Protocol Labs
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We are an innovation network of more than 600 teams, projects and movements, driving breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward.
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Joined January 2017
🚀As we head into 2025, let’s catch up on the impact driving breakthroughs in the network. 🎥Hear how teams are driving progress in:. ✨Digital Human Rights.✨Economics and Governance.✨Safe Breakthrough Technologies.✨Neurotech. Chapters.01:41 Intro to PL.02:46 Bluesky
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🤔 How do you assess the value of a network, protocol, or token in web3?. @emceecoy_ of @CryptoEconLab shares how #cryptoeconomics can help. Learn more in our latest Open Sources episode 👇.
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🎉 Introducing: Open Sources. Our new series featuring PL Network founders dives into the latest in cutting edge technology. We're covering:. ✔️AI in Web3.✔️ZK Proofs.✔️Cryptoeconomics.& more. Our first episode with @rarifylabs is now live 👇.
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Data ➡️ information ➡️ knowledge. @andrewxhill, co-founder of @tableland, is on a mission to use Web3 databases to transform collective data into new knowledge. Learn about his path from biologist to Web3 founder in the latest “Exploring. ” episode 👇.
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🕹 How do developers breathe new functionality into their builds?. The answer to this & other Web3 innovations may lie in advanced databases. @andrewxhill, Co-Founder @tableland—a Web3 database—explains the importance of composable data in our latest “Exploring. ” Episode.
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🔒 Ann Stefan, co-founder and COO at @cubistdev, uses her background in fintech fraud operations to bring modern security practices to #Web3. Hear more about the simple innovations her team is implementing in our new Founders episode. ⏩
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🛰️ Introducing 'Project Awakening', a single shard survival experience from PL team, @ccpgames. CEO @HilmarVeigar reveals the new project and takes us back to the very beginnings of creating @EVEonline in our new Founders episode. ▶️
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🆕 A new Founders episode is here!. @TheTomTrow and @eponomarev, co-founders of @fluence_project, sit down for a discussion on censorship and how they’re building an open decentralized compute network. Watch now. 📺 👉
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First-hand experience protesting in Russia taught PL member, @ZhannaSharipova, the importance of fundamental digital freedoms. This journey led her to found @AnytypeLabs, the everything app that celebrates trust and autonomy. 🔑 . Learn more:
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🤫 Can the internet keep a secret?. 🔑 @LitProtocol, a key management network for decentralized signing and encryption, answers that question. Learn how with Co-founder @davidlsneider. ⏯️ .
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🎤 Announcing LabWeek Public Goods!. Get all you need to know about joining us in the San Francisco Bay Area from April 11-16, 2024. ⏩ #LabWeekPG
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👉Ready to relive #LabWeek23? . Watch the recap for highlights of PL network's biggest event of the year. Bringing together 65+ teams, for 40+ events over one week.
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#LabWeek22 was special 💫 Thank you for making it the biggest Protocol Labs Network moment yet!. Let's continue to 🤝coordinate, 💻innovate and ⚙️build to impact our future. See you at #LabWeek23 ✌️
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Aren't joining #LabWeek23 IRL? . Catch the #PLSummit via Livestream on our YouTube channel: .✔️ Get updates.✔️ Celebrate network breakthroughs.✔️ Catch @JuanBenet’s keynote on PL’s Vision. 🗓 Nov 13.2:30pm TRT / 11:30am UTC .Add to your calendar👇.
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🆕 Multi-time founder @KeoluFox honors his heritage by using Indigenous wisdom as a guide to create tech that exists in harmony with the environment and minimizes harm to the planet. Learn about his circular approach and more in an all-new Founders. ▶️
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Transparent, inclusive & democratized are not words usually associated with finance 💰 PLN team @Secured_Fi is building #DeFi tools to change that. Watch a conversation about their a plan to control investment risk & empower people to enter the space:
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🚀 #PLSummit kicked off #LabWeek23 in style, showcasing visionary teams and projects in the PL network. Catch the replay for the latest network updates & hear talks from @JuanBenet @momack28 & many other technology leaders. Watch now 👇 .
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Early bird gets the free @FundingCommons ticket 🐦 only three more days before prices go up! #LabWeek22. 🌆 Lisbon, Portugal.🗓️ Oct 26, 2022.🎟️
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1/ Tips for #LabWeek23: Istanbul Etiquette & Customs. Headed to Lab Week? Here are some social customs to keep in mind.👇🧵
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🆕 @OSObserver's @RaymondCheng00 highlights the link between open-source, privacy, human rights, and public goods, emphasizing the vital role of collaboration and transparency for sustainable growth. Watch a new episode of Founders here. ⏩
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🆕 @gabrielanderso understands founders and what it takes to go from 0 to 1. He shares his expertise, including insight on building @GPC_xyz, in our new Founder’s episode. ⏩
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✈️Traveling to Istanbul for #LabWeek23?. We've put together a guide with everything you need to know before you go like:. ✔️Currency & transportation.✔️Key neighborhoods & historic sites.✔️Co-working & lodging details.& more. Read the guide 👇.
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Headed to #LabWeek23?. Don't miss the #PLSummit, the kickoff to PL's biggest event of the year. ✔️ Get the latest updates.✔️ Celebrate network breakthroughs.✔️ Catch @JuanBenet’s keynote on PL’s Vision for the year ahead. 🗓 Nov 13.Register 👇.
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🎥 Reliving the kickoff of #LabWeek22 at #PLSummit & the Opening Party. Here's to many more days of connection, insight, and celebration.🎉
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Protocol Labs is proud to join @HarvardEthics, @EYnews, and @BerkeleyRDI on @Microsoft's Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory (DSTC). Together we will address the world's pressing social and commercial challenges through the collective empowerment of @IPFS & @Filecoin.
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🎉 Here's to a great #PLSummit and first half of #LabWeek23. Don't miss more networking, innovative talks & the latest advancements in web3 coming your way the rest of the week. Catch the full schedule of events 👇.
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🆕 Through her work at @foresightinst, @allisondman envisions a thriving future with longer, healthier lives and a flourishing civilization. Watch her Founder’s episode to learn more about her positive vision for humanity. ⏩
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🌐 Raise reality to fit your hopes and dreams. Come explore the possibilities and science behind futurist philosophy with us at LabWeek Field Building! . Apply here to attend. 👉 📍Healdsburg, CA .🗓️ June 10-16 . #LabWeekFB
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Software development isn’t accessible to most of the world — but @fissioncodes is hoping to change that with the power of Web3 🔗. PLN Founder @expede lays out her plan to use protocol engineering to build a better future in her Founders episode. Watch:
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Kick off #LabWeek22 at PL Summit!. 🌐 Hear @juanbenet's vision for the future.🔗 Connect with builders.🍸 Stay for the afterparty. Spots are filling fast! .Register:
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#LabWeek23 Registration is open!. Join us in Istanbul for the PL Network's biggest moment of the year—Nov 13-17, 2023, alongside #Devconnect. Catch events on: .👉 Blockchain Privacy .👉 Decentralized Storage .👉 Public Goods Funding.& more . Register:
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💡 A modern-day enlightenment salon fostering collaboration and innovation. @JoinEdgeCity's @JanineLeger and @timourxyz share their vision of uniting diverse leaders in an environment designed to live, learn, & experiment with frontier tech projects. ⏩
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Protocol Labs Network founder @dmnkstbck is on a mission to make the future of work more equitable 🤝. She lays out @usetoku's transformative vision for Web3 employment in our latest Founders episode, out now 👇.
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👏 Don't miss the biggest PL Network moment of the year. #LabWeek23 connects 1500 builders innovating in ZK-Proofs, #DeSci, Web3 social & more. Happening Nov 13-17, alongside #Devconnect. 📍Istanbul.👉 Learn more:
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👋 Meet @randhindi. He's the founder of @zama_fhe, a company revolutionizing privacy protection with homomorphic encryption. How is Zama going to solve privacy issues once & for all? We'll let Rand tell you in his own words 🔒 . Watch the full episode:
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The future is coming.sooner than we think. Build it with us.
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🙏 Thanks for making #LabWeekPG a success and joining us at events such as:. 📍 Paths to Progress.📍 #ECBerkeley and #FtCBerkeley.📍 PL x OrangeDAO. And so much more. See you at LabWeek Field Building in June!. 👏 @foresightinst @FundingCommons @EarthCommons
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Speeding up the R&D pipeline could save billions of lives, but it’s still vastly underfunded. This ’innovation chasm’ is one of many reasons PL Founder @juanbenet started PLN. Hear more of Juan’s backstory & founding motivations in his Founders Episode👇.
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In the next 40-80 years new technology—like AR, VR, & AI—will significantly shift humanity. The PLN aims to create use cases of this tech that benefit society as a whole. Learn more from PL Founder @JuanBenet in the latest Founders Episode 👇.
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PLN founder @sidgandhi_xyz talked to Web3 builders & noticed a theme - they needed decentralized database storage. So he built @polybase_xyz, a database that understands wallets, tokens & #ZK proofs. Learn more in our recent Founder's Episode 👇.
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. Are you ready?. 🌐 LabWeek Web3 in Bangkok is almost here! Join us in exploring:. ✅ Digital Human Rights.✅ Decentralized AI.✅ DePIN. And more! By builders, for builders. ♥️. ⏩ #LWweb3
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From ChatGPT to Stable Diffusion, we’re entering the age of #AI. With that we'll need a lot of data to process. 💻 . PL Network Team, @spice_ai, makes AI accessible with community-driven data sets. Hear more from @leblancphill in our Founders Episode:
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#LabWeek23 is coming to Istanbul - Nov 13-17, alongside Devconnect 🚀. Connecting with 1500+ PLN builders innovating in:. ✔️ Decentralized storage. ✔️ AI, Zk, CoD. ✔️ Public Goods.& more. Learn more:
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🌐 LabWeek Web3 🤝 Bangkok. Designed by builders, for builders. #LWweb3 will connect thousands of domain experts & deep thinkers in our mission to secure digital human rights and make the internet more equitable for all. 🗓️Nov. 7-13, 2024.
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Introducing Protocol Labs Founders 💡. Our new YouTube series highlights founders unlocking the potential of Web3 in AI, DeFi, privacy, sustainability, health & medicine, culture & art, science and more. Get ready—first episode drops 2/23. Subscribe now👇
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🌏 LabWeek Web3, a decentralized conference by Protocol Labs, comes to Bangkok, Thailand on November 7-13! 🇹🇭. Join us there as innovation network teams share ideas and projects with like-minded builders. ⏩ #LWweb3.
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How do we coordinate decentralized human networks? . @pooja_eth, Founder @tephralabs, aims to answer this by building products, tooling & services to help independent workers thrive. Learn more in our latest Founders Episode 👇.
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📚@filmacedo knows what it’s like to not “fit” into a standard job description. This engineer/DJ/marketer turned PLN Founder is building a solution for people like him @TalentProtocol. Watch the latest Founders Episode for more 👇.
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1/ Filecoin is a decentralized file storage network, not a security. The Filecoin network is an open source project with thousands of contributors worldwide, storing some of humanity’s most important information.
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LabWeek Web3: A decentralized conference by builders for builders. ♥️. 🌐 160 Teams.📌 71 Events. 🚀1 Powerful Innovation Network
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1/ #LabWeek23 🤝 Istanbul . We’re gathering 1500 builders for the biggest PL Network moment of the year. 🧵 Here's a look at some of the events throughout the week. Catch the full lineup 👇.
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1/ #LabWeek23 is headed to Istanbul!. In honor of the biggest PL Network moment of the year, let’s take a look back at some LabWeek 2022 highlights 👇.
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Filecoin is a cryptocurrency-powered global storage network preserving humanity’s most important information, not a security.
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⚡Did you know that inaccurate weather forecasts lead to excessive energy production? This translates to billions in losses every year 👀. PLN team @WeatherXM is tackling this issue with innovative hardware solutions & cryptographic proofs. Watch now👇.
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🌍 @Canza_Finance is a web3 neobank focused on redefining cross-border payments and financial services for African businesses. Learn more about their vision for inclusive finance. ➡️
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🔬 @PKoellinger has lived many lives:. 📊 Economist.👨🏫 Professor .🧬 Scientist. His latest gig? Co-founder of @DeSciLabs. Philipp lays out his unique take on transforming the scientific method using Web3 in our new Founders episode. Watch now 👇.
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Together we can solve massive global issues 🤝 Join us at #LabWeek22 to coordinate, innovate and build for our collective future. 🌇 Lisbon, Portugal.📆 Oct 24-Nov 4, 2022.🎫 Event tickets + updates:
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1/ In light of recent events within the industry, it’s been a tough time for all of us. However, we’ve been here before and we, at Protocol Labs, remain committed to building the next generation of the internet and driving breakthroughs in computing despite the current climate.
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Research is at the core of Protocol Labs. Today we're announcing a grant program with a $5 million initial commitment. First three RFPs support Filecoin and broader blockchain research.
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🕹️ Join us at LabWeek Field Building next week to engage in discussions about the future of AI and how it will be integrated into civilization. 🎟️ . 🗣️ @allisondman .🗓️ June 10-16 .📍Healdsburg, CA
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.@Twitter is betting on decentralization, and so are we. Today we’re launching the testnet of another important decentralized protocol: Filecoin.
TODAY, we’re launching the Filecoin testnet! Read more:
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2/ We are glad many policymakers, including members of U.S. Congress, have publicly stated Filecoin is not a security.
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Calling all mathematicians and computer scientists! We’re offering a grant for up to $200,000 to solve the Secret Single-Leader Election problem. See more details and submit a proposal:.
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Today we're excited to announce the open-source SAFT project, including the release of the SAFT whitepaper. Join us!
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1/ Something big is coming 👀 we’re hosting our first ever decentralized conference to bring together 1000+ Web3 builders from across the globe to share, collaborate, and shape our future. We’ve got a lot to talk about….
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🌐 Over 64 countries head to election polls this year. To serve this critical time, @Rarimo_protocol has introduced the Freedom Tool, an open-source software designed for citizen-run, anonymized elections and polls. Learn more. ➡️
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🚨 One week till #LabWeek22! More than 40 events are waiting for you in Lisbon 🇵🇹 Which are you 👀?
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Protocol Labs and @foresightinst are excited to co-host LabWeek Field Building at Edge Esmeralda in Healdsburg, CA from June 10-16, 2024. Join us for deep conversations around: .-Neurotech.-Biotech.-Human-AI Cooperation .-XR (Extended Reality) . ➡️
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1/ Funding the Common brings together thinkers, builders, and innovators to create the future of public goods and open source funding for all. Are you ready to be a part of the solution? Join us on June 24 & 25th in NYC. #FTC2022 #NFTNYC2022. Tickets→
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Our final #PLNUpdates of 2022 is hot off the press and you won’t want to miss it! Check out the latest updates from around the network here:
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💌 Bay Area and beyond: You’re invited to join us at LabWeek Public Goods!. Come explore better funding mechanisms to help solve the world’s most pressing problems, transforming the traditional R&D pipeline, and more. ⬇️. #LabWeekPG.
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❓ What kind of technical development do you envision is required for Decentralized AI to get to the next level?. This Friday at 1 PM ET, members of @protocollabs' teams gather to answer that question. 🔔 Set your reminders. ⏩
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4/ We support Grayscale’s plans to respond to the SEC’s letter to explain that Filecoin is not a security.
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DYK: "Breakthroughs in Computing"—one of five landmark talks from experts on rapidly approaching computing breakthroughs—is happening today at 4pm? 💻. 🕹Today's talk: "Gaming the Future" with @allisondman . Learn more & get the livestream.👇.
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3/ To clarify: SEC staff members’ recent request that Grayscale withdraw its registration statement for the Grayscale Filecoin Trust is not an opinion of the Commission or an enforcement action against the Filecoin network or any Filecoin community member.
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We're introducing the Permissive License Stack, a collection of open-source best practices to help software companies make their tech available to the world. Check it out--and our Default Open Pledge--and let us know what you think! .
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Big news! 📢 Drand is now the first production-grade decentralized randomness beacon. And it just got a major upgrade + a new website. Learn about major changes to the League of Entropy (including new members and governance model) and the protocol here:
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🎉🎉 @IPFS is now natively supported in the @Brave web browser! 🎉🎉. With 20 million+ users, Brave has made the #distributedweb easily available for the people who need it most. Read more:
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1/5 🪙 Web3 values that can begin to lay the foundation of a next gen digital society: . 🔊Freedom of Speech.🎉User Ownership.🔐Reader & Writer Privacy . Here’s why we think these are a good starting point. ⬇️⬇️
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Meet Testudo, our open source R1CS proof system faster than Groth16: square root size universal trusted setup, constant proof size w/ proof composition and blazing fast for uniform circuits 🚀 We're looking for contributors! #SNARK #zkProof #Cryptography
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The future of the data economy is coming - build it with us!. Join the Data Economy Hackathon now. 🌌
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🌐 The inaugural @EarthCommons conference is almost here!. During this 2-day event, we will gather a lineup of climate entrepreneurs, academics, technologists, and more to explore the cross-section of climate and technology. 🎟️ Tickets below.
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PLN Founder, @filmacedo is making high potential Web3 talent more visible. How? By playing with Web3 incentives that encourages recruiters to look where no one else is looking. Learn how he’s doing it at @talentprotocol in the latest Founders Episode 👇.
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Introducing ✨Protocol Labs Launchpad✨: a 6-week onboarding program for new full-time PL Network contributors to quickly ramp up their #InterPlanetary web3 knowledge, grow strong community bonds, & find best-fit roles in the PL Network. ➡️Learn more:
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1/ Exciting news for music and web3 fans👇. PLN Team, @xonexpp and @ConcordiumNet have partnered to bring web3 privacy and identity to the entertainment industry. Learn more 🧵.
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Protocol Labs is now offering a broad array of research grants, including PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships, faculty sabbatical funding, young investigator awards, and more! Check out the details & apply at
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PLN founder @leblancphil has some advice for new founders. "Get a good support network." . He's behind @spice_ai—a tool making AI accessible through community-driven data sets. Catch more about Phillip & Spice👇.
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1/3 New Tool Alert: @FilecoinTools (FDT). FDT was released in April & is a powerhouse composite of tech built on the @Filecoin Network. 👏It offers both storage solutions & compute services.
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Protocol Labs is excited to support @PalmNFT's energy efficient NFT ecosystem alongside @Uniswap, @DontBuyMeme, @MetaMask, @Nifty, and @infura_io. @PalmNft is actively committing resources to work with artists, films, and other creatives on #NFT projects. .
1. We are beyond excited to introduce Palm, a new #NFT ecosystem and studio for creators and artists, 100% compatible and connected with Ethereum, with low fees, fast transaction finality, and more energy efficiency:. #cryptoart #NFTs #Ethereum.
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Protocol Labs is proud to sponsor student-run events that aim for a better 🌎! $5000 worth of prizes for building w/ @IPFS, @Filecoin or @libp2p 🏆.
Build something out of this world! 🌎🚀. Cal Hacks is proud to present hello:world, a 36-hour, online hackathon to connect the next generation of creators, innovators, and leaders around the world. 📆 April 16-18, 2021.💻
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