Probably Nothing 126: What NOT to do in a Hackathon

This week, we have a new episode of DevNTell with OpSec for you!

D_D OG Paloma started the Building Onchain podcast. In the first episode, she discusses things you should NOT do at hackathons.

In this week's episode of DevNTell, Potatoofdoom will discuss OpSec. Opsec is a revolutionary platform that redefines the landscape of decentralized computing. Built on security, privacy, and innovation principles, OpSec offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to empower users and organizations in their digital endeavors.

​Viewers of this DevNTell will become familiar with OpSec one-click nodes, OpSec cloud hosting, and the roadmap to next-generation DePIN services. It promises to be an interesting DevNTell episode.

Join us this Friday, June 28, at 3:30 pm UTC.

Register here.

Last week, we crossed a major milestone of 100k followership on X. Our X account exists to promote Web3 activities, all D_D events and partnerships, and promote members' content to a wider audience. Follow us on X to stay updated on our upcoming hacks and events.

Thank you 100k followers, unto the next 100k. LFG!!!!!!

Patrick Skinner is a DevRel for Forward Research. He is a self-taught developer who became more involved in Web3 in 2020. He joined D_D in 2021 and later became more active by winning the Steamr x D_D hackathon.

Patrick Skinner is a US Army veteran who spent 6 years as a paratrooper and army ranger medic. He loves teaching and creating content to help developers.

Watch the full episode here.

If you want to be a guest in the show, sign up to participate and be seen. The show is only for D_D members.

Last week DevNTell Cecilia Hsueh (Co-Founder and CEO) and Abril Zucchi (DevRel) demoed Morph.  Morph redefines the Ethereum L2 scaling experience by combining the strengths of optimistic rollups and ZK technology into its rollup.

Watch the session to learn more about Morph, their coming events and hackathons, and how to start building with Morph.

Watch the episode here.

The 1st three lessons of our @ArweaveEco course with @ar_io_network have been a massive hit as we are close to 6000 quiz completion by learners. More course content is due for release soon. 

Check out the three released lessons below and earn some XP tokens on https://zealy.io/ as you learn.

• Intro to Arweave

• Accessing Data on Arweave 

• Storing Data on Arweave

We value your feedback and comments, so please leave them here on this X thread.

• Terminal GUI for Compiling Ethereum Smart Contracts by D_D OG @wolovim

• Want to know the do’s and don’ts during a hackathon? Join @palomasupremacy on the first edition of @Buildingonchain podcast with D_D members  @DAppaDanDev, @codingwithmanny and @run4pancakes on Thursday, June 27 as they discuss the topic Hackathon Don’ts: Everything you shouldn’t do at hackathons. Set a reminder here for Space to be notified when it starts. 

• @DAppaDanDev Explains the EigenLayer Token Whitepaper. Watch the video to know what the EigenLayer Token Whitepaper represents.

• Congratulations to @DAppaDanDev on winning the first prize on the Education Track of @buildoneigen hackathon with his presentation In Da Sheets with Dappa and EigenLayerDan where he explained the EigenLayer Token Whitepaper

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