How are communities pioneering democratic coordination on Optimism? Experience governance innovation in action as builders showcase developments and rank contributions across the ecosystem - from enhanced user interfaces and deployment strategies to novel funding mechanisms and coordination frameworks 🤲🏼
Date: Jan 23rd, 2025
Table of Contents
- Timestamps
- Episode Summary
- Community Shared Resources
- Optimism Discourse
- X
- Related Posts
- OF 54: Ethereum Gardeners
- OF 53: Builder Showcase
- OF 52: Supercharging Collaboration
Timestamps
0:00 Dan welcomes everyone to Optimism Fractal 55
0:58 Dan shares screen giving overview of Optimism Fractal.
6:20 Respect game begins
6:35 Abraham shares is contribution, he states he's an OP delegate and details what's he's done within that area. Abraham shares his work on fractalgram app, put in five bug fixes. Still has work to do for brand new users, made big performance improvements. got organization set up so organizations can have separation coexist independently. Fixed profile editing. Worked on feature on who voted, next step to work on log in bug.
10:55 Will thanks Abraham for what he's done, and comments on eth Denver upcoming meeting
12:22 Zaal shares screen with work he's done, he's edited ZAO fractal page, added in zoom out feature.created example of fractalgram for his community, gives details. Working on updating charmverse. Diving into Eliza framework, joined group called dally club. Adds additional details about wave warz and Attabody labs.
16:42 Will shares his number in chats for upcoming eth Denver meeting. Then shares his weekly accomplishments, most significant is Unlocked protocol, gives details. Helping them set up guild page. Lets grow dao roadmap being formulated for eth Denver. Pumping out content on cast media, also embracing charmverse. Gives details on glo dollar invite, will post link. Marketing campaign for learn to earn.
22:00 Rosmari shares screen on her contributions, promoting events, shared videos. Message sharing in multiple discords, posting in ethereum channels as well. Promoted and attended EF. Shared tweets, learning and responding to tweets. Applied to ethereum localism event and got the good to go. Worked in next million fellowship program, gives details. Gives details on restarting Community stories. Watched educational movies on ethereum.
27:24 Tadas shares his contributions, introduced notifications for events, fixed an issue for proposals. Worked on ORDAO repository, reduced confirmations needed to achieve quicker results. Distributed respect, glad to see component for ORDAO is working good. Preparing deployment for EF, ZAO fractal and for Abraham. Will be deployed on Optimism or base. Expects to be able to create a template, details complexity.
32:48 Dan shares screen with his contributions. Event hosting, marketing. Focusing on strategies to maximize growth, applied for next billion fellowship. Dan gives details on research proposal on fractal coordination. Put together Dansingjoy writing, published on website. Applied for ethereum localism event and got approved to attend. Comments on Eth Denver attendance, also conversation with agent vitality created by Kevin Owocki on fractal details. Updated ORDAO article, using use cases. Updated Op town hall website.
38:28 Abraham request link share to localism event,
38:40 group conversation on Eth Denver coordination for events. Conversation continues on new fractalgram session set up. Feedback on fractalgram updates
Level 6-Abraham, level 5-Tadas, level 4- Will, level 3-Zaal, level-2 Dan, level 1- Rosmari
49:14 group conversation on app updates.
58:17 Lana introduces herself and glo dollar, gives details. Drops info in chat.
1:00:08 Dan shares glo dollar info on screen.
1:01:31 Optimism fractal ends
Episode Summary
Builders made significant technical advances including Fractalgram's organization management features, ORDAO notification systems for decentralized governance, and implementation of Unlock Protocol's migration to Base network. The session highlighted upcoming ecosystem gatherings at ETHDenver and Ethereum Localism events, while developers shared progress on educational resources including Fractalgram tutorials and fellowship applications for the Next Billion Fellowship program organised by the Ethereum Foundation 🌱
The session brought together builders working on exciting infrastructure across the Superchain ecosystem, each sharing significant contributions advancing democratic coordination. Technical developments took center stage, with improvements to the fractalgram application enabling better organization management, enhanced user interfaces, and smoother consensus processes - demonstrating the rapid maturation of tools supporting decentralized governance.
The event highlighted growing ecosystem connections, with builders engaging in initiatives spanning from L2s to the broader Ethereum community. Several participants shared their involvement in upcoming events like ETH Denver and Ethereum Localism, while others discussed contributions to projects like Unlock Protocol's migration to Base and Glo Dollar's public goods funding mechanisms, such as the Gitcoin round with Optimism. The implementation of fractal communities, such as the ZAO Fractal, brings vibrancy to the integration of community tools like Charmverse and Hats Protocol, while showcasing growth through the weekly Respect Games—all within the Optimism ecosystem. This cross-pollination of ideas and collaboration exemplifies the Superchain's expanding impact.
Strategic developments were also prominent, with participants sharing progress on research proposals, Ethereum fellowship applications, and educational initiatives aimed at implementing fractal decision-making processes more broadly. The session concluded with an engaging demonstration of the latest improvements to the community's consensus tools - Fractalgram developed by Abraham and Tadas, providing real-time feedback that will inform future development. Throughout the event, the spirit of collaborative innovation and commitment to democratic coordination was evident, showcasing the community's vital role in shaping governance infrastructure for the Superchain.
Community Shared Resources
- From Abraham Becker: https://github.com/fatherabraham-hms/fractalgram/issues
- From Will: ETHDenver Art Gallery: https://t.co/RPVna6OqSP
- From Will: Glo Dollar x Optimism Builders Round https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/96
- From Dan Singjoy: A discord message about attending ETH Denver 2025 and GFEL https://discord.com/channels/1164572177115398184/1164572177878765591/1330298084114174103
- From Dan Singjoy: The General Forum on Ethereum Localism (GFEL) in Boulder: https://opencivics.substack.com/p/ethereum-localism-goes-cosmo-local
- From Tadas Vaitiekunas: Sharing the ORDAO back-end: https://of.frapps.xyz/
- From Lana - Glo Dollar to Everyone: https://builder.gitcoin.co/#/chains/10/rounds/96
- ZAO Calendar: https://lu.ma/calendar/cal-jPH4al7AMlXzdNN
Optimism Discourse
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