Weekly Digest: New Year, New Opportunities + Exclusive 50% Off Educative | Issue 35
Hello, amazing person,
Glory Praise here, your buddy in the Web3 space.
First off, Happy New Year! I wish you a year filled with success, opportunities, and endless possibilities. May 2025 bring you closer to your goals and dreams.
If you’re new here, welcome to my weekly newsletter curated for Web3 enthusiasts, developers, crypto investors, and industry insiders. This is your go-to source for the latest Web3 events, grants, hackathons, and learning and earning opportunities in the tech ecosystem.
For my returning community members, how have you been? It’s a brand-new year—tell me how you’re feeling and what you’re looking forward to in the comments. I’d love to hear from you!
Alright, let’s dive into what’s going on this week—trust me, there’s a lot of cool stuff you don’t want to miss. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth and exploration in Web3 together!
ICYMI - Here’s what we have this week:
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📅 Upcoming Web3 Events
1. $SEI Uyo Community Meetup
Date: 18th Jan, 2025
Location: Uyo
Details: Get ready to connect, learn, and grow with the vibrant $SEI community in Uyo! This meetup is your chance to dive into the latest updates and opportunities within the Sei Network. Network with blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and innovators.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
2. Cosmos Hub—Accelerate Nigeria: Naija HackAtom, LAGOS
Date: 18th Jan, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: The Cosmos Hub Africa community is bringing the first-ever Cosmos event to Africa, right here in Lagos, Nigeria. Culminating in a hackathon with over $8000 in prizes and over $1000 for creators!
Link: Reserve Your Spot
3. ETHiopia: Pop-up City
Date: January 21st - February 21st, 2025
Location: Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Details: As Ethiopia’s first-ever Ethereum gathering, The ETHiopia Popup City is bringing the first-ever Ethereum event to Ethiopia, paired with a transformative 3-week Builders Residency. What’s in Store? 3-week residency, coworking space, weekly demos, community dinners, and fun events.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
4. Stellar Dev & Games Fest
Date: 25th Jan, 2025
Location: Enugu
Details: Dive into the world of Stellar’s blockchain technology through the exciting lens of gaming. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a curious newbie, this fest is your ticket to discovering powerful tools and innovative development kits in a fun, interactive setting.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
5. ETH Ethiopia Conference
Date: February 15th - 16th, 2025
Location: Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Details: Join in for the 1st Ethereum Conference in Ethiopia, a landmark event exploring how Ethereum can scale across Africa to unlock its immense potential. Expect an inspiring mix of panel discussions, expert-led sessions, and community showcases—designed to connect developers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and visionaries from across Africa and the global Ethereum ecosystem.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
👩💻👨💻 Learning Opportunities
1. Dev Circle By Blocverse
Details: Dev Circle is a community of developers, designers, and researchers dedicated to building innovative products. Apply now to join the 8-week training program and work on real-world projects.
Link: Register here
2. Blockchain Masterclass Cohort 1.0
Details: If you are a student or belong to a community, this is for you. It is an eight-week online boot camp to learn blockchain development.
Link: Register here
3. MGS_Web3 Cohort
Details: Be a part of the next cohort of Web3 non-coding professionals. MGS_Web3 is dedicated to equipping passionate individuals with the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to thrive in the rapidly evolving Web3 space.
Link: Register here
4. Learn Web3 on FreeCodeCamp
Details: These courses will teach you blockchain concepts in a protocol-agnostic way so that you can use what you learn with any protocol.
Link: Start here
5. Learn Technical Analysis with 𝗕<>𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿/𝗲𝘀𝘀
Details: This FREE crypto class will show you how to make money from crypto and Web3 tasks.
Link: Start here
💻 Hackathons
1. Cosmos Hub—Accelerate Nigeria: Naija HackAtom, LAGOS
Date: 18th Jan, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: The Cosmos Hub Africa community is bringing the first-ever Cosmos event to Africa, right here in Lagos, Nigeria. Culminating in a hackathon with over $8000 in prizes and over $1000 for creators!
Link: Reserve Your Spot
2. Starknet Winter Hackathon
Deadline: January 20th, 2025
Details: Gear up for the Starknet Winter Hackathon, a two-week online event with a prize pool of over $50,160+ in STRK. This hackathon is the perfect lead-up to ETHDenver and the Starknet Hacker House, offering participants a chance to showcase their skills and create groundbreaking Starknet-based solutions.
Link: Register Now
🚀 Job Openings
Base is hiring for some open roles
Polytope is hiring a Founding Protocol Engineer (Rust/Solidity)
🎁 Bounties
1. Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty
Details: Earn up to 250,000 USD and place on the leaderboard by finding protocol, client, and language compiler bugs affecting the Ethereum network.
Link: Register Now
💡 Work - To - Earn
1. Superteam Earn:
Details: Dive into the world of crypto and blockchain by participating in Superteam Earn's "work-to-earn" platform. This initiative offers various tasks and projects that reward you with cryptocurrency. Enhance your skills, contribute to exciting projects, and get paid in crypto. Start earning today!
2. OnlyDust:
Details: For developers, join OnlyDust and become part of a community dedicated to forging a legacy in decentralized development. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting, OnlyDust provides resources and projects to help you make your mark in the blockchain world. Forge your developer legacy now!
💡 Grants
1. CDP Builder Grants: AgentKit Edition
Details: Build any on-chain app using AgentKit to qualify. Bonus points if your app is end-user-facing instead of at the infrastructure level. $30k in grants. 10 winners. Check it out here.
2. The Seed Grant Program:
Details: Designed to provide teams with grants up to $25,000 in USDC in non-dilutive funding to enhance the growth of the Starknet ecosystem. Check it out here.
3. Mint Round of Celo Grant Funding
Details: Following on from the Celo PG H2 funding 2 3 approval, Prezenti is pleased to open its ‘Mint Round’ of Celo grant funding! With grants from $2,000 cUSD to $25,000 cUSD. Check it out here.
4. Questbook Compound Grants
Details: The Compound Grants Program empowers innovative projects by providing funding to builders, researchers, and developers within the Compound ecosystem. It aims to support cutting-edge dapps, security tooling, cross-chain initiatives, and DAO operations, ensuring a transparent, decentralized, and efficient allocation of resources. Check it out here.
🎥 YouTube Video of the Week
What's Holding You Back from Achieving Your GOALS?
Overview: In this video, I’m breaking down the crucial lesson I learned about systems vs. goals and how it’s completely reshaped my approach to success. I’ll show you how to set SMARTER goals, build systems that work, and keep moving forward without burning out.
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