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If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile associated with previous rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "DScan, participated in the MARS Asia Hackathon, where it won the second prize worth $5,000. This hackathon was organized to foster decentralized applications and innovations in the Web3 ecosystem. You can find more information about the hackathon here:\n\nhttps://hackathons.filecoin.io/\nhttps://www.marshackathon2021.com/", "hidden": true, "question": "Which hackathon did your project participate in, and when? Please provide a link to your hackathon project page.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "DScan has made substantial progress with continuous development and several significant milestones:\n\nv2.0: Integration of web3.storage, enabling faster uploads and support for directories.\nv3.0: Introduction of percentage-based progress tracking for uploads and improvements in QR code generation.\nv4.0: Major milestone with the integration of the w3up-client from web3.storage, incorporating DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers) and UCAN (User-Centric Access Networking) for decentralized authentication and authorization. This version emphasizes user sovereignty over their digital identity and secure content sharing.\n\nCompletion of Filecoin Microgrant: We also successfully completed the 5K Filecoin microgrant:\nhttps://github.com/filecoin-project/devgrants/issues/433\n\nCommunity Impact: DScan was listed on awesome IPFS:\nhttps://awesome.ipfs.tech/\n\nWon the IPFS Community Impact Awards for Q2 2023:\nhttps://youtu.be/Njsi9tKIv8w?t=417\n\nAdoption: DScan has seen over 950+ active users on the Chrome Web Store, with a 5-star rating.\n\nAll the progress in detail:\nhttps://github.com/filecoin-project/community/discussions/410", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe the progress and development of your project since the hackathon. What milestones have you achieved?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "DScan contributes significantly to the Open Source Software (OSS) ecosystem by enabling fast, decentralized, and user-friendly file storage and sharing using IPFS (InterPlanetary File System). It solves the problem of complex, technical barriers to IPFS adoption by providing a simple browser extension that allows users to upload files and folders directly to IPFS, without needing to run a local Kubo instance or install extra tools.\n\nDScan adds value through:\n- Decentralization: It promotes decentralized content sharing and management, enabling users to store and share data securely and efficiently.\n- Interoperability: The tool uses web3.storage and is designed to work across browsers like Chrome, Brave, Opera, and Edge.\n- User Control and Sovereignty: By incorporating DIDs and UCAN, DScan empowers users with self-sovereign identity, enhancing their control over personal data.\n- Seamless File Management: DScan integrates with web3.storage for easy file storage and retrieval, ensuring that even non-technical users can harness the power of decentralized technologies.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project contribute to the OSS? What problem does it solve, or what value does it add?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "For future development, we aim to enhance DScan’s feature set to further drive user adoption and improve functionality. Key development goals include:\n\n- Improved Space Management: We plan to introduce enhanced space management features to help users organize and manage their storage more effectively (issue #53).\n- User Experience Upgrades: We aim to refine the UI and UX, including updating the progress percentage display during uploads and improving the handling of larger datasets (issue #52).\n- Cross-browser Support: One of our near-term goals is to extend support to Firefox (issue #30), expanding the user base.\n- Testing and Security: We plan to implement comprehensive unit testing for Web3.Storage integration and QR code generation to ensure reliability and security (issue #49).\n- Community Engagement: Expanding documentation and tutorials to attract and support a larger community of users and contributors.\n\nMore details:\nhttps://github.com/p2plabsxyz/dscan/issues\n\nThe grant funds will primarily be used to accelerate these developments by supporting engineering efforts, user research, and community-building activities. We also intend to invest in additional security audits and performance optimizations to maintain the high standards DScan has set for decentralized file storage and sharing.", "hidden": true, "question": "What are your plans for further development, and how will the grant funds be used to achieve these goals?", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "N/A", "hidden": true, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. Use this format for each entry: [deployer_address], [chain_id]—for example, 0x123abc..., 42161 (This represents a deployer address on the Arbitrum network). 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