10 hours ago
Reposting ecerything might get u the top prize, but the quality of the content u post gonna make u BullVerse influencer 🗿
10 hours ago
Hamster kombat reminds me of the game cookie clicker and clicker heroes.
Nice way to get back to childhood with a possibility to get an airdrop 😎
https://t.me/hamster_komba...
Nice way to get back to childhood with a possibility to get an airdrop 😎
https://t.me/hamster_komba...
11 hours ago
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Meme coins under 10M Mc that will come out of this big dump will explode so much that it will be alucinating.
Which meme coins are you thinking of?
Which meme coins are you thinking of?
11 hours ago
BTC situation in the coming days
From what I can see on the chart, BTC is still bullish. We shouldn't have expected a parabolic rise without a strong correction. There are quite a few liquidation pools at 56800, which for me will be the low point. If not, then yes, we'll go lower.
The only current problem is general panic, which has a greater impact on the BTC price among the financially uneducated.
Institutions, on the other hand, continue to buy massively and impressively. Major corporations are investing heavily in the big projects of tomorrow in order to penetrate a booming market.
The only question is: who benefits?
Answer: the rich, because they buy what people sell, and sell when everyone else buys. If you're putting money into crypto, it's because you know it's risky, so stop aiming for perfection and learn to invest in solid projects, and don't listen to your favorite youtubers.
From what I can see on the chart, BTC is still bullish. We shouldn't have expected a parabolic rise without a strong correction. There are quite a few liquidation pools at 56800, which for me will be the low point. If not, then yes, we'll go lower.
The only current problem is general panic, which has a greater impact on the BTC price among the financially uneducated.
Institutions, on the other hand, continue to buy massively and impressively. Major corporations are investing heavily in the big projects of tomorrow in order to penetrate a booming market.
The only question is: who benefits?
Answer: the rich, because they buy what people sell, and sell when everyone else buys. If you're putting money into crypto, it's because you know it's risky, so stop aiming for perfection and learn to invest in solid projects, and don't listen to your favorite youtubers.
13 hours ago
Grass Network the data layer of AI on solana has open-sourced 600 million top Reddit posts and comments from 2024. This release aims to make AI training more accessible for developers.
14 hours ago
Daily Memecoin Recap - July 3
Majors are struggling, most coins are topping before $200k
When $btc (& $sol ) moon, we'll get more runners
America's Independence Day Tomorrow - 4th of July
$sam -> hit $1 .6m, CTO
$awif -> hit $620k , American $wif
Redacted Politicians
$kama -> $6 .9m to $22m (3.18x), redacted KamalaHarris, good team
$bernie -> $520k to $2 .84m (5.46x), redacted BernieSanders
Khamzat Posts CA
$smash -> hit $15m ,
- The coin has been out for over 24h
- People were already expecting that it would be this
- When he posted the CA, price wicked to $15m +, but immediately dumped back down
- There was not much hype since the coin was already out = no speculation
Sage Launch
$sage -> hit $51m , liquidity was pulled
- There were a couple other fake coins that ran to $500k +
- CryptoSage26 never actually posted a CA
- Some threads are coming out saying that this was intended to be the real coin, but they decided to pull liquidity when things didn't go as planned
Walter Deal
$walter -> $2 .2m to $8 .7m (3.95x)
- Agreement announced between Walter's owner PupperNelson & WalterDogSolana
Mao Wants More
$mao -> $2 .4m to $9 .5m (3.95x), CTO
Dog Memes
$billy -> $80m to $140m (1.75x), overtakes $michi in market cap, Ansem rumored to have bought multiple 6 figs
$lulo -> hit $1 .9m, CTO
$bull -> hit $900k , CTO
$winny -> hit $600k , same dev as $subo , which hit $8m
$barny -> hit $500k , CTO
$inu -> hit $500k
Other Cooks
$dragon -> hit $13 .9m, heavily bundled
$bbq -> hit $460k
Only risk what you're comfortable losing
Market conditions are poor = more rugs = tighten your risk measure
Majors are struggling, most coins are topping before $200k
When $btc (& $sol ) moon, we'll get more runners
America's Independence Day Tomorrow - 4th of July
$sam -> hit $1 .6m, CTO
$awif -> hit $620k , American $wif
Redacted Politicians
$kama -> $6 .9m to $22m (3.18x), redacted KamalaHarris, good team
$bernie -> $520k to $2 .84m (5.46x), redacted BernieSanders
Khamzat Posts CA
$smash -> hit $15m ,
- The coin has been out for over 24h
- People were already expecting that it would be this
- When he posted the CA, price wicked to $15m +, but immediately dumped back down
- There was not much hype since the coin was already out = no speculation
Sage Launch
$sage -> hit $51m , liquidity was pulled
- There were a couple other fake coins that ran to $500k +
- CryptoSage26 never actually posted a CA
- Some threads are coming out saying that this was intended to be the real coin, but they decided to pull liquidity when things didn't go as planned
Walter Deal
$walter -> $2 .2m to $8 .7m (3.95x)
- Agreement announced between Walter's owner PupperNelson & WalterDogSolana
Mao Wants More
$mao -> $2 .4m to $9 .5m (3.95x), CTO
Dog Memes
$billy -> $80m to $140m (1.75x), overtakes $michi in market cap, Ansem rumored to have bought multiple 6 figs
$lulo -> hit $1 .9m, CTO
$bull -> hit $900k , CTO
$winny -> hit $600k , same dev as $subo , which hit $8m
$barny -> hit $500k , CTO
$inu -> hit $500k
Other Cooks
$dragon -> hit $13 .9m, heavily bundled
$bbq -> hit $460k
Only risk what you're comfortable losing
Market conditions are poor = more rugs = tighten your risk measure
22 hours ago
Marginfi, a (DeFi) platform on Solana, has announced the upcoming launch of MarginSwap, a new feature enabling permissionless margin trading on any token pair.
This development comes as Solana's meme coin ecosystem continues to flourish, with over 120,000 new tokens created on the blockchain in the last week alone.
This development comes as Solana's meme coin ecosystem continues to flourish, with over 120,000 new tokens created on the blockchain in the last week alone.
23 hours ago
Solflare wallet has introduced a "Swap & Win" contest which offeris daily prizes and a grand reward for completing daily swaps in the wallet from July 3 to July 17 2024.
Grand Prize: 15K USDC
Grand Prize: 15K USDC
23 hours ago
Compute Labs, the developer of a Solana-based GPU tokenization protocol, has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Protocol Labs, the company behind the decentralized file storage network Filecoin, led the funding round.
Other investors includes;
Blockchain Coinvestors, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, HashKey Capital, Amber Group and P2 Ventures.
They were also Angel investors, including Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon, Illia Polosukhin of NEAR Protocol and Austin Federa of Solana Foundation.
Compute Labs began raising funds for the pre-seed round in March when it was founded and closed the round in April. The round was structured as a simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) but it brought Compute Labs' fully diluted token valuation to $30 million.
What is Compute Labs?
Compute Labs is building a real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol focused on compute as its underlying asset. Compute refers to the processing power of CPUs and GPUs, essential for tasks such as data processing and running software.
Protocol Labs, the company behind the decentralized file storage network Filecoin, led the funding round.
Other investors includes;
Blockchain Coinvestors, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, HashKey Capital, Amber Group and P2 Ventures.
They were also Angel investors, including Sandeep Nailwal of Polygon, Illia Polosukhin of NEAR Protocol and Austin Federa of Solana Foundation.
Compute Labs began raising funds for the pre-seed round in March when it was founded and closed the round in April. The round was structured as a simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) but it brought Compute Labs' fully diluted token valuation to $30 million.
What is Compute Labs?
Compute Labs is building a real-world asset (RWA) tokenization protocol focused on compute as its underlying asset. Compute refers to the processing power of CPUs and GPUs, essential for tasks such as data processing and running software.
23 hours ago
Jupiter Exchange launched a platform (ape.jup.ag) for safer, smoother, and cheaper memecoin trading.
Users can deposit SOL into a secure vault, discover new tokens with rug check safety profiles, and enjoy better trades.
Users can deposit SOL into a secure vault, discover new tokens with rug check safety profiles, and enjoy better trades.
24 hours ago
What is magicblock?
It's a taste of what's to come in the Solana gaming scene 🎮
A beginner's guide to the Onchain Game Engine 👇
Onchain game engines make it easier to build games with no external dependencies beyond their underlying blockchain.
To me, this is one of the most exciting areas of development in crypto today, and that’s why my curiosity was piqued when I recently came across MagicBlock Engine.
MagicBlock is a game engine that’s innovated an Ephemeral Rollups architecture for powering flexible and performant onchain games on Solana.
I think MagicBlock is an interesting look into what's to come in the Solana gaming scene, so let’s catch you up on all the basics.
What Is MagicBlock?
MagicBlock is a gaming framework built on top of Solana, designed to facilitate the development of fully onchain games and apps.
Recently, MagicBlock Engine showcased its capabilities at an a16zcrypto Demo Day event.
The demo featured a real-time, fully onchain game deployed entirely on Solana, and two clients played the game simultaneously with no lag thanks to the MagicBlock’s ability to delegate accounts into fast Solana validators.
What Are Ephemeral Rollups?
MagicBlock extends Solana's capabilities by introducing Ephemeral Rollups (ERs), which are designed to efficiently facilitate state transitions without fragmenting a game’s state.
MagicBlock’s Other Main Features
⚡️ BOLT — A framework that uses the Entity Component System (ECS) pattern to streamline the development of onchain games. It allows developers to quickly create modular, reusable, and extendable game components and logic.
🪪 SOAR — SOAR stands for Solana Onchain Achievement & Ranking. This reputation system lets developers readily define achievements based on onchain activities, track and display user rankings, and deploy rewards.
🔑 Session keys — MagicBlock recently helped add support for session keys in the Solana Unity SDK, making it easier for its game devs to eliminate the need for repeated wallet popups during frequent in-game interactions in a secure fashion.
MagicBlock’s angle is to bypass these fragmentation issues by keeping assets on mainnet Solana, thus maintaining the possibility for atomic composability, while still achieving scalability with ERs. This way you get high throughput, customizable runtimes, and the ability for games and apps to seamlessly interact without needing interoperability solutions.
What to Watch Going Forward?
1. MagicBlock is new and still rearing up. Which onchain game will be the first to officially use this engine?
2. The recent MagicBlock demo achieved 50ms latency, which is competitive with modern gaming standards. Can we expect further optimizations that bring this latency even lower for even better real-time gameplay?
3. Earlier this year, Parallel announced its AI game Colony would be based on Solana. Could the Parallel team adopt MagicBlock Engine to meet its infrastructure needs here?
4. With MagicBlock maintaining assets on the Solana mainnet, developers have the potential for atomic composability. What use cases will emerge from this capability?
5. Onchain games benefit greatly from user-generated content (UGC) and user-generated logic (UGL). Will the SOAR system be used to incentivize these sorts of creations?
The Bottom Line
While MagicBlock is still in its early stages, its potential to catalyze Solana’s fully onchain gaming scene seems considerable, as its Ephemeral Rollups architecture can help it bypass key challenges faced by other gaming engines while still ensuring high performance. Looking ahead, be sure to stay updated on the team’s progress by following them on Twitter— they’re ones to watch in my opinion!
Written by WPeaster
It's a taste of what's to come in the Solana gaming scene 🎮
A beginner's guide to the Onchain Game Engine 👇
Onchain game engines make it easier to build games with no external dependencies beyond their underlying blockchain.
To me, this is one of the most exciting areas of development in crypto today, and that’s why my curiosity was piqued when I recently came across MagicBlock Engine.
MagicBlock is a game engine that’s innovated an Ephemeral Rollups architecture for powering flexible and performant onchain games on Solana.
I think MagicBlock is an interesting look into what's to come in the Solana gaming scene, so let’s catch you up on all the basics.
What Is MagicBlock?
MagicBlock is a gaming framework built on top of Solana, designed to facilitate the development of fully onchain games and apps.
Recently, MagicBlock Engine showcased its capabilities at an a16zcrypto Demo Day event.
The demo featured a real-time, fully onchain game deployed entirely on Solana, and two clients played the game simultaneously with no lag thanks to the MagicBlock’s ability to delegate accounts into fast Solana validators.
What Are Ephemeral Rollups?
MagicBlock extends Solana's capabilities by introducing Ephemeral Rollups (ERs), which are designed to efficiently facilitate state transitions without fragmenting a game’s state.
MagicBlock’s Other Main Features
⚡️ BOLT — A framework that uses the Entity Component System (ECS) pattern to streamline the development of onchain games. It allows developers to quickly create modular, reusable, and extendable game components and logic.
🪪 SOAR — SOAR stands for Solana Onchain Achievement & Ranking. This reputation system lets developers readily define achievements based on onchain activities, track and display user rankings, and deploy rewards.
🔑 Session keys — MagicBlock recently helped add support for session keys in the Solana Unity SDK, making it easier for its game devs to eliminate the need for repeated wallet popups during frequent in-game interactions in a secure fashion.
MagicBlock’s angle is to bypass these fragmentation issues by keeping assets on mainnet Solana, thus maintaining the possibility for atomic composability, while still achieving scalability with ERs. This way you get high throughput, customizable runtimes, and the ability for games and apps to seamlessly interact without needing interoperability solutions.
What to Watch Going Forward?
1. MagicBlock is new and still rearing up. Which onchain game will be the first to officially use this engine?
2. The recent MagicBlock demo achieved 50ms latency, which is competitive with modern gaming standards. Can we expect further optimizations that bring this latency even lower for even better real-time gameplay?
3. Earlier this year, Parallel announced its AI game Colony would be based on Solana. Could the Parallel team adopt MagicBlock Engine to meet its infrastructure needs here?
4. With MagicBlock maintaining assets on the Solana mainnet, developers have the potential for atomic composability. What use cases will emerge from this capability?
5. Onchain games benefit greatly from user-generated content (UGC) and user-generated logic (UGL). Will the SOAR system be used to incentivize these sorts of creations?
The Bottom Line
While MagicBlock is still in its early stages, its potential to catalyze Solana’s fully onchain gaming scene seems considerable, as its Ephemeral Rollups architecture can help it bypass key challenges faced by other gaming engines while still ensuring high performance. Looking ahead, be sure to stay updated on the team’s progress by following them on Twitter— they’re ones to watch in my opinion!
Written by WPeaster
PengBull pinned this post
24 hours ago
It's been just a little over 1,5 month since BullVerse token launch, but it feels like this platform has been there for us for years.
Honestly I fell in love with it since day one. There was no day in which developers weren't actively working on their child. This attitude is really hard to find in people nowadays.
With confidance I can tell you that green candle is about to appear. Bullpad is right behind the corner and would be a real danger for pump.fun.
I am securing even more Bull tokens to my wallet - it is not financial advice 😂
Who is paying attantion?
Honestly I fell in love with it since day one. There was no day in which developers weren't actively working on their child. This attitude is really hard to find in people nowadays.
With confidance I can tell you that green candle is about to appear. Bullpad is right behind the corner and would be a real danger for pump.fun.
I am securing even more Bull tokens to my wallet - it is not financial advice 😂
Who is paying attantion?
1 day ago
🐧🚀 PengyOS: Your Solana HUB for memes, dApps & more!
Time for web3 memecoins to rise!
Pengy is becoming the star of Solana, taking over Europe & soon the globe🌍.
After a dance-off in the Balkans, the Degen king & crew are ready for the world!🌟🎉
Time for web3 memecoins to rise!
Pengy is becoming the star of Solana, taking over Europe & soon the globe🌍.
After a dance-off in the Balkans, the Degen king & crew are ready for the world!🌟🎉
1 day ago
For those who want to become rich, I have a question for you: what will you do if you believe in nothing and only listen to others, or if you're terrified for nothing? Mcdo is hiring, never forget it
taboshi pinned this post
1 day ago
(E)
Note to self in near future. Thank you for believing in yourself and not being like 98% of stupid, uneducated people in finance. Thx also to astropeng for filling us with information and content and making social networking really interesting before the big moment (bullpad).
Of course, I also thank the other creators, but I've seen more of Astropeng than my own family 😂
Now that you've made it, go and fill up with coconut on the beach in the Maldives fcking degen
Of course, I also thank the other creators, but I've seen more of Astropeng than my own family 😂
Now that you've made it, go and fill up with coconut on the beach in the Maldives fcking degen
1 day ago
If you don’t believe in the power of branding remember this.
“Big booty Latinas” is just a rebrand of “Fat Mexican chicks”.
Branding is everything.
“Big booty Latinas” is just a rebrand of “Fat Mexican chicks”.
Branding is everything.
1 day ago
🐧🚀 Pengy goes wild on TikTok & Instagram!
PengyOS invites all meme & web3 enthusiasts to the future—the new meta.🌐💻
Back on track, setting sights on the moon & beyond.🌕🚀
Join us & make some waves together! 🌊✨
TikTok: @ Pengy_meme_sol
IG: @ PengyOS_meme
PengyOS invites all meme & web3 enthusiasts to the future—the new meta.🌐💻
Back on track, setting sights on the moon & beyond.🌕🚀
Join us & make some waves together! 🌊✨
TikTok: @ Pengy_meme_sol
IG: @ PengyOS_meme
2 days ago
Why working on automating your trading strategy?
Because as Warren Buffet once said, if you don't find a way to make money while you sleep you will work until you die.
Because as Warren Buffet once said, if you don't find a way to make money while you sleep you will work until you die.
2 days ago
Daily Memecoin Recap - July 2
Did you cook today?
Mao Takeover
$mao -> hit $7 .8m, absolutely insane community token, CTO'd multiple times, "cat" in Chinese
$gou -> hit $600k , "dog" in Chinese, beta play to $mao
Sydney Sweeney Hacked
$sweeney -> hit $3 .75m,
- Multiple tweets were posted on her account with a contract address
- The tweets were then deleted
- It has since been CTO'd (idk how you CTO a celebrity token lol)
Sean Kingston Launch
$king -> hit $10m ,
Khamzat Chimaev
$smash -> hit $8 .7m,
- Not confirmed to be his token
- He posted a vid asking what tokens he should buy (teasing at a launch)
Billy ATH
$billy -> $54m to $128m (2.37x from recent low), community continues to grow
$aro -> hit $1 .25m, $billy 's mom
$bif -> hit $480k , $billy + $wif
Cat Memes
$itty -> $190k to $1 .4m (7.36x), CTO
$manifest -> hit $850k , CTO
$silky -> hit $650k , $michi derivative
$kyun -> hit $540k , based on $wif 's owner's cat
$pumpcat -> hit $480k
$nubby -> hit $475k , $nub derivative
Dog Memes
$dilly -> $280k to $4 .5m (16x)
$winston -> hit $1 .27m
$boon -> hit $600k
Other Plays
$kama -> $3m to $11m (3.67x), based on KamalaHarris
$donkee -> $975k to $3 .67m (3.76x)
$landlord -> hit $1 .4m, launched on moonshot, good team
What do you think the next meta will be?
Did you cook today?
Mao Takeover
$mao -> hit $7 .8m, absolutely insane community token, CTO'd multiple times, "cat" in Chinese
$gou -> hit $600k , "dog" in Chinese, beta play to $mao
Sydney Sweeney Hacked
$sweeney -> hit $3 .75m,
- Multiple tweets were posted on her account with a contract address
- The tweets were then deleted
- It has since been CTO'd (idk how you CTO a celebrity token lol)
Sean Kingston Launch
$king -> hit $10m ,
Khamzat Chimaev
$smash -> hit $8 .7m,
- Not confirmed to be his token
- He posted a vid asking what tokens he should buy (teasing at a launch)
Billy ATH
$billy -> $54m to $128m (2.37x from recent low), community continues to grow
$aro -> hit $1 .25m, $billy 's mom
$bif -> hit $480k , $billy + $wif
Cat Memes
$itty -> $190k to $1 .4m (7.36x), CTO
$manifest -> hit $850k , CTO
$silky -> hit $650k , $michi derivative
$kyun -> hit $540k , based on $wif 's owner's cat
$pumpcat -> hit $480k
$nubby -> hit $475k , $nub derivative
Dog Memes
$dilly -> $280k to $4 .5m (16x)
$winston -> hit $1 .27m
$boon -> hit $600k
Other Plays
$kama -> $3m to $11m (3.67x), based on KamalaHarris
$donkee -> $975k to $3 .67m (3.76x)
$landlord -> hit $1 .4m, launched on moonshot, good team
What do you think the next meta will be?
2 days ago
RODMAN ON SOLANA
Part of the X ecosystem together with:
TED
LOONEY
MEMES OF COLORS
DABBY
This is the house that TED built. Building to to billions. Providing athletic scholarships for our youth.
NO RUGS
NO FUD
Let’s make crypto great again.
Subscribe to Crypto Secret X on YouTube
Part of the X ecosystem together with:
TED
LOONEY
MEMES OF COLORS
DABBY
This is the house that TED built. Building to to billions. Providing athletic scholarships for our youth.
NO RUGS
NO FUD
Let’s make crypto great again.
Subscribe to Crypto Secret X on YouTube
2 days ago
The Legacy of Zuzalu: One Year Later 🌇
Can the ephemeral city experiment inspired by Vitalik live on?
One year ago this week, our very own
TrustlessState shared details about his experience living with some of crypto’s brightest minds in the ephemeral city called Zuzalu.
You can read David's full breakdown of his experience below:
👉 http://bankless.cc/David_Z...
This popup city housed over 200 people from diverse regions and fields for two months. David conducted a number of interviews with fellow attendees during this time on topics spanning zero-knowledge proofs, longevity and biotech, network states, and public goods. You can check out those conversations below.
👉 http://bankless.cc/ZuzaluC...
Inspired and initiated by VitalikButerin, Zuzalu blended structure and spontaneity to construct a successful experiment, but almost immediately after the ephemeral city dispersed, attendees wondered how they could keep the fire of Zuzalu alive and continue to offer places for the ethos of Ethereum to connect with disparate emerging technologies.
Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to since 👇
🏡 The Rise of Zu-Villages
The success of Zuzalu sparked interest in continuing the concept of crypto pop-up cities called Zu-villages.
Earlier this year, a gitcoin grants program offered 250 ETH in funding for creating Zu-villages and Zu-related technology. The round ran from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, providing funding for 32 events like JoinEdgeCity, Esmerelda and ZuBerlinCity, which are currently running or have just finished, and 28 tools like ZupassProject and MuseMatrix_, a DeSci research institute.
Many of these tie into Zuzalu City, a community hub for Zu-villages and related software, including a calendar of pop-up cities like the few we've highlighted below:
Edge Esmeralda
The ongoing Edge Esmeralda is a month-long popup village focused on incubating novel technologies and new ways of living, aiming to build a foundation for a permanent new town, Esmeralda, around Healdsburg, CA. With $217K in funding from the Zuzalu grants round, Esmeralda put together a series of events centered around human organization, robotics, artificial intelligence, real-world crypto applications, and health and longevity.
The rise of Zu-villages illustrates the enduring impact of Zuzalu, with these pop-up cities continuing to foster collaboration, technological advancement, and a decentralized way of living across the globe.
These pop-up villages demonstrate a model where individuals can co-live, co-work, and co-create, blurring the lines between professional collaboration and communal living to create atmospheres aligned with personal sovereignty and collective problem-solving. The transient nature of these communities allows for flexibility and adaptability, where new ideas can be tested and refined in real time.
It highlights a future where governance is more fluid, technology enhances participants' health, and community building is a continuous, evolving process.
By providing spaces for like-minded individuals to come together, Zuzalu and its successors create fertile ground for social experimentation and technological innovation. They embody the spirit of decentralized, autonomous living, further reflecting the broader societal trends towards alternative lifestyles in the digital age. Overall, the legacy of Zuzalu lies in its ability to inspire and enact a vision of a forward-thinking world, where dynamic, transient communities can thrive and innovate, and tech and health exist in harmony.
Written by davewardonline
Can the ephemeral city experiment inspired by Vitalik live on?
One year ago this week, our very own
TrustlessState shared details about his experience living with some of crypto’s brightest minds in the ephemeral city called Zuzalu.
You can read David's full breakdown of his experience below:
👉 http://bankless.cc/David_Z...
This popup city housed over 200 people from diverse regions and fields for two months. David conducted a number of interviews with fellow attendees during this time on topics spanning zero-knowledge proofs, longevity and biotech, network states, and public goods. You can check out those conversations below.
👉 http://bankless.cc/ZuzaluC...
Inspired and initiated by VitalikButerin, Zuzalu blended structure and spontaneity to construct a successful experiment, but almost immediately after the ephemeral city dispersed, attendees wondered how they could keep the fire of Zuzalu alive and continue to offer places for the ethos of Ethereum to connect with disparate emerging technologies.
Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to since 👇
🏡 The Rise of Zu-Villages
The success of Zuzalu sparked interest in continuing the concept of crypto pop-up cities called Zu-villages.
Earlier this year, a gitcoin grants program offered 250 ETH in funding for creating Zu-villages and Zu-related technology. The round ran from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, providing funding for 32 events like JoinEdgeCity, Esmerelda and ZuBerlinCity, which are currently running or have just finished, and 28 tools like ZupassProject and MuseMatrix_, a DeSci research institute.
Many of these tie into Zuzalu City, a community hub for Zu-villages and related software, including a calendar of pop-up cities like the few we've highlighted below:
Edge Esmeralda
The ongoing Edge Esmeralda is a month-long popup village focused on incubating novel technologies and new ways of living, aiming to build a foundation for a permanent new town, Esmeralda, around Healdsburg, CA. With $217K in funding from the Zuzalu grants round, Esmeralda put together a series of events centered around human organization, robotics, artificial intelligence, real-world crypto applications, and health and longevity.
The rise of Zu-villages illustrates the enduring impact of Zuzalu, with these pop-up cities continuing to foster collaboration, technological advancement, and a decentralized way of living across the globe.
These pop-up villages demonstrate a model where individuals can co-live, co-work, and co-create, blurring the lines between professional collaboration and communal living to create atmospheres aligned with personal sovereignty and collective problem-solving. The transient nature of these communities allows for flexibility and adaptability, where new ideas can be tested and refined in real time.
It highlights a future where governance is more fluid, technology enhances participants' health, and community building is a continuous, evolving process.
By providing spaces for like-minded individuals to come together, Zuzalu and its successors create fertile ground for social experimentation and technological innovation. They embody the spirit of decentralized, autonomous living, further reflecting the broader societal trends towards alternative lifestyles in the digital age. Overall, the legacy of Zuzalu lies in its ability to inspire and enact a vision of a forward-thinking world, where dynamic, transient communities can thrive and innovate, and tech and health exist in harmony.
Written by davewardonline
