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Education nominations for RPGF2

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Jan. 17, 2023, 3:47 p.m.

Education nominations for RetroPGF 2 This is the thread to nominate projects for the Education category of RetroPGF round 2 . Please familiarize yourself with the Nominations process for RetroPGF round 2 . :hourglass_flowing_sand: Overview of Timelines Project nominations: Jan 17 19 : 00 GMT - Jan 31 19 : 00 GMT Final project opt-in deadline: Feb 21 Voting: Mar 7 - Mar 21 image 1920 × 960 32 . 1 KB :seedling: Scope of this round RetroPGF round 2 is dedicated to projects that support development and usage of the OP Stack. For the category of Education you may nominate Work to spread awareness and knowledge of how Optimism works, whether technically or socially. :sparkles: How to Nominate a Project Things to consider when nominating a project: Try to describe as best as you can how this project has delivered impact relating to the scope of this round. Make sure to nominate projects in the relevant category Before nominating a project please see if this project has been nominated already, so we can avoid duplication. For Projects: If you are a project looking to participate in this round please have a read of the Project Manual, it has an overview of the process and an FAQ section to answer questions that might come up. For your project to be eligible you will need to opt-in to the round and complete a project profile in the RetroPGF application manager by Feb 21 - 19 : 00 GMT. This will include providing more information about your project and verifying your Github or Twitter account. The application manager will be launched by end of Jan, more details to follow on this soon! Any project without a correctly verified GitHub or Twitter account, any project impersonating another team, any project not relating to the scope of the round, or any project without a complete profile may be hidden from the voting round at the Foundation’s discretion. Projects are allowed to nominate themselves. Here the term “project” can describe work that has been done by both an individual or a group. Collections, a term used to describe projects without a single person or entity that can be verified via GitHub or Twitter, may only be nominated by the Optimism Foundation. Please use this template to Nominate a project: The projects name: A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Project Nominations will close by Jan 31 at 19 : 00 GMT

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system - This user is a moderator

Jan. 17, 2023, 3:47 p.m.

Education nominations for RetroPGF 2 This is the thread to nominate projects for the Education ca… Education nominations for RetroPGF 2 This is the thread to nominate projects for the Education category of RetroPGF round 2 102 . Please familiarize yourself with the Nominations process for RetroPGF round 2 118 . :hourglass_flowing_sand: Overview of Timelines Project nominations: Jan 17 19 : 00 GMT - Jan 31 19 : 00 GMT Final project opt-in deadline: Feb 21 Voting: Mar 7 - Mar 21 image 1920 × 960 32 . 1 KB :seedling: Scope of this round RetroPGF round 2 is dedicated to projects that support development and usage of the OP Stack. For the category of Education you may nominate Work to spread awareness and knowledge of how Optimism works, whether technically or socially. :sparkles: How to Nominate a Project Things to consider when nominating a project: Try to describe as best as you can how this project has delivered impact relating to the scope of this round. Make sure to nominate projects in the relevant category Before nominating a project please see if this project has been nominated already, so we can avoid duplication. For Projects: If you are a project looking to participate in this round please have a read of the Project Manual 38 , it has an overview of the process and an FAQ section to answer questions that might come up. For your project to be eligible you will need to opt-in to the round and complete a project profile in the RetroPGF application manager 18 by Feb 21 - 19 : 00 GMT. This will include providing more information about your project and verifying your Github or Twitter account. The application manager will be launched by end of Jan, more details to follow on this soon! Any project without a correctly verified GitHub or Twitter account, any project impersonating another team, any project not relating to the scope of the round, or any project without a complete profile may be hidden from the voting round at the Foundation’s discretion. Projects are allowed to nominate themselves. Here the term “project” can describe work that has been done by both an individual or a group. Collections, a term used to describe projects without a single person or entity that can be verified via GitHub or Twitter, may only be nominated by the Optimism Foundation. Please use this template to Nominate a project: The projects name: A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Project Nominations will close by Jan 31 at 19 : 00 GMT

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Jan. 17, 2023, 8:47 p.m.

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Axel_T - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 12:34 a.m.

Hi, This one is fresh in my memory after getting some help for some recent Quest completions… I’d l… Hi, This one is fresh in my memory after getting some help for some recent Quest completions… I’d like to nominate: Projects Name: Subli (YouTube Channel) Description of description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Subli is an easily found resource to access ‘How To’ tutorials that show (new) users how to actually make use of some of the Dapps on the OP stack. While the Channel is targeted towards DeFi in general, there are a number of tutorials specifically dedicated to Optimism and the Dapps on its platform. The tutorials are clear and effective, i.e. they allow a newbie to understand and use previously unfamiliar Dapps, confidently, in a matter of minutes. That is, his tutorials work, they are not fluff with silly thumbnails, and they are dedicated to learning the skills to access Defi and not about getting rich quick from crypto. The Channel is also multilingual, which is a strong positive in the spirit of inclusion, diversity and decentralisation. The Subli Defi Channel has a low level of Subscribers and thus isn’t likely getting the reward deserved from YouTube monetisation. Thus, I think the RPGF is a good alternative to recognise the impact it is having, and can have in the future. Links to Project: https://www.youtube.com/@Subli_Defi 19 (The YouTube Channel) https://twitter.com/Subli_Defi 3 (Twitter) Contact info for the project or project lead: I don’t know their contact info. Although he is in this forum: @Subli_Defi Note 1 : I don’t know if they want to participate. I assume they’ll have to ‘Opt-in’? Note 2 : After just looking up their Twitter for this nomination, I see they describe themselves as a “Optimism Ambassador” so I’m not sure if that disqualifies them from eligibility. I honestly just liked and used their YouTube tutorials to learn a few new things, everyone so far has been nominating themselves, so I wanted to nominate them. I’ll let everyone else take it from here.

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Axel_T - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 12:34 a.m.

Hi, This one is fresh in my memory after getting some help for some recent Quest completions… I’d l… Hi, This one is fresh in my memory after getting some help for some recent Quest completions… I’d like to nominate: Projects Name: Subli (YouTube Channel) Description of description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Subli is an easily found resource to access ‘How To’ tutorials that show (new) users how to actually make use of some of the Dapps on the OP stack. While the Channel is targeted towards DeFi in general, there are a number of tutorials specifically dedicated to Optimism and the Dapps on its platform. The tutorials are clear and effective, i.e. they allow a newbie to understand and use previously unfamiliar Dapps, confidently, in a matter of minutes. That is, his tutorials work, they are not fluff with silly thumbnails, and they are dedicated to learning the skills to access Defi and not about getting rich quick from crypto. The Channel is also multilingual, which is a strong positive in the spirit of inclusion, diversity and decentralisation. The Subli Defi Channel has a low level of Subscribers and thus isn’t likely getting the reward deserved from YouTube monetisation. Thus, I think the RPGF is a good alternative to recognise the impact it is having, and can have in the future. Links to Project: https://www.youtube.com/@Subli_Defi (The YouTube Channel) https://twitter.com/Subli_Defi (Twitter) Contact info for the project or project lead: I don’t know their contact info. Although he is in this forum: @Subli_Defi Note 1 : I don’t know if they want to participate. I assume they’ll have to ‘Opt-in’? Note 2 : After just looking up their Twitter for this nomination, I see they describe themselves as a “Optimism Ambassador” so I’m not sure if that disqualifies them from eligibility. I honestly just liked and used their YouTube tutorials to learn a few new things, everyone so far has been nominating themselves, so I wanted to nominate them. I’ll let everyone else take it from here.

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Axel_T - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 5:34 a.m.

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mahemo - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

gm, I’d like to nominate L 2 Beat Projects name: L 2 Beat (Website) Description of how the proj… gm, I’d like to nominate L 2 Beat Projects name: L 2 Beat (Website) Description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: L 2 BEAT is an L 2 explorer page that educates visitors about different L 2 s including Optimism, their respective points of differentiation, as well as how they work and where they stand with their milestones and development progress. As such L 2 BEAT has supported the usage of the OP stack, Optimism as a network, and the whole L 2 ecosystem by means of educating users about the benefits of L 2 s and Optimism specifically showcasing users how to use L 2 s and how to bridge over updating on Optimisms development progress informing users on security implications, risks, as well as things to be aware of Below is a description of the project’s value prop in their own words: "L 2 BEAT is an analytics and research website about Ethereum layer two (L 2 ) scaling. We provide a comparison of the various Ethereum L 2 systems available today. An important differentiator between L 2 BEAT and similar sites is that L 2 BEAT is committed to educating users and lists only projects that match our narrow definition of L 2 . We define layer two as a chain that fully or partially derives its security from layer one Ethereum so that users do not have to rely on the honesty of L 2 validators for the security of their funds. Because of our commitment to education we present various non-trivial metrics aside from Total Value Locked (TVL). We have carefully examined each L 2 project to determine the inner workings of their technology as well as the associated risks. To learn about any of our listed projects visit their respective page on L 2 BEAT." A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Website: L 2 BEAT – The state of the layer two ecosystem 9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/l 2 beat 3

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mahemo - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

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norswap - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 10:44 a.m.

I want to nominate 0 xParc (https:// 0 xparc.org/) for their educations initiatives, including th… I want to nominate 0 xParc (https:// 0 xparc.org/) for their educations initiatives, including their Circom / Halo 2 learning groups at http://learn. 0 xparc.org/ the MIT zk-IAP course (https://zkiap.com/) that they are organizing their various residencies & collaborative research initiatives which they write about on their blog ( 0 xPARC) Beyond education, 0 xParc has also been responsible for advances in applied zk technology (see for instances the posts on Batch-ECDA, zkPairing and Ecne on their blog). However, I have chosen to nominate them under education, because I feel that this is where their impact has been the greatest, introducing a whole new generation of hackers to the marvels of zero-knowledge technology — a technology that is profoundly transformative and whose impact over the coming years and decades will be tremendous.

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norswap - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 10:44 a.m.

I want to nominate 0 xParc (https:// 0 xparc.org/ 11 ) for their educations initiatives, includin… I want to nominate 0 xParc (https:// 0 xparc.org/ 11 ) for their educations initiatives, including their Circom / Halo 2 learning groups at http://learn. 0 xparc.org/ 7 the MIT zk-IAP course (https://zkiap.com/ 3 ) that they are organizing their various residencies & collaborative research initiatives which they write about on their blog ( 0 xPARC 2 ) Beyond education, 0 xParc has also been responsible for advances in applied zk technology (see for instances the posts on Batch-ECDA, zkPairing and Ecne on their blog). However, I have chosen to nominate them under education, because I feel that this is where their impact has been the greatest, introducing a whole new generation of hackers to the marvels of zero-knowledge technology — a technology that is profoundly transformative and whose impact over the coming years and decades will be tremendous.

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kelvin - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 11:24 a.m.

Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations 16 Description thesleeper.eth 13 maintains a … Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations 16 Description thesleeper.eth 13 maintains a blog written in Thai that shares information about Optimism, the Optimism Collective, and the OP Stack. As of the writing of this post, the blog contains 30 posts. These posts include translations of almost all of the English information outputted by the Optimism Foundation and OP Labs over the past year. Given that the Thai community represents a significant part of the Optimism ecosystem, this blog is invaluable in giving people native-language information about the Optimism Collective and its efforts. I don’t believe that any of the blog posts or tweets have been monetized. Links Twitter 13 Blog 16 Contact Can be contacted via Twitter Disclaimers I work for OP Labs. I am making this nomination in my capacity as an individual and not on behalf of OP Labs. I have no existing relationship with thesleeper.eth other than following them on Twitter.

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kelvin - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 11:24 a.m.

Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations Description thesleeper.eth maintains a blog writt… Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations Description thesleeper.eth maintains a blog written in Thai that shares information about Optimism, the Optimism Collective, and the OP Stack. As of the writing of this post, the blog contains 30 posts. These posts include translations of almost all of the English information outputted by the Optimism Foundation and OP Labs over the past year. Given that the Thai community represents a significant part of the Optimism ecosystem, this blog is invaluable in giving people native-language information about the Optimism Collective and its efforts. I don’t believe that any of the blog posts or tweets have been monetized. Links Twitter Blog Contact Can be contacted via Twitter Disclaimers I work for OP Labs. I am making this nomination in my capacity as an individual and not on behalf of OP Labs. I have no existing relationship with thesleeper.eth other than following them on Twitter.

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Thong - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Nested help an average users to onboard DeFi in less than 5 minutes. Nested abstract the nitty gritty of DeFi learning curve bottleneck that keep average internet users shy from interacting with the Decentralize Finance world. Interacting and managing crypto assets on OP with Nested is an enjoyable experience to view portfolio, edit allocations, and research other’s portfolio movements and strategies. A new user ( totally not have knowledge of DeFi before) can set up their wallet within seconds (abstract to account creation) and start buying OP assets from their credit card/ bank wire. After the user is more aware of the DeFi usages, they can learn about the private keys and take control of their account, while being totally self-custody with Nested. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/RudyKadoch

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Thong - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Nested help an average users to onboard DeFi in less than 5 minutes. Nested abstract the nitty gritty of DeFi learning curve bottleneck that keep average internet users shy from interacting with the Decentralize Finance world. Interacting and managing crypto assets on OP with Nested is an enjoyable experience to view portfolio, edit allocations, and research other’s portfolio movements and strategies. A new user ( totally not have knowledge of DeFi before) can set up their wallet within seconds (abstract to account creation) and start buying OP assets from their credit card/ bank wire. After the user is more aware of the DeFi usages, they can learn about the private keys and take control of their account, while being totally self-custody with Nested. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi 4 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/RudyKadoch

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mahemo - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 12:04 p.m.

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 3:27 p.m.

The projects name: web 3 beach A description of how the project has supported development and u… The projects name: web 3 beach A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack(not relevant with Optimism directly): By adapting incentivizing environmental impact and web 3 education, they’re able to encourage the local community to participate in environmental efforts. Instead of playing games, they’re making environmental and social impact while accelerating web 3 adoption in Honduras. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/web 3 beach 8 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: twitter: https://twitter.com/carlosjmelgar discord: carlosjmelgar# 2531

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 3:27 p.m.

The projects name: web 3 beach A description of how the project has supported development and u… The projects name: web 3 beach A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack(not relevant with Optimism directly): By adapting incentivizing environmental impact and web 3 education, they’re able to encourage the local community to participate in environmental efforts. Instead of playing games, they’re making environmental and social impact while accelerating web 3 adoption in Honduras. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/web 3 beach (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: twitter: https://twitter.com/carlosjmelgar discord: carlosjmelgar# 2531

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norswap - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 3:44 p.m.

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kelvin - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 4:24 p.m.

Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations 16 Description thesleeper.eth 12 maintains a … Project Name thesleeper.eth blog and translations 16 Description thesleeper.eth 12 maintains a blog written in Thai that shares information about Optimism, the Optimism Collective, and the OP Stack. As of the writing of this post, the blog contains 30 posts. These posts include translations of almost all of the English information outputted by the Optimism Foundation and OP Labs over the past year. Given that the Thai community represents a significant part of the Optimism ecosystem, this blog is invaluable in giving people native-language information about the Optimism Collective and its efforts. I don’t believe that any of the blog posts or tweets have been monetized. Links Twitter 12 Blog 16 Contact Can be contacted via Twitter Disclaimers I work for OP Labs. I am making this nomination in my capacity as an individual and not on behalf of OP Labs. I have no existing relationship with thesleeper.eth other than following them on Twitter.

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drahlraigon - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 4:44 p.m.

my nomination goes to Nested Fi it has been playing its part on onboarding new and shy people to th… my nomination goes to Nested Fi it has been playing its part on onboarding new and shy people to the world of decentralised fi, making it easier thank you.

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Thong - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 4:54 p.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Nested help an average users to onboard DeFi in less than 5 minutes. Nested abstract the nitty gritty of DeFi learning curve bottleneck that keep average internet users shy from interacting with the Decentralize Finance world. Interacting and managing crypto assets on OP with Nested is an enjoyable experience to view portfolio, edit allocations, and research other’s portfolio movements and strategies. A new user ( totally not have knowledge of DeFi before) can set up their wallet within seconds (abstract to account creation) and start buying OP assets from their credit card/ bank wire. After the user is more aware of the DeFi usages, they can learn about the private keys and take control of their account, while being totally self-custody with Nested. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi 4 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/RudyKadoch

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 8:27 p.m.

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drahlraigon - No Role

Jan. 18, 2023, 9:44 p.m.

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sosmart - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 9:59 a.m.

The projects name : Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of … The projects name : Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack : As you know DEFI is difficult even for experienced users, not to mention newcomers, new people getting into the space are lost among the countless names of projects, not to mention the understanding of the complex DEFI protocols, this really scares and discourages new users, which is so necessary to our space for early implementation in everyday life. Nested tries to solve this problem and help newcomers to enter the space even with zero knowledge literally in a couple of clicks. image 1917 × 970 98 . 8 KB Note the ways of logging in is really what newcomers are used to seeing. Nested tries to simplify their introduction to the space in the most important way, because the hardest thing to start. The project has a really user-friendly interface, the ability to copy other users’ investment strategies is an attractive proposition for beginners, and for experienced investors is a great way to monitor their knowledge, as the platform built in a royalty for each copy. Thanks to the link profile to tweeter we can go directly to the identity of the investor and even communicate with him in private messages.Bot in telegram notifies us of changes in our portfolio and we can quickly make changes to our investment strategy.So the project is aimed at important narativ is social interaction, attracting new people into the space, introducing them to the technology DEFI.So many interesting protocols built on Optimism, but how to attract new users and teach them to use them.Nested solves this problem and, thanks to a grant from optimism, will create a flywheel of usefulness and an influx of new users to the promising Layer 2 . A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/NestedFi 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/RudyKadoch

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sosmart - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 9:59 a.m.

The projects name : Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of … The projects name : Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack : As you know DEFI is difficult even for experienced users, not to mention newcomers, new people getting into the space are lost among the countless names of projects, not to mention the understanding of the complex DEFI protocols, this really scares and discourages new users, which is so necessary to our space for early implementation in everyday life. Nested tries to solve this problem and help newcomers to enter the space even with zero knowledge literally in a couple of clicks. image 1917 × 970 98 . 8 KB Note the ways of logging in is really what newcomers are used to seeing. Nested tries to simplify their introduction to the space in the most important way, because the hardest thing to start. The project has a really user-friendly interface, the ability to copy other users’ investment strategies is an attractive proposition for beginners, and for experienced investors is a great way to monitor their knowledge, as the platform built in a royalty for each copy. Thanks to the link profile to tweeter we can go directly to the identity of the investor and even communicate with him in private messages.Bot in telegram notifies us of changes in our portfolio and we can quickly make changes to our investment strategy.So the project is aimed at important narativ is social interaction, attracting new people into the space, introducing them to the technology DEFI.So many interesting protocols built on Optimism, but how to attract new users and teach them to use them.Nested solves this problem and, thanks to a grant from optimism, will create a flywheel of usefulness and an influx of new users to the promising Layer 2 . A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/NestedFi (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/RudyKadoch

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Perrin - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 10:47 a.m.

The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Onboard Web 2 users into Web 3 is too difficult ! Revolte is an adventure game (or interactive novel) in which players discover all Web 3 concepts (blockchain, wallet, public/private keys, token ,gas, layer 2 , …) following the events of the story. Some interactions (like wallet installation) are mandatory to continue the adventure. There are 3 chapters: chapter 1 : No relation with a network : The aim is to introduce the story/universe and to grab audience’s attention chapter 2 : Installation of a wallet and first steps on Goerli chapter 3 : Exploration and real use of Web 3 applications (swap, deposit, bridge) on Optimism A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: GitHub - pgrandne/revolte: Web 3 adventure game for onboarding (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: perrin.grandne@protonmail.com

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Perrin - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 10:47 a.m.

The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Onboard Web 2 users into Web 3 is too difficult ! Revolte is an adventure game (or interactive novel) in which players discover all Web 3 concepts (blockchain, wallet, public/private keys, token ,gas, layer 2 , …) following the events of the story. Some interactions (like wallet installation) are mandatory to continue the adventure. There are 3 chapters: chapter 1 : No relation with a network : The aim is to introduce the story/universe and to grab audience’s attention chapter 2 : Installation of a wallet and first steps on Goerli chapter 3 : Exploration and real use of Web 3 applications (swap, deposit, bridge) on Optimism A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: GitHub - pgrandne/revolte: Web 3 adventure game for onboarding 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: perrin.grandne@protonmail.com

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Johny - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 11:09 a.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: NESTED offers the possibility of creating a decentralized portfolio, has expanded its blockchains including Optimism helping more people to manage their assets faster and cheaper. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi 3

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Johny - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 11:09 a.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: NESTED offers the possibility of creating a decentralized portfolio, has expanded its blockchains including Optimism helping more people to manage their assets faster and cheaper. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi

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lanceplaine - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 12:54 p.m.

gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I… gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I think ZachXBT helps educate people, especially in the ETH community. Here is the description from the Gitcoin page: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I've researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other... Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I’ve researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other unethical behavior. After falling victim to similar things as a newcomer during the last crypto bull-run cycle I began to experience deja vu as I noticed it all start to occur once again. I eventually became fed up and decided to research and document the shady things that go on to hopefully educate as many people as possible and increase transparency in the space. What began as just one Tweet quickly evolved into something much larger. My work has been featured in places such as Bloomberg, Vice, NYT, & many more. Most of my time is spent researching leads using on-chain tools (Breadcrumbs, various blockchain explorers, & Nansen) as well as other tools (Twitter search, Archive org, YouTube, etc). A good percent of the leads either end up not being worthwhile or where I am unable to reach a conclusion. All findings are then openly shared with my Twitter audience. All funding received will go to equipment upgrades, future legal costs, and to whatever you value my time working about 8 + hours daily, researching & answering as many people as humanly possible. All of my work thus far has gone unpaid besides a donation address I set up at the end of January. Twitter link: https://twitter.com/zachxbt (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: See Twitter link

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lanceplaine - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 12:54 p.m.

gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I… gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I think ZachXBT helps educate people, especially in the ETH community. Here is the description from the Gitcoin page: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants 6 Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I've researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other... Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I’ve researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other unethical behavior. After falling victim to similar things as a newcomer during the last crypto bull-run cycle I began to experience deja vu as I noticed it all start to occur once again. I eventually became fed up and decided to research and document the shady things that go on to hopefully educate as many people as possible and increase transparency in the space. What began as just one Tweet quickly evolved into something much larger. My work has been featured in places such as Bloomberg, Vice, NYT, & many more. Most of my time is spent researching leads using on-chain tools (Breadcrumbs, various blockchain explorers, & Nansen) as well as other tools (Twitter search, Archive org, YouTube, etc). A good percent of the leads either end up not being worthwhile or where I am unable to reach a conclusion. All findings are then openly shared with my Twitter audience. All funding received will go to equipment upgrades, future legal costs, and to whatever you value my time working about 8 + hours daily, researching & answering as many people as humanly possible. All of my work thus far has gone unpaid besides a donation address I set up at the end of January. Twitter link: https://twitter.com/zachxbt 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: See Twitter link

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sosmart - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 2:59 p.m.

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Perrin - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 3:47 p.m.

The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Revolte A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Onboard Web 2 users into Web 3 is too difficult ! Revolte is an adventure game (or interactive novel) in which players discover all Web 3 concepts (blockchain, wallet, public/private keys, token ,gas, layer 2 , …) following the events of the story. Some interactions (like wallet installation) are mandatory to continue the adventure. There are 3 chapters: chapter 1 : No relation with a network : The aim is to introduce the story/universe and to grab audience’s attention chapter 2 : Installation of a wallet and first steps on Goerli chapter 3 : Exploration and real use of Web 3 applications (swap, deposit, bridge) on Optimism A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: GitHub - pgrandne/revolte: Web 3 adventure game for onboarding 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: perrin.grandne@protonmail.com

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Johny - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 4:09 p.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: NESTED offers the possibility of creating a decentralized portfolio, has expanded its blockchains including Optimism helping more people to manage their assets faster and cheaper. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nestedfi 3

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lanceplaine - No Role

Jan. 19, 2023, 5:54 p.m.

gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I… gm, I would like to nominate ZachXBT Projects name: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research Description: I think ZachXBT helps educate people, especially in the ETH community. Here is the description from the Gitcoin page: ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants ZachXBT Crypto Scam Research | Grants 6 Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I've researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other... Over the past year I have built up a pseudonymous identity on Twitter shedding a light on all the wrong doing that goes on in the Crypto/NFT space. The topics I’ve researched range from insider trading, rug pulls, undisclosed promotions, & other unethical behavior. After falling victim to similar things as a newcomer during the last crypto bull-run cycle I began to experience deja vu as I noticed it all start to occur once again. I eventually became fed up and decided to research and document the shady things that go on to hopefully educate as many people as possible and increase transparency in the space. What began as just one Tweet quickly evolved into something much larger. My work has been featured in places such as Bloomberg, Vice, NYT, & many more. Most of my time is spent researching leads using on-chain tools (Breadcrumbs, various blockchain explorers, & Nansen) as well as other tools (Twitter search, Archive org, YouTube, etc). A good percent of the leads either end up not being worthwhile or where I am unable to reach a conclusion. All findings are then openly shared with my Twitter audience. All funding received will go to equipment upgrades, future legal costs, and to whatever you value my time working about 8 + hours daily, researching & answering as many people as humanly possible. All of my work thus far has gone unpaid besides a donation address I set up at the end of January. Twitter link: https://twitter.com/zachxbt 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: See Twitter link

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 6:06 a.m.

Project Name: ITU Blockchain A description of how the project has supported development and usage o… Project Name: ITU Blockchain A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Optimism Virtual Machine (OVM) is an EVM-Compatible machine, Solidity is used in writing smart contracts. For the first time in history, ITU Blockchain published Solidity training in Turkish, which lasts more than 34 + hours completely for free of charge. Before, despite the high interest in cryptocurrencies in Turkey there was limited access to resources to build and develop this technology. Thanks to this training we have reached around 50 , 000 views, hundreds of people learned Solidity and participated in hackathons. The resources used in all our trainings are shared as open-source. All the codes and resources in our Solidity training are also shared on Github 1 . In addition, Optimism and dApps on Optimism are one of the networks/dApps we use in our trainings. announce 1280 × 720 80 . 8 KB In addition, ITU Blockchain is the community that conducts the most comprehensive face-to-face training on blockchain in Turkey. Every year, face-to-face trainings are held on Blockchain 101 , Blockchain Advanced, DeFi, NFT, Layer 2 s and DAO. These trainings are open to everyone. Anyone who wishes can attend the training without pre-registration. Since our trainings are the most qualified face-to-face trainings, more than 150 - 200 people attend each training. Especially in Layer 2 s training, a lot of information is given about Optimism. FDSgWQuWYAUVgsO 2048 × 1536 449 KB In addition, ITU Blockchain has been publishing and sharing crypto money and blockchain news every week for almost 3 years in a way that can be read in 5 minutes. It sends news to nearly 4000 newsletter subscribers by e-mail every week under the name of Genesis News 1 . ITU Blockchain has also participated in dozens of hackathons so far. The most important of these are ETH Bogota, ETH Mexico, ETH Berlin, ETH Barcelona, ETH Prague, ETH Online and Avalanche Barcelona Hackathon. They have won awards from many of these hackathons. They developed many hackathon projects organized by ETH Global on Optimism and was nominated for Optimism awards. FgktLI 6 WQAAnYLy 1920 × 1216 221 KB FglAb 4 XXEAAb 5 Cb 1920 × 2560 468 KB Links to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter ( 20 K+ followers), Github ( 410 + stars), Youtube 1 ( 128 K+ views), Instagram ( 4 K+ followers) Contact info for the project or project lead: ismailemin 007 @gmail.com or @ismailemin 007 on Telegram 1

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 6:06 a.m.

Project Name: ITU Blockchain A description of how the project has supported development and usage o… Project Name: ITU Blockchain A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Optimism Virtual Machine (OVM) is an EVM-Compatible machine, Solidity is used in writing smart contracts. For the first time in history, ITU Blockchain published Solidity training in Turkish, which lasts more than 34 + hours completely for free of charge. Before, despite the high interest in cryptocurrencies in Turkey there was limited access to resources to build and develop this technology. Thanks to this training we have reached around 50 , 000 views, hundreds of people learned Solidity and participated in hackathons. The resources used in all our trainings are shared as open-source. All the codes and resources in our Solidity training are also shared on Github. In addition, Optimism and dApps on Optimism are one of the networks/dApps we use in our trainings. announce 1280 × 720 80 . 8 KB In addition, ITU Blockchain is the community that conducts the most comprehensive face-to-face training on blockchain in Turkey. Every year, face-to-face trainings are held on Blockchain 101 , Blockchain Advanced, DeFi, NFT, Layer 2 s and DAO. These trainings are open to everyone. Anyone who wishes can attend the training without pre-registration. Since our trainings are the most qualified face-to-face trainings, more than 150 - 200 people attend each training. Especially in Layer 2 s training, a lot of information is given about Optimism. FDSgWQuWYAUVgsO 2048 × 1536 449 KB In addition, ITU Blockchain has been publishing and sharing crypto money and blockchain news every week for almost 3 years in a way that can be read in 5 minutes. It sends news to nearly 4000 newsletter subscribers by e-mail every week under the name of Genesis News. ITU Blockchain has also participated in dozens of hackathons so far. The most important of these are ETH Bogota, ETH Mexico, ETH Berlin, ETH Barcelona, ETH Prague, ETH Online and Avalanche Barcelona Hackathon. They have won awards from many of these hackathons. They developed many hackathon projects organized by ETH Global on Optimism and was nominated for Optimism awards. FgktLI 6 WQAAnYLy 1920 × 1216 221 KB FglAb 4 XXEAAb 5 Cb 1920 × 2560 468 KB Links to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter ( 20 K+ followers), Github ( 410 + stars), Youtube ( 128 K+ views), Instagram ( 4 K+ followers) Contact info for the project or project lead: ismailemin 007 @gmail.com or @ismailemin 007 on Telegram

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Gochomovie - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 7:15 a.m.

Good afternoon, I would like to nominate Truffle Optimism Box Projects name: Truffle Suite (Websi… Good afternoon, I would like to nominate Truffle Optimism Box Projects name: Truffle Suite (Website) Description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Truffle Optimism Box provides developers with the boilerplate structure necessary to start coding for Optimism’s Ethereum Layer 2 solution. Truffle provides the initial building blocks to get to work on Optimistic Ethereum without pushing developers to write any particular sort of application. With this box, Users will be able to compile, migrate, and test Solidity code against several instances of Optimistic Ethereum networks. Optimism’s Layer 2 solution is almost fully compatible with the EVM, though it uses an “optimistic” EVM called the OVM. The main difference between the EVM and the OVM that developers will notice is that some opcodes are not available for contracts that are deployed to the OVM. The Truffle Optimism Box is complete with the Optimistic solc compiler already referenced in the truffle-config.ovm.js file. Users can see a complete list of differences between Optimism’s fork of the solc compiler and the original A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Website: trufflesuite.com Twitter: trufflesuite *Github GitHub - truffle-box/optimism-box: Truffle box with code to start working with Optimism L 2

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Gochomovie - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 7:15 a.m.

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Gonna.eth - govNERD, This user is a moderator

Jan. 20, 2023, 9:55 a.m.

The projects name: Bankless Academy A description of how the project has supported the developm… The projects name: Bankless Academy A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Bankless Academy is a free-to-access, open-source, education hyper-structure seeking to empower internet society with the information and tools necessary to achieve financial self-sovereignty; by going Bankless. The banklessDAO-native team is on a mission to provide quality web 3 education as a free-for-everyone public good. While I know they got a grant to build most of the Optimism content, I believe having some resources with no strings attached will make this team go further and double down their efforts. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/BanklessAcademy 7 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @Tetranome

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Gonna.eth - This user is a moderator, govNERD

Jan. 20, 2023, 9:55 a.m.

The projects name: Bankless Academy A description of how the project has supported the developm… The projects name: Bankless Academy A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Bankless Academy is a free-to-access, open-source, education hyper-structure seeking to empower internet society with the information and tools necessary to achieve financial self-sovereignty; by going Bankless. The banklessDAO-native team is on a mission to provide quality web 3 education as a free-for-everyone public good. While I know they got a grant to build most of the Optimism content, I believe having some resources with no strings attached will make this team go further and double down their efforts. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/BanklessAcademy (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @Tetranome

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arabianhorses - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 11:06 a.m.

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Gochomovie - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

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zkjew - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 2:28 p.m.

Proposal to nominate the NFT project Optichads. Optichads is a wellness and health minded community… Proposal to nominate the NFT project Optichads. Optichads is a wellness and health minded community of optimism users that utilize basic psychology to help fuel healthy habits in a positive way. The thesis behind optichads is that your chad is a vehicle of motivation because of the artwork when a person looks at a chad and does a comparison, they see the chad like features to be a potential goal. This coupled with the congregation of like minded people leads to better health and wellness for chad holders. I personally have experienced greater motivation for health and wellness just by being in the community. The last RGF benefitted Optichads and was a success for their proof of physical work for distribution to the diverse set of chad holders. Optichads is the largest original pfp project on optimism with vibrant, knowledgeable community members, rewarding Optichads would be rewarding optimism, dedication, and motivation for physical and mental health and wellness. There are countless conversations within the community about the mental benefit from getting strong. The endorphins help a lot of people be healthier mentally and physically. It would behoove optimism to have governance members that value mental and physical health and wellness. Down below I linked Optichads episode on OP Radio, which can provide a wealth of more resources on the project: OP Radio # 13 : OptiChads Strong NFT Community twitter contacts: OptiChads Dicaso 5 website: OptiChads Optichads 3 With a cheap public mint and 50 % donated to retroactive public goods, Optichads proves it cares about the community. We aim to inspire charitable giving and improving health and wellness. The project itself has also done a slew of donations to public goods!

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zkjew - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 2:28 p.m.

Proposal to nominate the NFT project Optichads. Optichads is a wellness and health minded community… Proposal to nominate the NFT project Optichads. Optichads is a wellness and health minded community of optimism users that utilize basic psychology to help fuel healthy habits in a positive way. The thesis behind optichads is that your chad is a vehicle of motivation because of the artwork when a person looks at a chad and does a comparison, they see the chad like features to be a potential goal. This coupled with the congregation of like minded people leads to better health and wellness for chad holders. I personally have experienced greater motivation for health and wellness just by being in the community. The last RGF benefitted Optichads and was a success for their proof of physical work for distribution to the diverse set of chad holders. Optichads is the largest original pfp project on optimism with vibrant, knowledgeable community members, rewarding Optichads would be rewarding optimism, dedication, and motivation for physical and mental health and wellness. There are countless conversations within the community about the mental benefit from getting strong. The endorphins help a lot of people be healthier mentally and physically. It would behoove optimism to have governance members that value mental and physical health and wellness. Down below I linked Optichads episode on OP Radio, which can provide a wealth of more resources on the project: OP Radio # 13 : OptiChads Strong NFT Community twitter contacts: OptiChads Dicaso 5 website: OptiChads Optichads With a cheap public mint and 50 % donated to retroactive public goods, Optichads proves it cares about the community. We aim to inspire charitable giving and improving health and wellness. The project itself has also done a slew of donations to public goods!

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Gonna.eth - This user is a moderator

Jan. 20, 2023, 2:55 p.m.

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Jrocki - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 6:38 p.m.

The projects name: The Blockchain Guy (@Michael) A description of how the project has supported de… The projects name: The Blockchain Guy (@Michael) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Michael’s YouTube Channel 10 has a lot of really great Optimism educational content covering everything from Optimism native protocols to how governance works in the ecosystem I consider Michael’s work hosting many Optimism Governance community calls an educational public good for two reasons. First, it is the host’s job gather topics to discuss during the call as well as facilitate a productive conversation surrounding those topics during the call. Secondly he provides a summary of each call he has hosted for anyone who does not have time to attend or listen to the recording (efficiently educating the community) As a final cherry on the top he has also contributed to the Optimism codebase In the end I have nominated Michael as there is not doubt in my mind that the Optimism ecosystem would be worse off without his above contributions to the public good. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/vander_meiden 3

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Jrocki - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 6:38 p.m.

The projects name: The Blockchain Guy (@Michael) A description of how the project has supported de… The projects name: The Blockchain Guy (@Michael) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Michael’s YouTube Channel has a lot of really great Optimism educational content covering everything from Optimism native protocols to how governance works in the ecosystem I consider Michael’s work hosting many Optimism Governance community calls an educational public good for two reasons. First, it is the host’s job gather topics to discuss during the call as well as facilitate a productive conversation surrounding those topics during the call. Secondly he provides a summary of each call he has hosted for anyone who does not have time to attend or listen to the recording (efficiently educating the community) As a final cherry on the top he has also contributed to the Optimism codebase In the end I have nominated Michael as there is not doubt in my mind that the Optimism ecosystem would be worse off without his above contributions to the public good. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/vander_meiden

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zkjew - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 7:28 p.m.

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jrocki.bedrock - No Role

Jan. 20, 2023, 11:38 p.m.

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WAGMISILLY - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 5:16 a.m.

The projects name: Bored Town A description of how the project has supported development and usa… The projects name: Bored Town A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack:From the very early days of OP network launch, Bored Town has on boarded many new users to OP NFT space through various projects and quests and with free mints to support new users of all socioeconomic range and many non-English speakers. Bored Town has brought many projects under one roof and has cross promoted with others to support projects outside of Bored Town as well, and in doing so, has demonstrated traits and patterns of true builders that build trust and confidence in the OP network, as well as exemplified the good will of the Optimism movement. I always have confidence in projects promoted by Bored Town and can confidently on board other non-OP users to come to network. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: @boredtownnft (optional) contact info for the project or project lead:@sorryvrerror_co

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WAGMISILLY - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 10:16 a.m.

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thumbsup.eth - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 4:22 p.m.

Hello, Zain recommended that I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Opt… Hello, Zain recommended that I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism and the Ethereum ecosystem in general. The projects name: Thumbs Up Finance A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: I, Thumbs Up, am a content creator focused on producing deeply-informative, yet engaging and entertaining content around cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance. I have worked with a number of DAOs, am the recipient of numerous grants and winner of dozens of writing contests for the quality work I produce. I’m a big believer in public goods funding and have promoted Optimism (and, similarly Gitcoin) extensively on twitter because of our aligned beliefs. My work for PoolTogether’s Optimism launch was extensively shared and is the reason Zain contacted me in the first place. That piece follows my signature style of written explainer (deep dive) + video tutorial. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/thumbsupfinance 7 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Available to DM on twitter, XMTP to thumbsup.lens, or thumbsupfinance.eth@gmail.com

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thumbsup.eth - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 4:22 p.m.

Hello, Zain recommended that I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Opt… Hello, Zain recommended that I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism and the Ethereum ecosystem in general. The projects name: Thumbs Up Finance A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: I, Thumbs Up, am a content creator focused on producing deeply-informative, yet engaging and entertaining content around cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance. I have worked with a number of DAOs, am the recipient of numerous grants and winner of dozens of writing contests for the quality work I produce. I’m a big believer in public goods funding and have promoted Optimism (and, similarly Gitcoin) extensively on twitter because of our aligned beliefs. My work for PoolTogether’s Optimism launch was extensively shared and is the reason Zain contacted me in the first place. That piece follows my signature style of written explainer (deep dive) + video tutorial. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/thumbsupfinance (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Available to DM on twitter, XMTP to thumbsup.lens, or thumbsupfinance.eth@gmail.com

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DistractionBoy - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 5:13 p.m.

The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development… The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: JRockie (@Jrocki ) and @espresso have become my personal go-to when I want to know “what’s going on in OP right now?” The range of content they’ve orchestrated brings in audiences of all types and highlights what makes the Optimism ecosystem and ethos different from other chains. @Jrocki’s youtube videos on the Optimism Quests are a perfect example of how The Web 3 Experience provides practical education and outreach to the masses. Their in-depth interviews with special guests on the more structured podcast episodes can really blow your mind and often teach you about some new or very well-known Web 3 service. Even off the air, The Web 3 Exp has done whatever they can to connect like-minded individuals and make waves that have lasting, trickle-down effects. They were instrumental in getting eyes on the OptiChads proposal for Round 1 funding and helping Dicaso move that along to the finish line, which ended up introducing a lot of people to OP NFT’s. In more times than I can count, @espresso and @Jrocki have said that they would continue doing what they’re doing even without popularity or money for their efforts, which is exactly the kind of people you want helping to onboard outsiders to OP. A link to the project’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/web 3 xm (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @Jrocki, https://twitter.com/Reformed_Normie @espresso, https://twitter.com/espressoinsight

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DistractionBoy - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 5:13 p.m.

The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development… The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: JRockie (@Jrocki ) and @espresso have become my personal go-to when I want to know “what’s going on in OP right now?” The range of content they’ve orchestrated brings in audiences of all types and highlights what makes the Optimism ecosystem and ethos different from other chains. @Jrocki’s youtube videos on the Optimism Quests are a perfect example of how The Web 3 Experience provides practical education and outreach to the masses. Their in-depth interviews with special guests on the more structured podcast episodes can really blow your mind and often teach you about some new or very well-known Web 3 service. Even off the air, The Web 3 Exp has done whatever they can to connect like-minded individuals and make waves that have lasting, trickle-down effects. They were instrumental in getting eyes on the OptiChads proposal for Round 1 funding and helping Dicaso move that along to the finish line, which ended up introducing a lot of people to OP NFT’s. In more times than I can count, @espresso and @Jrocki have said that they would continue doing what they’re doing even without popularity or money for their efforts, which is exactly the kind of people you want helping to onboard outsiders to OP. A link to the project’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/web 3 xm 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @Jrocki, https://twitter.com/Reformed_Normie 1 @espresso, https://twitter.com/espressoinsight

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thumbsup.eth - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 9:22 p.m.

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DistractionBoy - No Role

Jan. 21, 2023, 10:13 p.m.

The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development… The projects name: The Web 3 Experience A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: JRockie (@jrocki.bedrock ) and @espresso have become my personal go-to when I want to know “what’s going on in OP right now?” The range of content they’ve orchestrated brings in audiences of all types and highlights what makes the Optimism ecosystem and ethos different from other chains. @jrocki.bedrock’s youtube videos on the Optimism Quests are a perfect example of how The Web 3 Experience provides practical education and outreach to the masses. Their in-depth interviews with special guests on the more structured podcast episodes can really blow your mind and often teach you about some new or very well-known Web 3 service. Even off the air, The Web 3 Exp has done whatever they can to connect like-minded individuals and make waves that have lasting, trickle-down effects. They were instrumental in getting eyes on the OptiChads proposal for Round 1 funding and helping Dicaso move that along to the finish line, which ended up introducing a lot of people to OP NFT’s. In more times than I can count, @espresso and @jrocki.bedrock have said that they would continue doing what they’re doing even without popularity or money for their efforts, which is exactly the kind of people you want helping to onboard outsiders to OP. A link to the project’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/web 3 xm 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @jrocki.bedrock, https://twitter.com/Reformed_Normie 1 @espresso, https://twitter.com/espressoinsight

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Hawwal - No Role

Jan. 22, 2023, 12:17 a.m.

The projects name: Optimism Africa Regional Dao A description of how the project has supported d… The projects name: Optimism Africa Regional Dao A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: This is a project designed to Onboard African Builders, spreading the adoption of Optimism locally across the African continent. Ushering in the “Super-chain’s” next line of developers. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: link 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: link 1 Project link: https://gov.optimism.io/t/draft-gf-phase- 1 -proposal-optimism-africa-dao/ 4737 ?u=hawwal 7

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orbmis - No Role

Jan. 22, 2023, 7:51 p.m.

The projects name: Patrick McCorry / Cryptocurrency and Friends A description of how the project h… The projects name: Patrick McCorry / Cryptocurrency and Friends A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Over the course of a few years, he has helped support the development of rollups - not specifically the OP stack by itself - but all rollup projects. He has done this by writing articles, papers and presenting at conferences to help explain how rollups work to a technical (and at times general) audience. For example, even the idea that a rollup is a special type of bridge, and all we are working on is bridge engineering, is slowly coming into the terminology used by rollup projects. A lot of it seems obvious, but his writings has helped shaped that narrative. Some of the articles include two SoKs on layer- 2 protocols (one from 2018 and another in 2021 ), an online class dedicated to layer- 2 , several blog posts about mental models of bridges / rollups as an sdk. For presentations, he has iterated on the same talk about rollups which was presented at Ledger, Devcon, a 16 z, L 2 beats, BanklessDAO, etc. Alongside a host of non-recorded talks, panels and general shilling of technical explainers/discussion on twitter. He isn’t associated with any rollup projects - which is why his content is so good, educational and honest. It is a bit strange that he does it all for free. Which is why it would be great to nominate him for this retrospective grant. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/stonecoldpat 0 / 6

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ceresstation - No Role

Jan. 23, 2023, 9:26 p.m.

The project name: Austin Griffith + Build Guild 2 A description of how the project has suppor… The project name: Austin Griffith + Build Guild 2 A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Austin Griffith has been powering developer education for years, originally supported through Gitcoin Grants and eventually through his full time work with Gitcoin and the Ethereum Foundation While he’s created multiple critical projects, Build Guild in particular embodies the spirit of the web 3 ecosystem by helping new devs get started and experience the magic of working in the ecosystem Through his work in Build Guild and related educational efforts he’s inspired thousands of developers to quit their jobs and create their first projects, some of which have gone on to raise meaningful amounts of capital No doubt as Optimism and the narrative around L 2 s grows more of these developers will start to leverage the OP Stack A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: GitHub: Austin Griffith · GitHub Twitter: https://twitter.com/austingriffith 4

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Jacksims1 - No Role

Jan. 24, 2023, 5:52 a.m.

The projects name: Optipunk A description of how the project has supported development and usage… The projects name: Optipunk A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Optipunk was the first NFT collection to be created on Optimism. Vitalik Buterin has publicly recognized them for 100 % of the mint going to RPGF. Optipunk was the first NFT collection to do this on Optimism and has set the precedent for many other NFT collections that have contributed to RPGF on Optimism. It would certainly only be appropriate to reward the NFT project that stands and leads RPGF within Optimisms NFT marketplace. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: link Project link: https://www.optipunks.com/ image 1170 × 2532 348 KB

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jessepollak - No Role

Jan. 24, 2023, 1:47 p.m.

Hello all - excited to make some nominations. Disclaimer: I’m doing this in my personal capacity, n… Hello all - excited to make some nominations. Disclaimer: I’m doing this in my personal capacity, not as a representative of Coinbase. The projects name Polynya A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack Polynya has been a prolific contributor to the overall thought space around L 2 s and rollups. I’ve learned a significant amount from their writing. They take a critical eye towards the scaling and adoption challenges that L 2 s face, which both contributes to their development and identifies additional room for improvement. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter https://twitter.com/apolynya 5

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leknaat - No Role

Jan. 24, 2023, 4:40 p.m.

The projects name: OptiChads A description of how the project has supported development and usag… The projects name: OptiChads A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: OptiChads is an NFT collection, nah, a movement that promotes health and charity through a cheap public mint and up to 50 % of secondary sales going to retroactive public goods. OptiChads comprises of some of the most hardcore Optimism fans from other projects who wanted to give something unique back to the community and provide a large revenue stream to retroactive public goods so we will continue to donate 50 % in perpetuity. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: @OptiChads image 1183 × 883 98 . 3 KB

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Timur - No Role

Jan. 24, 2023, 5:54 p.m.

Hello, dear Optimists ! Zain advised me to nominate myself in the category of educational content. … Hello, dear Optimists ! Zain advised me to nominate myself in the category of educational content. The projects name: Optimism Cult NFT and Optimism Cult Merch A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: I have been making a great contribution to the Optimism ecosystem for months now. I create quality design that attracts people, increases the reach of the posts and thus I deliver important information to online users. Yes, I do not have many subscribers now, but look at their activity and engagement. After all, it’s quality, not quantity, that matters. At the request of my audience, I started work on an NFT collection that has no analogues - “Optimism CULT”. It will be a collection of 780 hand-drawn NFT cultists, each with a unique design. Each of my posts is hand-drawn, with love ! In the future, this NFT collection will be integrated into the pixel P 2 E game I’m working on the concept of, in parallel with the creation of the NFT collection. Since I haven’t seen any games on Optimism yet, its unique design will make it № 1 and be able to compete with the top games that are created on other blockchains. Part of the proceeds will be used to hire psychologists who will provide counseling. (After all, psychological health is very important). In addition, I’ve created a small line of designs for Optimism merch. Soon I will start to actively promote it and distribute branded clothing in my region. Currently I am actively continuing to create content and promote Optimism on Twitter. A link to the project’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/prosto_crypto 7

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ggudman - No Role

Jan. 24, 2023, 9:27 p.m.

“I’ve nominated @Synpress_ for retroactive public goods funding from @optimismFND’s RPGF 2 . Synpre… “I’ve nominated @Synpress_ for retroactive public goods funding from @optimismFND’s RPGF 2 . Synpress is an essential tool for automating valuable dapp testing, currently used by numerous projects including OP, SNX, Kwenta, and over 130 repos on Github. Learn more about DRPTBL’s contributions to the development community and the positive impact of his work on improving dapps.” Tooling & Utilities nominations for RPGF 2 ? RetroPGF I work at OP Labs, but making this nomination in my personal capacity. The projects name: DefiLlama A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: DefiLlama is a crypto data aggregator with dashboards and APIs covering DeFi TVL, DEX Volume, CEX Liquidity, token prices, DeFi yields, and more. DefiLlama also has high-quality data curation, which makes it a reliable source for the community, analysts, and developers (i.e. avoiding double counted TVL, … buidlbox 2

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WomenBizCore - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 4:14 a.m.

Hi everyone, please help me if I´m correct filling out the application on here: The projects name… Hi everyone, please help me if I´m correct filling out the application on here: The projects name: Women Biz - Optimism education A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Women Biz is a community of women empowering women through the web 3 . We are a team of 20 ambassadors representing us across the country and more than 400 active women participating in our events. Our focus areas are: Learning: Community learning can allow women to share their unique experiences and perspectives, which can enrich learning and promote greater diversity and inclusion in the team. Networking: Creating support networks and synergies that help more women achieve their goals and have greater growth opportunities in personal and professional spheres. Inspiration: Empowering and inspiring more women, we can create a more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful world. About the project: Would you like to help us impact more and more women? Our next project is focused on carrying out free courses that open the doors to Web 3 , even if they don’t know anything about this world. We want at least 10 women from different cities outside of Lima participating in this event. Block 1 : Introduction to web 3 - I Basic concepts about web 3 , blockchain, DeFi, NFT, cryptocurrencies. History of Bitcoin and Optimism ecosystem. Block 2 : Introduction to web 3 - II Basic concepts about metaverse, networks, smart contracts, tokens and daos Block 3 : Specialization Students are given the option to delve into a branch: Optimism ecosystem, DeFi, Art (NFT’s). A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Website: https://hiwomenbiz.com/ 4 Twitter: @HiWomenbiz (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Lilian Santos: liliansantosm 12 @gmail.com

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Yuko - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 7:04 a.m.

Hello, i recommended @macchi_tommaso 7 for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism a… Hello, i recommended @macchi_tommaso 7 for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism and the Ethereum ecosystem. He is a content creator specialized in cryptocurrencies and created content to help interact with specific chains and dapps. He has also created step-by-step guides on both Twitter and Youtube, create everyday 1 video :grinning: Twitter: https://twitter.com/macchi_tommaso 7 6 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tommasomacchi 7

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laybella - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 7:24 a.m.

Gm’ I would like to nominate on velodromes •The projects name: VELODROME •A description of how the… Gm’ I would like to nominate on velodromes •The projects name: VELODROME •A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack:: Velodrome is an Amm designed as the center trading and liquidity marketplace on optimism network •A link to the project’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/VelodromeFi?s= 09

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astro - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 8:14 a.m.

The projects name: Blocktrend（區塊勢－說人話的區塊鏈圖文） A description of how the project has supported dev… The projects name: Blocktrend（區塊勢－說人話的區塊鏈圖文） A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Blocktrend（區塊勢）is a Taiwan-based media platform that focuses on blockchain and Web 3 technologies. They have been publishing original and high-quality explanatory articles and podcast interviews since 2017 to help readers understand the Web 3 space in a simple and easy-to-understand way and encourage them to gain hands-on experience. They have attracted around 15 , 000 subscribers to date, and have become a trusted source of information for many readers. Blocktrend focuses on a wide range of topics related to blockchain and Web 3 , including DeFi, NFTs, DAO, and public goods. They have produced over 500 articles and nearly 200 podcast interviews to date. Their goal is not to publish exclusive reports or get the most views, but to become the key for the most readers to understand the development trends of Web 3 . They also want to encourage the community to participate in the projects they write about. Blocktrend has a strong reputation in the Taiwan blockchain community, and their content has been recognized by key figures in the space such as Vitalik Buterin and their podcast has been selected by Apple as the best representative program of 2022 in Taiwan. Applying for RetroPGF is the most important part of their encouragement for people to participate. They hope to let people experience RetroPGF firsthand. This application text is jointly created by readers（Slido 1 ）, and Blocktrend will also return 100 % of the OP tokens obtained to all subscribers. This allows each supporter of Blocktrend to understand how RetroPGF works through firsthand experience, ultimately making RetroPGF more widely used and understood in Taiwan. In summary, Blocktrend is a well-respected media platform that focuses on blockchain and Web 3 technologies, providing high-quality and original content to help readers understand and participate in this space. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Website: 區塊勢－說人話的區塊鏈圖文 1 Twitter: @astro_hsu Email: hi@blocktrend.today Three articles about Optimism and RetroPGF: RetroPGF：以社會影響力債券，把訂閱區塊勢的錢賺回來 Optimism 資助公共財：訂閱區塊勢就有機會領到 OP 代幣空投 Optimism 生態系入門指南

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Cihan187 - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 9:21 a.m.

Project Name: Crypto Currency State CCC Youtube Channel CCC is a educational youtube channel which … Project Name: Crypto Currency State CCC Youtube Channel CCC is a educational youtube channel which provide step by step on how to get involved in various projects along with the background information. its a clear and effective system which helps and understand the projects more easily. They have growing network and subscribers by each day. and I believe social media platform with organic communities are become the back bone of the projects. I like to think they are good to nominate as for me personally I gained lot of knowledge from their site Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CryptoCurrencyState 1 Website: https://www.cryptocurrencystate.net/ 1

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Cengiz05 - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 9:27 a.m.

Nominating Forta Network I nominate Forta network because Forta is a decentralized monitoring netwo… Nominating Forta Network I nominate Forta network because Forta is a decentralized monitoring network to detect threats and anomalies on DeFi, NFT, governance, bridges and other Web 3 systems in real-time. not only that with forta educational bot system you could learn how to create safety mechanism using Python. Forta network has so far Monitoring over $ 30 , 354 , 411 , 921 in assets. its a vital aspect of the project to be protected at all costs

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cryptzen - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 9:36 a.m.

Hello Optimism world, i would like to nominate : OAYC The projects name: OPTIMISTIC APE YACHT CLU… Hello Optimism world, i would like to nominate : OAYC The projects name: OPTIMISTIC APE YACHT CLUB (OAYC) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: OAYC is the fastest growing NFT collection on Optimism Network, High quality derivative to BAYC completely hand-drawn and made of 170 + unique traits. The second collection which is logical extension of OAYC ecosystem. up to 10 000 mutants can be created with OAYC + Mutagen. The OAYC team worked on developing smart contracts for the Mutagen distribution and for the Mutation event, the very friendly teamhelped to contribute to the popularity of the Optimism ecosystem. Website and twitter: [https://oayc.io/ 2 ] (https://twitter.com/OptiApeYC 3 ) oayc 1920 × 1080 251 KB

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Borisp - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 11:57 a.m.

Hi guys, I can’t believe this wasn’t nominated yet but Defi Llama is the absolute best source of in… Hi guys, I can’t believe this wasn’t nominated yet but Defi Llama is the absolute best source of information I’ve found on all things DeFi, from dexes to bridges to TVL to, actually, everything Even liquidations and funding rates If we can allocate some part of OP Grants there, I’m CERTAIN it will help bring more normies into the crypto fold and help foster mass adoption This is my first post ever but I am interested to contribute more :slight_smile:

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alpesdascriptos - No Role

Jan. 25, 2023, 12:51 p.m.

The projects name: Alpes das Criptos A description of how the project has supported development and… The projects name: Alpes das Criptos A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Alpes das Criptos is a Brazilian community focused on web 3 and cryptocurrency investments. Alpes das Cryptos content is published primarily on Medium and Discord. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/alpesdascriptos 2 Contact info for the project: alpesdascriptos@gmail.com

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system - This user is a moderator

Jan. 25, 2023, 4:34 p.m.

Collections Name Optimism NERDs A description of how the collection has supported development and u… Collections Name Optimism NERDs A description of how the collection has supported development and usage of the OP Stack Anyone who has spent time in the Optimism Discord can clearly see the impact the NERD program (and its participants) have had on Optimism. Without their warm welcomes and fast answers, our Discord would not be the kind and accessible space it is today. The NERDs responsibilities range from moderation to support, sharing important information, reporting & removing scams, keeping the peace and spreading the ever important optimistic vibe :sparkles::red_circle:. As such, the Optimism Foundation is nominating the NERDs for retroactive public goods funding. The NERD program has been running for just over a year now. As such, there are NERDs who have come and gone leaving lasting impact behind them, as well as new NERDs who are only just beginning. We strongly believe in rewarding those who help make Optimism the ecosystem we all know it could be :heart: This proposal aims to distribute any allocated funding in the following ratios: NERDs in training: 1 Alumni NERDs: 2 Support NERDs: 2 . 5 For example, if we have one of each NERD, and this proposal receives 100 OP, the NERD in training would get 18 . 18 OP, the Alumni would get 36 . 36 OP, and the active support NERD would get 45 . 45 OP. The list of Nerds can be seen here 144 Collection Link You can find the NERDs in the Optimism Discord 10 , read more about a NERD responsibilities here 20 Disclaimer: Collections, a term used to describe projects without a single person or entity that can be verified via GitHub or Twitter, may only be nominated by the Optimism Foundation.

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system - This user is a moderator

Jan. 25, 2023, 4:39 p.m.

Collections Name Optimism Translators A description of how the collection has supported development… Collections Name Optimism Translators A description of how the collection has supported development and usage of the OP Stack Making Optimism accessible is a massive task that requires the effort of dozens of people across the world. This undertaking is no trivial task, but the Optimism community has taken it on with grace and speed. The Optimism user docs, which help users with guides and information on lots of important topics (such as setting up your metamask wallet, how to bridge, how Optimism works, etc). There are two main categories of translators: Those who contributed to our Crowdin to translate user documentation, and those who translated articles, Tweets, and other blogs. While this nomination is covering both types, going forward translations of articles and tweets will not be rewarded as they are now, as a more structured program will be rolled out. For this nomination, only Crowdin translators who were proofreaders (approved translations) will be considered. This choice was made as a reflection of participation (translation amounts drop off dramatically as you can see for yourself in CrowdIn 117 ). Later this year the translation program will be overhauled to include sufficient rewards for translators. The Article translators list may not be complete, as we are only able to see the translations that get posted in Discord. This proposal aims to distribute any allocated funding in the following ratios: Proofreader: 2 Article translator: 1 . 9 - 1 * For example, if we have one of each translator, and this proposal receives 100 OP, the Proofreader would get 66 . 66 OP and the Article translator would get 33 . 33 OP. The list of Translators can be seen here 341 Collection Link You can find the Translators in the Optimism Discord 56 Disclaimer: Collections, a term used to describe projects without a single person or entity that can be verified via GitHub or Twitter, may only be nominated by the Optimism Foundation.

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system - This user is a moderator

Jan. 25, 2023, 4:42 p.m.

Collections Name Optimism Ambassadors A description of how the collection has supported development… Collections Name Optimism Ambassadors A description of how the collection has supported development and usage of the OP Stack The Ambassador program is much younger (and less established) than the other Community programs. However, that has not stopped them from having a massive impact. The ambassadors have created educational content, memes, infographics and generally make the optimistic vision their mission to spread. We are lucky to have such a talented group with us :heart: As this program is much younger, the natural layers of contributors have not emerged. As such there is an even distribution between Ambassadors. Ambassador: 1 For example, if this proposal receives 100 OP, and we had 100 Ambassadors, each ambassador would get 1 OP. Nice and easy! The list of Ambassadors can be seen here 126 Collection Link You can find the Ambassadors in the Optimism Discord 17 Disclaimer: Collections, a term used to describe projects without a single person or entity that can be verified via GitHub or Twitter, may only be nominated by the Optimism Foundation.

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Gonna.eth - This user is a moderator

Jan. 25, 2023, 9:43 p.m.

The projects name: GasPuzzles A description of how the project has supported development and usa… The projects name: GasPuzzles A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: A bootcamp where developers master solidity and Ethereum development. Join as a student or recruit web 3 developers at RareSkills.io 2 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: * @RareSkills_io 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: GitHub - RareSkills/gas-puzzles: A sequence of smart contracts to practice gas optimization. These are used as practice assignments for RareSkills.io and the Udemy Gas Optimization Course 7

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nodesam - No Role

Jan. 26, 2023, 3:12 p.m.

The projects name : Node Guardians A description of how the project has supported development a… The projects name : Node Guardians A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack We provide a unique and fun learning experience for experienced developers with over 70 hours of high-quality programming challenges inspired by RPG. Using our custom-built pipeline, we evaluate code submissions in an automated fashion and track progress through our skill tree while maintaining complete privacy - we do not collect any personal data or emails. Our goal is to foster the adoption of Solidity and the EVM ( hence the OVM ) through Node Guardians. Since our launch in late November, our platform has seen positive growth. We have had over 2800 quests solved by a dedicated community of developers, with over 400 participating in January alone. Our registered user base has grown to 1900 , all through organic means. NG 1883 × 1062 124 KB A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter : https://twitter.com/nodeguardians 1 Contact info for the project or project lead : contact@nodeguardians.io

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Harper - No Role

Jan. 26, 2023, 6:23 p.m.

I’d like to second this nomination! 3962 has been consistently creating strong visual content for… I’d like to second this nomination! 3962 has been consistently creating strong visual content for the community. I very much appreciate the work they are doing! Disclosure: I am an employee of OP Labs, but am contributing here as an individual and member of the Optimism Ecosystem.

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funnymoneyNFTEARTH - No Role

Jan. 26, 2023, 9:37 p.m.

The projects name: NFTEARTH A description of how the project has supported development and usag… The projects name: NFTEARTH A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack NFTEarth is going to be the Layer 2 Ethereum hub for buying and selling NFTs ! Built initially on Optimism and with the ambition of serving the entire layer 2 ecosystem. This community driven Dao based NFT marketplace was incubated in an effort to revive the Layer 2 NFT ecosystem! From integrating with some of the most innovative web 3 applications like snapshot, quest 3 .xyz, Guild.xyz, wonderverse, unlock protocol, ENS domains, punk domains to give users and contributors alike a superior user experience, to building necessary API infrastructure that can be referenced by protocols to use in the future to onboarding tools to migrate some of Ethereum’s layer 1 most unique and prominent NFT collections to the optimism ecosystem allowing for their existing communities to enjoy the countless benefits of optimism and optimism users exposure to new and unique artist the NFT space has to offer Founded by Optimisms Favorite community based Dao Layer 2 Dao A link to the project’s GitHub and Twitter GitHub: NFTΞarth · GitHub 2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NFTEarth_L 2 image 1200 × 480 149 KB

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Janos - No Role

Jan. 26, 2023, 9:53 p.m.

[quote=“system, post: 1 , topic: 4640 ”] The projects name: Discord A description of how the pro… [quote=“system, post: 1 , topic: 4640 ”] The projects name: Discord A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Discord is a VoIP and instant messaging 1 social platform. Users have the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media and files in private chats or as part of communities called “servers”.[note 2 ] A server is a collection of persistent chat rooms and voice channels which can be accessed via invite links. Discord runs on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, and in web browsers. As of 2021 , the service has over 350 million registered users and over 150 million monthly active users 1 . Discord has been acting as a massive supporter for Optimism ecosystem trough the voting info, announcement’s, OP roles, information enhance, navigation in the ecosystem etc… A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://discord.com/ https://twitter.com/discord https://www.youtube.com/discord/ (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: privacy@discord.com To contact Discord’s Data Protection Officer, please email dpo@discord.com.

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bobby - This user is a moderator

Jan. 26, 2023, 10:35 p.m.

The projects name: OtherInternet A description of how the project has supported development and … The projects name: OtherInternet A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Other Internet conducts research and writing on crypto, open source, public goods funding, community organizing, and beyond. Their work has helped inform the way Optimism could explore its own public goods funding experiments, how it should organize and cultivate a governance community, and how to learn from historical precedent in making decisions in crypto governance. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/otherinternet__ 1 https://otherinter.net/ 2 Disclaimer: I am employed by the Optimism Foundation. These are my personal opinions, not those of the Foundation.

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Michael - No Role

Jan. 27, 2023, 2:16 p.m.

The projects name: @jrocki.bedrock A description of how the project has supported development and … The projects name: @jrocki.bedrock A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Jrocki’s YouTube Channel 3 is exclusively focused on optimism content. It served as the de-facto resource on how to use the protocols involved in Optimism Quests and also has other educational videos on the optimism ecosystem. Jrocki has been a host of “The Web 3 Experience 1 ” which has given builders an Optimism a platform to talk about what they are building and users a chance to learn more about optimism projects. This has also served as a resrouce He has also served as the host for a number of the community governance calls which involves work preparing topics and then summarizing the call. These calls are essential for the smooth operation of Optimism Community Governance, who’s success is critical for the success of Optimism overall. Jrocki has proven his dedication to the Optimism ecosystem, not just in spirit, but in the impact he has had educating users, and for that reason I think that he is an obvious candidate for RPGF. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reformed_Normie 2

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0xkofi - No Role

Jan. 27, 2023, 4:04 p.m.

Hi, I’d like to nominate one of my projects Project Name: Rollup Economics Dune Dashboard Descripti… Hi, I’d like to nominate one of my projects Project Name: Rollup Economics Dune Dashboard Description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: This dashboard breaks down the revenues (txn fees), costs (posting data to L 1 ) and raw materials (L 1 calldata, usage metrics .etc) of rollups. It currently includes data on Optimism, Arbitrum, Aztec, Starknet, zksync and Loopring. It’s a good resource for learning about the health of rollup economies and has 140 + stars on Dune. Links to Project: Dashboard - dune.com Rollup Economics 4 Blockchain ecosystem analytics by and for the community. Explore and share data from Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Chain, Solana, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Fantom and Gnosis Chain for free. Creator - https://twitter.com/ 0 xKofi 2

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austinking - No Role

Jan. 27, 2023, 7:31 p.m.

I’d also like to second this! 3692 has a long history of putting out very cool graphics for the O… I’d also like to second this! 3692 has a long history of putting out very cool graphics for the Optimism community and most recently started designing a super cool shirt collection that stand out in my opinion as some of the coolest shirts I’ve seen in crypto. First shirt: https://twitter.com/prosto_crypto/status/ 1618673667055165445 2 Second shirt: https://twitter.com/prosto_crypto/status/ 1619040526845755394

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lee0007 - No Role

Jan. 27, 2023, 8:34 p.m.

The projects name: Token Engineering Academy A description of how the project has supported the… The projects name: Token Engineering Academy A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Token Engineering is an emergent, crypto-native discipline. Token engineers design, validate and optimize token economic systems. We understand that the systems and algorithms we build impact people and must foster responsibility and uphold the values of the broader institution of professional engineering. At the Token Engineering Academy (TE Academy) the mission is to establish token engineering as a recognised professional discipline. TEA see token engineering as a fundamental requirement of the broader web 3 ecosystem and work (amongst other things) to educate web 3 contributors to the important role and responsibilities of token engineers In October 2022 , they launched TE Fundamentals - a five part education program with NFT-based certification. Offered 100 % online TE Fundamentals is free and available to anyone, anywhere. Results since October 2022 speak to the level of interest and need for this program more than 1500 students enrolments 33 study group hosts across 14 languages 412 students have completed at least one exam requiring 96 % pass rate. Many have complete multiple exams or the entire course. All NFTs are minted on Optimism thanks to the support and work of Otterspace 1 and General Magic. Personal perspective I am a student, study group lead and since completeing the course a more active, informed and confident contributor to the token engineering community. My learning continues, every week TEA offers opportunities to discover and apply, share and build knowledge in this space. The teams has done a brilliant job developing the community around TEA keeping us informed, engaged and connected and promoting the program’s people and achievements. The course creators are experts in their respective feilds and I’m so thankful to the wealth of knowledge being shared and created through courses, open research and discussion. I have paid thousands of dollars towards graduate and post grad. education for papers that do not come near to the level of interactive and applied learning as provided by TE Fundamentals program. Impact = Profit Although not Optimism specific, the token engineering discipline is applicable to any token based projects. Developing this discipline will imo have significant cumulative impact for web 3 ecosystems, including Optimism. I found my way here after minting my course NFTs and look forward to contributing where I can. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: @TokenEngineering 5 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Please DM me lee 0007 # 8152 for contact info

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tasiagotchi - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, midnight

The projects name: TheBlockchainGuy A description of how the project has supported development a… The projects name: TheBlockchainGuy A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: TheBlockchainGuy has done some really educational overviews of Optimism, how it works, and what the vision for the Collective is. His videos will likely inspire builders to come to Optimism to build apps and to build Optimism itself because of the way he conveys the grander vision for the Optimism Collective. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: twitter.com The Blockchain Guy 1 @vander_meiden Optimism is by far the most ambitious project in crypto. Here's why: youtu.be/i 7 II_mMqI 7 M ?✨ 3 : 55 PM - 11 Jan 2023 23 5

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raymondz - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, 12:10 a.m.

Hello! I’d like to contribute a few nominations in the education category: Project Name: RadicalXCh… Hello! I’d like to contribute a few nominations in the education category: Project Name: RadicalXChange 1 . RxC has been a significant contributor to the larger crypto ecosystem in hosting conferences, supporting research, and helping to publish and disseminate a view of crypto oriented towards political economy and public goods funding – all of which have significant overlap with Optimism. The founder of RxC Glen Weyl had an instrumental role in popularizing quadratic voting, and more recently co-authored work with Vitalik and others around DeSoc which relates to Optimism’s attestation and social layer. Links to Project: https://www.radicalxchange.org/ 1 , https://twitter.com/RadxChange Project Name: Kernel Kernel is a fellowship started by members of Gitcoin which aims to expand the Web 3 community through educational content and a lifelong network. It presents concepts like NFTs, DAOs, DeFi, and DeSci through the lens of regenerative economies and has helped create a new community and subculture within crypto. Links to Project: https://www.kernel.community/, https://twitter.com/kernel 0 x

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annie - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, 7:32 a.m.

The projects name: CryptoZombies A description of how the project has supported development and … The projects name: CryptoZombies A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: CryptoZombies is a thoughtfully designed course teaching developers the fundamentals of writing smart contracts in Solidity. CryptoZombies has done a tremendous job onboarding new developers onto Ethereum. Since the OP Stack is EVM equivalent, learnings in the CryptoZombies course also ports over to Optimism. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://github.com/CryptozombiesHQ/ https://twitter.com/CryptoZombiesHQ 1 https://cryptozombies.io/ 2 Disclaimer: I am employed by the OP Labs. These are my personal opinions, not those of the PBC.

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AxlVaz - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, 1:59 p.m.

Project Name Filosofía Código A description of how the project has supported development and usage … Project Name Filosofía Código A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack : Filosofía Código is a YouTube channel that explains step by step how to program Smart contracts in Solidity. It also includes explanatory videos on Ethereum and L 2 scalability. In addition accompanies each video detailed programming articles on Solidity, all information is available and free. The channel is available in 3 languages: English, French and Spanish. The channel has a total of 48 tutorials, among the most outstanding we can see: How to launch a Dex step by step 1 Self-liquidity for Tokens 1 Pricing Oracles in Blockchain How to program a Keeper VRF Coordinator Videos related to Optimism: Hello World! At Optimism [ Optimistic Rollups ] Optimism! continues to be the talk of the town - [Development in Layer 2 ] A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FilosofiaCodigo/videos 1 Blog: Ahmed Castro - DEV Community ?‍??‍? GitHub: Turupawn (Ahmed Castro) · GitHub Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilosofiaCodigo 4 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead : Twitter Oficial: https://twitter.com/FilosofiaCodigo 4

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Mark.eth_De.Fi - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, 3:26 p.m.

The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage… The projects name: Nested A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Nested is a project that aims to make it easy for users to invest in web 3 assets, such as cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, by providing a simple, social, and safe trading platform. The platform aims to increase accessibility to web 3 investments by making it easy for users to understand and navigate the complex world of blockchain and digital assets. Some of the features of the platform include a user-friendly interface, social features that allow users to share and learn from each other, and safety features that protect users’ assets from fraud and theft. It seems to be a project that is trying to make it easy for people to invest in web 3 assets, by providing a simple, social, and safe trading platform. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: GitHub GitHub - NestedFi/nested-core-lego: Nested Finance smart contracts Nested Finance smart contracts. Contribute to NestedFi/nested-core-lego development by creating an account on GitHub.

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david - No Role

Jan. 28, 2023, 8:43 p.m.

I’d like to self-nominate my project, CryptoStats Project Name CryptoStats Description CryptoStats … I’d like to self-nominate my project, CryptoStats Project Name CryptoStats Description CryptoStats is a project focused on making trustworthy blockchain data open and accessible to all. In addition to maintaining an extensive library of data metrics 1 , CryptoStats operates a number of popular info-sites, such as CryptoFees.info, L 2 Fees.info, and more. Funding CryptoStats operates purely as an open-source public-good. It is primarily funded by public goods initiatives like Gitcoin and Optimism RPGF. Additionally, the project has received grants for building new features, and now receives some revenue from the sponsorship ads placed on the sites. A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: CryptoStats provides data about many faucets of the blockchain ecosystem, including Optimism and the rest of Ethereum’s rollup ecosystem. On our most popular site, CryptoFees.info 2 , we display the fee revenue collected by Optimism: image 1688 × 1218 80 KB One of our other popular sites, L 2 Fees.info 1 , shows data such as the current transaction fees on L 2 s like Optimism, as well as how much these L 2 s are paying in L 1 costs. image 1698 × 1216 158 KB And finally, our newest site CryptoFlows.info 2 maps the value bridged between various crypto chains, including Optimism and other L 2 s. image 1920 × 1104 65 KB A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: cryptostats.community Homepage | CryptoStats It's easy: just publish an adapter or use the Dataset created by the Community to create and view anything you want. https://twitter.com/cryptostats_ GitHub CryptoStats CryptoStats has 20 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Me :slight_smile: Telegram or Twitter is best

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kelvin - No Role

Jan. 29, 2023, 1:16 a.m.

Project Name ETHGlobal Description ETHGlobal hosts and organizes widely attended hackathons and sum… Project Name ETHGlobal Description ETHGlobal hosts and organizes widely attended hackathons and summits for the Ethereum ecosystem. ETHGlobal has hosted dozens of events so far and has already scheduled an additional 8 events in 2023 . ETHGlobal’s events regularly bring hundreds of builders together to learn, experiment, and create for the future of Ethereum. I have personally attended too many ETHGlobal events to count and find that they are always exceedingly well organized, inclusive, and educational. I recommend ETHGlobal events to anyone looking to dive more deeply into the Ethereum universe. I asked ETHGlobal to provide some statistics that could support this nomination, and I was supplied with the following. In 2022 alone ETHGlobal: ran 33 events (hackathons and summits) got 15 k devs into the ethereum ecosystem these attendees created 3400 projects gave out $ 5 M in prizes to people from over 100 countries created ~ 500 talks and workshop on all web 3 protocols on youtube which serve as tutorials for beginners. These got 600 k+ views launched async guides for basics of various protocols (including optimism) which have gotten 5 k enrollments Additionally, ETHGlobal events have been the epicenter for the creation of well known projects in the space including: cryptokitties 1 inch set protocol gearbox protocol lenster instadapp huddle 01 push protocol parcel.money toucan It seems clear that supporting ETHGlobal and rewarding their impact on the Ethereum ecosystem will help incentivize exactly the sort of educational experiences we need. Links ETHGlobal ETHGlobal on YouTube Contact hello@ethglobal.com Disclaimers I work for OP Labs. I am making this nomination in my capacity as an individual and not on the behalf of OP Labs. ETHGlobal was given a chance to review this nomination and provide relevant statistics. I retained final say over the content of this nomination. I believe that Liam Horne (CEO of OP Labs) is a co-founder of ETHGlobal but he was not involved in the decision to make this nomination and did not review its content.

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kelvin - No Role

Jan. 29, 2023, 2:13 a.m.

Project Name Week in Ethereum News Description Week in Ethereum News 2 is a long running Ethereum… Project Name Week in Ethereum News Description Week in Ethereum News 2 is a long running Ethereum newsletter created by Evan Van Ness and now maintained by abcoathup 1 . Week in Ethereum News has operated mostly continuously since 2016 and acts as a consistent, no-nonsense source of news about the Ethereum ecosystem. It aggregates all of the most interesting news, projects, and links about topics like “Stuff for developers”, “Layer 1 ”, “Layer 2 ”, “EIPs/Standards”, and many many more. Week in Ethereum News is an institution. I believe it should be rewarded for its longevity and commitment to distributing digestible information about the entire Ethereum ecosystem. Week in Ethereum News’s initials, “WEN”, are simply too on the nose in this situation. For such a clearly established educational institution in the space to receive funding via RetroPGF, I simply ask “WEN?”. Links Week in Ethereum News 2 Contact abcoathup 1 Disclaimers I work for OP Labs. I am making this nomination in my capacity as an individual and not on behalf of OP Labs.

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dandi - No Role

Jan. 29, 2023, 1:31 p.m.

The project’s name is Truffle Suite (Website). Truffle Suite is a collection of development tools t… The project’s name is Truffle Suite (Website). Truffle Suite is a collection of development tools that are designed to make it easier for developers to build and deploy decentralized applications (dapps) on the Ethereum blockchain. One of the key components of Truffle Suite is the Truffle Optimism Box, which provides developers with a boilerplate structure that they can use to start coding for Optimism’s Ethereum Layer 2 solution. Optimism’s Layer 2 solution is a scaling solution that aims to increase the throughput of the Ethereum blockchain by moving some of the computational work off-chain. It is almost fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), but it uses an “optimistic” version of the EVM called the OVM. The main difference between the EVM and the OVM that developers will notice is that some opcodes are not available for contracts that are deployed to the OVM. However, the Truffle Optimism Box comes with the Optimistic solc compiler already referenced in the truffle-config.ovm.js file, so developers can easily see a complete list of differences between Optimism’s fork of the solc compiler and the original. With the Truffle Optimism Box, developers will be able to compile, migrate, and test Solidity code against several instances of Optimistic Ethereum networks. This makes it easy to get started building dapps on Optimism without having to write any specific sort of application. In conclusion, the Truffle Suite is a powerful collection of development tools that are designed to support the development and usage of the OP Stack. The Truffle Optimism Box provides developers with the necessary structure and tools to start coding for Optimism’s Ethereum Layer 2 solution and make it easier to build and deploy dapps on the Ethereum blockchain.

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0xAA - No Role

Jan. 29, 2023, 6:39 p.m.

Projects Name: WTF Academy A description of how the project has supported development and usage of … Projects Name: WTF Academy A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: WTF Academy is a web 3 open-source academy for developers, aiming to onboard 10 , 000 developers to web 3 . We have produced open-source education tutorials and platforms, including: WTF Solidity ( 5 , 700 stars on github): A minimal tutorial on Solidity, currently has 60 + chapters. WTF Ethers ( 1 , 100 stars on github): A minimal tutorial on Ethers.js, currently has 20 + chapters. wtf.academy: an integrated education platform for developers, including tutorials, quizzes, and certifications. Because OP shares the same developer stack as ETH, so they also support OP development. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Github: AmazingAng ( 0 xAA) · GitHub 2 and WTF.Academy · GitHub Twitter: @ 0 xAA_Science and @WTFAcademy_ contact info for the project or project lead: Twitter (@ 0 xAA_Science)

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AxlVaz - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 2:35 a.m.

904 × 346 262 KB Projects Name: Optimism Español Personal note: I am a contributor to Optimism E… 904 × 346 262 KB Projects Name: Optimism Español Personal note: I am a contributor to Optimism Español, I help with translations. A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack : Introduction Optimism Español is a collaborative and open (unofficial) community dedicated to promoting the adoption of Optimism by disseminating information about its technology, ecosystem and governance processes in Spanish. Our goal is to reach all Latin American citizens and Spanish speakers in general, so that they can learn about the benefits of this Ethereum scaling solution. How do we do it? Optimism Español has been working on developing the Optimism ecosystem in Latin America through various activities for all types of users in different parts of the region. During 2022 , we have disseminated online educational content through various platforms, such as Twitter, Discord and YouTube, both independently and in collaboration with other communities to increase our reach. We have also participated in events related to Ethereum and cryptocurrencies in general to promote Optimism’s ethos and its innovative approach to governance. We have also kept our audience informed about protocol updates, governance and ecosystem news through our communication channels. We have also been responsible for translations of the articles in the official Optimism mirror. You can review our 2022 summary in our previous post, published by @NicoProducto: Optimism en Español - 2022 Recap ? Token House Governance Hello there! My name is Nico Espindola (A.K.A. Nico Producto) and I’m one of the founding members of Optimism en Español. In this post I will make a recap about the first year of existence of the project and to tell you about the most important actions we did during 2022 A little bit of history Optimism en Español was created from DeFi LATAM, one of the biggest communities in Latin America. With the announcement of the airdrop and how the governance was going to function we decided we wanted … Our plan is to continue these efforts through 2023 Below, we list several of our relevant contributions to Optimism, OP Stack and the collective: How do we support the development and use of OpStack? We have given talks and translated articles into Spanish about OP Stack to reach Latin American developers: Workshop OPstack - ETHLATAM - + 150 asistentes (Bogotá): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0 Nf 8 SKikDWA 1 Spanish translation of the following articles: Introducing the OP Stack: Presentamos el OP Stack — Optimism Español Introducing Optimism Bedrock: Presentamos Optimism Bedrock — Optimism Español CANNON CANNON CANNON: Introducing Cannon: CANNON CANNON CANNON: Presentamos Cannon — Optimism Español 1 How do we support the Optimism ecosystem? Here is a list of our activities throughout 2022 : Events: Introduction to Governance - The Merge - + 250 attendees (Buenos Aires): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1568828761327505408 Workshop OPstack - ETHLATAM - + 150 attendees (Bogotá): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1579569064489680896 1 Panel on Governance - ETHLATAM - + 400 attendees (Bogotá): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1579601353072312320 1 Stand Optimism Español + Optimism - ETHLATAM - + 1800 attendees (Bogotá): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1579521551413964800 1 https://twitter.com/ethlatam/status/ 1579128582718525447 Workshop Introduction to Optimism - ETHQuitoDay - + 35 attendees (Quito): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1577312600450277377 CriptoDex - ETHLATAM (Buenos aires): https://twitter.com/scristobal 94 /status/ 1556829629805203456 1 POAP: POAP Gallery How to Organize Governance - LABITCONF + 50 attendees (Buenos Aires): https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1591412497961058311 2 https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1591824405969125378 1 Stand Optimism Español + DefiLatam - LABITCONF + 1000 attendees (Buenos Aires) https://twitter.com/DeFi_LATAM/status/ 1591389964624973824 Virtual Events: DefiLatam + 150 attendees: https://twitter.com/DeFi_LATAM/status/ 1531777636531376128 L 2 en Español + 200 attendees:https://twitter.com/Layer 2 es/status/ 1557043728493301760 Cypherpunk + 35 attendees:https://twitter.com/das_grasshopper/status/ 1540098644262658051 Tuesday Defiant + 100 attendees:https://twitter.com/defiantApp/status/ 1536789678711623681 DefiSpace + 80 attendees:https://twitter.com/MilsteinmAb/status/ 1529459227672166401 Colledge + 70 attendees: https://twitter.com/SomosColledge/status/ 1539784987209113602 Copinha Solow: + 40 attendees:https://twitter.com/solowcripto/status/ 1578074089897353217 L 2 Wars in Spanish + 100 attendees:https://twitter.com/Layer 2 es/status/ 1587199510513606656 From this year 2023 Optimism Español - News from an Optimistic Future + 50 attendees: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1618253712862097408 How do we support the Optimism Collective? Governance calls in collaboration with DefiLatam, we closely followed all governance proposals during 2022 and also this year: 1 st + 27 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1544065571536474118 POAP: POAP Gallery 2 nd + 29 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeFi_LATAM/status/ 1549108301916508161 POAP:POAP Gallery 3 rd + 27 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1553090722345226240 POAP: POAP Gallery 4 th + 27 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1566893256683782145 POAP: POAP Gallery 5 th + 35 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1574839257243553806 POAP: POAP Gallery 6 th + 18 attendees: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1574839257243553806 POAP: POAP Gallery 7 th + 20 attendees: Twiitter: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1581985425136054272 POAP: POAP Gallery 8 th + 33 attendees: Twitter:https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1602318464101875719 POAP: POAP Gallery 9 th + 40 attendees: Twitter:https://twitter.com/OptimismESP/status/ 1615086144332656640 POAP:POAP Gallery Final Optimism Español is an independent, non-profit community that works to promote the adoption of Optimism through the dissemination of information and the organization of events. We do not receive funding from any institution nor do we monetize our content. All material generated will always be public and available to everyone, and anyone can collaborate with us. Our communication is neutral and seeks to bring more users and developers closer to Optimism. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter : Twitter + 802 followers: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP Mirror + 30 articles translated into Spanish: Optimism Español Discord + 2846 miembros: Discord 1 Contact info for the project or project lead : Nicolas Espindola @NicoProducto (Leader and Founder of Optimism Español) Telegram: @nicoespin (Telegram: Contact @nicoespin 1 ) Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoproducto 2 Discord: NicoEspindola# 2947

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vwtao.eth - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:29 a.m.

The projects name: Layer 2 Weekly Roundup A description of how the project has supported deve… The projects name: Layer 2 Weekly Roundup A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Weekly email newsletter about what’s happened in all the top L 2 ecosystems. It’s a super informative newsletter that includes highlights, tweets, and interesting stories from all the prominent L 2 s. It’s difficult to keep on top of everything that’s happening and this newsletter has been a great source of truth to quickly see what’s happening. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter:https://layer 2 roundup.substack.com/ 2

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Gonna.eth - This user is a moderator

Jan. 30, 2023, 1:16 p.m.

The projects name: Damn Vulnerable DeFi A description of how the project has supported developm… The projects name: Damn Vulnerable DeFi A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Smart contract security playground and challenges for DeFi A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: V 3 release of Damn Vulnerable DeFi – Damn Vulnerable DeFi (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: @tinchoabbate

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Gonna.eth - This user is a moderator

Jan. 30, 2023, 1:22 p.m.

The projects name: Ethernaut CTF OpenZeppeling A description of how the project has supported th… The projects name: Ethernaut CTF OpenZeppeling A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Solidity challenges and “wargames” A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://ethernaut.openzeppelin.com/ (optional) contact info for the project or project lead contact@openzeppelin.com The projects name: Cryptoversidad A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Cryptoversidad it’s an educational youtube channel that covers everything you need to know about blockchain in Spanish. The explanations are clear, and the topics are good and very insightful. Good resource! A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/@Cryptoversidad 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead cryptoversidad@gmail.com

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vbuterin - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 6:19 p.m.

The projects name: Slatestarcodex / Astralcodexten A description of how the project has supporte… The projects name: Slatestarcodex / Astralcodexten A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Responsible for popularizing the “Moloch” meme and educating many early Ethereum and Optimism contributors about the importance of coordination problems with his “Meditations on Moloch” post, and has written high-quality blog posts on retro-PGF specifically: 1 1 2 1 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: @slatestarcodex on Twitter

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MSilb7 - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 7:46 p.m.

The projects name: Dune Arcana / Duniversity A description of how the project has supported deve… The projects name: Dune Arcana / Duniversity A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Dune’s free and open educational programs (Arcana, Duniversity, 12 Days of Dune) teach new analysts how to use Dune to analyze on-chain data through the lens of current events and/or popular apps. The skills and lessons are predominantly focused on Ethereum, and Ethereum Analytics = Optimism Analytics. Videos for these programs are posted publicly on YouTube, and example code is open-sourced in Dune Dashboards. Arcana Youtube 12 Days of Dune Youtube 3 Note: I was a guest on a Dune Arcana episode on L 2 s A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Duniversity 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/agaperste, https://twitter.com/andrewhong 5297 , https://twitter.com/ 0 xBoxer Note - Dune as an entity was already nominated here 1 , but this nominations is specifically for their education programs. I work at OP Labs, but making this nomination personally

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MSilb7 - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 8:01 p.m.

The projects name: OurNetwork Learn A description of how the project has supported development a… The projects name: OurNetwork Learn A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: OurNetwork Learn was a free “ 30 for 30 ” cohort-based course introducing people to on-chain analytics. The course consisted of weekly lectures, workshops/office hours, homework & feedback. After course completion, the videos were posted on Youtube. The student-base was mixed between those with crypto experience and those without. Some of the students who entered while not being full-time in Crypto have gone on to join teams such as Dune, 0 x, and OP Labs. The course was free to students. Lecturers and students split protocol sponsorship funds from Index Coop, Rabbithole, Genie Swap, and Impossible Finance. Announcement Post Course Materials Youtube Playlist A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: OurNetwork Learn: All Lectures and Materials — OurNetwork (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/andrewhong 5297 Note: I was a lecturer in this course. I work at OP Labs, but making this nomination personally

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Harper - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 8:07 p.m.

The projects name: Small Brain Games A description of how the project has supported development… The projects name: Small Brain Games A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Small Brain Games is building on-chain games on Optimism. Most recently they built Words 3 1 , a PVP word game that engaged 100 + players throughout a week of exciting competition. It leveraged the high throughput and low cost of the OP Stack and onboarded people to the Optimism ecosystem. I am hopeful Small Brain will continue to build games on Optimism. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/ 0 xsmallbrain 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Discord: ulysses# 1645

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Harper - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

The projects name: Donnoh A description of how the project has supported development and usage … The projects name: Donnoh A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Donnoh has done extensive research on optimistic and zk rollup architecture, and also wrote their CS bachelor’s thesis about the difference between Optimism and StarkNet. Some helpful resources written by Donnoh include: Optimism Bedrock vs Arbitrum Nitro: Deposits :: Scalability Guide 1 Exploring the blobspace :: Scalability Guide 1 [ 2210 . 16610 ] Optimistic and Validity Rollups: Analysis and Comparison between Optimism and StarkNet 2 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://lucadonnoh.github.io/ (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/donnoh_eth 1

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OptimismGuru - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:27 p.m.

We are nominating our Twitter account OptimismGuru and we want to thank @jrocki.bedrock for contact… We are nominating our Twitter account OptimismGuru and we want to thank @jrocki.bedrock for contacting and encouraging us. Much appreciated. :pray: The projects name: OptimismGuru A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: OptimismGuru is a Twitter account that works as an information aggregator regarding the Optimism chain, the Optimism Collective, and the OP Stack. Crypto space produces a massive amount of information and it is hard for users to find the right information at the earliest. OptimismGuru provides a target-oriented and up-to-date information feed specific to Optimism chain enthusiasts. This feed includes news, analytics, opportunities, and the current state of the protocols on Optimism. Another important mission for OptimismGuru is to help onboard new users to the network by providing a beginner-friendly presentation of the network and cost-free guidance on how to utilize on-chain tools and how to reach valuable information. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuruOptimism 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Can be contacted through Twitter.

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chuxin_h - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:27 p.m.

The projects name: MetricsDao A description of how the project has supported development and us… The projects name: MetricsDao A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: MetricsDao is a platform neutral on-demand data analytics for crypto projects. MetricsDao also pioneer in providing free education to any aspiring web 3 data analysts to learn about Ethereum and existing available data tools such as Dune, Flipside Analytics etc. MetricsDao Youtube 2 Note: I was a core contributor and currently a lecturer in Web 3 Analytics Workshop A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead I work at OP Labs, but making this nomination personally

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saraha - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:42 p.m.

I would like to nominate IC 3 for RetroPGF 2 . The projects name: The Initiative for CryptoCurre… I would like to nominate IC 3 for RetroPGF 2 . The projects name: The Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC 3 ) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: IC 3 is an initiative of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Cornell Tech, EPFL, ETH Zurich, UC Berkeley, University College London, UIUC and the Technion. IC 3 leads multidisciplinary research and members publish peer reviewed research in many areas of blockchain systems relevant to the functioning and future of the OP Stack. Areas of research have included oracles, NFTs, ordering protocols, consensus, governance, rollups, privacy, and more. All research funded by IC 3 is open source. IC 3 produces research blog posts, papers, and hosts research events (see all at https://www.initc 3 .org/ 1 ). Some recent work relevant to the OP Stack (links can all be found on the IC 3 website publications page): K. Babel, P. Daian, M. Kelkar, and A. Juels. Clockwork Finance: Automated Analysis of Economic Security in Smart Contracts S. Werner, D. Perez, L. Gudgeon, A. Klages-Mundt, D. Harz, and W. Knottenbelt. SoK: Decentralized Finance (DeFi). SBC, 2022 . NFT work summarized in this Tweet thread by Ari Juels: https://twitter.com/AriJuels/status/ 1620170091831894016 1 Z.Ye, U. Misra, D. Song: Towards Trust-minimized Blockchain Execution Scalability with EVM-native Fraud Proofs A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: @initc 3 org on Twitter [/quote]

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chuxin_h - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:48 p.m.

The projects name: Web 3 Data Degens A description of how the project has supported developmen… The projects name: Web 3 Data Degens A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Web 3 Data Degens is a group of hundreds of budding data wizards - all looking to help each other grow. Andrew Hong is the main organiser behind the group (Note: he also works at Dune), and there are educational materials including newsletters to send fun data tips and tricks, protocol deep dives (e.g. sudoswap, uniswap etc), and full-length courses Youtube 2 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Substack 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead I work at OP Labs, but making this nomination personally

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bucky - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 10:55 p.m.

The projects name: DeFi Library A description of how the project has supported development and u… The projects name: DeFi Library A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: DeFi Library is a free source of information about DeFi, Ethereum, Rollups, Bridges, and Modular Blockchains for the Turkish community. For the last three years, it has become one of the most trusted sources for technical and non-technical information in Turkish. Turkey has a strong community (one of the largest communities) so it’s essential to provide trustable information in the native language and encourage them to participate in the ecosystem. The project produces many issues about the overall Ethereum ecosystem, including Optimism. Through the substack newsletter, Twitter channel, and youtube account, there are multiple research pieces & guidances published about Optimism to help the community understand Optimism’s technical stack and ecosystem. Some analytics: Newsletter : 8 k+ subs (% 30 + view rate weekly) Youtube: 2 . 7 k subs Twitter : 26 k followers Here are some examples (in Turkish): Here are some examples (in Turkish): Optimism Bedrock Upgrade : DeFi Haftalık Bülten # 66 (Daha iyimser bir Optimism: Bedrock) Optimism Token Review: defilibrary.substack.com DeFi Haftalık Bülten # 58 (Optimism Token Geliyor) 1 a 16 z 4 . 5 Milyar USD Fon, Yearn Finance v 3 , StarkWare Yeni Yatırım... Modular Blockchain Approach & Optimism Collective & Airdrop Mechanism: defilibrary.substack.com DeFi Haftalık Bülten # 56 (Optimism Airdrop ve Modüler Blok Zinciri Yaklaşımı) $HOP Token ve Airdrop, Metavest AMA, Argent Yatırım, Scroll Bilgiseli ve dahası... About Optimism Launch: defilibrary.substack.com DeFi Haftalık Bülten # 39 (DeFi 2 . 0 ,Olympus DAO ,Web 3 ) 1 Bankless'ın yeni indeksi $GMI, Deflasyonist ETH, Cream Finance Hack, Perpetual Trade Yarışması (Testnet) About Optimism Bridges: defilibrary.substack.com DeFi Haftalık Bülten # 32 (Metamask Airdrop(?), 120 k ETH Yakımı, Avalanche... 1 Hop Protocol Optimism Desteği, Snowball Benqi Stratejileri, Avalaunch IDO'ları ve dahası... Optimism Bridge Usage & Uniswap on Optimism: Uniswap - Optimistic Ethereum Rehber (Ağ Ekleme, Optimism'e Transfer ve Takas) Optimism Bedrock Upgrade & Future Plans: Optimism Nereye Gidiyor? OP Token Yükselişi, Bedrock Güncellemesi, Yeni Airdrop ve dahası. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibraryDefi 1 Newsletter: https://defilibrary.substack.com/ Youtube: DeFi Library - YouTube (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Email: defilibrary (@) gmail (.) com Twitter: @LibraryDefi

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ayohtunde - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 11:08 p.m.

The projects name: Optimism Ape Yacht Club (OAYC) NFT Project) A description of how the project… The projects name: Optimism Ape Yacht Club (OAYC) NFT Project) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: For this, I will use my story as an example. I was onboarded to OP through OAYC during their mint, I never knew OP existed… Lol, but with the OAYC mint (which was in $OP token), I was eager to know more about the OP ecosystem. The OAYC team also provided guides and documents that could help us get $OP tokens and many more guides. It was a great experience for my onboarding into the OP ecosystem… and I believe if OAYC is supported with this grant, they’ll go a long way and achieve a lot that will in turn also help the ecosystem grow. The MOAYC mint (was done with $OP tokens) was done and the mutation event (where OAYC Apes turns into Mutant Apes) is also on. In few weeks, the OAYC staking will be live and this is another way to help the ecosystem, as so many new NFT folks will learn how staking works with NFTs, the OAYC team will do well by providing every necessary guides for the community and when they stake their NFTs, they can earn both $OAYC and $OP tokens. The team also has plans to build Utilities around the $OAYC tokens and would also build DApps in the future roadmaps. If granted, I’m sure the team will be more motivated to leverage on their ideas. This is my take… Thanks A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/optiapeyc?s= 21 &t=Jl 2 EHOgFdQaAdpjpeeE 8 Og 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/sol_snowman?s= 21 &t=Jl 2 EHOgFdQaAdpjpeeE 8 Og

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Harper - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 11:08 p.m.

The projects name: jordanmmck A description of how the project has supported development and us… The projects name: jordanmmck A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Jordan creates high-quality video and written content designed to explain Ethereum scaling concepts. They are thorough and accessible. They’ve helped me better understand the space. Example of a relevant video: https://www.jordanmmck.com/media/eth-scaling-modular 1 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanmmck 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/jordanmmck 1

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Harper - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 11:14 p.m.

The projects name: Women Build Web 3 A description of how the project has supported developmen… The projects name: Women Build Web 3 A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: WBW 3 has sent dozens of developers to conferences and hackathons in an effort to further diversify the pool of contributors in the Ethereum ecosystem. They are spun out of a DAO and operate without collecting profit. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenbuildweb 3 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: https://twitter.com/camiinthisthang

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binji - No Role

Jan. 30, 2023, 11:38 p.m.

The projects name: The Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation (represented from the Virtual A… The projects name: The Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation (represented from the Virtual Assets office) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: A team working with Atlantis World is working with the government of Ukraine to bolster blockchain education to millions of Ukrainians. The team has pitched Optimism to the Ministry and will be adding branding, course material, ecosystem practical cases, and will feature OP in upcoming PR releases & promo campaigns, positioning OP as core partner&sponsor. The Atlantis world team are currently doing this out of their own pocket because of their love for Optimism. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter : N/A https://thedigital.gov.ua/ https://twitter.com/mintsyfra 1 Post from the minister: https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/ 1605900571428487169 3 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead : Telegram: Contact @Vlree, Telegram: Contact @cjhtech, Telegram: Contact @revmiller

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Anatech - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Projects name: Ethereum México (Education / Community) A description of how the project has suppo… Projects name: Ethereum México (Education / Community) A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Ethereum México has great plans for 2023 like keep as organizing monthly IRL and Virtual workshops, teaching about Optimism, providing scholarships for people to learn about tech and code, visiting universities across México, teaching how to become a validator node in Ethereum, mentoring and helping other cities across México to organize their own events. Ethereum México started last June in 2022 , where we participated in the #RoadToDevcon and EthLATAM in Bogotá. This project will have a huge impact on the future of Ethereum´s ecosystem and Optimism, as a public good for the community where our focus is to inform about what’s happening in Ethereum and to inspire and teach more builders and developers to build in Ethereum. Our achievements: We have organized 10 virtual classes where at least 60 people attend each one. 2 IRL Meetups that at least 30 people have attended. 5 IRL Workshops that 15 people attended in the first one and 70 in the other 4 . 10 Twitter Spaces where at least 60 + live people attended and more than 100 + tuned in each. 2 IRL Events for 100 + people in Mexico City. We have supported other communities in other cities to organize their meetups like Mérida and Puebla with 35 + people each Thank you so much for helping us to keep teaching about Optimism and Ethereum! Important links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethereum_mexico 2 ethmexico | Twitter, Instagram | Linktree 1 Contacts info for the project or project leads: Ana Belén Twitter: @ anatech_eth Ariel Cárdenas Twitter: @ ariiellus Diego Mares Twitter: @ dmars 300

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Anatech - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:20 a.m.

Projects name: H.E.R. DAO LATAM (Education) A description of how the project has supported the de… Projects name: H.E.R. DAO LATAM (Education) A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: Our mission is to sustainably diversify the blockchain ecosystem by providing scholarships to female and non-binary Latin American individuals to attend conferences and hackathons across the globe so they may become builders and/or founders. We onboard Latin American womxn from scratch into Web 3 through Virtual and IRL Workshops teaching them the basics of blockchain and its scaling solutions, and build partnerships to offer scholarships for women to learn about development, blockchain technology, and tech skills through educational platforms that offer content in Spanish such as Platzi, Blockdemy, and Le Wagon. Our achievements: More than 15 IRL Workshops and Meetups in different cities in LATAM like Mexico City, Bogotá, and Medellín Colombia, Lima Perú and Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. More than 10 webinars to teach about Web 3 . + 55 people have been sponsored to attend hackathons and conferences. (EthMéxico, EthBogota, Devcon, EthLATAM, EthSanFrancisco) + 20 hackathon projects + 20 bounties reached 3 finalists teams We need help to keep giving scholarships to women and also, to create a community Newsletter to keep providing quality content, Share information about Zero Knowledge and our Front-end hacks projects, and keep teaching more women in Latin America in a safe way about the Blockchain ecosystem, specially Optimism, an L 2 build on Ethereum, so they know how to use it while is faster, with cheaper fees and the same security as Ethereum. Important links: Website: http://herdaolatam.xyz/ 4 Twitter: https://twitter.com/herdaolatam Contacts info for the project or project leads: Ana Belén González Twitter: @ AnaTech_eth Lau Namu Twitter: @ 0 xyNaMu Teresa Carballo Twitter: @ teresacd

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lalocripto - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:37 a.m.

EDUCATION Projects name: Espacio Cripto(Education / Community) A description of how the project … EDUCATION Projects name: Espacio Cripto(Education / Community) A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack: We’ve been building Espacio Cripto’s community and producing content for two years. We’ve been constantly nurturing the community on Telegram, executing IRL events, and publishing podcast episodes, Youtube videos, virtual workshops, newsletters and guides for our community to understand and be part of the Web 3 ecosystem in a safe and friendly way. Espacio Cripto is the friendliest and largest Web 3 community in Mexico and one of the most important Spanish-speaking in LATAM. Is the Podcast about crypto and Web 3 most listened to in LATAM, # 1 in technology in Mexico, in the top 1 % shared globally on Spotify in 2022 . We have organized one monthly meetup in Mexico City since February 2022 , and also we organized an event for more than 500 people called “Entrando al Espacio Cripto”. Our work can be found in our social media, Youtube Channel, Spotify and in many members of our community that now, are builders in the ecosystem and have been safely onboarded to Web 3 . We have shared and teach about Optimism to our community in IRL Meetups and in our Weekly Youtube lives. 1 We’d like to keep sharing about Optimism!. Thank you so much for your support! Important links: Linktree Espacio Cripto Podcast | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree 3 View Espaciocriptopod’s Linktree. Listen to their music on YouTube, Spotify here. Contacts info for the project or project leads: Lalo Cripto Twitter: @ lalocripto Abraham Cobos Twitter: @ abrahamcr

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alcito - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 1:16 a.m.

The project name: #aPRENDOcripto (a Proof of Integrity educational program) Project description: #a… The project name: #aPRENDOcripto (a Proof of Integrity educational program) Project description: #aPRENDOcripto is an educational program of the Proof of Integrity organization, a crypto and personal finance training program designed to bring the benefits of blockchain technology to vulnerable sectors. Our program consists of 4 workshops with theoretical and practical content, where participants learn about personal finances, blockchain technology, and possible use cases including how Optimism works. We also facilitate access to decentralized technologies, by guiding participants through the creation of a Metamask wallet and a profile in Proof of Humanity, a social identity verification system for humans on Ethereum. By participating in our program, individuals receive a first-hand experience of the world of cryptocurrencies by receiving the UBI token and becoming part of a DAO. Our team is made up of professionals who share a passion for blockchain technology and a socially conscious outlook. We have already deployed 8 editions of #aPRENDOcripto in low-income neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina and have 110 graduates. Our plan is to deploy 26 more training programs in 2023 , not only in Buenos Aires but also in the rest of Argentina and Uruguay. Our program has received recognition and support from the Ethereum Foundation through a grant and was selected as the most important public goods project of Latin America in last year’s Devcon Quadratic Funding. Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, even attended one of our workshops. We are confident that #aPRENDOcripto aligns with the goals of RetroPGF 2 , and we would be honored to receive funding support to continue our mission of spreading awareness and knowledge of blockchain technology and the Ethereum scalability. Twitter: https://twitter.com/proof_integrity 3 Contact info for the project lead: tom@proofofintegrity.org The Proof Of Integrity team, with the students and de Ethereum Foundation 1600 × 900 188 KB

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Deezy - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 7:21 a.m.

system: Hi Everyone! I would like to nominate RockX! :smiley: The projects name: RockX A desc… system: Hi Everyone! I would like to nominate RockX! :smiley: The projects name: RockX A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Educational piece on “Why Optimism is the Premium Ethereum L 2 Chain” How to use Access Node to build on Optimism educational video A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter @rockx_official (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Twitter @rockx_official Twitter @DeezyRockX Have a great day everyone! :slight_smile:

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polynya - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 7:29 a.m.

The projects name: r/ethfinance (& its moderators) A description of how the project has supporte… The projects name: r/ethfinance (& its moderators) A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: r/ethfinance has been the premiere place to discuss and thought-lead all things Ethereum. It’s where a lot of people working in L 2 today got started, and the root of pretty much every bit of L 2 and OP Stack-related education. As a fellow nominee in this category, I owe everything I have written around L 2 -related education in 2021 to the r/ethfinance community, so this is me paying it forward. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethfinance/ 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: JT Nichol (https://twitter.com/ProDJKC)

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cp287 - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 7:48 a.m.

The projects name: cp 0 x A description of how the project has supported development and usage o… The projects name: cp 0 x A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: This community constantly hosts ad-free educational podcasts and translates various educational videos, including videos about optimistic rollups. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/cp 0 xdotcom 2 , https://www.youtube.com/@cp 0 xcrypto 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: telegram: @fr 4 ulll

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diligit - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 10:11 a.m.

The projects name: diligit A description of how the project has supported development and usage of … The projects name: diligit A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: As a support-Nerd I helped the Optimism Collective with answers and support about everything around Optimism, and Optimism continue to be coolest and kindest community. Some stats at the moment: 16500 + posts on the OP server 44 . 14 % percentage of all closed live-support threads A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/diligitSP 2 Disclaimer’ As a badgeholder I have asked to be excluded from the collections to avoid any conflict of interest in voting retroPGF# 2 , so I will be free to vote for any nominated project excluding only my personal nomination. And the badgeholder nominated by me will also be able to vote for anyone other than my individual nomination.

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lavande - This user is a moderator

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:33 p.m.

The projects name: Messari State of Optimism Governance Report 2 A description of how the project… The projects name: Messari State of Optimism Governance Report 2 A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: The State of Optimism Governance report is a formal, recurring report aimed at educating readers about Optimism’s governance system and improving transparency and analysis following each Season of Optimism governance. These reports spread awareness and knowledge of how Optimism works socially and, inspired by Optimism’s culture, were published as a public good (with no associated cost). A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter : Authors: https://twitter.com/t__norm; https://twitter.com/raholloway 1

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OAYC - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:39 p.m.

Project name: OAYC Thank you very much for considering nominating OAYC. In addition to the nominati… Project name: OAYC Thank you very much for considering nominating OAYC. In addition to the nomination and description, we would like to highlight the contribution of our project to the Optimism ecosystem from the project team side. Project description: OAYC is a completely hand-drawn-from-scratch derivative collection inspired by the iconic BAYC. We have become one of the biggest communities & sold-out projects in the OP NFT space, with 500 $ETH+ secondary sales volume and a strong roadmap for continued growth and utility for the community. Frame 5731604 × 1080 119 KB A description of how the project has supported the development and usage of the OP Stack : OAYC has made significant contributions to the educational function of the Optimism network through the following initiatives: Exclusive minting for $OP tokens. To better educate users, the OAYC team decided to do a mint exclusively for $OP tokens, requiring users to understand the ecosystem and exchange tools. The team also prepared a detailed guide on how to migrate from other networks to Optimism, which was well-received by new users. photo_ 2022 - 12 - 22 _ 17 - 35 - 371030 × 206 24 . 9 KB Attracting users from other networks. To reach a wider audience, the team allocated approximately ~ 15 , 000 $OP and engaged influential NFT community members in advertising campaigns. This effort led to a 15 % increase in unique holders within two months and put OAYC in the top trending collections on OpenSea during the week, exposing the project to thousands of new Op users. Ff 3 UCtXakAAh 69 N 1125 × 1330 103 KB Unique mechanic: Mutation Event The OAYC team created a unique and engaging mint process, incorporating gamification, dynamic NFT metadata changes, a separate secondary mutagen market, and an interactive mutation interface. The event was a big and engaging event for the Optimism NFT ecosystem. mutation 1440 × 900 165 KB Supporting ecosystem projects. Along the journey, the OAYC team has consistently cooperated and supported ecosystem projects such as OptiChads, Bored Town, Layer 2 DAO, etc further strengthening the Optimism network as a whole: we have not stopped conducting collaborations, mutual activities, Twitter Spaces, distributing $OP tokens and creating unique conditions for members of partner projects in our community. Frame 8561080 × 1080 84 . 1 KB Our team vision is to continue to prioritize OP use in their contracts, as well as continue to recruit new users to the ecosystem further and achieve new goals and highs! Frame 5741604 × 552 13 . 3 KB Project links: Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/OptiApeYC 10

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lavande - This user is a moderator

Jan. 31, 2023, 12:39 p.m.

The projects name: Where Has the OP Gone Report 10 A description of how the project has supported… The projects name: Where Has the OP Gone Report 10 A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: This report details an on-chain analysis of OP grant distributions, to determine how granted OP has been used and whether the granted OP was used as outlined in grant proposals. This is time-consuming work that is important in helping Optimism delegates understand and improve upon the efficacy of Governance Fund grants. This work has been conducted by an Optimism delegate, Jack Anorak, as a public good for the Token House. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter : Author: https://twitter.com/jack_anorak 3

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hirokennelly - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 1:59 p.m.

The Project’s Name: BanklessDAO projects: Bankless Publishing, Newsletters, International Media Nod… The Project’s Name: BanklessDAO projects: Bankless Publishing, Newsletters, International Media Nodes, and The Rug A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: BanklessDAO’s mission is to create user-friendly onramps for people to discover decentralized financial technologies through education, media, and culture. To further that mission, BanklessDAO produces educational content via its newsletters and Bankless Publishing on various crypto-related topics, including Layer 2 scaling solutions such as Optimism. In addition, a number of our projects and contributors publish on Mirror, and make use of the Optimism-enabled mint function. Below is a list of Optimism-related content produced by our various projects: Bankless Publishing Bankless Publishing – 22 Jul 22 Optimism Powers Crypto’s Newest Collective - Bankless Publishing Optimism Tokens, Souldbound NFTs, and progressive decentralization make up the governance blueprint for a public goods funding Ethereum L 2 Est. reading time: 15 minutes Bankless Publishing – 4 Jan 23 Ethereum Scaling Solutions - Bankless Publishing Scaling Ethereum is one of the most important tasks for ecosystem devs. But how do these solutions work? Learn more with our comparative technical primer on Plasma, Optimistic Rollups, and ZK Rollups Est. reading time: 15 minutes Bankless Publishing – 16 Nov 22 Teleport From Layer 2 With Maker’s DAI - Bankless Publishing 1 Skip the Queue With DAI Fast Withdrawals on Arbitrum and Optimism Article by Florian Strauf Edited by Frank America Do you ever drive to the pump and see the gas prices are up once again, and sigh? It may even make you rethink that road trip or... Est. reading time: 10 minutes Bankless Publishing – 22 Sep 22 7 Etherscan Basics - Bankless Publishing Master the ins and outs of Etherscan with these seven basic tools. Est. reading time: 8 minutes Bankless Publishing – 7 Sep 22 Cryptocurrency Wallets 101 - Bankless Publishing What are cryptocurrency wallets and why do they matter? Est. reading time: 14 minutes Bankless Publishing – 19 Jul 22 Canonical DAI Stablecoin Upgrade Aims to Help Move DAI Off Chain - Bankless... MakerDAO's Canonical DAI helps solve for moving DAI to different blockchains with greater assurances. Est. reading time: 12 minutes Bankless Publishing – 21 Apr 22 MakerDAO’s Paradigm-Bending Bridging Solutions Begins on Starknet - Bankless... 1 Can you imagine what does the multi-chain world look like? MakerDAO takes us one step closer with Starknet. Est. reading time: 14 minutes Bankless Publishing – 1 Apr 22 The Perpetual Protocol L 2 Experiment - Bankless Publishing A Step-by-Step Guide To Capture Huge APRs on Optimism Article by Tom Tramner The Challenge We will attempt to achieve our goal by capturing: a) perpetual fees in $USDC from the perp platform, and b) LP rewards provided weekly in $PERP tokens. This... Est. reading time: 6 minutes Bankless Ukrainian: Newsletter 1 [Топ 5 способів заробити токен OP на Optimism] Newsletter 2 [Посібник з Optimism для початківців - BanklessUA] Newsletter 3 [Як підготуватися до токенів L 2 - BanklessUA] Bankless Spanish: Newsletter 1 [Donde Cripto sigue creciendo - by CryptoReuMD 1 ] Newsletter 2 [Resumen del año L 2 - by CryptoReuMD and BanklessDao Español 1 ] Bankless Bulgarian: Newsletter 1 [Къде има растеж в крипто - Bankless DAO Bulgaria 1 ] Newsletter 2 [Optimism и NFT-та ? - Bankless DAO Bulgaria] Newsletter 3 [Optimism ръководство за начинаещи] Newsletter 4 [Да живее Оptimism & Top 5 еърдропа (и как да ги получим)] Bankless German: Newsletter 1 [Ein Anfänger*innen-Guide für Optimism - by Lany] Bankless Malayalam: Newsletter 1 [Optimism-മിനെ കുറിച്ച് ഒരു തുടക്കക്കാരൻ അറിയേണ്ടതെല്ലാം] Bankless Japanese: Newsletter 1 [ 2022 年のL 2 の振り返り - Bankless JAPAN] Newsletter 2 [オンチェーン版Minecraft - Bankless JAPAN] Newsletter 3 [Apple、App Store経由でNFT取引を開始 - Bankless JAPAN] English Newsletters banklessdao.substack.com Optimism Powers Crypto’s Newest Collective | State of the DAOs You're reading State of the DAOs, the high-signal low-noise newsletter for understanding DAOs. banklessdao.substack.com UNICEF x Gitcoin Collaborate to Revolutionize Philanthropy You're reading State of the DAOs, the high-signal low-noise newsletter for understanding DAOs. The Rug: The Rug is a crypto-comedy project (like The Onion) that uses satire to educate and help onboard people into web 3 . The Rug publishes at https://therug.mirror.xyz/. To date, supporters have minted over 180 articles on Mirror through its partnership with Optimism. How will these funds be used? These funds would be distributed to the above projects to use as they fit within the scope of their mission, with encouragement to delegate any available OP voting power to BanklessDAO’s meta-governance group, DAOstewards, who will be active in OP governance. Our reach: All content is shared on our socials, which have the following metrics: English Twitter: 61 k+ followers Newsletters: 19 , 000 subscribers, averaging a 40 % open rate Instagram: 5 , 250 followers TikTok: 1 , 000 + followers LinkedIn: 2 , 000 followers Telegram: 600 followers Multi-lingual: [ 15 languages] Social Media: 17 , 000 combined followers on socials Newsletters: 4 , 500 combined subscribers, with average 15 , 000 views/month A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/banklessDAO 1 https://twitter.com/BanklessPub https://twitter.com/IMNbankless https://twitter.com/TheRugNews 1 GitHub BanklessDAO 1 Go bankless. BanklessDAO has 51 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. Contact info for the project or project lead: HiroKennellyᵍᵐ?# 0001

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nixorokish - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 2:28 p.m.

The projects name: EthStaker Community A description of how the project has supported developmen… The projects name: EthStaker Community A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: The EthStaker community serves as a trusted and welcoming source of staking information, a canonical source for protocol-level milestone events, and as an advocate for technical and ethical best practices in Ethereum staking. The EthStaker team supports the broader Ethereum ecosystem directly through hosting live events, writing blog posts, leading technical workshops and even sometimes facilitating staking-related events in-person. The EthStaker community has led to a tangible increase in Ethereum’s L 1 security with a Layer 0 campaign on staking client diversity and continues to actively support Ethereum’s security and robustness. Since the launch of the Beacon Chain, the EthStaker community has been the primary support channel for Ethereum Staking. Last year we helped prepare thousands of solo and institutional stakers in preparation for testnet and Mainnet merges. The team and community deliver this support, which is free and available to anyone, through moderated Discord and Reddit communities. This year, we are focused on preparing stakers everywhere for upcoming protocol changes such as withdrawals, and we continue to be a driving force for education, support and decentralization for Ethereum Stakers everywhere. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Discord: discord. io/ethstaker YouTube: youtube.com/c/ethstaker Twitter: twitter.com/ethStaker Reddit: reddit. com/r/ethstaker GitBook:ethstaker.gitbook. io/ethstaker-knowledge-base/) Website: ethstaker. cc/) (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: Nix (discord: nixorokish# 3333 , twitter: @nixorokish) *breaking links because I’m a new account

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jianan - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 2:44 p.m.

Hello, I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism and the Ethereum… Hello, I nominate myself for the the educational content I’ve done around Optimism and the Ethereum ecosystem in general. Projects Name: Optimism FM A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack : Introduction Optimism FM is a collaborative and open (unofficial) community dedicated to promoting the adoption of Optimism by disseminating information about its technology,ecosystem,governance processes and public goods, in Chinese. Our goal is to reach all China citizens and Chinese speakers in general, so that they can learn about the benefits of this Ethereum scaling solution. Optimism FM is a small group of individuals dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of public goods, following the values of Optimism Collective, an optimistic, confident and loving approach to the world. Optimistic FM believes that in addition to these silent public goods plowing alone, it also needs more resources to help its growth. Just like the Optimistic Collective’s RetroPGF Grant, Optimism FM also tries to participate in it from another angle, to try to spread and promote it, to make people aware of the existence and impact of these public goods A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Website: http://www.optimism.fm 5 (optional) contact info : Email: xbeanc@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jiananxz 3

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Carlosjmelgar - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 3:06 p.m.

web 3 beach: **web 3 beach is dedicated to accelerating web 3 education and adoption through imp… web 3 beach: **web 3 beach is dedicated to accelerating web 3 education and adoption through impactful onboarding in communities where banking services are unavailable. In short, onboarding LatAm through Public Goods. Some of these initiatives include beach clean ups, educational events meet ups, health services _DSC 66531920 × 1280 224 KB We use Optimism to pay for most of our expenses; tuk tuks to beach clean ups, transporting waste to recycling plants, rewards for participants, payments for participation rewards, and more. We’ve also onboarded many local businesses and they accept stables on Optimism. Our onboarding events are more than a typical meetup nerdsplaining the tech. We create wallets, enable Optimism, import DAI and put it to use right away while creating a positive impact in our local environment**: web 3 beach on twitter 2 : carlosjmelgar on twitter:

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ken - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 4:08 p.m.

Project name: Dapp Learning A description of how the project has supported development and usage of… Project name: Dapp Learning A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Dapp Learning is a native chinese language resource for new to intermediate eth devs. Thus far the team has been focused on use-case-led development learning tracks on Ethereum. They have received a grant from the EF and although focused on Chinese speaking audiences, all courses are also in English. They have done introductory courses on L 2 and other scaling solutions, but if they focused on optimistic dapp development, it would help lower the static friction for new chinese engineers, but is free to leverage for anyone. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Github 1 Twitter 2 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: They’re super responsive on wechat and twitter!

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revmiller - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 4:34 p.m.

The projects name: Atlantis World [self nomination] A description of how the project has supporte… The projects name: Atlantis World [self nomination] A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: OP City inside of Atlantis World ft. onboarding quests; expanding ecosystem proactively; introducing OP to other chain users & web 3 newcomers; social community gatherings Learn more: https://gov.optimism.io/t/introducing-op-city-in-atlantis-world-to-the-optimism-collective/ 4307 1 OP City is the virtual garden of the Optimism Collective. It represents the beginnings of the OP stack, as a social game world. It features protocols such as Synthetix, Velodrome, Opensea, Rainbow, PoolTogether, Perpetual, 1 inch & Aave- as well as a town hall, museum, bank, hacker space & sports stadium (where for example Optichads have recently started hosting live workouts with anticipated OP incentives). Some of the spaces feature dApp integrations, and in the past thousands of users have explored the game world interacting with Optimism- completing educational quests to learn about and actually use flagship protocols. OP City is perfect for social events across the ecosystem where community admins, defined by wallet address, are able to start broadcast events within given interior worlds (ie Optimism Town Hall or Perpetual building) and promote / demote speakers with the addition of video chat & screen sharing. This is perfect for community calls since participants could even cast DAO votes, ie on Snapshot, inside of the world. We have recently built a super easy linking system to make events and worlds more accessible. You can also join as a guest or connect one of your social profiles, ie Twitter, instead of connecting your wallet. Mobile is coming soon. Beyond that, we’re building things like Telegram / Discord bots and Chrome extensions so that both OP Labs, the ecosystem protocols that make up OP City & the wider OP community can easily use their custom Atlantis World spaces for meetings, gatherings, social events & co working every day with web 3 layers on top. OP City is built by Optimists, for Optimists, so iterating in harmony with the community is of utmost importance to us. Try OP City for yourself and please be sure to let us know your feedback: https://alpha.atlantis.world/op-city KyivTechSummit (KTS) - We’ve initiated Ukrainian web 3 tech community & hosted historical mini-conference & wartime hackathon in a bobmshelter in Kyiv, Ukraine - ft. Optimism as community partner and showcasing the power of public goods (all projects were required to open source progressively); supported by The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Vitalik Buterin, who’s made his first-ever visit to Ukraine during KTS. Vee, Optimism’s community lead, sat down with Scott (Gitcoin co-founder) and Marek (co-founder of Celo) to discuss “Peace as a public good” topic. Learn more: https://kyivtechsummit.com/ + https://www.coindesk.com/business/ 2022 / 09 / 10 /vitalik-buterin-makes-surprise-appearance-at-kyiv-tech-summit-in-show-of-support-for-ukraine/ 1 Featuring Optimism in The Ministry of Digital Transformation’s first ever, national crypto education program with the aim of onboarding millions of Ukrainians into web 3 - collaborating with gov platform with 18 m users, universities, and tech orgs. We’re proactively & voluntarily featuring OP in the Ministry’s course, featuring Optimism branding in course material, practical cases, nation-wide PR&marketing campaign. https://twitter.com/atlantis 0 x/status/ 1606709980131893248 (the next wave of PR&marketing will feature Optimism!) Launching OP native SavePak NFT fundraising, distributing food, water, sanitation and shelter to the front lines of climate fuelled flooding catastrophe in Pakistan natively on Optimism with the first ever NFTs tied to real world humanitarian relief goods. https://gov.optimism.io/t/savepakistan-launch-the-first-ever-nfts-tied-to-real-world-humanitarian-relief-goods-on-optimism/ 4370 A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/atlantis 0 x 1 (optional) contact info for the project or project lead: rev@atlantis.world

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ceresstation - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 4:34 p.m.

The project name: KERNEL A description of how the project has supported development and usage o… The project name: KERNEL A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: KERNEL is a web 3 learning community that helps guide cohort members towards creating meaningful, valuable projects in the ecosystem many of the projects that have gone through KERNEL have gone on to raise significant amounts of capital, and grown to become major players in Ethereum and beyond by supporting KERNEL, Optimism can continuously grow and support projects that could go on (and in some cases already have) to build on the OP Stack A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: Twitter: https://twitter.com/KERNEL 0 x 1

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Exosphere - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 5:04 p.m.

Project name: Layer 2 DAO A description of how the project has supported development and usage of t… Project name: Layer 2 DAO A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Layer 2 DAO is a DAO that is focused on expanding the impact of scaling Ethereum. In just over a year, the DAO has achieved many milestones that support the OP stack specifically. In regards to a global focus, L 2 DAO has on-boarded many new users to the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem, and specifically Optimism through NFT projects and the OPIncubator program. The DAO has created multiple NFT collections on Optimism (both free and paid), and with new data reporting that the gateway to web 3 is likely to be NFTs, Layer 2 DAO will continue to play a strong role in advocating for and growing the Optimism ecosystem. Layer 2 DAO also continues to work with other infrastructure projects to help them expand to Optimism through project partnerships, marketing support, and liquidity. These projects typically live on mainnet or Arbitrum. We offer projects to be the “first customer” on Optimism, acting as a trusted team to test their platform, provide feedback to help expand their Optimism offering, and serve as case-study to onboard other projects. Some tangible achievements include: The first DAO-to-DAO swap on Optimism - completed between Layer 2 DAO and partner protocol Thales using Hedgey Finance’s DAO tooling Compensation for Contributors to the DAO through the integration with partner protocol Wonderverse - a tooling platform for DAOs The first NFT staking on Optimism with ERC- 20 rewards use-case, in conjunction with partner protocol GYSR Distributed 110000 OP so far from our initial Phase 0 grant to projects through the OPIncubator program to help projects onboard onto and/or grow their offering on Optimism Layer 2 DAO has an active community focused on Layer 2 growth and continues to serve as a powerful vehicle for bringing new people and ideas to Optimism now and into the future. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLayer 2 DAO 7 Contact info for the project or project lead: ExosphereL 2 .eth / exosphere@layer 2 dao.org

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AxlVaz - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 5:45 p.m.

The projects name : Defi Latam Description of how the project has supported development and usage o… The projects name : Defi Latam Description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: DeFi Latam is a Spanish speaking community for Web 3 and crypto ecosystems, committed to education and user adoption in Latin America following decentralization values. As such DeFi Latam creates a collaborative environment and provide a space in which its members collectively benefit from shared knowledge, strengthening the Web 3 educational level in our region and granting the necessary tools that every participant can use to feel part of the ecosystem. DeFi Latam has supported usage and governance for Optimism and both L 2 and scalability solutions in general: By providing a common space to chat and offer a Q&A space about Optimism ecosystem and updates (Discord link here: Discord) We do regular Gov Calls to take the community up to pace with Optimism governance in collaboration and support with Optimism Español Discord gov calls: Discord 1 Optimism Español: https://twitter.com/OptimismESP Bringing active vote delegators activity and debate to Optimism governance. As per public knowledge @Joxes is a delegate emerged from our community and you can check in detail our activities in his gov thread: DeFi LATAM - Delegate Communication Thread Also creating educational multimedia sources to explain everything from L 2 , rollups, Optmism, ORs vs ZKRs, and much more: Modular vs Monolithic blockchains: Blockchain Modulares vs Monolíticas - Episodio # 004 Podcast DeFi LATAM - YouTube 1 ORs vs ZKRs: https://www.defilatam.com/blog/escalabilidad-en-ethereum-optimistic-y-zk-rollups 1 Ethereum Scalability: https://www.defilatam.com/blog/estado-de-la-escalabilidad-en-ethereum-zk-rollups 1 Ethereum ORs intro & comparison: Estado de la escalabilidad en Ethereum, Optimistic Rollups — DeFi LATAM 1 Optimism intro: https://www.defilatam.com/proyectos/optimism-es-un-optimistic-rollup-de-la-red-ethereum-construida-por-op-labs Optimism gov model & token launch: https://www.defilatam.com/noticias/optimism-lanza-token-op-y-se-prepara-para-disrumpir-los-modelos-de-gobernanzas “Optimism Español” led and founded by @NicoProducto, is born from DeFi Latam (Optimism en Español - 2022 Recap) but they’re not the same communities, they work closely and do many collaborations, but they are two independent and autonomous communities. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter Website: https://www.defilatam.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeFi_LATAM Telegram: Telegram: Contact @DeFi_LATAM Discord: DeFi LATAM Contact info for the project or project lead Candu: Telegram: Contact @candudg Rorry: Telegram: Contact @el_rorry 1

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Sabishii - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 6:37 p.m.

Project Name: EVMavericks (ManeNet DAO) EVMavericks is a DAO formed from an efficiently distributed… Project Name: EVMavericks (ManeNet DAO) EVMavericks is a DAO formed from an efficiently distributed NFT-project to the most active members of the EthFinance subreddit. Its members are people well versed in the Ethereum space with experts on DeFi, Public Goods, NFTs, sharding, Layer 2 , staking and more. Notable figures include: Superphiz, Polynya (OP delegate), pseudotheos (OP delegate), MinimalGravitas (OP delegate), JTNichol, Paul Brody and many more. The ManeNet DAO’s mission is: To advance the decentralized Ethereum Web 3 ecosystem by aligning shared member incentives with funding, developing, and promoting public goods and education. A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack: Have donated treasury funds to Gitcoin grants and hosted podcasts educating people about different projects, incl. projects on Optimism. Members of the DAO have pioneered and tested many projects on Optimism and beyond. Links: Website: https://dao.evmavericks.xyz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/evmavericks Contact info: @Stewards in the EVMavericks Discord

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OptimismArabia - No Role

Jan. 31, 2023, 6:56 p.m.

Project Name: Optimism Arabia A description of how the project has supported development and usage … Project Name: Optimism Arabia A description of how the project has supported development and usage of the OP Stack We launched the optimism academy and optimism news website in Arabic, this will help to spread knowledge and educate Arab users about optimism to bring new users and help them to involve into optimism ecosystme. The academy will be specialized in disseminating knowledge about blockchain and about optimism for Arabic speakers. The website will be specialized in publishing translations and articles about optimism in Arabic. A link to the project’s GitHub or Twitter Academy: https://academy.optimismarabia.com/ 1 Website: https://optimismarabia.com/ 5 contact info for the project or project lead : MostafaGamal# 5952 - Discord

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