# Probably Nothing 189: DevConnect Givaway & 2x DevNTell By [Probably Nothing](https://pn.developerdao.com) · 2025-09-22 hackathon, education, programming --- This week, we have: * ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4b8.png) **D\_D DevConnect Giveaway** * ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f39e-fe0f.png) Two episodes of DevNTell * 🧟 Freaky Dev Tales * ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f3e2.png) Jobs, jobs jobs! ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4c6.png) Upcoming Events ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/65da3c167bd1741f8d7c6cf58866ca5dd3d9f9245eebcfbf424f575b2f32231d.png) ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4b8.png) **D\_D DevConnect Giveaway** With the latest proposal passing in the DAO snapshot vote, we are locked, loaded and ready to revitalize what made Developer DAO great by helping send three active contributors to DevConnect with **up to $2000 each**. We are bringing back that “build web3 with friends” vibe that arguably made D\_D one of the best developer communities in the ecosystem.  Many people who’ve come through the DAO have gone on to have incredible careers, founded multi-million dollar companies and most importantly, made great human connections along the way. Whether chilling in VC5 or hanging out at a global crypto conference, the vibes have always been immaculate, which is why we’re looking to help send three of the most active members in the community to DevConnect. Who knows, maybe you’ll hack your way to a new job or start a new company. Read the full blog [post](https://devdao.to/devconnect-blog) on how to participate and access the giveaway entry form [here](https://devdao.to/devconnect-2025). ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/58bde1bf6d9cbb4c13a7c2c35d0ca3115c8134e38efa17993f876960a0065bbf.png) ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f39e-fe0f.png) DevNTell - Turning Projects Into Paid Dev Gigs This week, we have two episodes of DevNTell. ​In the first episode, **Turning Projects into Paid Gigs with Contribo,** will feature the founder of Contribo, Aleksa Stojanović. Contribo helps organizations turn real projects into paid gigs and connects them with developers who can prove skills by building, not resumes. Watch the episode as Aleksa explores the major problems Contribo is tackling, why outcome-based gigs can fix hiring bottlenecks, and what founders are learning as they test their first pilot. Register [here](https://luma.com/l0zpotj0) to get notified when the episode with Aleksa starts.  ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/efea2d7d3803b53f5b1623d2d4cdd714dc6bc692726ec830920093a9332b07e3.png) ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f39e-fe0f.png) DevNTell - The future of intelligent and autonomous systems The episode will host the founder & CEO of Weilliptic, Avinash Lakshman. Avinash is most well-known for co-inventing Amazon Dynamo and for creating Apache Cassandra while at Facebook. Weilliptic is on a mission to create the most advanced decentralized infrastructure network ever built, providing unparalleled scalability without sacrificing security and throughput. Weilliptic's mission is to make AI ethical via provenance and governance. ​Viewers of this DevNTell will learn about Weilliptic & WeilChain. Register [here](https://luma.com/zuuo48wb) to be notified when the show starts.  ### 🧟 **Introducing the Freaky Dev Tales** Do you have a freaky dev story that you might want to share with the community?  Anonymous tech stories that reveal those all-too-common SMH moments in tech, shared by the people who witnessed them firsthand. DevNTell is introducing “Freaky Dev Tales”. Share your hilarious dev stories with us, as the best stories get shared weekly. Use this [form](https://app.deform.cc/form/0f6a5d2b-5fd4-4475-821f-542bcde4fd16/?page_number=0) to share those classic epic tales. 🤝 Community Highlights ----------------------- Last week on DevNTell, Kirill Avery was our guest to talk about how to explore digital identity in the AI Era. Kirill is a serial founder and self-taught coder since age 11 who is known for building Europe's largest consumer social app at 16 (15M users). He also boasts the title of youngest engineer at [VK.com](http://VK.com) and is the youngest solo founder accepted into Y Combinator. Viewers of the episode learned how Kirill is solving identity in a privacy-preserving, decentralized, and verifiable way. Recap the episode on our [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-186-exploring-digital-identity-in-the-ai-era/id1773023025?i=1000727554367) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hH30oq4dVxhi892YhfP6T?si=41008eacd83543b6) Podcasts. You can also collect the episode on [Pods](https://pods.media/devntell/devntell-exploring-digital-identity-in-the-ai-era-with-kirill-avery?referrer=0x9934f8CcFdF5E008aC8c07bf00582A833cd33b99). ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4e1.png) Job Seekers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Disclaimer:** Please do your due diligence about a role posted here. * @Fiyin, co-founder of Helicode, a developer and designer collective connecting world-class African talent with global Web3 companies, has a vetted pool of exceptional designers, frontend or backend developers, smart contract engineers, or growth marketers. Send a [DM](https://discord.com/channels/883478451850473483/884467288298885120/1418851457410793534) if you need their services or connect with them on their [website](https://www.helicode.xyz/business).  * [@liquidsurfer](https://discord.com/channels/883478451850473483/883705562850807808/1418192915167051867) is looking for a project that needs a Product Person. Send a message if you need the outlined services.  * DX Engineers' job at Vercel. Send a [DM](https://x.com/studio_hungry/status/1968626559234777403) if interested.  * D\_D member, @mannyornothing, is looking to bring on a social media wizard, basically a Twitter genius, for a friend. Requirements are native web3 culture vibes with your Twitter account as the resume sort. Send a [DM](https://x.com/mannyornothing/status/1968300006311673882) if interested. ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f396-fe0f.png) Initiatives ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **DevConnect Funding Proposal** [DevConnect Funding Proposal is Live on Snapshot](https://snapshot.box/#/s:devdao.eth/proposal/0xa777635e400e5f9bc63b46aa9ed5f008eb4ed66340fcc1c81b776c57ce3cbc11) This proposal aims to revive the glory days of D\_D. It seeks a total budget of $12,000 USD from the DAO Treasury and the Investments Team allocation to fund sending three active contributors to DevConnect and hosting a community meetup, thereby strengthening our ecosystem and driving meaningful engagement. Register your support or disapproval by [voting](https://snapshot.box/#/s:devdao.eth/proposal/0xa777635e400e5f9bc63b46aa9ed5f008eb4ed66340fcc1c81b776c57ce3cbc11) either way on the proposal. Get those votes in before the deadline. ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/26c5.png) D\_D Cloud Incredibly, Ethereum is now 10 years old!  All great things require time to mature, and, amazingly, it took a decade for an RPC option like D\_D Cloud to emerge. We're putting the final touches on the first-ever hybrid cloud built for web3, and it’s almost showtime. Want front-row seats when the doors open? Join the [waitlist](https://cloud.developerdao.com/) & be the first to know. ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f3ed.png) **Developer DAO Ventures** ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f680.png) 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. ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f449.png) Got vision? Let’s talk. [Contact us](https://ventures.developerdao.com/) today to elevate your product to category leadership. ### ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f418.png) D\_D Arweave Gateway Delegate your ARIO tokens to our Arweave [gateway](http://arweave.developerdao.com), as we will share 10% of the rewards with you. You can delegate your ARIO tokens [here](https://devdao.to/gateway-staking). If you don’t have ARIO tokens yet, visit the [ar.io](http://ar.io) website to learn how to obtain them. ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4f0.png) Community News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Devconnect Fellowship Application**: Dev3Pack offers an opportunity for women and student developers coming from Web2 and who want to become Web3 developers. The next cohort starts on October 7. [Apply](https://tally.so/r/wvRrq4) if you are interested and fit the accepted demographics.  * **Building in Public:**  [@frankiefab100](https://x.com/frankiefab100) has added a new feature to his app. [Check](https://x.com/frankiefab100/status/1967688426221867078?s=46) it out![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f525.png) * [Introducing DevKit](https://x.com/dabit3/status/1967641052199936487) - the new unified first-party CLI toolkit for @eigenlayer by Nader Dabit.  * A delightful read by members going to DevConnect; [Buenos Aires Favorites: Devconnect Guide](https://abruzucchi.substack.com/p/buenos-aires-favorites-devconnect) by D\_D member Abril Zucchi ![](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/emoji-datasource-apple/img/apple/64/1f4f0.png) Ecosystem News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Who Got Rugged?](https://rekt.news/who-got-rugged?) A crypto project accidentally froze over $20 million in POL tokens after a failed proxy upgrade permanently locked investor funds. The fiasco came to light in the Ethereum Security Telegram group, where a developer calling himself “Bruce Lee” admitted he couldn’t withdraw $22 million from a contract. Security researchers quickly found that the proxy was misconfigured, erasing admin rights and trapping the funds for good. While the team tried to blame a “previous developer” who was “too tired,” the community mocked the blunder as one of the year’s most embarrassing self-inflicted rug pulls. [Circle Beats USDH to the Punch with USDC Launch on HyperEVM](https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/circle-beats-usdh-to-the-punch-with-usdc-launch-on-hyperevm) Circle, the issuer of USDC, has launched its stablecoin on Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM, taking an early lead in the network’s stablecoin race. Just days earlier, analysts spotted a Circle-linked wallet buying $4.6 million worth of HYPE, hinting at the rollout. The timing is key: it follows a heated governance vote that gave the USDH project rights to the “USDH” ticker, with plans to position it as HyperEVM’s dominant native stablecoin. By moving first, Circle is clearly aiming to cement USDC as the network’s primary liquidity source before USDH hits the market. [Web3 Wallet Wars Rage On as Rabby and Metamask Tease Tokens](https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/web3-wallet-wars-rage-on-as-rabby-and-metamask-tease-tokens) The battle between top Web3 wallets is heating up as both Metamask and Rabby tease potential token launches. Metamask set the stage when Consensys CEO Joe Lubin confirmed that a $MASK token is in the works and “may come sooner than expected.” Rabby quickly fired back with a playful poll on X, asking users to guess the market cap of a possible $RABBY token. Whether Rabby’s post was just clever marketing or an actual hint remains unclear, but its existing points-based rewards system points to an airdrop framework already taking shape. [Gaza coins, fireworks, and pornstars: Pump Fun livestreams are back](https://protos.com/gaza-coins-fireworks-and-pornstars-pump-fun-livestreams-are-back/) Pump Fun’s livestream feature is back, and it’s already stirring controversy with a wave of sensational content. This week, streams showed Gazan citizens holding Pump Fun signs and asking for money, which quickly spawned tokens like LIVE FROM GAZA and GAZA STREAM. Both tokens used the same video, leaving their legitimacy in doubt, yet their creators still pocketed thousands before the coins collapsed. Moderators later removed other Gaza-themed tokens, such as GAZA COIN, but not before investors got swept up and liquidated in another memecoin frenzy. WAGMI! ------ --- *Originally published on [Probably Nothing](https://pn.developerdao.com/issue-189)*