{"title": "VestaDAO", "logoImg": "bafkreibm3m67luhvzgjtazhajevd2xy7sqgxnyzh4agtxewnitra3vqmva", "website": "https://vdao.online", "bannerImg": "bafybeiafrv36zigbyxiobygpfaif5eebfp7tmdidwysyvxzcl5676wvop4", "createdAt": 1725414247822, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..BjIHUw4cHiUEkALcVo3kEAntSyFbFx06JH-mHr5H_GCR40FIICjNnjJ9gpOfUaEdSdRETcuuZVr-0KFL1MHdAA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-09-04T01:42:48.174Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-09-04T01:42:48.174Z", "expirationDate": "2024-12-03T01:42:48.174Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x77a7b8856D90798eff57D4dbfe16a3D182F883EC", "hash": "v0.0.0:GrF/5r6ch2Yq5+6fE85Jo+pQoAIAdi6bB7r1Wyra784=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#VestaDAO"}}}, "description": "Our mission at **VestaDAO** is simple: **cut through the bullshit** and provide you with straightforward, reliable information about projects in the Metis ecosystem. Achieving this, while fostering a supportive community where anyone can ask questions about products in the Metis ecosystem, is imperative for our community's success.\n\n### Why do we do it?\n\n- We believe that you deserve clear, concise facts before you risk your hard-earned money.\n- The Web3 space (and Metis in particular) has a pandemic of crappy information and with little to no oversight.\n- Because there is a lack of accountability in Web3, and we'll be the ones who ask the hard questions.\n- To grow confidence in users so they can go and participate in all the opportunities Web3 has to offer.\n\n### Why is this? Well... there's a few reasons:\n\nProjects love shoving (often made up) buzzwords everywhere and mixing them with every tech-sounding acronym they can find.\nResult? The bare truth of what a project is trying to do is often obscured, even for well intentioned teams.\n\n### Why is this? Well there's a few reasons:\n\n1. Tech-Heavy **Teams:** Teams often consist solely of developers who, while knowledgeable, struggle to present information in a way that the average investor can easily understand.\n2. Copycat **Culture:** During the last bull market, successful projects set a precedent for using complex jargon, and new projects followed suit, believing complexity equates to credibility.\n3. Some **people** just **suck.** No two ways about it; there are a lot of bad actors in this space. Many projects know that their token has no tangible value and so they use buzzwords to give the illusion of utility where there is none (\"gOvErNaNcE*).\n\n## Vesta Solution\n\nOur solution is simple: We aim to **demystify the ecosystem***, one project at a time. \n\n- **Gamified Learning Centre**\n- **Deep dives** on Metis projects. #Researho0oOrs\n- **First impressions** are less in depth but an example of we find in our \"first glance\" at a project.\n- **Newsletter** to keep our community informed and engaged with Metis.\n- **Tutorials**: Recently, we helped our community excel at Metis Champs; an Olympics prediction event, to not only participate but our community members placed 1st-6th. This is an example of what we can do for the entire ecosystem.\n\n# Our Roadmap (what are you going to spend our money on?):\n\nAs we've discussed elsewhere; projecting a roadmap for a project that, up until now, has had zero income is virtually impossible. That said, we have **multiple achievable milestones** we wish to hit over the next year. \n\nEach of these was selected from the \"ideas board\" for, not only its alignment with our vision and core values; but also because we feel they will add real, tangible value to the Metis ecosystem.\n\nWhat exists/is coming soon:\n\n1.  **Newspaper NFT**\n\nWe believe in fostering both fun and community; we were keen to include a product that ticked both these boxes.\n\nThe Vesta **Newspaper NFT** will mark key moments in the developing history of the network. We are currently in talks with developers about ways in which we can make it stand apart; including interactions that occur when it is transferred. The key for this is to **create** something **fun**, that sparks conversation and fosters a feeling of belonging. With that in mind, key features will include:\n\n-   **Low barrier to entry;** obtaining the NFT will either be through staking an affordable amount of our token, or through a low one time cost (under $10). \n\n-   **Great design and interactive features.** \n\n-   **Inclusive** of projects across the Metis network.\n\n2.  **Learning Centre**\n\nOur learning centre is at the heart of our vision for a more accessible Web3. It is currently in a testing phase, with the official launch to occur before the end of the Gitcoin process.\n\nThe launch version will include dozens of articles on major crypto projects; all broken down to a level that **anyone can understand.** Alternatively, the content can be consumed via a gamified \"Introduction to Crypto and Blockchain\" course. This includes lessons:\n\n-   What crypto and blockchain are. \n\n-   Crypto security best practice. \n\n-   Crypto as an investment\n\n-   Decentralization\n\n-   Buying your first crypto.\n\nWe believe the **learning centre provides** needed **value to the Metis ecosystem;** whilst the launch version will cover the basics, our goal is to expand it into a **one stop shop** for all crypto questions; especially as they relate to Metis.\n\nThe learning centre was inspired by our belief that for Metis to be it's best; the goal needs to be to **onboard new users;** not simply incentive the small subset of existing L2 degens.\n\n**You can see the test version at [learn.vdao.online](learn.vdao.online) and even do the first course.**\n\n3.  **News and Reviews**\n\nOur main website, [vdao.online](vdao.online) was set up to be the hub of Metis. We've already provided demonstrable value through our coverage there. The most **notable example** would be during the **Metis Champs** event; all of the top 6 on the leaderboard used our breakdown article and remain part of our community.\n\n**Here we hope to provide;**\n\n-   A central **hub for all Metis** news, whether it be integrations or events.\n\n-   Reliable, **unbiased information** on projects that are new to the ecosystem. \n\n-   A **place where** the **concerns** of the community **can be voiced.** \n\n-   A platform where we can **market the many great things about Metis and the dApps** on the network (as long as we think they're actually great). \n\n-   **An evolving history of Metis; a key ingredient in fostering accountability and progress.**\n\n\n### Team\nFounder/**Elected** Lead: cobi.bean // [@L2cobi](https://x.com/L2cobi)\nProject Manager: [Kehmor](https://x.com/kehm0r)\n\n### Links\n[Website](vdao.online)\n[Demo Learning Centre](learn.vdao.online)\n[Telegram Community](https://t.me/+cEis7ManxyJkODc0)\n[Twitter](https://x.com/vestadao?s=21&t=piCle8Y6-GKkDVezuE5qZA)\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "VestaDAO"}