LIGHT NODE CHALLENGE: Final week starts now! ✨
This is the final week to get your submissions in for the light node challenge 🏁
The challenge ends on Friday, June 30 with the winners announced sometime thereafter.
The three categories you can submit to are:
🕹 Best Device
📍 Best Location
😜 Best Meme
We can’t forget that the top 3 winners for each category will receive exclusive Celestia merchandise and a signed copy of the LazyLedger whitepaper by Mustafa Al-Bassam.
And the winner of Best Device will earn a ticket to this year’s Modular Summit and the chance to demo their submission.
If you want some inspiration for your submission, check out these twitter threads 🧵
▶️ https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1664651815844200448
▶️ https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg/status/1671163599396679686
We look forward to seeing what the community comes up with! 🏆
Be sure to read the official rules of the challenge outlined in the post below 👇
https://blog.celestia.org/celestia-light-node-challenge/
Mark your calendars! 🇫🇷
https://twitter.com/modular_summit/status/1640748421937070080
🎉Introducing the BLOCKSPACE RACE, Celestia’s incentivized testnet program!
🟣Hi everyone, we have some great news to share with you! We are excited to announce the launch of the Blockspace Race, Celestia’s incentivized testnet program, which will be the largest ever test network with data availability sampling. ✨
🟣From March 7 onwards, participants in the Blockspace Race will compete to earn points by completing various tasks. The individuals with the highest scores by the end of the competition will be declared the winners, so be sure to bring your best effort! 👨💻
Read up on all the details and important dates in the blog post:
https://blog.celestia.org/the-blockspace-race/
📝 Incentivized Testnet Update
◽️We want to give a brief update on our upcoming Incentivized Testnet. We have now sent out emails to all participants selected for the Incentivized Testnet. The emails provide next steps for selected participants to confirm their eligibility for the program. It is possible some emails ended up in spam, so please make sure to check there too.
◽️We received an incredible amount of interest. Over 20,000 community members sent in an application. Unfortunately, we were not able to accommodate everyone who applied, but we really appreciate everyone who submitted an application and for the interest in Celestia. We assure you that there will be other ways to get involved in the project.
We look forward to kicking off testnet and working with our innovative community to build modular! ⚡️
🎉 INTRODUCING ARABICA & MOCHA TESTNETS 🎉
Celestia's team has been hard at work in recent months to launch two new data availability testnets.
Arabica is our new developer-focused testnet and an ideal sandbox for developers to experiment rollups that build on Celestia’s latest features, while Mocha upgrade replaces the existing Mamaki testnet and brings the first steps of the Quantum Gravity Bridge (QGB).
📢 Announcement blog post:
https://blog.celestia.org/brewing-up-new-testnests-introducing-arabica-and-mocha/
Please note that neither Mocha nor Arabica are the incentivized testnets for Celestia, which is planned to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
🎉INTRODUCING THE MODULAR MEETUP PROGRAM
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Modular Meetup program aimed at creating grassroots communities around the world to gather and discuss all things modular blockchains. 🌐
🟣 What is the program about?
We are onboarding potential meetup organizers from all corners of the world to provide them with the support they need to kick off their meetups. The support includes sample workshops, guidance on securing venues, and marketing their meetups.
Meetup organizers will gain access to our speaker list, allowing them to invite speakers from Celestia Labs and the modular ecosystem to give high-value talks at their meetups, virtually or in-person. 🗣
🟣 How can I become a Modular Meetup organizer?
If you're interested in becoming a Modular Meetup organizer, sign up below. Afterwards, we will organize a support call with potential organizers to help them create their meetups.
🔸 SIGNUP FORM
https://celestia-intake.typeform.com/to/zNI5W4uI
🔸 LEARN MORE
https://docs.celestia.org/community/modular-meetup-intro/
We are also excited to announce that we will organize a Modular Meetup ourselves at the upcoming Gateway Conference in Prague! 🇨🇿
Stay tuned for more information on the date, time, and location.
Build modular. Be free. 🔥
🤓 Want to learn more about Celestia’s upcoming incentivized testnet?
We will be hosting a Twitter space session to offer additional updates and details about the Blockspace Race, which will also include a brief Q&A.
🟣When: March 7th, Tuesday at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 6pm CET
🟣Where: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OwxWwAoElpxQ/peek
See you there, everyone! 🎧
We would like to share a quick update about our upcoming Incentivized Testnet.
An update email regarding the next steps has been sent to all participants who have successfully completed the verification process. This email includes information about their role and an invitation to the webinar scheduled for Wednesday, February 22 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Community Call #4 - Reminder
Our fourth community call is starting in ~1 HOUR, at 1:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM UTC to discuss the latest announcement and answer any community questions.
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83029353483
Agenda: Mocha Testnet
See you there! 🤝
Join us on December 15, 2022 at 6 PM UTC for our fourth community call to hear the latest updates as we launch the Mocha testnet.
▶️ Agenda: Mocha Testnet
▶️ Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83029353483
For more information and to add the call to your calendar, visit:
👉 https://github.com/celestiaorg/community-calls/issues/4
Note: Mocha Testnet is not an incentivized testnet but a replacement for the public Mamaki testnet.
