π Keynote by Rob Hoehn, @ideascale CEO
π Catalyst is #1 decentralised innovation fund in the entire world
π Fund 3 voter reg deadline: March 3, 2021 @ 7PM UTC
π Fund 4 submissions now OPEN
π $20,000 in total
π proposal referral form submission required
π split equally amongst all winning proposals proposals referrals
π help #cardano onboard amazing projects that you know of and get rewarded for it
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π Feedback from community on their favourite things about the process during Fund 3:
π active community
π decentralized decision-making
π discover new innovations
π ability to influence the outcome
π receiving feedback
π giving feedback
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π€ Things suggested for improvement as learnt from Fund 3:
π Ideascale UX
π more filtering/sorting options
π native language support
π confusion between various rounds
π domain expert assessments
π API access
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Fund 3 timeline recap: π
π voter registration ends next week on March 3rd, 2021 @ 7PM UTC.
π funds should be in the snapshot wallet at least 20 minutes prior snapshot
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Fund 4 starts accepting submissions today.
π Deadline: March 3, 2021 (proposal submissions)
π Governance Starts: March 31, 2021 (voter registrations)
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π€ Proposal owners - what the next week looks like?
High: focus on problem statement + relevant experience
Med: bit less focus on solution
Low: detailed plan/ada requested.
π‘ Every 6 weeks new funding round begins
π Donβt waste peopleβs time if you aren't serious.
π‘ Once Mary is deployed, it will be the 1st time that users will be able to define their own CUSTOM tokens through the multi-asset ledger, adding a new layer of functionality & utility to the #Cardano blockchain.
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Part of wider rollout of Goguen:
1β£Allegra - token locking π (Dec'20)
2β£Mary - user defined native assets πͺ (Feb'21)
3β£Alonzo - smart contracts π (Q2'21)
Named after Mary Shelley, upgrade will be facilitated via Hard Fork Combinator (HFC) as a seamless transition.
π― goal is to provide safe & lively environment for you to explore the highest potential of human collaboration.
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Why to join? π€
Maybe...
π to interact with community members
π to build something impactful & meaningful
π to learn & grow
π to build your reputation
π to make living/supplement income
π to actively influence token price
π to make history together
π "The mission of the SEC is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. The SEC strives to promote a market environment that is worthy of the public's trust."
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π The Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) was created in 1934 to help restore investor confidence in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash.
π’ π¨ #cardano $ada governance a key dev pillar in 2021.
π think not only mechanics but also in terms of social dynamics
π what will allow long-term system that is maximally good for as many as possible
π Recap of @IOHK_Charles governance YT video. π
Thread πππ
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Looking beyond March 2021, Project Catalyst is all about
π training wheels
π teaching people how to participate in voting
π how to think about this process as a whole
π biggest goal is to maximise participation
π get as many ADA holders to register & vote
π having Voting Center in main Daedalus & there also is intent on having it in @YoroiWallet
π voting app is going to stay