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Circle Connect: August's Recap
Fair money for all, one Circle at a time
Shantelle
September 13, 2024
Welcome back to this edition of Circles Connect - our newsletter thatβll keep you informed of all of the latest updates in the Circles world. Weβre happy to have you here.
This newsletter is brought to you by the Circles team.
Table of Contents
Community spotlight π¦
Circles Node Campaign π¬π
This month we launched our first ever Circles Node campaign - where we equipped a blockchain club in Ghana with a Dappnode and 4 Gnosis chain validators. Check out our blog post for more information!β¬οΈ
After careful consideration we are happy to announce that the winner of this campaign is ayahq.com π
The Aya team is dedicated to empowering African web3 talent by providing resources, mentorship, and education to their community of over 1500 people, through platforms like AyaLabs and Ayaversity. They are shaping the future of Africaβs role in the global blockchain space!π
The results are in and the winner of the Circles Node Campaign is @ayahq_! π
They will be receiving a @dappnode to run a @gnosischain node and 4 validators, leading the way in decentralizing Gnosis Chain and building local, circular economies in Ghana! π¬π
β Circles (@aboutcircles)
12:00 PM β’ Sep 12, 2024
Hats Finance Audit Competition
We are running an audit competition for the v2 contracts of the Circles protocol, the prize pool is $52,000 if you can find bugs in our code!
Share this with your technical friends, the competition ends on 19th Septemberβ³
$52,000 @aboutcircles audit competition started just 5 days ago and there are already 75 submissions and counting π
Competition is ending in 9 days! Submit your findings asap π«‘
β Hats.Finance π¦π (@HatsFinance)
11:00 AM β’ Sep 10, 2024
If you want to know more about Circles v2 - take a look at our docs π
Recap of ETHAccra ποΈ
For the first time ever we took Circles to the continent of Africa, The ETHAccra hackathon took place from 29th - 31st August and it was a pleasure to grow the Circles community in Ghana π¬π
The deadline for hackathon submissions has passed and live pitching is well underway at @ETHAccra π οΈπ¬π
β Circles (@aboutcircles)
1:51 PM β’ Aug 31, 2024
A special congratulations to our prize winnersπ:
π₯ - TerraLegder
π₯ - EcoBlock
π₯ - The EquiBloc
Upcoming events π£
ETHGlobal Singapore πΈπ¬
Our next Circles event will be ETHGlobal Singapore πΈπ¬ This hackathon will be taking place September 20 β 22, 2024. The Circles bounty is under Gnosis Chain in the prize list!
Build on Circles at @ETHGlobal Singapore! πΈπ¬
We're looking for the most innovative project built using Circles on @gnosischain βοΈ
Bounty π - $1,500
β Circles (@aboutcircles)
4:42 PM β’ Sep 12, 2024
Weβre looking for the:
π Best Build with Circles on Gnosis Chain βΈΊ $1,500
This means deploying a dApp on Gnosis Chain or Chiado Testnet which utilizes Circles (CRC) token and trust-relations infra. Examples include:
Using CRC as voting rights token
Using CRC tokens to form a closed group, use personal tokens as collateral and build out usecase for using groups
Using CRC token for events, use as a social platform to connect with people, trust who gets to be part of your network.
For more information visit the ETHGlobal website βοΈ
Our August AMA π
This month we kicked off the Circles Node Campaign, and hosted the first Circles Node AMA, if you missed it donβt worry! We recorded it β¬οΈ
Join us, @dappnode and @gnosischain for our next AMA where we'll be discussing the Circles Node Campaign π
π 4pm UTC
ποΈ Tuesday 27th August 2024Set your reminder π buff.ly/3Xixc8P
β Circles (@aboutcircles)
10:14 AM β’ Aug 23, 2024
Get in touch with us π¬
Do you want to integrate Circles or join us on a community call?
As we continue to grow and improve, we would love to collect feedback about your overall experience.
Until next time! π
Thank you for being a part of our growing Circles community. We hope you have enjoyed this edition of Circles Connect!
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See you next month & keep trusting in people!
The Circles Team