Probably Nothing 151: Final Issue of 2024

Another year is about to end. We hope you had a good time and accomplished all your goals.

It was a turbulent year for D_D, too. We hosted hackathons and write-a-thons and launched D_D Academy courses. Countless members contributed to making this experience happen for you, and we encourage you to do the same! D_D is a project that lives from those contributions. If you have an idea, approach us on social media or Discord, and we get you up and running!

This is the last issue of Probably Nothing for 2024, but we will be back in 2025 for you, so stay tuned!

This week, we have another episode of DevNTell for you.

And, of course, the community wins:

Congratulations to D_D member @jofawole on his graduation as a lawyer. The community is proud of you.

Also, don't forget to fill out our survey!

Survey: Developer DAO members past, present and future

TL'DR: Developer DAO urgently needs the community's attention. The costs for running Developer DAO Foundation are beginning to out-weigh the balance in D_D's treasury. We need to find solutions for moving forward. The Developer DAO Foundation lawyers need to know by 6 December 2024 if we decide to continue, or not, paying the DAO foundation's maintenance costs for 2025.

http://docs.google.com

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In this week's episode of DevNTell, which airs on December 18 at 4 p.m. UTC, we will host all the winners of the Rootstock x Developer DAO grants program. Each winning project will have a 15-minute time allotment to showcase what they've built and answer questions from the live audience.

​Viewers of this DevNTell will see each of the five winners of the Rootstock x Developer DAO Grant program showcase their projects. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments!

Register for the event here.

DevNTell Podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you can make it during our live sessions on Friday, you can subscribe to the DAO's official podcast on your platform of choice for viewing when your busy schedule allows. 

Subscribe to show your continued support for the DevNTell Podcast, one of the longest-running initiatives in the DAO (if you weren't aware).

Subscribe to the DevNTell podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and follow the official X account for clips, news, and special promotional offers from the show's sponsors.

Last week on DevNTell, Gilad Penn (CTO) and Luca Franchi (CEO) from Ambient Network appeared on the show. Ambient Network is the only environmental DePIN on Solana, backed by Solana, and is building the world’s largest decentralized network of environmental sensors and ambient data.

Watch the show for an overview of the Ambient Network, why it was built, and how to get started.

Watch the episode here.

• The EF is hiring someone to help coordinate application, wallet, and infrastructure standards across the ecosystem.

• MF on D_D Discord is hiring a Go-Dev and Wasm Dev. Both roles require knowledge of security and Chrome extensions. If this interests you, send a message on Telegram (@dragon_mf).

• @samdeveloper is looking for a skilled Solana developer to build a Solana RPC node for a project. The project scope includes setting up a Solana RPC node according to Solana’s official documentation and being knowledgeable in hosting nodes using AWS. If this sounds like you, drop a message on the Discord server.

• @zac on D_D Discord has a full-time role as a senior engineer for a funded crypto + AI start-up. Experience with Bittensor / AI / Smart Contracts is highly encouraged!

  A part-time React Native / Full Stack Typescript Engineer. This is a freelance gig for a restaurant review app (Not crypto-related). Connect with @zac here if you are interested in any of the roles. 

• @hufhaus on D_D Discord is hiring for two roles for Pear Protocol (pear.garden - a leading decentralized exchange for trading cryptocurrencies)

The prospective candidate should have experience developing core backend systems at a massive scale using Typescript. Strong knowledge of best practices in systems design. Experience building tools & systems around/on EVM, and also nice to have experience with rust, comfortable with solidity/foundry, and comfortable with react.

The prospective candidate should be experienced in developing web apps and shipping user-facing features/on-chain components with Typescript, React, Nextjs, Viem, Wagmi, Tailwind, and Graphql. Be familiar with best practices around frontend architecture and dapp development, including security, performance, and usability & testing.

Send @hufhaus a DM with a short loom video of any relevant portfolio work if you are interested in any of the roles.

D_D vibes are back with a bang. Every Friday at 6 pm UTC on D_D Discord, the host @rohann06 and members gather on the Developer Voice Channel to yap about nothing and everything as life-changing connections are made during vibes. Drop in and join the conversation if you are free. 

The D_D Academy is a sub-section of Developer DAO tasked with creating educational content for public goods. Are you interested in contributing educational content or development work to the Academy and being rewarded?

Join the Academy sync and find out how you can contribute. Reach out to @piablo.eth or @wolovim to learn how you can contribute as the Academy syncs are back and better. 

Delegate your AR.IO testnet IO tokens (tIO) to our Arweave 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.

• @killergfnft is seeking awareness on the Vyperwave - December Edition| Art by @Maco9801. You can collect an NFT to support @vyperlang development directly. You can pay with ETH or a credit card. Sales close on December 31 at midnight UTC. Show your support by collecting an NFT here.

• D_D member @olanetsoft organized a giveaway, distributing laptops to deserving folks. Check his tweet on the laptop giveaway. 

• Visualize key metrics of any Github repository using Gitsnap. Gitsnap is a Chrome extension developed by D_D member @frankiefab100. It transforms GitHub repository data into engaging charts using Echarts, providing insights into contributors' activity, branches, pull requests, and issue statistics. Show your support by installing and trying out Gitsnap.

• The Last Hackathon is a story told by D_ member @DAppaDan of @limone_eth @Frankc_eth @orbuloeth competing in their final hackathon at @ETHGlobal Bangkok. Watch it on X and if you find the film valuable you can mint it on @zora. 

• An article on Consensus Algorithms by @Aayush_gupta_ji.

• @PulumiCorp provider for @aoTheComputer processes by our Editor @K4y1s. This is a wrapper around Turbo SDK and AO Connect, with extras like env vars and bundling, making it easier to reason about AO deployments. Check it out.

LINK Surges to 2021 Levels as Trump’s World Liberty Buys More Chainlink Tokens

Chainlink's LINK token surged to nearly $30, a level last seen in 2021, with futures open interest reaching record highs of $860 million. The rally follows a $2 million purchase of LINK by Trump-backed World Liberty Financial, making it the platform's fourth-largest holding and underscoring growing demand tied to Chainlink’s oracle services.

Polygon DAO Weighs $1.3B Stablecoin Deployment to Generate $70M Annual Yield

Polygon DAO is exploring deploying $1.3 billion in idle stablecoin reserves via Morpho Labs' vaults to earn a 7% annual return, potentially generating $70 million in additional yearly revenue. The yield would be reinvested into Polygon’s ecosystem, with individual proposals required for deploying each stablecoin to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols.

Solana Surpasses Ethereum in New Developer Onboarding for 2024

Solana has surpassed Ethereum in new developer onboarding for 2024, attracting 7,625 of 39,148 first-time blockchain developers—a significant 83% increase from last year. This marks the first time since 2016 that Solana has outpaced Ethereum, attributed to its fast, low-cost transactions and its Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) efficiency.

Dogecoin Network Hit by Vulnerability, 69% of Nodes Crashed

A hacker exploited a critical vulnerability in the Dogecoin network, crashing 69% of its active nodes and reducing functional nodes from 647 to 315. Despite the attack, Dogecoin's cryptocurrency (DOGE) has remained relatively stable, trading at $0.04. The flaw, dubbed "DogeReaper," was disclosed days earlier but went unpatched, raising serious concerns about the security of decentralized blockchain networks.

Texas investor sentenced to two years after hiding BTC gains from taxman

Frank Richard Ahlgren III, a Texas Bitcoin investor, has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion, marking the first criminal prosecution focused solely on cryptocurrency-related tax fraud. Between 2017 and 2019, Ahlgren underreported capital gains from selling Bitcoin worth $3.7 million, concealing over $1 million in tax liabilities through false reporting, wallet transfers, and mixers, according to the Department of Justice.