This week, we have:

• Web3 Summit in Berlin!

• A new DevNTell series for founders.

• An AI agent hackathon.

• Jobs!

Unplug from the hype machines and hack in true cypherpunk spirit at Web3 Summit, 16-18 July at Berlin’s Funkhaus, where there are zero sponsors, zero logos, and zero tribalism. 

Expect paradigm-shifting keynotes from Gavin Wood and cryptography pioneer Prof. Ari Juels alongside cutting-edge research tracks, hands-on workshops, 24/7 hackspace, and unconference nodes where you can connect with like-minded builders. 

Claim a limited free student/OSS contributor pass with DDVIP, or slice any ticket in half with DD50 for Developer DAO members. Less trust. More truth. 

Get more details about the summit and apply here. 

This edition of the newsletter is proudly sponsored by Web3 Foundation.

This week, we have two episodes of DevNTell, one of which is part of a new series we're debuting called the DevNTell Builder series. The builder series will run for at least July, where we'll be showcasing founders who are building in the Arbitrum ecosystem (in addition to the regular DevNTell shows).

​In this week's episode of DevNTell, we'll be joined by the legendary Patrick Collins, co-founder of Cyfrin. Cyfrin helps secure the blockchain and its users through institutional-level smart contract audits, tools, and education.

​Viewers of this DevNTell will see Patrick give us an overview of the Cyfrin platform, its origin story, and how you can get started with it today. 

Register here to get notifications when the show starts.

​In this special builder series edition of DevNTell, we'll be joined by Adam Stallard and Paslar,  founders of Updraft building in the Arbitrum ecosystem. Updraft is a decentralized coordination platform where ideas come first, and everything else follows.

Viewers of this DevNTell will see Adam and Paslar demonstrate how Updraft works and how you can utilize it to fund your idea, without a business model, investors, or time-consuming grant applications.

Register here.

Arbitrum is a technology suite designed to scale Ethereum. You can use Arbitrum chains to do everything you do on Ethereum — use Web3 apps, deploy smart contracts, DeFi, and more, with the kicker being that your transactions will be cheaper and faster. Why would you want to settle for any less with over 3.8 million ETH saved, 1.69 million active wallets, and over 1.7 billion total transactions?

Get started today by exploring Arbitrum’s comprehensive docs and tutorials to help you get started with launching your next DApp today!

Your mission: Build autonomous AI agents that live forever on AO, the decentralized supercomputer of the future.

What You’ll Build

Agents are programs that act on your behalf, automating tasks, crunching data, or powering complex AI systems.

Choose your mission:

• $39,000 Prize Pool

• Grand Prize: $25,000

• Track Winners: $5,000 each

• Community Choice: $2,500

• Best Docs: $1,500

• Most Practical Use Case: $1,500

​ Fully Remote | Aug 11 – Sept 2, 2025

Register here if interested.

Last week on DevNTell, we were joined by Bogdan (also known as parseb), the founder of WillWe. WillWe enables real-time, uncompromising governance without proposals or delegates.

Recap the episode on Spotify; you can also mint the episode on Pods.

Disclaimer: Please do your due diligence about a role posted here.

• @megabyte0x is actively searching for a new role in crypto.  He was the co-founder of @0rbitco (acquired), worked with @0xaarc, @biconomy @hyperlaneindia and @thegraphindia, and more as a freelancer. Won multiple hacks: megabyte0x.xyz/builds. 

• Status Network DevRel & Community Manager (South Korea)

• @crlfq is looking for a Dastardly DeFi Degen Developer. We are building the next-gen Crypto accounting solution for the onslaught of new enterprise/financial institution adopters. We are growing quickly and looking to grow even faster. If there's interest, please send me a dm x.com/crlfq

This proposal is requesting:

• 9,000 USDC for the July-Sept Quarter to renew the Coordination/Marketing Role that Billyjitsu and marketing, led by Narbs, are currently managing.

• 40,000 USDC, over time, for the investments team. This will be used to earn yield over time while analyzing risk factors for the DAO. 

The full $40,000 will not be taken all at once, but will be strategically pulled when opportunities arise that meet certain risk criteria. The goal for the stables is to achieve at least an 8% return on assets used, which would equate to a $ 3,200 return over 365 days. All funds would be returned. The request for a large amount is now purely for access when opportunities arise, and having to make multiple proposals and lose out on opportunities.

Read the full proposal and make your contributions.

🚀 Founders: Scale Your Web3 or AI Product Faster.

D_D Ventures partners with bold builders, reshaping the future of decentralized tech and AI. We help early-stage teams like yours:

• Build smarter with Web3 and AI infrastructure expertise.

• Grow globally with proven strategies to amplify your reach.

👉 Got vision? Let’s talk.

Contact us today to elevate your product to category leadership.

The development of the first DAO’s hybrid cloud for blockchains and DApp solutions is in top gear, enabling us to launch before the year's second quarter.

Join the waitlist here.

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 to learn how you can contribute as the Academy syncs are back and better. 

Delegate your ARIO tokens to our Arweave gateway, as we will share 10% of the rewards with you.

You can delegate your ARIO tokens here.

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

• DevRel Meetup for developer advocates, developer marketers, community managers, and founders eager to master Developer Relations (DevRel), community growth, and technical advocacy. 

  Date:  July 12th, 2025

  Time: 10:00 AM

  Venue:  Cafe One, Yaba.

• A video on @joingauntletai project! A desktop application called "Gale" by @PSkinnerTech

• Support D_D member @Smakosh LLM Gateway project on producthunt.

Cork hacker sends ETH to Tornado Cash, donates to Roman Storm’s fund

The exploiter behind Cork Protocol’s $12M hack funnelled 4,520 ETH ($11M) through sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash and donated 10 ETH ($24K) to Roman Storm’s legal fund, prompting Storm to redirect the tainted funds to Cork.

Spoils of $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack Traced to Greek Crypto Exchange: Report

Greek authorities identified a "suspicious" Ethereum transaction at a local crypto exchange in May, linking it to February’s record $1.5B Bybit hack that was attributed to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The country’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority secured a seizure order for the wallet and escalated the case to prosecutors, marking a critical breakthrough in tracking the stolen funds across borders.

Trump family’s American Bitcoin mining company readies to go public with updated SEC S-4 filing

American Bitcoin Corp, a mining venture partially owned by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has filed an amended S-4 registration statement for its planned merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The combined entity, which will trade on Nasdaq as "ABTC" (98% owned by American Bitcoin shareholders), aims to become a leading pure-play Bitcoin investment vehicle, leveraging Gryphon's 899 PH/s mining capacity and renewable energy assets while utilizing Hut 8's infrastructure through an asset-light model.

Bitcoin Struggles to Break $110,000 as Dormant Whales Move Billions in BTC

Bitcoin failed to breach the $110,000 resistance level, dropping 1.8% to $107,896 amid signs of profit-taking by long-dormant holders. Blockchain data revealed 60,000 BTC ($6.5B) moved from wallets inactive since 2011, with one entity controlling at least 80,000 BTC. While the destination of these funds remains unclear, the market absorbed the activity with $602M inflows to Bitcoin ETFs and $148M to Ethereum ETFs on July 3, signalling sustained institutional demand.

This week, we have:

• Web3 Summit in Berlin!

• A new DevNTell series for founders.

• An AI agent hackathon.

• Jobs!

Unplug from the hype machines and hack in true cypherpunk spirit at Web3 Summit, 16-18 July at Berlin’s Funkhaus, where there are zero sponsors, zero logos, and zero tribalism. 

Expect paradigm-shifting keynotes from Gavin Wood and cryptography pioneer Prof. Ari Juels alongside cutting-edge research tracks, hands-on workshops, 24/7 hackspace, and unconference nodes where you can connect with like-minded builders. 

Claim a limited free student/OSS contributor pass with DDVIP, or slice any ticket in half with DD50 for Developer DAO members. Less trust. More truth. 

Get more details about the summit and apply here. 

This edition of the newsletter is proudly sponsored by Web3 Foundation.

This week, we have two episodes of DevNTell, one of which is part of a new series we're debuting called the DevNTell Builder series. The builder series will run for at least July, where we'll be showcasing founders who are building in the Arbitrum ecosystem (in addition to the regular DevNTell shows).

​In this week's episode of DevNTell, we'll be joined by the legendary Patrick Collins, co-founder of Cyfrin. Cyfrin helps secure the blockchain and its users through institutional-level smart contract audits, tools, and education.

​Viewers of this DevNTell will see Patrick give us an overview of the Cyfrin platform, its origin story, and how you can get started with it today. 

Register here to get notifications when the show starts.

​In this special builder series edition of DevNTell, we'll be joined by Adam Stallard and Paslar,  founders of Updraft building in the Arbitrum ecosystem. Updraft is a decentralized coordination platform where ideas come first, and everything else follows.

Viewers of this DevNTell will see Adam and Paslar demonstrate how Updraft works and how you can utilize it to fund your idea, without a business model, investors, or time-consuming grant applications.

Register here.

Arbitrum is a technology suite designed to scale Ethereum. You can use Arbitrum chains to do everything you do on Ethereum — use Web3 apps, deploy smart contracts, DeFi, and more, with the kicker being that your transactions will be cheaper and faster. Why would you want to settle for any less with over 3.8 million ETH saved, 1.69 million active wallets, and over 1.7 billion total transactions?

Get started today by exploring Arbitrum’s comprehensive docs and tutorials to help you get started with launching your next DApp today!

Your mission: Build autonomous AI agents that live forever on AO, the decentralized supercomputer of the future.

What You’ll Build

Agents are programs that act on your behalf, automating tasks, crunching data, or powering complex AI systems.

Choose your mission:

• $39,000 Prize Pool

• Grand Prize: $25,000

• Track Winners: $5,000 each

• Community Choice: $2,500

• Best Docs: $1,500

• Most Practical Use Case: $1,500

​ Fully Remote | Aug 11 – Sept 2, 2025

Register here if interested.

Last week on DevNTell, we were joined by Bogdan (also known as parseb), the founder of WillWe. WillWe enables real-time, uncompromising governance without proposals or delegates.

Recap the episode on Spotify; you can also mint the episode on Pods.

Disclaimer: Please do your due diligence about a role posted here.

• @megabyte0x is actively searching for a new role in crypto.  He was the co-founder of @0rbitco (acquired), worked with @0xaarc, @biconomy @hyperlaneindia and @thegraphindia, and more as a freelancer. Won multiple hacks: megabyte0x.xyz/builds. 

• Status Network DevRel & Community Manager (South Korea)

• @crlfq is looking for a Dastardly DeFi Degen Developer. We are building the next-gen Crypto accounting solution for the onslaught of new enterprise/financial institution adopters. We are growing quickly and looking to grow even faster. If there's interest, please send me a dm x.com/crlfq

This proposal is requesting:

• 9,000 USDC for the July-Sept Quarter to renew the Coordination/Marketing Role that Billyjitsu and marketing, led by Narbs, are currently managing.

• 40,000 USDC, over time, for the investments team. This will be used to earn yield over time while analyzing risk factors for the DAO. 

The full $40,000 will not be taken all at once, but will be strategically pulled when opportunities arise that meet certain risk criteria. The goal for the stables is to achieve at least an 8% return on assets used, which would equate to a $ 3,200 return over 365 days. All funds would be returned. The request for a large amount is now purely for access when opportunities arise, and having to make multiple proposals and lose out on opportunities.

Read the full proposal and make your contributions.

🚀 Founders: Scale Your Web3 or AI Product Faster.

D_D Ventures partners with bold builders, reshaping the future of decentralized tech and AI. We help early-stage teams like yours:

• Build smarter with Web3 and AI infrastructure expertise.

• Grow globally with proven strategies to amplify your reach.

👉 Got vision? Let’s talk.

Contact us today to elevate your product to category leadership.

The development of the first DAO’s hybrid cloud for blockchains and DApp solutions is in top gear, enabling us to launch before the year's second quarter.

Join the waitlist here.

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 to learn how you can contribute as the Academy syncs are back and better. 

Delegate your ARIO tokens to our Arweave gateway, as we will share 10% of the rewards with you.

You can delegate your ARIO tokens here.

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

• DevRel Meetup for developer advocates, developer marketers, community managers, and founders eager to master Developer Relations (DevRel), community growth, and technical advocacy. 

  Date:  July 12th, 2025

  Time: 10:00 AM

  Venue:  Cafe One, Yaba.

• A video on @joingauntletai project! A desktop application called "Gale" by @PSkinnerTech

• Support D_D member @Smakosh LLM Gateway project on producthunt.

Cork hacker sends ETH to Tornado Cash, donates to Roman Storm’s fund

The exploiter behind Cork Protocol’s $12M hack funnelled 4,520 ETH ($11M) through sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash and donated 10 ETH ($24K) to Roman Storm’s legal fund, prompting Storm to redirect the tainted funds to Cork.

Spoils of $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack Traced to Greek Crypto Exchange: Report

Greek authorities identified a "suspicious" Ethereum transaction at a local crypto exchange in May, linking it to February’s record $1.5B Bybit hack that was attributed to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The country’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority secured a seizure order for the wallet and escalated the case to prosecutors, marking a critical breakthrough in tracking the stolen funds across borders.

Trump family’s American Bitcoin mining company readies to go public with updated SEC S-4 filing

American Bitcoin Corp, a mining venture partially owned by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has filed an amended S-4 registration statement for its planned merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The combined entity, which will trade on Nasdaq as "ABTC" (98% owned by American Bitcoin shareholders), aims to become a leading pure-play Bitcoin investment vehicle, leveraging Gryphon's 899 PH/s mining capacity and renewable energy assets while utilizing Hut 8's infrastructure through an asset-light model.

Bitcoin Struggles to Break $110,000 as Dormant Whales Move Billions in BTC

Bitcoin failed to breach the $110,000 resistance level, dropping 1.8% to $107,896 amid signs of profit-taking by long-dormant holders. Blockchain data revealed 60,000 BTC ($6.5B) moved from wallets inactive since 2011, with one entity controlling at least 80,000 BTC. While the destination of these funds remains unclear, the market absorbed the activity with $602M inflows to Bitcoin ETFs and $148M to Ethereum ETFs on July 3, signalling sustained institutional demand.