L2 blockchains are promising technology with inherent risks. It’s clear users need a basic web3 training program to guide & protect their first steps.Bankless Academy provides a free learning journey following Bankless & Ethereum values. We are onboarding users to Optimism, to enjoy optimized transactions in an ecosystem valuing community ownership, public goods & self-sovereignty.- Teaching essential web3 skills: wallet creation/security, dApp use, infrastructure theory, etc- Hosting an Optimism onboarding journey: funding your wallet, using DEXs, governing/delegating on Optimism- Building open-source education infrastructure: lessons w/ quests & NFT badges, sybil-resistance w/ Gitcoin Passport, multilingual content, community corrections, and hosting collectible content on Optimism
Increasing participation in Optimism Collective governance:- 240+ Explorers delegated in Optimism governance, through Optimism Governance lesson & delegation walkthroughImproving Optimism end user experience & adoption:- engaging format- free-to-use- teaching important basics required to navigate Optimism- building web3 identity by distributing 11,100+ badges to Explorers (protected by Gitcoin Passport) for lesson completions- 2370+ Explorers verified on Optimism, through ‘Layer 2s’ lesson and ‘How to Fund a Wallet on Layer 2’ walkthrough- 150+ Velodrome Explorers swapped on Optimism, through ‘Decentralized Exchanges’ lesson and ‘How to Swap on a DEX’ walkthrough- minted 145x Explorer’s Handbook (walkthroughs) NFTs on Optimism- minted 19x lesson collectible NFTs on Optimism
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