Probably Nothing 129: Aptos Writing Contest and Workshops

This week, we have two Aptos workshops for you. If you want to get up to speed on the Move programming language for our writing contest, check them out!

​​​​​​​​​In this week's episode of DevNTell, Patrick Skinner, lead devrel at Forward Research (OG D_D member), will discuss AO, a decentralized hyper-parallel virtual computer built on Arweave.

​Viewers of this DevNTell episode will learn what AO is about, why we should build with it, and how you can start building.

Join us this Friday, July 19, at 3:30 pm UTC, as this episode promises to be exciting.

Register here.

Your favorite host, BillyJitsu, will bring you the Move on Aptos workshop. Tune in to learn about the Move programming language and to get the context for the writing competition. BillyJitsu brings the sauce and spice when hosting, as the workshop will be engaging.

Join us this Monday, July 15, at 5 pm UTC.

Register here.

A follow-up workshop, Building a Dapp with Move on Aptos, will also be hosted by Billyjitsu on Thursday, July 18, at 5 pm UTC.

Register here.

Our Move on Aptos Writing Contest, in collaboration with D_D, starts on Monday, July 15, and will run for 7 days. The prize bounty of $10,000 is distributed with 20 chances to win. 

The first prize winner will get $3,000 in follow-up funding to produce technical content for Move on Aptos with support from our editor-in-chief, Kay.

Register for the Writing Competition here to participate in the contest and win from the prize pool of $10,000.

Check out the competition details here.

We just released the final piece of our Arweave 101 Course with @ar_io_network, Building a dApp on Arweave. Take this lesson to gain the necessary skills to deploy your DApp on Arweave. Lesson content includes:

Create a DApp permanently hosted on @ArweaveEco 

Configure @vite_js to minimize costs for consecutive deployments by reusing chunks that are already on Arweave

Save and load Arweave data from the browser

Update your ArNS name after deploying

Handle Arweave uploads using TurboSDK

Also, check out the prerequisite lessons of our Arweave 101 course:

Intro to Arweave

Accessing Data on Arweave

Storing Data on Arweave

Building a static site on Arweave

Shoutout to our Editor @K4y1s for curating such wonderful content. Take the course to become a Permaweb Ninja.

Last week, we had two wonderful DevNTell sessions. The first session was a presentation of Aptos Move by Daniel Porteous, while the second co-founders Mac Budkowski and Tim Daub, gave an overview of Kiwi News.

Watch this session to gain context on our upcoming writing competition.

Watch the Aptos Move session here

Learn how co-founders Mac Budkowski and Tim Daub built the Kiwi News community and used the P2P architecture to keep the protocol decentralized.

Watch the Kiwi News session here

An essay on a path to a breakthrough Web3 social app by D_D Member @MacBudkowski

Understanding ZK-SNARKs vs. ZK-STARKs by @reet_batra

Shoutout to @K4y1s for the release of the final lesson of the Arweave 101 course. 

Congratulations to @HAPPYS1NGH on your new role as a Developer Relations at@0xRabble.

Devcon 2024 updates - Secure your tickets, apply to speak, and get involved!

Devcon 2024 is just around the corner, happening in Bangkok from November 12-15, and there’s a lot you can get involved in! Tickets are on sale now, with discounts for Ethereum contributors and various community and general admission tickets rolling out in waves starting July 16. Get your tickets here.

MakerDAO's $1B Tokenized Treasury Investment Plan Draws Interest from BlackRock's BUIDL, Ondo, Superstate

MakerDAO is launching a competition next month to invest $1 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasury products, attracting interest from major players like BlackRock's BUIDL, Ondo Finance, and Superstate. This move is part of MakerDAO's broader strategy shift under Rune Christensen's Endgame Plan, aiming to strengthen its real-world asset (RWA) holdings and enhance the stability of its DAI stablecoin. The announcement led to a 5% rise in Maker's governance token (MKR).

More Than 120 DeFi Front-End Could Be Vulnerable To DNS Attacks

Following Google’s domain registrar migration to Squarespace, over 120 DeFi front-end domains have become vulnerable to DNS attacks. This shift deactivated two-factor authentication, leading to attacks on platforms like Compound Finance, Pendle Finance, and Celer Network. Experts advise avoiding interactions with DeFi interfaces until the issue is resolved. The underlying web3 back-end protocols remain secure, but the vulnerability has allowed attackers to redirect DNS records to malicious sites, resulting in potential phishing and wallet-draining threats.

Bitcoin Bulls Fail Again, but There Is Still Hope

Bitcoin faced a setback on Thursday as it failed to break a key resistance level despite positive U.S. inflation data, which had initially boosted market sentiment. Prices fell below $57,000, continuing a downtrend from June. However, hope remains for bulls due to a potential bullish momentum indicated by the MACD histogram, exhaustion of supply overhang from Germany's Saxony state, and the potential positive impact of future Fed rate cuts and FTX repayments on the market.

CFTC Chair Asserts At Least 70% of Crypto Assets Are Not Securities

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam has asserted that at least 70% of crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, should be classified as commodities, not securities. In his testimony before the U.S. Senate, he urged Congress to grant the CFTC more authority over digital assets, emphasizing the need to regulate centralized exchanges over decentralized finance (DeFi). This position contrasts with the SEC's aggressive enforcement actions in the crypto sector, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two regulatory bodies.

Impressions from ethCC in Belgium: