PoolTogether Community Newsletter #31
All things Optimism, Optimized Prizes, PoolTools & lots of stats! ๐๐
Hey Poolers
Look at the bear necessities
The simple bear necessities
Bear markets are about fundamentals they say. Whatโs more fun than winning prizes and saving fees? This newsletter is packed with things to be optimistic about.
PoolTogether is live on Optimism
We have officially entered the Optimism ecosystem with a big splash! In an exciting community-first approach many Poolers worked together to deploy the PoolTogether protocol on Optimism and create excitement and narrative around the launch.
Some statistics around the launch:
$1m in TVL was hit within less than 24 hours
Top 20 TVL of protocols on Optimism
30% of all USDC currently supplied on Aave
$2m in TVL
Still no loss
If youโre a fan of statistics then read on - there will be more for you in this newsletter. ๐๏ธ
Within the first week, PoolTogether is already tracked on Zapper, Debank, Zerion, and DeFiLlama. Thanks for making that happen!
Want more integrations?
Optimism Demo Day ๐น
PoolTogether made an appearance at Optimism Demo Day. Leighton showcased PoolTogether and the Deposit Delegator and the community definitely showed up!
๐ย You can rewatch it here.
Optimized Prizes ๐
PoolTogether just got a little more fun with optimized prizes. The prize adjustment is based on the most recent vote and unlocks a whole new aspect of PoolTogether.
You are now able to choose your adventure: do you want lots of small prizes, fewer but bigger ones, or a sweet spot between those?
๐ย Learn more about optimized prizes on Medium
User Documentation updated ๐
The User Documentation has been updated with simple guides for Optimism. Are you depositing into PoolTogether V4 for the first time or are just new to Optimism? These will bring you up to speed:
๐ย Using PoolTogether on Optimism
๐ย Getting USDC & ETH on Optimism
A Poolerโs Guide to Optimism ๐ค
Still not enough? The Poolerโs Guide to Optimism covers everything you need to start your career as a true Optimism nerd:
Whatโs Optimism
Ethereum Scaling
Whatโs a Rollup
History of Optimism
Optimism Governance
How to get started on Optimism
โฆand the whys, hows & whats of PoolTogether on Optimism.
๐ย Read the full article on Mirror
Prize Notifications
Prize Notifications are live on Optimism since day one, thanks to underthesea and Maxโ!
With Prize Notifications you can stop worrying about checking prizes: just lean back and wait for them to roll in.
๐ย Learn how to set them up behind this link.
V4 Dune Analytics
Data nerds listen up. The Dune V4 dashboard has been updated to visualize on-chain data for PoolTogether on Optimism. Thanks, Sarfang!
๐ย Check out the Dune dashboard
Whatโs Dune?
Dune is a powerful tool for blockchain research. It sets you up with the tools to query, extract, and visualize data from the blockchain. This way Dune is unlocking the power of public blockchain data by making it accessible to everyone.
Even more Pool-Stats
PoolTogetherโs favorite biscuit Ncookie shipped another helpful tool to explore the pool. Introducing PoolTogether Stats!
The website gives you an overview of all statistics across the whole Prize Pool Network:
๐ย Deposits
๐ย Withdrawals
๐ย Prize Claims
๐ย Delegations
๐ย Accrued Yield
Itโs all there and updated daily!
๐ย Click here to follow along a story for each network
Deposit Delegator Calculator
Say it fast three times! PrizeCalc.com is another one of Ncookieโs PoolTools. The calculator helps to break down delegations and lets you estimate prizes and gas costs - now live for Optimism, too!
๐ย PrizeCalc yourself
PoolTogether Governance
The governance forum is wild! 7 new topics and 60 posts in the last week alone. Head to gov.pooltogether.com or follow one of the links below and get involved in the discussions:
What Is Your Favorite dApp Thinking About?
Good question! Kram.eth from LI.Fi dives into how three well-known dApps are approaching the cross-chain space and comes across Brendanโs Multi-Chain Governance EIP.
๐ย Read the full article on Substack
Community Vibes โจ
New Community Advocates
Two long-time community members have been made Community Advocates since you last heard from me: drcpu & Lonser. Thanks for all your contributions to this community and all the impact you have made!
๐ย Read the nominations and celebrate them on the governance forum.
PlayTogether Summer 2022
Poolers get together and play! Noxe invites all POOL Hodlers to a game of Fall Guys under the umbrella of PlayTogether Summer 2022.
What: 60 minutes of Fall Guys multiplayer madness
Why: Play together and crown a winner for a 4-week-long $20,000 delegation!
When: Saturday, @ 5 pm EST
PS: Donโt try too hard, practice will give you very little advantage. Everybody can win!
๐ย Sign up here & join the thread on Discord
London Meet Up(?) ๐ก
Oi mate - are you living in the UK? Community member and fren Adam wants to spin up a Pool Party aka Meet Up in London and is looking for interested poolers!
๐ย Fill out this form to get in touch
PoolTogether Community Podcast #28 w/ Tom (Prysm)
Business Development, Group Buying NFTs with your friends, Self-hating Millennials. This podcast has it all. Tim sat down with Tom at a WeWork outside of NFT.NYC mayhem to talk aboutย Prysm, a front-end for Gnosis Safes that โturns your group chat into a collector DAO.โ
๐ย Listen on SubstackโApple PodcastโSpotify
PoolTogether Community Podcast #29
Bankless has a credit card? Not yet my friends but soonTM. Links from Bankless DAO is leading a project to create a card for the banklessโฆ a card for the cashlessโฆ a card for the crypto curious.
๐ย Listen on SubstackโApple PodcastโSpotify
PoolTogether Community Interviews with Illpo & InsideTrader๐
The weekly Community Interviews are a place to learn more about your fellow Poolers! Get to know the people behind the pfps and find out what moves this community.
๐ย InsideTrader: PoolTogether, Zeta Markets and Crypto in Turkey
๐ย Illpo: From Investing Lessons to the Pooly Lawyer NFT
Staying in the LoopTogether
All PoolTogether events are broadcasted in #events. By following the tips below you will never miss whatโs going on.
RSVP to set up reminders via DM
Use the โAuto Joinโ feature to join repeating events
Add the events feed to your calendar:
https://sesh.fyi/api/calendar/v2/rXZ68HCkqebWfhLQt2K1bp.ics
Trouble adding the feed to your calendar? Type =link
in the chat on PoolTogether Discord for some instructions.
Reminders ๐
๐ดย Optimistic Memes Winners
๐๏ธย PoolTogether on Karma
โ๏ธย Tools Page with community-built tools
๐ย Navigating the PoolTogether Discord
๐ฑย Join the Lenster community
โ๏ธย Join the GM community
๐ค No Loss Donations to Unchain Ukraine
The PoolTogether Community Substack is International! ๐
Follow us on a language of your choice: ๐จ๐ณย Chineseโ๐ซ๐ทย Frenchโ๐ช๐ธย Spanishโ๐น๐ทย Turkishโ๐ฎ๐ณย Hindiโ๐ต๐ญย Filipino
Do you want to contribute yourself? Get in touch with us on Discord!
Tweets ๐ฆฉ
Stay wavy & see you all around the pool!ย ๐ย ๐