Mad News #72 🎊 Lads On Parade
Monadverse NFT whitelist for Lads, AllDomains points booster for holders, a Layer3 x Backpack quest, Wallet safety PSA, TRUMPWINS coin twenty points ahead, explore the IslandDAO event. Fock it.
Monadverse NFT whitelist for Lads, AllDomains points booster for holders, a Layer3 x Backpack quest, Wallet safety PSA, TRUMPWINS coin twenty points ahead, explore the IslandDAO event and Radar hackathon alpha. Fock it.
Browse new pieces on the Backpack blog:
Madnads receive whitelist for Monadverse NFT collection 📨
Community ran Monadverse is gearing up to launch their Monad-centric NFT collection and offering a WL collaboration to Lads holders.
Their "Monanimals" NFT designs are based on the cute, cuddly figures you see across the crypto meme-o-sphere.
Simply join the Discord server linked in the announcement and post in the general chat channel to claim your role.
Monadverse is backed by Monad Starter, the "premier community-focused fundraising platform and incubator on Monad".
If you are interested in learning more about the Monad blockchain see our Backpack Learn article here.
Monadis one of the newest L1 blockchains aligned with EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) to scale transaction speeds and lower costs.
Although Monad is a completely new L1 blockchain it has built in full compatibility with current EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) standards along with the Ethereum RPC API which will enable developers to easily adopt their existing work to Monad.
Monad is taking the best parts of parallel executions blockchains (such as Solana) and making it compatible for existing Ethereum applications.
Check out these accounts for an entry into the highly anticipated new blockchain.
Official:
Monad | @monad_xyz (main account)
MonadStarter | @monad_starter (community fundraising)
Purple Frens | @purple_frens (Monad Pad NFT collection)
The Pipeline | @pipeline_xyz ("The Monad Media Machine")
House of Mopo | @mopo_xyz (exclusive Telegram group)
Community:
Monadians | @monadians_xyz (community NFT collection)
Monad Meme Library | @MonadMemeLib (memes! memes!)
Monad Trading Bot | @MonadTradingBot (Telegram based)
Monad Plushie HQ | @MonadPlushieHq (nuff said)
Additionally there are the numerous regional community accounts like France, India, China, Turkey, Bangladesh, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand - the list continues.
The Monad team is rapidly expanding their team, see all job postings here.
Lads receive points booster for AllDomains Experience 📊
Mad News first introduced AllDomains after they announced their integration of the Solana network (available to use in Backpack Wallet) and now they're back with a bag full of bonus points for the Mad Lads holders.
AllDomains creates and manages web3 domains (like .solana, .BONK and .wen) by tokenizing domains and facilitating instant P2P transfers.
Points will be awarded to every wallet that holds both an AllDomains address and Mad Lads NFT.
Simply visit the AllDomains app, connect a wallet holding Mad Lads and view your already accumulated point total. After that you can register domains and complete other tasks to earn more points.
Lads don't let Lads store their net worth in hot wallets 🔐
Although the Backpack Wallet is a security first crypto platform, that doesn't mean you should store your entire life savings in it.
Hot wallet usage will always come with the inherent danger of being compromised.
This can originate from exploited transaction signatures, a breached computer or simply losing access to the device it's stored on.
Hot wallets are software-based crypto storage solutions that are connected to the internet, which makes them ideal for frequent transactions and easy access.
They are convenient but generally less secure than cold wallets.'What Is a Crypto Wallet and How to Choose the Right One?' Backpack Learn
Backpack is the only hot wallet which has integrated with three different cold storage device producers and consequentially is the only platform which enables true 2/3 multisig protection.
The name multisig is short for multi signature which describes a method for securing crypto assets with multiple layers of security.
To setup multisig, follow our guide here:
LAD OF THE WEEK: internbrah ⨀
Identity has been important to internet users since the very beginning. Forums and chat rooms allowed unique handles and usernames, later they evolved to support profile pictures (PFPs) and profiles.
NFTs emerged as the ultimate PFP as they help us instantly identify other people who share the same and interests.
This weeks LOTW internbrah rocks a Mad PFP and spreads the fock it mentality with every post.
Attending school full time and committing to crypto full time is a very WAO thing to do.
Give internbrah a follow right now!
Crypto markets show you what the mass media won't 🔎
Public facing election polls from United States media sources currently portray that the Presidential election is a tight race.
Crypto prediction markets paint quite the different picture.
Wintermute's OutcomeMarket protocol launched HARRISWIN and TRUMPWIN tokens a few weeks ago and the market is clear in its predictions.
Polymarket prediction markets show Donald Trump taking the win by an even (slightly) larger margin and there are numerous alternative prediction market platforms which reflect the same sentiment.
It's worth noting that United States citizens themselves are typically restricted from speculating on CEX election markets.
Does this skew the data? Does the world reflect the American people?
DBR is latest token to be listed on Backpack Exchange 🪙
$DBR serves as the governance token for the deBridge ecosystem and it's release marks an important milestone for the crosschain interoperability focused protocol.
Control of deBridge Finance is being passed over to their DAO as a move to make the platform sustainable in the long run.
Governance Holders of DBR will propose and vote on important protocol decisions including treasury management, onboarding new blockchains, partnerships and development focus.
Network security Staking DBR with deBridge validators increases slashable collateral which helps protect the protocol from downtime
Staking rewards Stakers earn yields based on staked amounts. This will begin with partnerships who allocate tokens and other rewards in return for staking on their platforms.
So what’s next for DBR?
Efficient governance frameworks and a governance staking portal so that 26k DAO members can start staking DBR and participate in decision-making processes.
Another DBR utility will be re-staking, where staked DAO can be restaked to validators of deBridge messaging, in order to introduce crypto-economical security guarantees for the messaging layer.
Embark on Layer3 quest with Wallet 🚀
Layer3xyz entered the Mad News Universe a few weeks ago with their Backpack x Arbitrum quests, today they're back with a fresh Solana integration.
15 SOL is up for grabs and completing the Backpack quest is vital to earn as many points as you can in the Solana Ecosystem campaign.
You have 8 days left to complete dozens of quests starting with the simple Backpack Wallet tasks:
Intro to Backpack
Use Backpack Wallet
Transact using Backpack
Claim Rewards
Timelines enveloped with SwitchBack memes 🔌
Community created Switchboard x Backpack content has frequented the timeline ever since the duo teased a collaboration in September.
Switchboard is a multichain oracle protocol which provides verifiable off-chain data for smart contracts.
We want to enable anyone in the SOL community to push any form of data, whether financial time series or non-financial event-based data, on-chain and to help power the next generation of decentralized applications.
Switchboard
Backpack and Switchboard flirted with emojis last month (a sure fire move from the Patented Partnership Playbook).
Although there has been little news since then, keep your noti's on.
Finding a tribe at IslandDAO 🏝️
IslandDAO comes to a close this week after a month long run of daily coworking, workshops and after hours expeditions.
More than a hundred and fifty blockchain builders flowed through the doors of Villa Solana on registration day with many more joining later.
IslandDAO is not for the faint of the heat and several attendees sport "Koh Samui tattoos" which are a nod to various cuts, scrapes and bruises they have received while adventuring around the south of Thailand.
Dozens of platforms were represented, many of whom were working on Radar Hackathon projects (more on that later), and the depth of builder experience in the house was palpable.
Villa Solana was jam packed with experienced and purposeful web3 citizens building the next generation of consumer technology.
SEND sponsored a BLINKATHON with a prize for the best product to use Solana Blinks.
Magic happened both inside and out of the coworking space with numerous side adventures powered by the new Fosho RSVP protocol.
There were dozens of workshops and product demos (and this is just the first week!)
evgenidefi on Wormhole's Native Token Transfers
Crasskitty on branding
chmoxie on validating your dapp UX
L0STE_ on pitching technical content to non-technical people
pepeneig on how to stay out of jail as a founder
_Dean_Machine on community building for founders
Millimalism on efficient and effective communication on social media as well as effective onchain governance
beeman_nl on how to win a hackathon
Carlos_0x on if you should you join an incubator
MetaDAOProject on futurarchy and DAO governance
XicoSR on business development
0xShuk on how to operate in Realms_DAOs
The list above barely scratches the surface of attendees and the platforms that they represent. There were three more weeks of daily workshops and regular outings.
If you've ever wondered about taking off across the world to work with your favorite degens, this is your sign.
Shipyard embarks on journey across crypto high seas 🚢🚢
"Just ship it" is a rallying cry that longtime tech veterans have heard ad nauseam for decades.
Crypto turned it into an actionable philosophy which removes doubt in builders and encourages them to put their head down to ignore the noise.
Shipyard is Solana's latest turn of evolution on the ship it mentality with a plan to strategically open community workspaces around the world.
Where teams ship epic products. Global network of workspaces for Solana ecosystem teams.
Shipyard
From planned hacker houses and build stations to community organized coworking spaces, they built the foundation for Shipyard.
It's no bold claim to say that some of Solana's most impactful platforms were born in or built in these kinds environments.
As is the Solana way, it's time for the next iteration and Shipyard is that evolution. Locations have emerged quickly and more are to be announced soon.
If you're interested in visiting one of the Shipyard locations, head over to their website to learn more.
Solana heads to bean town for the first time 🫘
New England crypto enthusiasts flocked to the MIT MediaLab in Boston, Massachusetts for the first ever Solana Boston conference.
The colonial city of Boston is an intellectual epicenter for the United States with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) smack dab in the middle of it.
Several notable crypto figures have either attended or graduated from MIT including founders like:
Silvio Micali (Algorand)
Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)
Keone Hon (Monad)
Eunice Garta (Monad)
Kenny Li (Manta Network)
Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum)
Tieshun Roquerre (Blur)
Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX)
Qiao Wang (Messari)
Hundreds more founders and their businesses could be added to the list. An official Solana conference has been a long time coming.
All of the panels and interviews were livestreamed and are available to watch on Youtube.
Radar hackathon redefines success 🏟️
Radar Hackathon by Colosseum is officially the biggest builders event in tech history.
Join the world's most competitive online hackathons, where elite crypto builders launch startups on Solana. Select hackathon winners are accepted into Colosseum's accelerator to establish their products, access an exclusive founder network, and receive pre-seed capital from Colosseum.
The month long event kicked off at the beginning of September and closed submissions on October 8th.
$600k prize pool (not counting sidetracks)
7 main prize tracks
15 winners will be accepted into Colosseum's accelerator program
Entry reviewer extraordinaire crabbylions dropped alpha that ~14,000 total contributors participated in the 1,359 accepted project submissions.
Colosseum's Arena strategy is working, the platform is dedicated to pairing hungry talent with capable founders and the results clearly speak for themselves.
PODCAST CORNER 🎙️
a16z's State Of Crypto Analysis
State of Crypto 2024: Behind the Scenes on Stablecoins, AI, Builder Energy
A behind-the-scenes look at our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z crypto’s analysis of the latest data and trends defining the industry in 2024.
This year’s report features brand new insights, from estimating the number of real crypto users globally, to understanding how much interest in crypto swing states may have ahead of the U.S. election.
Bankless
A16z 2024 State of Crypto, Future Trends & Predictions
Bankless reviews these reports every year so we can get caught up on everything happening in Crypto. That's why we’re bringing a16z Crypto CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Data Scientist Daren Matsuoka.
Expect to learn how 2024 contrasts to 2023, crypto adoption signals, innovations in every sector from policy to scaling and stablecoins to zk cryptography. And most importantly, why the price innovation cycle is here to stay. Enjoy!
Kevin Ricoy
Solana Changelog Oct 16
support completed slot status in geyser - anza-xyz/agave#3069
fix: reduce max packet receive time during leader window - anza-xyz/agave#2801
SVM: add a sample stand-alone application based on SVM - anza-xyz/agave#2217
banking_stage: calculate stake by vote account instead of node pubkey - anza-xyz/agave#3049
Lightspeed
The Next Chapter Of Solana Mobile | Emmett Hollyer
Gm! this week, Emmett Hollyer joins the show to discuss the next chapter of Solana Mobile ahead of their latest phone release in 2025.
We reflect on why the Solana Saga was successful, how to create a great product, crypto UX & how crypto can break the mobile duopoly. Enjoy!
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