Briefings: Antelope is LIVE, ENF Tour, Pomelo Claims, EVMxIdeathon, New Scam

Antelope Leap 3.1 is Here

EOS Network Foundation CEO, Yves La Rose, described the Antelope development effort as a culmination of a year of painstaking effort. Yves’ words tell the story best:

“The story of the $EOS community taking the power back exemplifies the new power balance created by #Web3. With crypto, the people really are in control!”

Yves called the successful launch a historic day and new beginning. He went as far as to declare an EOS independence day. Makes sense when one realizes Antelope is the first time an EOS upgrade is under the control of the community. For now, the ENF remains under direction from Yves with funds primarily derived from block producers. Note that block producers committed in advance to the network upgrade. For more from Yves, check a recent Good Block interview.

Hear about what the Antelope upgrade means from others around the community:

ENF VP of Communications, Zack Gall, recommends an article by The Block. He described it as likely the best coverage of EOS from outside the ecosystem.
Greymass provided an explainer.
Dan Singjoy, whose contributions put him at sort of celebrity status around the community, reflected on EOS’ origin and its role as a facilitator of independence.
Bywire wrote an informative, celebratory article.

Read about launch day in the ENF’s own words on the foundation’s blog. Watch the live streamed Go/No-go call and monitor Antelope’s active up time.

Near-term Impact

Yves pointed out that EOS proves more decentralized than Ethereum. Antelope allows for an EOS EVM. Thus, EOS will soon help further decentralize the Ethereum network. That’s on top of introducing near-zero cost transactions and much faster operations. Furthermore, during this week’s Fireside Chat, the community heard Zack discuss Trust EVM compatibility. He states that all aspects (every nuance) of Ethereum smart contracts will be accessible through Trust. Amidst all the excitement surrounding the launch, it’s amazing that Hypha DAO was able to steal some of the spotlight. Watch the ENF-Hypha interview to find out why. Oftentimes, art best captures a moment, like an inspired EOS independence day comic by @Kommienezuspadt. Successful yes, perfect no, as when is anything ever? Especially when innovating. But, how frequently do bug fixes happen the next day. The Leap 3.1.1 patch provided several fixes as ENF-led aggressive development progresses forward.

ENF on Tour

Team ENF’s tour continues following a presentation from its home nation, Canada. Now on two continents, as well as simultaneous representation by Zaisan in Amsterdam, the team gets ready for the big one. Again from this week's Fireside Chat, the community finds the ENF tour team leaping at the opportunity to squeeze in a South Korean presentation just prior to TOKEN2049. The South Korean event is sponsored by Upbit Global in Busan. The surprise scheduling means that only Yves and another board member were available to man the booth. South Korea is an important market because the nation has outshined the rest of the crypto world at times. Image of an ear-to-ear smiling Big Bear Samurai comes courtesy of EOS Korea. He knows his friends. Image, video and team photo of the New EOS depict an event hosted by W3.Fund and DMexico held in Cologne, Germany. On to TOKEN2049!

Pomelo Funds Distributed

Pomelo season 3 claims opened on September 22, a day after the Antelope Leap 3.1 launch. Claims went to project owners who followed the rules and earned donations which entitled them to share in the matching pool. While technically, Pomelo and Gitcoin are competitors, the passion to spread the ‘magic’ of quadratic funding takes precedence. There’s also the fact that they operate on separate chains. Why bring up Gitcoin? The Pomelo team took the time to help spread an energetic clip by @raven50mm explaining the power of quadratic funding. Spirited momentum continues during the offseason. A goodwill (free) poker party is open to the Pomelo community. Last checked, the free tourney is one member shy of 30 participants. Win NFTs. Join Pomelo Telegram to learn more.

EVMxIdeathon

Both Helios and the ENF sponsor the EVMxIdeathon. The event is a combination hackathon and ideation. Anyone who believes they can start or substantially improve a project is welcomed to join. Over the next 5 weeks, the EVMxIdeathon will livestream workshops. The goal of these workshops is to help participants refine their projects. First up is the Design Thinking Workshop. In terms of judging criteria, the Creativity category was spotlighted this week. For more information about judging, or the event in general, visit the EVMxIdeathon Devpost. Helios’ Chris Barnes went live on Fireside Chat to discuss the hackathon/ideathon.

New Scam Warning the Week

EOS Support may be the most diligent organization when it comes to identifying and warning the community about scams and the like. This week followed with another scam different from the v3 update scam identified last week. The EOS Support team identified a fake Facebook group trying to lure unsuspecting parties via the name “EOS Network”. Actually, the scam is a bit elaborate with a network of fake sites promoting the word “official”. When faced with a scam, EOS Support takes to twitter, as well as provides a detailed account via an article on the EOS Support website.

Eden on EOS: Flying with Confidence

The current term Chief Delegates seem to have grown together as a group. Possibly because Eden on EOS has itself matured, or maybe because the community feels more confident now that Antelope is here. In any regard, this term’s CDs appear more focused in their efforts. Recent discussions include:

Individual Updates
Raising funds for Open-Source Eden-related code upgrades
NFT.Eden account creation
Bylaw discussion - Dispute Resolution, Annual Dues

The above list was taken from this week’s meeting tweet. Yes, the Bylaw discussion is a persistent one. However, the group has been working toward lasting change. Maybe the most eye catching item is the raising of funds to upgrade the Eden code. Eden’s open-source software has been left in a sort of limbo during past terms. NFTs prove to be a positive way to connect with the community. Thanks should be given to the weekly congregation of the Eden fractal for sustained interest. Below are consistent providers of mainnet community information:

Third Term CDs meeting #11
Antelope Coalition meeting for September 15 and 22
Top 5 Moments of the Week
Fireside Chat
Eden Townhall Show #12 (last week)
The Giveaway Show
Daily news by EOS Vision
EOS / Eden and fractally weekly recaps on telegram

In addition to the above resources, Helios hosts weekly discussions on emerging topics.

Fractally Latest

Another week in the books. The Genesis fractal seems to have found a groove. Discussions continue for all members even following second round consensus meetings. Two topics grabbed most of the attention. The first is an ongoing discussion about other fractals. This week, the Roy (Russian) fractal seemed to find a place within the community. Note that the Russian speaking group listed on gofractally.com is NOT the same as Roy. Also note, that Roy fractal remains independent of the gofractally.com information network. The other topic is another persistent one, but maybe less frequently discussed. That is, how best to grow the community, and member demographics. See the current list of fractals (in-development) below:

Genesis (independent) - learn consensus fundamentals
Eden (EOS) - contribute to the mainnet
Alien Worlds (WAX) - a gaming DAO experiment
Bitshares - exchange, NFTs and onboardings
Hispana - a unique process by Spanish speakers
Roy (unlisted) - independent Russian community

For those wanting to learn more directly from the community, check out new Hive articles by seymour (Genesis meeting), mikelennie (recaps), auguerrido (Hispania), and highsteam1900 (Bitshares); also, fractally Telegram recaps (same as above). Additionally this week, mattlangston provided an analysis of the group’s structure, thomashallgren looked at public goods with fractally in mind, reports by hachtu and zhenek, and daveju publish a video for Hispana fractal. Join the discussion, make contributions, and inquire here.

COMMUNITY CHATTER

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