This week, we have an AI design and MVP contest, and the team of the Rabble Telegram client is on DevNTell.
This week's Community win goes to @suppvalen for launching the CypherAid website, a crypto donations aggregator for critical crypto causes. Congratulations!!!
Upcoming Events
🎞 DevNTell - Getting Started with Rabble
This week on DevNTell, Rabble Co-Founders Kaavya Prasad & Amruth Chundi will be on the show. Rabble is a multichain Telegram client with a built-in wallet, social feed, and "Rabots" to make crypto seamless for billions.
Viewers of this DevNTell will see Kaavya & Amruth give us an overview of Rabble and how you can get started today.
Register here to get notified when the show starts.
Agentic Contest
Agentic Contest (Design and MVP) is looking for compelling designs for AI Agents and Protocols that facilitate the interaction of online communities with AI Agents, encouraging Human x AI co-creation.
These could be visions for a main “Lum-Protocol” or “Lum Agent.” They could also be visions for specialized agents or protocols for hiring AI agents to accomplish certain tasks.
Enter the contest for a chance to win grants in $LUM. See details here.
Community Highlights
Last week on DevNTell, Eda presentedHyperlane. Listen to the episode on the DevNTell podcast on Spotify.
Job Seekers
Opportunities exist at Orbit for the following roles:
Full-stack Dev (core frontend)
Social Media + Community Manager
DevRel (with technical writing experience)
Contact @megabyte0x via DM on D_D Discord if you are interested you are interested in any of the roles.
🎖 Initiatives
D_D Vibes
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.
Academy Sync
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.
D_D Arweave Gateway
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.
Community News
An X thread, “They don't want us on the app stores” by @hazae41
Own a piece of mathematical history for the year 2025 by purchasing a square by Colin - @bytebot
Lilypad Module Creator Rewards - Beta (Earn Lilybit rewards for building Modules on Lilypad) boosted by @pbillingsby_
CypherAid, a crypto donations aggregator for critical crypto causes website built by D_D member @suppvalen.
Mint your first Dynamic Atomic Asset on @aoTheComputer by @megabyte0x
Try Snappy; an app that uploads to Arweave created by @ropats16.
An article on Bytecode by @Aayush_gupta_ji
Ecosystem News
Coinbase Granted Significant Advance in Court Clash With Gensler's SEC
A U.S. judge has allowed Coinbase to appeal a legal question to a higher court, pausing its case with the SEC. This move could influence the broader debate on whether certain crypto tokens should be treated as securities.
Ethereum Game 'Illuvium' Reveals AI Agent Plans via Surging Virtuals Protocol
Illuvium, an Ethereum-based game, integrates AI agents from Virtuals Protocol to enhance NPCs across its games. This partnership aims to improve gameplay by making interactions with game characters more dynamic and immersive.
U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Accounted for 25% of Global Network in December: Jefferies
U.S.-listed Bitcoin miners made up 25.3% of the global mining network in December, as per Jefferies' report. Mining profitability increased that month because the rise in Bitcoin's price outpaced the growth in the network hash rate.
Texas Court Orders Bitcoin Investor to Surrender Keys to $124 Million Stash
A Texas court has ordered early Bitcoin investor Richard Ahlgren to surrender the keys to his $124 million crypto stash, following his conviction for tax fraud. This unprecedented move is part of efforts to recover $1 million in restitution, setting a potential precedent for future crypto tax enforcement.
The Aptos Network has integrated Chainlink Data Feeds into its mainnet, providing developers with secure, tamper-proof off-chain data for enhanced dApp development. This integration supports Aave's upcoming deployment on Aptos, which already has over $1 billion in total value locked (TVL).
WAGMI!
