What are the projects worth paying attention to in Gitcoin Beta Round?
Original author: 0x711, Leo, BlockBeats
After about 3 months, Gitcoin donations have come again. This time it is for the Gitcoin Beta Round donations. For donation guidelines, please refer to "Gitcoin Beta Round Donation Guide". This Gitcoin Round is divided into 5 sections: Web 3 Open Source Software, ZK Technology, Web 3 Community and Education, Climate Solutions, and Ethereum Infrastructure.
Without further ado, here are the high-quality projects selected by BlockBeats that you can donate to:
Web 3 Open Source Software (99 Projects in Total)
So far, a total of 441 projects have participated in this Gitcoin donation event, with donation time from 8:00 PM on April 25th to 7:59 AM on May 10th (Beijing time). BlockBeats has selected some promising projects for you to donate to:
lenster.lens
Lenster is currently the main application in the Lens ecosystem, and most user interactions with the Lens protocol are completed within the application. Lenster's user interface is similar to Twitter, and it is a decentralized and permissionless social media application. Users can connect to other users' graph NFTs on Lenster, or join various communities for commenting, co-creation, governance, and other interactions. Ordinary users can freely browse the content on Lenster, but they need to hold graph NFTs to interact with it. For more information, please refer to "Lens Protocol is online, have you interacted with these applications?"
DefiLlama
DefiLlama is a commonly used cryptocurrency data analysis tool that provides insights into DeFi data and metrics such as LTV, Delta Neutral Strategy, New Listed Projects, etc. Without going into too much detail, you can refer to the "DefiLlama Tool Website Guide: Learning Chain Data Usage and Discovery from Scratch" for more information.
Umbra
Umbra is a popular privacy transfer tool in recent years. It currently supports four networks: Ethereum mainnet, Optimism, Arbitrum one, and Polygon. Vitalik once stated on social media that the Ethereum ecosystem urgently needs to solve privacy issues, mainly because the popularity of ENS domain names has brought great privacy issues to Ethereum users. With the continuous development of the DeFi ecosystem, the severity of this problem will become more and more prominent, and Umbra is committed to solving the privacy issues of user transfers. In addition, for project interaction, Umbra can protect your wallet well and avoid wallet-to-wallet transfers being identified as witchcraft.
MetaDockTeam
MetaDock is a project dedicated to blockchain security, developed by the well-known security company BlockSec. Currently, MetaDock's features include: one-click viewing of the flow of funds for any address, gaining inspiration from the flow of funds from addresses with high value relevance, and supporting most EVM-compatible blockchains; understanding the risks of NFT collection series and their related risks through Radar chart; MetaDock provides tags and compliance scores, allowing cryptocurrency users to better understand the activities and risks associated with corresponding addresses, and will mark suspicious addresses and transactions for reference; interacting with various popular tools, such as accessing Debank, Tenderly, Phalcon, Forta, NFTGo, Dedaub, Eden Network, and more useful tools through MetaDock; and, MetaDock is more convenient, as its application aggregates multiple block explorers.
JediSwap
JediSwap is a DEX on the StarkNet ecosystem, and it is also a completely community-driven, permissionless, and composable AMM on StarkNet, which can achieve cheap and fast transactions. According to DefiLlama data, JediSwap is currently the top-ranked DEX for DeFi TVL in the StarkNet ecosystem. JediSwap is also a key project for StarkNet interaction.
BrightID
BrightID is a decentralized identity network where users can apply for an account and connect with people they know. All accounts and their connections form a graph, which can be analyzed to detect fake accounts. Unlike other identity verification tools, BrightID does not require users to provide their ID number, date of birth, or address proof. Only an avatar and a name of your choice are needed to facilitate contact with others and engage in other activities. You can even modify them at any time. For more information, refer to "BrightID's usage tutorial and verification".
ZK Technology (12 projects in total)
Chainway
Chainway team has developed Proof of Innocence, which allows users to protect their privacy and prove that they are not malicious users through mathematical models. Chainway will use this technology to serve the public interest.
4EVERLAND
4EVERLAND is a Web3.0 cloud computing platform that integrates storage, computing, and network core capabilities. It is committed to providing decentralized, efficient, self-driven, and low-cost data hosting gateways, hoping to help the Internet smoothly transition from Web 2 to Web 3 and become the infrastructure and application for many Web 3 developers. It is also the center of Web3 technology communities, tools, products, and more.
Web 3 Community and Education (208 Projects in Total)
ZachXBT
ZachXBT is a research team dedicated to maintaining security in the cryptocurrency industry, exposing all unethical behavior occurring in the cryptocurrency and NFT fields. Their research topics include insider trading, phishing scams, rug pulls, exploit abuse, and other unethical behavior, documenting inappropriate behavior in the cryptocurrency industry to help as many people as possible and increase transparency in the field. To date, their work has been featured in Bloomberg, Wired, NYT, and many other places. All funds received by the team will be used for equipment upgrades and future legal expenses, and currently, all of their work is uncompensated, except for donations received at the address established last year.
Week in Ethereum News
Week in Ethereum News is a media platform that has been publishing weekly newsletters about Ethereum since August 21, 2016. It allows users to stay up-to-date with the latest information about Ethereum, reducing the time spent on Twitter and Reddit.
CreatorDAO.eth
CreatorDAO.eth is a decentralized organization that primarily provides funding, fan communities, and technology for creators. The DAO's setup can uniquely address the needs of creators and provide them with the tools and operational support needed to accelerate their careers. Last year, it announced the completion of a $20 million seed round of financing, led by a16z and Initialized Capital.
Climate Solutions (100 Projects in Total)
BETTER
BETTER was initiated by a team of creative and cryptocurrency enthusiasts who have previously collaborated with companies such as Nike, Google, Facebook, and The North Face. With the support of product development, climate science, and technology advisors, BETTER aims to disrupt the pessimistic narrative surrounding climate change, empower action in new ways, and cultivate a community of individuals who aspire to make a difference.
BETTER will launch a series of brand products, environmental films, and climate funds in the second quarter of this year.
KNS Domain
KNS, formerly known as KlimaDAO Domain Service, is built on the Polygon network. KNS achieves carbon neutrality by exchanging domain name revenue for carbon credit tokens, which are then bound to the KlimaDAO treasury to promote carbon emission reduction.
Ethereum Infrastructure (22 projects in total)
L2BEAT
Users who frequently pay attention to Layer2 data will definitely be familiar with this platform. L2BEAT is a dedicated analysis and research platform for Ethereum L2 extension solutions. Its goal is to comprehensively compare various Ethereum L2 systems and objectively share the internal operations and related risks of its technology with the community, contributing to the development of public products in the L2 space.
Rotkiapp
Rotki is an open-source portfolio tracking, evaluation, analysis, and tax reporting tool that also protects user privacy. Rotki's long-term vision is to become a one-stop-shop service that meets all of users' investment portfolio management and tracking needs. It is a platform that tracks, evaluates, analyzes, and actively manages user assets in all EVM (or non-EVM) chains, CEX, and tradfi worlds.
Additionally, Rotki can encrypt data on the user's system and does not host it on a cloud SaaS, thus protecting the user's privacy.
DAppNode
DAppNode was founded in 2018 and has always been an important part of Ethereum's decentralization as a key software for blockchain infrastructure. DAppNode is an open-source decentralized infrastructure platform that allows users to easily host their decentralized applications (dApps) and services. DAppNode can host and run various types of blockchain software, such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, IPFS, etc. The platform also provides users with a user-friendly interface to manage and monitor their nodes. One of the main benefits of using DAppNode is that it allows users to participate in decentralized networks without relying on centralized infrastructure providers such as cloud hosting providers. This enhances the security and reliability of the network while also strengthening censorship resistance.
EthStaker
EthStaker is a knowledge community dedicated to helping Ethereum users securely and reliably stake ETH through the creation of guides, instructional videos, educational content, and technical support content.
The above are some high-quality projects for this Gitcoin donation. Click the link to participate in the donation, and there may be blessings in the future.
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