Surviving the Crypto Winter & Tons of Great Web3 Opportunities
👋Hi frens and builders,
Our two cents (or sats) for those who are hanging in there:
Projects and communities that form too fast are often fragile - they break apart even faster. Growing in a bear market is slow but sustainable.
Are we at the bottom yet? Who knows. Keep calm, preserve your capital and stay focused on your long-term vision. Ignore the noise and stay focused on the product.
At tr3butor we talked to some of the most resilient OGs who’ve been through multiple crypto winters and compiled the best lessons they’ve learned to help everyone in the ecosystem: 7 Tips from OGs to Survive the Crypto Winter.
We also interviewed Morten aka “Beist” the Program Lead for Hackathons & Bounties at Gitcoin to learn about what his own journey in Web3 was like and what it takes to make it. Check out the full interview here.
You can count on tr3butor to keep building and adding value to Web3 talent and organizations through our tr3butor app and the quality content we put out consistently, with more exciting things to come!
In this edition of the newsletter, we lead with a short article on the distribution of Web3 development activity across all corners of the world and away from the US as the central hub.
tr3butor Insights
7 Tips from OGs to Survive the Crypto Winter
Bear markets are the best time to seek advice from crypto OGs. In this article, we outline how Web3 contributors can weather the crypto winter based on the advice of the OGs, including tr3butor founder Max Uper as well as several other Web3 founders and builders.
In our next article, we'll share the founders’ experience on how to make your startup survive and grow during the bear market. Be sure to follow us to not miss it!
How to Make It in Web3: Interview with Morten aka “Beist” from Gitcoin Events
Successful careers depend on a vast range of factors and we can learn alot from others’ journeys.
In this article, we sit down for a chat with Morten Pederson, Program Lead for Hackathons & Bounties at Gitcoin - a platform where coders and developers can get paid to work on open-source software in a wide variety of programming languages.
Morten shares his thoughts on his path to Gitcoin, what it’s like to work in Web3, opportunities in the space and more.
tr3butor Recent Updates
✅ Consensus2022 recap
It’s a wrap for Consensus 2022! Despite the chilly winds creeping up the crypto markets, the event was a blast.
We met some awesome new partners and connected with many education providers that we will be integrating into tr3butor’s on-chain reputation system.
We chatted with social DAOs, foundations, major employers, etc to stay on the pulse of recruitment trends and more.
The industry sentiment is just the opposite of the 🌡heat: almost everyone is in the 'crypto winter's coming' 🥶 mood
Check out our tweet to learn more about our experiences at Consensus2022.
✅ New Organization Listings
Here are some top organizations that have been added to our growing list:
Coindesk, the top news source specializing in digital finance and Web 3.0 with analysis, video, and live price updates
Polygon, a decentralized Ethereum scaling platform that enables developers to build scalable user-friendly dApps
ShapeShift, a borderless, cross-chain crypto trading platform and portfolio manager for user self-sovereignty
deBridge, a cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol
FileCoin, an open-source cloud storage marketplace, protocol, and incentive layer
Element Finance, an open-source protocol for fixed and variable yield markets
Gelato Network, a contract automation tool that automates smart contract executions on Ethereum and beyond
Project Spotlight
We have 65 (and growing) startups, DAOs and organizations that continue to list great Web3 opportunities on tr3butor. Here’s our project spotlight for this edition:
Polygon
Polygon has proven itself as one of the leading Layer-2 scaling solutions for Ethereum, effective at increasing the speed and usability of Ethereum while decreasing the costs of using the network. The protocol’s stats speak to its success:
Adopted in over 7,000 hosted applications
Total transactions process amount to over 1 billion
2.67 million monthly active users (as of February 2022)
Approximately 130 million unique user addresses
Total amount of assets secured amounts to 5 billion USD
175% growth in full-time monthly devs from 2020-2021
Its suite of products offers developers access to all major scaling and infrastructure solutions, including L2 solutions such as ZK-rollups and optimistic rollups (ORs), sidechains, hybrid solutions, standalone and enterprise chains, data availability solutions, and more.
Formerly named Matic, the protocol rebranded to Polygon in February 2021 to become a Swiss Army knife for scaling solutions. The project recognizes that Ethereum may not scale from a single solution in isolation. There's a possibility that several solutions will co-exist and help scale Ethereum collectively. Polygon aims to play a central role in supplying the infrastructure necessary to launch any of these systems.
Check these exciting and impactful opportunities from Polygon:
✔️Lead Tokenomics Designer
Hands up if you’re a tokenomics nerd! 🙋This is your opportunity to shine as the in-house tokenomics expert for Polygon who will work with partners to evaluate and high-level design tokenomics for Web3 games and dApps. Bonus if you have a passion or background for gaming!
Do you have what it takes to drive Polygon's mission of onboarding the next billion users to Web3? 🧑🤝🧑This role is an opportunity for you to lead the community growth, engagement and contribution strategy for Polygon worldwide.
✔️Data Visualization Specialist
What can be more fascinating than creating eye-catching graphics and videos to visualize blockchain data? 🤯Data visualization of Web3 is still in the early stages, so in this role you will be pushing forward ground-breaking work at the intersection of content and analytics.
👉Check out opportunities at Polygon >>
Latest Quests
Check out the latest cool missions, opportunities and rewards in Web3.
Alchemy
Developer Community Manager
Alchemy is fast becoming critical infrastructure to serve the growth of Web3. This role allows you to represent the developer voice during product development and ensure it’s never left out. Perfect if you’re passionate about getting devs what they want and ensuring product development moves in lockstep.
👉 Join the mission >>
CoinDesk
Editor, Layer 2
As the top news & analysis source for crypto & Web3, CoinDesk is launching a new magazine of ideas and they’re seeking an Editor to help build this out. If you’re keen to sink your teeth into launching a new media product in crypto & Web3, this is the role for you!
👉 Join the mission >>
Aragon
VP of Engineering
Build the future of work at Aragon, the premier platform to build and manage DAOs. This role is great for those seeking to advance their career while also pushing the development of a new frontier that can help change the world.
👉 Join the mission >>
Aurora
Aurora Fast Grants Program (10K to 50K)
Don’t miss this chance if you’re a builder! As the EVM scaling mechanism for NEAR protocol, Aurora is providing grants for teams that want to bring high quality projects to its ecosystem.
👉 Grab the grant >>
ShapeShift
Software Engineer
The demand for engineers in Web3 is never ending. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in React & Node.js to work at a completely decentralized cross-chain crypto trading platform.
👉 Join the mission >>
Want to feature your Web3 project’s quest?
Do you want to recruit Web3 talent? We can help you with this.
👉 List your project & talent opportunities on tr3butor >>
Web3 Brainfood
Check out some dope resources for Web3 talent and organizations.
Crypto is being destroyed by its own users by Jack Niewold
Crypto has a problem, and that problem is the people who control DAOs. Dive into some examples of Web3 governance gone wrong.
Understanding the risks of blockchains and cryptocurrencies by Trail of Bits
There’s so much optimism around the potential of Bitcoin and blockchains that we may be overlooking its inherent risks. Learn about their vulnerabilities and what can be done.
Where are all the crypto use cases? by Evan J Wood
A response to "after 13 years, there are still no use cases for crypto". Everything you need to argue against those who state that crypto is useless.
How to Audit a Smart Contract | Can you find the Solidity Security Vulnerabilities? by Patrick Collins
Learn the 101 basics of auditing of smart contracts. Works for solidity, vyper, or even rust smart contracts! (Although, the tooling isn't the same for every language)
A 101 guide on how to use Etherscan to help you DYOR by The Crypto Illuminati
There's a LOT of information you can find on Etherscan... but only if you know how to look for it. Learn how to explore an address / token, interact with a smart contract and more.
How to get involved with tr3butor
It’s time for you to get in on the excitement!
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