Wagtober - Newsletter Edition 74
In this week’s edition:
Weekly Editorial
October vibes, WagMedia’s renewed funding, what next, and how to get involved.
Top Story - Back on the DOT!
Rundown on the key things that have happened since our last newsletter.
Featured Update - Recap DOT Content!
A catch up on the standout content generated through our last batch of bounties.
Wag Roundup
News from our Finders Program between October 13th to October 17th.
Extras
Anything else.
Editorial
October brings a renewed sense of positivity to the crypto markets, with the hope that the long period of chop is behind us. With the breaking news of the SEC approval of options trading for Bitcoin ETFs, things are looking up. That said, please do take care, whether it is YOLOing into the notion of a memecoin supercycle, farming around, or getting into new things–DYOR.
This renewed sense of positivity also applies to the Polkadot ecosystem, as community content via the WagMedia mission is once again backed by OpenGov. On behalf of Team Wag and WagMedia Content Creators, we would like to thank you for your continued support.
There is so much to catch up on since we last published our weekly newsletter. Therefore, this week’s stories focus on catching up with the news and content highlights during our pause………
The full newsletter can be enjoyed via this link.
Dodow, Chief Editor
Top Story of the Week - Back on the DOT!
Written by yay.oi
Can you believe it’s been two months? As WagMedia’s funding from Referendum 365 came to a close, many at WagMedia took an opportunity to enjoy the last days of summer. Meanwhile, some of our finest content creators - Goku, Emil, and Esther- joined the second cohort of the Polkadot Social Media Editorial Board.
As for your buddy yay.oi, I was still here finding the latest Polkadot ecosystem news to share with you. In case you missed it, you can check it out on our GrillApp channel, but today I’ll give you a rundown of what’s happened since our last newsletter.
While the summer season was winding down, the US Major League Soccer season remained in full swing. On August 24th, Inter Miami CF announced Polkadot as its official Global Training Partner. The Polkadot logo now appears front and center on all training tops, and on signage throughout Chase Stadium in Miami.
Following the controversy over the 2024 H1 Polkadot Treasury Report spending, it may be a while before we see such extravagant spending on a sports sponsorship. While the ROI is hard to quantify, Inter Miami’s socials do provide a fair indication of the exposure. Their posts featuring the Polkadot training kit are regularly receiving views and likes of over 100k.
Meanwhile, Mythos Chain was out there forming their own sports partnership with none other than the 2023 Super Bowl Champions. Their game NFL Rivals was named the Official Mobile Game of the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2024 season. Branding now appears throughout Arrowhead stadium, while fans can enjoy pre-game promotions and prizes…….
Check out our full newsletter for the full story
Featured Update - Recap DOT Content!
Written by Sanchez
And, we’re back! Thanks to renewed funding from the Polkadot treasury, we’ve resumed producing and promoting original and valuable content, translations, and weekly newsletters that focus on showcasing new developments and the capabilities of the Polkadot Network.
Towards the end of our last funding phase, a flurry of bounties was set up to spotlight developments within the ecosystem. This week's featured update will look back at and analyze some of the best content produced for those bounties, as well as other content that earned rewards on WagMedia that you may have missed.
Starting with content nominated for retroactive rewards, PABLO was the only recipient of these rewards for August. His story-like explanation of Agile coretime and its implication for projects looking to launch on Polkadot earned him 22 DOT. He was also awarded 23 DOT for creating an awesome animation.
Over on the Bounty Hub, there were 15 different bounties with over 100 submissions from various creators. Given the staggering volume, the recap of the Bounty Hub will be divided into three stages…….
Wag Roundup
Written by yay.oi & Sanchez
The 2024 Q3 Polkadot Treasury Report has been published. At USD $23.3M, Treasury spending was almost half of the USD $57.6M Q2 spend that captured the attention of Crypto Twitter earlier this year. The sharp drop in spending is attributable to a significant reduction in Talent & Education and Outreach spends.
With Stellaswap's second round of token burning complete, you can keep up with the burn progress on CoinGecko, which now reflects the 100M tokens already burned. There’s still another 150M STELLA left to be burned in the coming weeks.
OG Tracker has released a new self-reporting feature where funding recipients can connect their wallet and report the progress of their approved proposals. The team is already in talks to sync with the recently released Polkassembly Progress Reports.
The Gavun Wud OG WUD BURN NFT Collection has dropped in collaboration with Kodadot. Issued to the top LP burners from the WUD/Hydration LP Burn NFT Campaign, they come in four tiers - Diamond, Gold, Silver, and Bronze - each with a unique in-game utility for the Flappy Wud game. Each NFT is numbered according to the burner's rank on the leaderboard, and contains embedded information about the number of LP shares burned.
Silencio held an AMA on Discord with CryptoRand on the 17th of October. The topics discussed include data privacy, the forthcoming airdrop, and the new app.
Hyperbridge hosted a X space with Hashi Alliance on the 17th of October, to discuss their partnership and plans to improve interoperability across diverse ecosystems.
OpenGuild hosted a workshop with Unique Network on the OpenGuild discord, focused on building NFT projects on Unique. Guest speakers from Unique Network include senior developer Max Andreev and DevRel manager Filip Filipovich.
Extras
Lovely cover art created by Dodow.
Recently Shared News (missed news from previous weeks) can also be found in the Wag Roundup.
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