ReFi Web3 Awareness, Adoption, & Development
Deliverable: Organize ReFi Web3 Developer Bootcamps across university hubs to train new builders on regenerative finance applications. Contribution: Expand onboarding and educational content on byteonchain.xyz to introduce more developers and users to ReFi tools, quadratic fundin…
Celo, Ethereum & Ecosystem Activity
Deliverable: Develop ReFi-focused onboarding toolkits for university students and grassroots organizations to adopt blockchain-based financial systems (using Celo, Ethereum & L2s). Contribution: Conduct research and create case studies on how Celo & Ethereum are being use…
Local Ecological, Social, and Economic Impact
Deliverable: Pilot micro-grants & ReFi-based circular economies within university and local communities to test models of blockchain-powered local impact. Contribution: Implement an on-chain public goods leaderboard to track and reward local ReFi initiatives, creating transpa…
Content, Storytelling & Outreach (support)
Deliverable: Produce ReFi-focused explainer videos & educational campaigns to increase adoption among new users, builders, and local changemakers. Contribution: Leverage B<>rder/ess media platforms (ByteOnchain Podcast, Twitter, YouTube) to showcase success stories and…
Build the Byte Onchain dApp to 70%
Done https://byteonchain.xyz/
Launch the Onchain News Platform for
Done https://byteonchain.news/
2,000 Attestations through Byte Onchain
Have At least one Onchain Attestation by 2,000 non-crypto natives, including; Businesses Web2 developers Creators & Artisits And general users To the web3 ecosystem through the B<>rder/ess 3.0 event in November 2024. https://borderless.cryptosmartnow.io/event3
BYTE ONCHAIN PRODUCT HOUSE
Product House/5,000 Onchain Value Transactions Dec 2024 - Jan 2025 - Opening A Physical Product House in University of Nigeria Nsukka Leveraging on the B<>rder/ess 3.0 event impact, we kick off cipher sessions for web2 developers and mini incubator programs for businesses t…
Relevant Docs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18I8XOK8hcaLDG_OQlSC0A0rQJnPEnz4gknGCY543STQ/edit?tab=t.3e9w7iyz7dk7
PROGRESS REPORT
PROGRESS REPORT ON 1ST MILESTONE - B<>rder/ess 3.0: We’ve Onboarded 452 Users onchain, with Before and During event Activities and have just kicked off pos event Onboarding activities. Before and during the event, attendees performed at least one Onchain Attestation, includ…
**B<>rder/ess 2024 Wrapped Impact Report** Find the full impact report with Pictures [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-NsyjYC8HWjUdl4r4orjvzqIW9dL3yKmwLwllMuyYp4/edit?usp=sharing) > No. of Projects Launched in 2024 - 5 a. Web3 Learning Management Platform - byteonchain.xyz b. Public Goods News Platform - byteonchain.news c. Content Creation Platform - Bmedia d. Web3 & Public Goods Edutainment Series - ByteOnchain Podcast e. Web3 contribution Platform - B<>rder/ess Skill Departments > No of Graduation Ceremonies - 2 > No of certificates awarded - 83+ > Cumulative hours of Cipher Sessions, web3 development and general tech training - 720+ hrs > Skill development Sessions - 16+ > Cumulative hours of Skill Development sessions - 36+ hours > No of Hackathons - 6 > No of IRL Web3 developer & Public Goods events sponsored - 8 > No of Public Good Onboarding sessions held - 12+ > Community Growth & Value grew in 2024 by - 800% growth $30,000 value earned a. Community members who graduated from the University this year - 37 b. Got web3 jobs - 62 c. Won contests and bounties - 36 d. Upgraded their skills - 89 e. One of our developers got Accepted to the Arbitrum Stylus Blitz Program > No of Laptops sponsored - 10+ > No of Blockchain meet-ups, developer events, tech mixers, etc held at the B<>rder/ess hub - 18+ > No of Tech Club events - 14+ > No of Products Built by B<>rder/ess Developers - 26+ Including; bitsave.io, LetsBuild Academy, Byte Onchain, Fahyr Dao, Grasoo, Brij, Aurora, Safemind and a lot more. > No of Cipher Session Applications received: 700+ i. Solidity, Opstack, Arbitrum Stylus - 216 ii. Web Design & Development - 158 iii. Cyber Security - 107 iv. Product Design (UI/UX) - 74 v. Data Analysis - 72 > No of Blockchain-Themed Cipher Sessions: 3 i. Lisk Superchain - Opstack ii. Near Blockchain - Javascript iii. Arbitrum - Arbitrum Stylus > No of Quadratic Funding rounds entered - 8 a. Unlock Protocol X Arbitrum Retro Funding Round for Builders, creators, events b. GreenPill X Octant Community Fund c. Gitcoin Grants GG20 X ENS Round d. Giveth Galactic Giving e. Gitcoin Grants GG21 X Thriving Arbitrum Summer Round f. Mission 1 Round by Fractal Visons g. Octant Community Round h. Metis QF Round > Cumulative amount raised from QF rounds - $6,000 > Highest Funding received - 9.4 ETH Octant Epoch 5 round > No of Contests and Bounties sponsored - 6+ > Cross Project features in the B<>rder/ess Community that increased project's users - 8 i. Lisk Superchain ii. Octant.app iii. Bitsave.io iv. Trustwallet v. Public Nouns vi. Gitcoin vii. Thrive Protocol viii. Passport.xyz > No. of Community Recognitions given - 26 > No of individuals onboarded into crypto/web3 who downloaded wallets, received tokens, performed a transaction and paid gas - 1,880+ > No of individuals reached with Public Goods Knowledge, through all our events, IRL meets, skill acquisition classes and general reach - 8,300+ > No of Developers Transitioned from web2 to web3 - 154
The Impact we had in 2024 We empowered communities We nurtured talents who inturn contributed to projects in the Public Goods space. We created opportunities for individuals and developers to transition into web3, providing essential training, resources, and mentorship. Developer…
We reached 5k+ Young people with Public Goods Education in web3. Impact work outlined here in this tweet https://x.com/_karlagod/status/1855292021063254331
Explained here https://x.com/_karlagod/status/1855292021063254331
 1. Raised and Contributors to the web3 ecosystem. 2. 3.  4. [Contributed to the Optimism Superchain from April 2024 till date by launching the B<>rdr/ess Lisk Cipher Session](https://mirror.xyz/karlagod.eth/nVxg3z3Uk3N756UFdfydoyj21NCPBaZWpaHRuT9QTQI) 5.  6. 
4 Hackathons Completed $6,000 distributed in Hackathon winnings 6 Project Launches 6 Public Goods ecosystem support and partnerships 70+ Developers and Contributors onboarded and actively building in the web3 ecosystem. One physical hub that teaches 30+ developers weekly. Started…
Octant Epoch 6
Octant is a platform that enables users to lock GLM, earn ETH rewards, and fund projects they care about.
Regen Coordination Global
ENS x Octant Public Goods
We are participating in Octant x ENS QF round on Giveth
Web3 For Universities
Octant - Epoch 5
B<>rder/ess is the Tech Not-For-Profit arm of Crypto Smart, raising 100 web3 developers skilled in Solidity and other web2 tech-skills from the University communities annually for free. The goal is to raise the next generation of protocol builders, on-chain analysts, Cyber…