

Now the big question is. What would the tokenized “creator economy” algorithm look like? And more importantly, what would the “creator economy” algorithm look like? Notice the differences when you emphasize the “creator” or the “economy” part.

• What variables should we prioritize? Originality? Marketability? A secret third thing?

• How do we tokenize them in a measurable way? Mint amounts? Prices? Unique collectors?

• What kind of mechanism could we build that keeps as much of its inner workings as on-chain and modular as possible to avoid falling back on old habits? I have no idea how we could build an immutable, fair system over time.

To be honest, we could complicate it as much as we like, with several convoluted interactions based on on-chain data like collection time, provenance, and wallet overlaps. But I believe “the simpler, the better” in this case.

We could build a tool allowing people to build their own custom parameter algorithm, as it's being explored with many of our web3 social apps. But this faces the barrier that no single person has the knowledge or willpower to syndicate and curate content without running into personally biased censorship. Just look at Mastodon to see what happens when you let individuals control the parameters of their feeds.

None of us are equipped with the tools to build a fair recommendation engine, at least not with the data points social graphs provide. That’s not due to the limitations of this pattern recognition approach but mostly because we’re built to surface the stuff we agree with while ignoring what we don’t.

That said, there is a more elegant solution to this, pioneered in part by the Lens ecosystem, but still not yet explored to its full potential.

When using Lens platforms like Lenster, you can peer into what other people see, regardless of that feed’s alignment with your perceptions. This is a huge unlock when contrasted with the way current discovery works. Not only can you find creators you probably wouldn’t find on your own when stuck in your personal echo chamber, it also helps you uncover narratives you may not have considered when taken as a collective stream.

Oh, to see the world as Vitalik does...

Essentially, by looking at the feed through another person’s lens, you’re also peering into their brain and how it works.

This use case does bring forth the power of allowing people to build and experiment with a social graph that no one can cherry-pick for you. The only remaining piece of the puzzle is how you can grab these different perspectives and plug them into your own to compound the nuance of your take on life.

Bias is a part of us, but it’s our responsibility in this day and age to actively challenge it when finding the narratives we want to explore. The day of the endless feed may be far from over, but we could tweak the formula to include other people’s perspectives on the same story in a way that doesn’t come off as jarring yet still challenges you to think beyond the post.

Bring Your Own Algorithm (or Better yet, don’t)

In “Writers Fund Writers,” I argued the benefits of tokenizing content as a solution to build the infrastructure for better schema. This is something I've evangelized nonstop for the past year. What I missed was explaining how social graphs offer the other side of this equation.

I briefly touched on Lens as a significant opportunity to solve Mirror’s discovery problem in that piece. But it really allows for so much more. Diversity of thought is critical to breaking free from the curse of exploitative algorithms, and I genuinely do believe the only way to achieve it will be through harnessing social graphs in a way that can’t be rigged.

If the underlying data is bias-free, we can then build a system that finds the intersection of our collective ways of seeing the world.

It's true that tokens provide the primitive for the new algorithms, but in order for decentralized social to compete with its better-established alternatives, it must solve not only the discoverability problem but also provide its own edge against the single-source feeds.

The simple and elegant solution is staring at us right in the face. Constellations. Content constellations. Created through tokenized media like Mirror posts, Lenstube videos and Sound.xyz songs. Not only relating your feed to your tastes but to your relationship with the person behind each piece of content you consume. Instagram had it right with their proximity-based algorithm; all we needed was to tear it from Meta’s claws.

I believe the real decentralized algorithm follows something along the lines of TikTok's duet culture. By encouraging people to engage and create on top of the content they enjoy, we're surfacing the patterns that make actual curation possible.

The collection economy is hatching out of its gimmick phase as of late. Yet there’s still a long way to go before we unlock what it has to offer. I’ve noticed this in my own collectors’ behavior as I’ve started to post more rambling pieces rather than the formula-fitting “Top 10 tips to get your Mirror article collected” listicles.

We are starting to realize there’s a lot more value to the creator economy than just monetization and attribution.

The Rise Of UGC 2.0: User Generated Collects

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Imagine a world where your favorite creators collaborate and split revenue, but most importantly, they are all building that drop based on content Lego bricks. Music NFT soundtrack, Visual attribution for the art pieces (like an Instagram shopping tag that sends you straight to the artist’s profile), and why not, decision making (read: governance) based on how people react to your post “If I get 1000 mirrors, NounsDAO will grant me 10 ETH to launch a merch line!”

For now, until the day these systems are in place to allow for our content constellations to be presented and narrated. I think the best thing we can do is support the people and projects pushing the boundaries of distribution.

I’ve recently been exploring what the Lens ecosystem has to offer, and I must say, I love what I see. Platforms like Bello by Adam Levy, Nick Hollins’ experiments with drops, and a handful of other ambitious takes on what tokenized content can do are all ultra bullish in the long term for what they’ll open up. Can’t wait to see them all come full circle.

There's something much deeper to these "Captcha moments" than meets the eye. It's a simple task, but a game-changer when you realize what's happening behind the veil.

A (pretty accepted) urban legend out there says that whenever you correctly identify a bus or a fire hydrant, you're helping train models like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion. You're giving them the data to recognize patterns and differentiate between a bus and "not-a-bus." And you're doing it without realizing it.

Regardless of whether this urban legend is actually true or not, what Google does with character and image recognition models through reCAPTCHA is nothing short of a masterclass in the power that lies behind a million simple actions. These data-collection moments make a real difference when it comes to getting any product market-ready.

I wonder if there’s some sort of public and tamper-proof database out there, somewhere, anyone could pull from and use to give it their own twist…

What’s a Captcha Moment? What I call Captcha Moments aren’t limited to just this approach, though. You can find these kinds of interactions everywhere online. The positioning of banners on a website, the headline text on clickbait articles, even commercially available AI models make use of captcha moments to compound their optimization efforts. That’s why GPT4 blew us all away when compared to GPT3. We make these systems perfect by using them.

So, I’ve defined Captcha Moments as such:

1. It’s seamless to the core experience. It should take at most 30 seconds of someone's time.

2. Isn't the core experience. These kinds of moments are meant to run behind the scenes. Had OpenAI asked us to "help train the next generation of LLMs," they'd never have gotten GPT to master human-like conversation.

3. Captures the underlying behavior tied to it. Something as simple as basic math, reading, or looking at pictures of cats comes as second nature to us, but not so much to the bots.

The Obligatory LLM comparison. Grounding all of this in the most recent example I’ve found, and one that was sorely needed: You are helping AI understand language better by using ChatGPT. Your generated threads, emails, and blog posts are helping these models not only understand what it takes to sound human but how to do so in any language as well. I could see a world where endangered languages live on through LLMs, even dead ones coming back from the grave through their closest descendants.

AI models have often been criticized for their skewed and Anglo-centric bias due to the datasets they were trained on. That being the case, we need to realize how AI is only as good as the data it's fed. If all the data you provide them is one flavor, you'll end up with a pretty bland AI. And there’s just no way we’re gathering enough of it to make AI more equitable through conventional methods.

Our big challenge for the coming decade will be distributing access to these valuable models while snowballing that mass adoption into their better, more empathetic versions. This is where ChatGPT is making a difference. By providing a clear source of value and using viral tactics (like your aforementioned Twitter threads), it's helping bridge the gap for LLMs in languages worldwide without posing any friction to the core user experience.

Now, how could we bring the aggregate data Ethereum (and chains in general) provides, and use it to help perfect us the same way our ML counterparts have so masterfully done?

What Does Onchain Behavior tell us? The complexity of crypto makes it challenging to find a seamless way to integrate it into everyday transactions in a way that helps us make sense of the underlying behavior. It's not as simple as identifying a fire hydrant. It's about security, privacy, and identity—and finding a seamless way to blend these elements into your online experience is a tall order.

It’s no mystery that onchain data is the biggest untapped goldmine we’re currently sitting on. And we carry the heavy burden of being responsible with its usage while we search for ways to sensemake with it while respecting the individual’s privacy.

While looking for possible interactions that fit my definition of a Captcha Moment, some momentous launches have pushed this idea without realizing it. But I have honestly struggled to find one that both fits the bill and is the responsible approach while we build the required safeguards.

Decentralized Financial Operations While crypto's original use case for decentralized financial transactions has all the potential in the world, I don't believe it's going to take us there just yet, for one simple reason:

Most people in this world don't have money; they want it, but their circumstances make it extremely challenging, even downright close to impossible, for them to get it. As such, most people harbor an unspoken resentment toward wealth and the people who enjoy it. You don't want to change the world on the shoulders of accidental millionaires because everyday people will never relate to or trust them.

We need a simple, unintrusive interaction that can solve many problems and usher in a new era, but we need it to be something everyone can understand and use without ever thinking of what's under the trunk.

Permissionless Identity and Proof of Personhood Immutable identity sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. Carrying a universal identifier bears the promise of expediting so much of our everyday interactions. Stuff like lines in the airport and visits to the DMV will become a thing of the past if this tech reaches the mainstream.

But, when you look a bit deeper into it, you realize that a few crucial issues need to be addressed before that happens.

The recent Worldcoin launch showed us that a globalized identity protocol could get Orwellian very quickly. Plus, there are still a couple of bits and bobs to tweak before these solutions are ready to hit the streets. With multiple blockchains operating independently and lacking communication, basing your identity solution on the wrong ecosystem introduces significant security vulnerabilities, for example. No wonder most identity solutions are still struggling with the sybil problem.

Zero-knowledge networks have been pushing for a way to prove identity without giving away sensitive information for a couple of years now—an identity that could open doors at airports, banks, and online platforms without revealing your identifying data.

But what happens when your government or bank decides your credentials are "undesirable"? If it's all meant to run under the same system, it's a thin line to walk down when we conflate identity with credentialing, especially when the tech is meant to be hands-off and tamper-proof.

We’d end up exactly back where we started: a biased and bureaucratic mess that’s built to limit your access and keep you in line. Only this time, it’d be programmatic.

Finding Crypto's CAPTCHA Moment All of the previous use cases will change the world in due time, but they’re not the ones that will get us there. There's still one big hope for finding our mass adoption holy grail.

To no one's surprise, I believe web3 social and content creation might be the closest type of interaction to unlocking crypto's potential to the masses.

We have explored what DAOs and collectives can achieve, and NFTs have spent their time in the spotlight, but let's not stop there. I sniff the potential for earth-shattering experiences built on web3 social rails.

Just like how identifying buses and fire hydrants in a Captcha test helped train AI models, everyday interactions on decentralized social platforms could be the key to unlocking not only the essentials like collects, comments, and shares; but endless other types of participation that can be measured, understood, and improved upon beyond the confines of content.

Friendtech serves as an unexpected example of how this will happen. Sure, it was built by crypto natives for crypto natives, with shady financial undertones and an extractive premise from the get-go. But the second people started getting creative with it, we saw the magic.

Not only did we get the Onlyfans crowd rushing in at the mention of extra cash through gated experiences, but we also got people finding exciting ways to build on top of FT’s “primitives.” It’s only been two weeks or so, but there are already governance experiments, curated feeds, BTS access, and even RPGs running on top of the engagement Friendtech provided.

This example may make a bunch of you roll your eyes at me. But it is true. There’s no hype wave without its silver lining. And FT’s has been that a small cohort of people didn’t like the initial concept of monetizing their friendships and decided to make something useful out of it.

Social and application layers built on top of crypto have some definite advantages against the more established use cases (like financial and identity) in being crypto's CAPTCHA moment:

Seamless Adoption: Decentralized social platform interactions are a universal way for people to experience content, just as intuitive and unobtrusive as the original CAPTCHA test. Turning the feeds, we’re all used to into onchain transactions adds value without adding friction.

Clear Function and Value: Your likes, follows, shares, and comments generate data to be openly tokenized and distributed. Protocolized and composable distribution means there’s an easy way for people to join their favorite creators without making it all about crypto if they prefer not to (and plenty of ways to ride the speculative wave if they’re so inclined). People are free to pick their favorite way to experience you.

Underlying Behavior: Decentralized social platforms help creators share work, engage with audiences, and make a living. You don't need to remember your wallet address; your account is abstracted by default.

We've dug ourselves into a deep hole regarding crypto's potential to change the world by looking at these incredible new primitives without thinking about everyday people. And while social media (and other types of media, for that matter) are the most apparent path to help our ecosystem reach its full impact, there are possibly hundreds of other CAPTCHA moments out there, ripe for the taking to anyone creative and passionate enough.

People care about other people, who care about their established routines. Only by finding our way into these routines will we finally find that crypto consumer moment everyone’s been screeching about and beyond.

The tech itself holds so much potential, but it’s about time we start using it to build experiences that actually matter.

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🔴 What to do?

🔸Click and Open Link below https://app.subseaprotocol.com/

🔸Connect your wallet to add Karak Network

🔸Deposit ETH or USDC on multiple chains like Goerli

🔸Buy Protection for the tokens

🔸Provide protection safely and earn risk-adjusted rewards

🔴 Token / Airdrop

Given the amount of funds they've secured and the participation of numerous investors and venture capitalists, it appears likely that they will introduce a token in the future. Not to forget they have a "Wen-Token" discord channel

PS: Use partner services like protecting when bridging on Bungee

Linea gas fees are about to drop dramatically.

What is EIP-4844? TL;DR

Linea and other L2s are secure because they post their data and the ZK validity proof back to Ethereum, enabling data availability. However, posting this data back makes Linea (and every other L2) subject to expensive operating costs in the form of data storage and gas fees on Ethereum — exactly what we were trying to avoid by creating L2 scaling solutions in the first place. EIP-4844 changes this present reality.

In short, EIP-4844 introduces a new way to store data on Ethereum that significantly reduces storage costs. Eliminating that storage cost reduces Linea’s gas costs, and this is a big win that affects all L2s, dapps and teams that build on them.

You’ll want to check out this article from Consensys’ Ethereum Evolved series on EIP-4844 and look out for a video explainer series Consensys will drop in late February, featuring Ethereum Foundation core devs, to learn more about the Dencun fork and EIP-4844.

So, what’s the Linea Voyage Waypoint: Road to Dencun?

L2s are cheap, sure, but they’re still not cheap enough. Dencun is the first major milestone towards removing one of the major blockers to web3 adoption — gas fees — and that’s an event worth celebrating!

The Road to Dencun is a series of Voyage Waypoints from January to March — IRL meetups in 21 cities around the world hosted by local community leads, bringing Linea community members both new and old to celebrate what Dencun means to Linea and Ethereum at large.

We hosted our mainnet launch party at ETHCC in Paris, but recognize that both Linea and Ethereum are so much bigger than just one city — we’re global communities. So, this time around, we want to celebrate this next chapter with you, regardless of where you are! We’ll be hosting Voyage Waypoints in:

• Lahore, Pakistan

• Bangalore, India

• Jakarta, Indonesia

• Singapore

• San Francisco, USA

• Vancouver, Canada

• London, UK

• Hanoi, Vietnam

• Shanghai, China

• Hong Kong

• Dubai, UAE

• Kyiv, Ukraine

• Warsaw, Poland

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Paris, France

• Munich, Germany

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Lagos, Nigeria

• Seoul, Korea

Event dates and registration links will be posted over time. Keep an eye out on Linea’s Twitter and the Linea activations page for updates and more information! Additionally, follow Linea’s Youtube account to learn more about each of our community leads and what Web3 culture looks like around the world.

IMPORTANT: In order to receive your NFT ticket and accumulate Voyage XP into the wallet of your choice, please make sure to sign in on the Blocklive registration page by connecting your wallet, or linking the wallet of your choice to your email account as these are non-transferable. Voyage XP will only be issued to attendees who scan their QR codes IRL at the event.

Further reading

Before attending a Voyage Waypoint, brush up on your knowledge of Dencun! You can get the full rundown in this Dencun Upgrade series that all covers all 8 EIPs within the fork:

• Dencun Upgrade Part 1, EIP-5656 & EIP-6780

• Dencun Upgrade Part 2, EIP-7044 & EIP-7045

• Dencun Upgrade Part 3, EIP-4788

• Dencun Upgrade Part 4, EIP-7514 & EIP-1153

• Dencun Upgrade Part 5, EIP-4844

We’re so excited to learn about and celebrate building out the next phase of Ethereum scalability with you!