Before we kick off another busy week, we'd like to do a brief recap on what's happened since we launched the beta waitlist. Make sure to grab your free NFT and claim your username before the beta opens up!
Previews, Reviews, and New Drops!
When we launched the waitlist, TaoZao gave an in-depth insider's review from the creators' perspective. We deeply appreciate the kinds words and we're grateful to work closely with artists and musicians while we build the best possible platform we can.
The New launch of DNS is super cool because, although it puts a focus on music – a largely undersupported/under-recognized medi class within web3 – its much more than that. It’s essentially a one-stop-shop for creators and collectors. Almost like a place you want to hang out.… https://t.co/JUOLagfdkh
— 🌶️Dr. Tao Zao (@Tao_Zao) May 2, 2023
A few days later, Mycodecrafting discussed dns.xyz and focused.art with Tezos Commons.
We are now LIVE with @mycodecrafting | Tune in for your chance to win a #Tezos engraved Ledger Nano S! https://t.co/b5LExU4hGd
— Tezos Commons (@TezosCommons) May 4, 2023
The next day, Tezos Commons previewed the site and gave it a great write-up!
Welcome to Season Zero -- Let's take a closer look at @dns next generation music and social Platform. #Tezos https://t.co/KWFRSXd7v7
— Tezos Commons (@TezosCommons) May 5, 2023
William McKenzie
In the middle of the growing excitement for the platform, we decided to drop previews of our Soundmojis. Because building social on tezos, smart wallet contracts, and the most advanced media player in web3 wasn't enough-- we're doing PFPs too!
We'd like to introduce you to our new creations: the Soundmojis! They're adorable, and we want them to feel like beautiful, premium toys.
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 10, 2023
You can get the Season Zero Soundmoji for free by signing up for the https://t.co/L3ogrKKIlM waitlist. How do you like them? 👇 pic.twitter.com/UNUtuhby7Q
Then, Chris gave a live sneak-peak demo with Tezos Commons, while breaking down our approach in building social on Tezos and empowering creators.
We are now LIVE with @DNS -- Welcome to Season Zero | Tune in for your chance to win a Soundmoji! #Tezos https://t.co/iFz0h2SvEg
— Tezos Commons (@TezosCommons) May 11, 2023
Community Outreach
Since NFT.NYC, we've continued helping with exhibitions and competitions for Tezos artists and musicians. We see the boost it gives entrants and it's a great way to keep meeting great people. Shoku joined the judging panel for this round of the TezTones Exhibition. You can check out the recorded Twitter Space linked in the follow up in the thread.
Join us for our Round 2 Exhibition tomorrow !
— TezTones (@TezTones) May 6, 2023
📍https://t.co/RyiFUjRhb7
🗓️Saturday May 6th 11am PT
📣(22) artists on (8) teams competing on the theme: green
Judged by:@cabline1 @DNSCEO @ex_mortal_ @paperbuddha
Schedule and Twitter Space below 👇 pic.twitter.com/dfi9gCvfwa
As we launched, Tezos has seen a surge of new interest while Ethereum experiences high gas fees again. We took the opportunity to join the Tezos community in helping introduce new adopters to Tezos. Shoku hopped on Jadyn Violet's Twitter Space on Layer 2 to break down why Tezos has the best technology for hackers and artists. Overall, Tezos makes it faster to develop on, cheap to use, and easier to build engaging experiences.
Join us!https://t.co/yhMpXBc2Q7
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 8, 2023
Later that week, Shoku joined @steph_guerrero, @xandforshort, and @isadorenoir, in another Twitter Space for Tezos community onboarding sharing what sets the tech in Tezos apart from other blockchains.
Yesterday was a low-key big deal for the #Tezos music community. @steph_guerrero, @xandforshort, @isadorenoir bringing tons of people and discussions.@xandforshort let me explain everything about Tezos' technology vs Ethereum, and why the community is special.
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 11, 2023
Starts at 1hr44 https://t.co/ngMfc3Fhll
Breaking Down the Technicals
As we launched, we continued sharing and breaking down how and why we built on Tezos. We tweeted a thread breaking down our work on the Layer 3 we created for social on Tezos. By making rollups for likes and comments, users will own their social data on chain and we can make this free for users.
Getting many questions about our layer 3 roll up. Let's learn about it 👇
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 6, 2023
It's a term that's been coined by Ethereum devs.https://t.co/LYJ2oyKJvK
We're bringing it to #Tezos, but it'll be much faster.
Daniel Hines, who is leading account abstraction efforts with Marigold, gave us a lot of love online for our Layer 3 rollups and smart contract wallet implementation. We've been able to help lead the charge for account abstraction, moving from theory to practice. We can't wait to see him drive further development and adoption of this transformational tech across Tezos.
Me: Hey, I have these cool ideas for getting low latency on the L1.
— Daniel Hines (@danhines09) May 12, 2023
DNS: What, you mean like this?
Me: well... yeah actually. But you'll need some kind of account abstrati-
DNS: account abstraction, yeah. Let me show you our demo.
tfw someone steals your punchline 😞 https://t.co/4PKhJA8zBo
Go crush it! Thabns for the mentions of our account abstraction and the custom rollup we did for likes and comments
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 12, 2023
We really appreciate the compliment. Tezos makes it easy for us to iterate quickly and ship challenging ideas.
— DNS.xyz - Where Everyone is a Creator (@dns) May 12, 2023
For context, Daniel is driving L2 efforts on #Tezos and saw the smart wallet and layer 3 rollup used by the new https://t.co/L3ogrKKIlM. https://t.co/jknWK0cUz3
Wrapping Up
We've done the rounds for podcasts and Twitter Spaces, gave a demo, unveiled Soundmojis, and shed some insight on Layer 3 tech on Tezos. This upcoming week, we'll be sharing new drops and a detailed look on how our Layer 3 rollups work.