Salvatore Yannacone (@moemoek) • Hey
There’s no such thing as darkness, just an absence of light.
Publications
- **INTRODUCING DIRECT GRANTS: A New Way to Empower Web3 Projects 💸**
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Grants have been at the forefront of driving innovation in the web3 ecosystem, providing vital early support to projects that propel progress while preserving their independence.
We're excited to share a significant update as Gitcoin transitions to a protocolDAO. We're introducing a new funding mechanism on #GrantsStack: Direct Grants.
**What are Direct Grants? 🤔**
Direct Grants award a predetermined amount of money for the completion of a well-defined project, making it easy for communities to identify needs and provide support to builders.
**Some other benefits of Direct Grants:**
🚀 Help kickstart the development of a project or reach a targeted milestone
📈 Can return high short-term value to fill gaps or needs in an ecosystem
🔄 Can accept rolling applications and don’t need a closing period
🌱 Are suitable for early stage communities and ecosystems
Read the Full Announcement here: https://gitcoin.co/blog/intro-to-direct-grants-how-do-they-work
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Innovate, diversify, and streamline your web3 funding approach with ease using Direct Grants on @GrantsStack.
Interested in running your own Direct Grants round?
**Schedule a demo with our team: https://link.gitcoin.co/GSdemo**
If you’re a round operator looking to learn more about Grants Stack, please check out our Manager Toolkit: https://manager-toolkit.super.site
- 📌zkSync ranks 1st in fee revenues as always
✦zkSync: $897K
✦Starknet: $421K
✦Arbitrum: $341.5K
✦Optimism: $204.2K
✦Base: $168.5K
🔹zkSync's fee revenues are crazy. Also, it surprises me how many people use Starknet👀
🪂L2 airdrops are still the main hype
- Zksync
- I just realized that today is my 1 year anniversary on Lens 🌿
During the past year, I learned and grew so much. I began to understand how to be intentional with my time and energy and have slowly started to build the life I want. Rather than just watching the days pass me by, or letting life happen "to" me, I began to take accountability for myself. I quit my miserable job in tradfi and took a chance on myself.
I'm committed to spending the next year continuing to improve my craft as an artist and writer. I will keep putting myself out there and overcome my fears, shame and self-doubts. My goal is that, one year from now, I am making a comfortable living doing things I love.
Thank you to everyone who has supported and believed in me. Thank you to all the new friends I have met along this journey. I'm looking forward to another year with you. 🤍
- These are the Top 20 Networks by TVL, according to DefiLlama:
#Ethereum
#Tron
#BNBChain
#Arbitrum
#Polygon
#Optimism
#Avalanche
#Mixin
#Base
#Solana
#Cronos
#KAVA
#DeFiChain
#Bitcoin
#Fusion
#Cardano
#PulseChain
#zkSync
#Klaytn
#Osmosis
Total TVL: $38.74B
- Early morning sunshine
A comfortable day
- Can't believe we got engaged 1 year ago!!! 💍 8.30.22
Collect this photo from the day that @karmawav.lens proposed to @violetta.lens to celebrate with us!
8 MATIC - 30 editions - 22% referral fee
#karmavioletta #proposal #engagement #anniversary #love #couple @creators.lens
- **How's friend.tech going?** Get in friendtech while still early.
They just announced "Friday Points" which is an Airdrop of a new governance token, called $FT.
Who want friend tech **Invite codes** ?
ft-natbwo5h
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ft-10hi5sfh
ft-h3yovdg0
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- Sam Bankman-Fried has bail revoked, ordered to jail; the SEC delays decision on a spot Bitcoin ETF; and the SEC moves to appeal on Ripple’s case.
https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/sbf-ordered-to-jail-bitcoin-etf-delayed-and-sec-to-appeal-ripple-case-hodlers-digest-aug-6-12/
- 📌Smart contracts on layer 2 (L2) blockchains like Optimism, Arbitrum, and sidechains like Polygon grew 1106% Y/Y compared to Q2 2022, and saw a 302% increase Q/Q compared to Q1 2023
✅Source
https://alchemy.com/blog/web3-developer-report-q2-2023
- **Frozen in Time.**
sharing my art from QuadraticLenster : ) such an incredible integration of quadratic funding in the Lens ecosystem by @owocki.lens ✨
#ethcc #wagmi @photographers.lens
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HODSAJl4UQM
The NPC live tipping trend on TikTok shows me a few things:
- creators will try new things to monetize "if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid"
- people get a lot of fulfillment from recognition from creators, even if small and fleeting, and will pay for it
What this means for web3 social:
- i'm even more bullish in NFTs as NPCs using EIP-6551 and Lens profiles
- tipping and micro-transactions are going to grow, creating more opportunities to monetize small amounts from larger groups of people
- creators on lens should use feedback and ideas from their fans to create more collectible content (and attribute/acknowledge who provided these ideas)
What i would do as a creator:
Create an artwork/video collectible post
Ask fans to submit ideas/respond to prompt
Create a derivative work with a quote post and split revenue with the user who's idea you are creating with
Keep doing this and creating this thread/network of derivative works and shared monetization
- Say hello to Bear Atlas Kulechov, @bear.lens born July 4 2023 in London, 3.77 kg of pure magic 🧸✨♋️ Mom @paris.lens recovering well 🫶🏼
- Should every person own their accommodation?
- STARKNET
- Beauty transcends time and space, leaving a lasting impression on our souls 😌😌
- 🔥 ArgentX 7/8 NFT Task
🔮 swap any token
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- 🚀 Binance’s reported net outflow of $392m in 24 hours may not accurately reflect a decrease in assets under management.
Reports of a sharp increase in Binance outflow may be misleading, as they often capture a short time frame and fail to consider inflows. Binance’s exchange balance is actually on the rise and significantly higher than it was in December 2022.
📍 Follow @justinsunset.lens for Web3 & Crypto Alphas
- Not sure on the exact percentages tbh. I think as it is right now the user experience when trying to collect something from someone you don’t follow is broken. The time from you starting to follow to be able to collect their content is too long and people have short attention spans. Wild guess is I would be ok with a 25% increase. I think giving that optionality to people that they get a discount if they follow could be an interesting experiment to run and see how does this translate to growth.
- #Bitcoin Update (Continuous )
🔶Bitcoin is currently exhibiting a falling wedge pattern on its weekly time frame.
🔶The falling wedge pattern is generally considered a bullish pattern.
🔶The price of Bitcoin is currently maintaining its position above the 200-week moving average (200WMA).
🔶If Bitcoin continues to follow this pattern, we can anticipate a potential breakout in the near future.
🔶A breakout from the falling wedge pattern may result in a bullish move for Bitcoin.
🔶The upcoming weekly candle closing will occur tomorrow.
🔶To form a green candle, Bitcoin's closing price should be above 28,000.
🔶Failure to close above 28,000 may result in a red candle for the week.
Stay tune for more info!!
- Kucoin need to fix the f up. Its been like this for a while with $USDT and $USDC
Its used to allow deposits
Pointless these exchanges adopting L2 technology but don't allow deposit for main ones
- Soft kitty, warm kitty. Little ball of fur. Sleepy kitty, happy kitty. Purr, purr, purr.
Who remembers where this song comes from?
- Whats the best categorization for Momoka? 👀
Propose also something else below in the comments 👇🏼
https://snapshot.org/#/polls.lenster.xyz/proposal/0x103d7bdc9ac970611636ab1be7e15c53fd26ea8193fdd78fd5c0ce57a73cfde1
- On the hill
- **How do you inspire yourself when you hit a creative block?**
Often as artists, we get comfortable with our streamlined process or a specific style that we gravitate towards, that we fall into a pit of stagnation. It's almost like we go on autopilot, letting the "flow" carries us away, only to create something not as refreshing or compelling as we imagined. Theoretically, we should be better at what we do, but sometimes it can also hinder our ability to push ourselves.
When I start to see this pattern in my photography, I like to set a little challenge for myself. Whether it's adding a foreign element in my composition and make it work, or attempting a different style that I'm not familiar with, it helps me see my creative process in a different light with more experimental approach. When I went out to shoot that day, I decided to include myself as part of the view in a more subtle way, which I don't normally do. It adds more layers and perspectives to the composition, and I love how it turned out.
So, how do you like to challenge yourself when you're feeling stuck?
10 wmatic | 1 edition | 24 hrs | followers only
#photography #streetphotography #colorgrading @photographers @creators.lens
- ORB Exclusive for ETHDenver attendees!
On 3/2/23 at 3pm the Troop team will present Lens Clubs. A tool to manage a collective Lens account.
20 lucky DAOs, BUIDLathon projects, communities, curator groups or creator collectives will be able to create their first Lens Club in our pre-launch event: https://lu.ma/lensclubs-prelaunch
Swag and beer is on us.
More info here: http://lensclubs.xyz/
- 🚨 It's that time of the week !
Your weekly dose of electronic dance music uploaded to Lens Protocol !
`Press play n' Enjoy 🎧` #LMCC
Feelin Chill - 14 ( Mixed by @emrahis.lens ) 🔥
- the ultimate singles anthem ‘YOU BLEW IT’ [pre-visualizer] 🥀
So, nearly 3 months ago I dropped “YOU BLEW IT” 🥀 on lens as an early release. With Valentine’s Day approaching, I will be releasing the song on all other DSP’s too! ‘YOU BLEW IT’ is out on 14th Feb 2023 and it’s the ultimate singles anthem 🫶🏾 the link will be https://dradaku.com/youblewit
This is a prime example of how you can combine web2 and web3 seamlessly by doing an early music drop on lens first and foremost. Another idea: as people continue to collect your music NFT’s, you can start creating/rewarding with token-gated perks too (and even merch!) especially for those who were there early 👀. Enjoy these pre-visuals and let me know if you drop any early releases!! Tag me so I can collect 🤗
Don’t forget to collect the ‘you blew it’ lens drop: https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x014dd7-0x15
YBI merch anyone?! 👀
#youblewit #valentines #lensblack #LensAfrica #MusicNFTs
- Learned about basic fundamentals of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) on @orbapp.lens app, and also got a sick NFT 🤩
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt
- Learned about basic fundamentals of web3 on @orbapp.lens app, and got a dope NFT 😇
#orb #orbapp #orbsbt