Probably Nothing 137: A writing contest!

This week, we have a writing contest and another episode of DevNTell for you. If you want to show off your layer-2 know-how and make money, join in! If you're more in the mood to gain some know-how, especially concerning digital identities, watch DevNTell. (Best do both!)

Also, D_D members are winning again:

Congratulations to D_D OG Turja on the launch of Village Labs on @ycombinator

Shoutout to all delegators of tIO tokens to our gateway. Your combined efforts have given us 38 stakers which earns rewards every time the D_D gateway passes an epoch. We are grateful!

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Sponsorship of D_D Developers Gathering at DevCon

We seek sponsors for the ultimate developer gathering at DevCon. For $2k, we bring the VC5 vibes, and sponsors bring something developers would love to yap about.

If interested in sponsoring this gathering, send us a DM via X.

In this week's episode of DevNTell, we are joined by Trevor Miller, Co-Founder of BitBadges.  BitBadges helps developers build multi-chain apps all with one interface. Build your BitBadges portfolio (badges / NFTs, attestations, protocols, and more) and have it become your universal, multi-chain account that travels with you to any application.

​Viewers of this DevNTell will learn how to start with BitBadges developing multi-chain applications.

​To kickstart development, BitBadges is airdropping $250 worth of in-app credits (250 $BADGE) to all D_D members. ​Claim yours here. 

Register here to get notified when the show starts.

D_D is partnering with KiwiNewsHQ on a writing contest inspired by Vitalik’s essay: Layer 2s as cultural extensions of Ethereum. 

Write a post related to the main thoughts from Vitalik’s essay about L2s for a chance to win from a prize pool of $ 1200 USDC distributed into:

• 1st Place: 600 USDC

• 2nd Place: 300 USDC

• 3rd Place: 180 USDC

• 4th Place: 120 USDC

See this post for more details on the writing competition, as our friends KiwiNewsHQ are giving D_D members who submit a write-up in the competition a free Kiwi NFT Pass.

Get started now, as the competition is open until September 17, with winners announced on September 20.

Last week, Andreas, Co-founder of Fileverse, presented Fileverse. Fileverse is a decentralized collaboration app and workspace that acts as an on-chain alternative to Google Workspace.

Viewers of this DevNTell session learned about Fileverse, how it works, why it was built, and how to use it today.

Watch a recap of the episode here.

• D_D member @abandm_mike wants to chat with builders in the AI agent space about a new development platform for building, deploying, and monetizing AI agents. Reach out via Discord. 

• Learn how to Run a node on Lilypad using Docker by Phil Billingsby

• Lilypad launches open source initiative; learn how to contribute by reading this blog post by Phil Billingsby

• Video on Trusted setup in PLONK & Verkle trees with secret polynomial calculations by Artur Chmaro on the podcast ZK Marek. 

• A month's news of AO and Arweave in 60 seconds by Patrick Skinner. 

• X thread on Non-custodial Autonomous Agents on @aoTheComputer by @ropats16

• Tweet on ways to leverage temporary storage in your @aoTheComputer projects by @ropats16

• Tweet  Introducing Wallet.wasm; WebAssembly bundle for @BrumeWallet by @hazae41

OxJefferson is looking for a job. Experience includes working at Wyre and Polygon, building communities for Web3 in Africa, and building open-source projects. If your project needs a DevRel, do reach out. 

vSelf, a Web3 Community-as-a-Service platform, is looking for a CTO/ Fractional CTO/Tech to drive their technology strategy with a hands-on, hacker-style approach, leading innovation in GameFi/SocialFi and Web3. 

The ideal candidates should have deep technical expertise in blockchain technology, particularly TON and EVM-compatible systems, and substantial experience in GameFi or SocialFi. If interested, DM @meta_irony on D_D Discord or send a message on Telegram to @meta_irony.

Crypto Markets Plunge after August Jobs Report Misses Expectations

Cryptocurrency markets dropped sharply after August's U.S. jobs report missed expectations, with Bitcoin and Ethereum falling 4% as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index hit "extreme fear" at 22. Over $71 million in long positions were liquidated, and Bitcoin ETFs saw $211 million in outflows as traders brace for potential Federal Reserve policy changes.

CFTC Pleads With Judge to Block Kalshi Election Contracts for 14 Days

The CFTC has requested a 14-day stay on the judge's ruling in favor of Kalshi, a prediction market platform, to prevent it from listing election markets. The agency argues it needs more time to decide whether to appeal, as the judge's reasoning for the decision has not yet been published.

Polygon developers transition MATIC token to POL

Following extensive community discussions, Polygon developers have successfully migrated the MATIC token to POL, the new native gas and staking token for the Polygon PoS chain. The migration supports Polygon's transition to a ZK chain and integration with AggLayer.

Delegate your testnet IO tokens (tIO) to our gateway, as we will share 10% of the rewards with you.

You can delegate your tIO tokens here.

If you don’t have tIO tokens yet, visit the ar.io website to learn how to obtain them.