{"title": "B Labs", "logoImg": "bafkreiacugmlk65m4fbj7qmojel4pql5b6tb5pi64bevk54gcsd4wjk3zq", "website": "https://blabsresearch.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreibfx3qdvmab75au6o624unerevq5aeyq2t6hr3g4ctsp47nhy24ru", "createdAt": 1690899945324, "userGithub": "BLabsResearch", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..GP9uaLU_gLqNCGuPxseQ49B-LS_CWr-nCx2n03iYy91Gs0h6nyc0Qr6EooHG_9aYBxdGIYNIkDuM4l9i_DA_Ag", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-08-13T21:45:43.209Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-08-13T21:45:43.209Z", "expirationDate": "2023-11-11T21:45:43.209Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xa5C7A71a6bB4088156Ce980a2C709E9C50D5e9e0", "hash": "v0.0.0:gCGO/lDBS0pVdYPM04hfPe8zz6/aK5T6Fb3x6q1jSr0=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#B-Labs-Research-Organisation#122284656"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..ITzwCOUXlZuj9zp-Y2TwYPpdHhVtuHi6ZKXAU24p4cqlt__Q2cOCUwrfRyKnPjNOJWxVlf0WoNLKh3m4E328DQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-11-07T15:58:47.539Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-11-07T15:58:47.539Z", "expirationDate": "2024-02-05T15:58:47.539Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xa5C7A71a6bB4088156Ce980a2C709E9C50D5e9e0", "hash": "v0.0.0:rsL/SC/2ifgOIwPKDTzu7Pmyb/gsnsQWv+yZRJmnQOs=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#blabsresearch"}}}, "description": "**About**\n\n\nB Labs is a community driven research and Web3 first innovation hub providing opportunity to share, collaborate and build with peers. It is a place for people interested in developing innovative solutions, in particular addressing collaboration and coordination challenges.\n\n\n\n **The Challenge**\n\n\nWeb3 is complex, wild, noisy, innovative, vibrant and constantly evolving. At B Labs you can address issues such as: \n\n\n🎲 Why is there so little community engagement?\n🎲 Unaware of obstacles which start creating blockers while busy building.\n🎲  Realising a Web3 idea - inception, concept, white paper, necessary steps.\n🎲 (How) does the tokenomics model work?\n🎲 What is the right token distribution for a project amongst its stakeholders?\n🎲 What are the right incentives to attain the desired effect?\n \n\n**The Solution**\n\n\nB Labs provides a platform for people to present, float, discuss, connect, work on and share ideas they are passionate about and would like to meet a group of like-minded people. We are fully aligned with the Ethereum values of open-source, decentralisation, composability, interoperability, collaboration, cooperation, co-creation and transparency. We support early stage projects in focusing on their core goals and needs, helping them to develop and deliver on their business plan. The B Labs community provides services including:\n⭕ Organising calls to discuss specific topics\n⭕ Finding subject matter experts \n⭕ Facilitation and collaboration events\n⭕ Help identify funding sources\n \n\n\n**What we have been up to**\n\n\n🙋 Development partner for [Realms](https://docs.makerealms.com/) a free community governance tool to reward, incentivise and recognise community members\n🙋 Development partner for [Front Door](https://www.front-door.xyz/), a referral based Web3 recruiting platform\n🙋 Writing NFT smart contracts testing different networks/chains, platforms and tools\n🙋 Contributed to the [Bankless Africa Stablecoin Journal](https://banklesspublishing.com/the-rise-of-stablecoins-in-africa/)\n🙋 45-page breakdown of the TribeDAO ecosystem, including an educational  series\n🙋 80-page analysis report for Saddle Finance.\n🙋 A growing B Labs roster of vetted subject matter experts\n\n\n\n**What we want to do**\n\n\nGoing forward, we want to:\n\n\n🌼 Grow our community\n🌼 Act as an incubator for innovative projects\n🌼 Engage further with Web2, Web3 and other online communities\n🌱  Find ways to improve community collaboration and focus\n🌱 Grow our reach and toolbox to facilitate building\n\n\n\n**Gitcoin and how we will use the funds**\n\n\nFunds received will directly support further building at B Labs by providing runway for:\n\n\n🛠️ Community Building -  to include diverse and  multilingual environments\n\n\n🧮 Insights -   carry out original research and share findings\n\n\n⚙️ Tooling -  improve and share self-built tools\n\n\n⚗️ Education - provide learning and  governance support\n\n\n🤝 Collaboration - seek collaboration with innovative projects\n\n\n\n**Additional links/Reach out to us/Collaborate**\n\n\n🍀 [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/blabsresearch)\n\n\n🍀 [Notion Wiki](https://b-labs-research.notion.site/B-Labs-Research-Wiki-b9671f5b143d42eeb6a8ccf497f8e41a)\n\n\n\n***B Labs would like to thank the community for its support and is looking forward to you joining us on our mission to: investigate, innovate and proliferate !***\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "B-Labs-Research-Organisation", "projectTwitter": "blabsresearch"}