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If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile associated with previous rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Toban contributes to the growth of the OSS ecosystem by introducing a role-based contribution tracking and reward distribution system that enhances transparency and inclusivity in open-source communities. Specifically, Toban addresses key challenges such as undervaluing contributions that occur outside traditional platforms (e.g., GitHub) by allowing for the tracking of a broader range of activities, including mentorship, community engagement, and non-coding contributions. This encourages a more diverse set of contributors to engage with OSS projects.\n\nToban also integrates with existing OSS tools like Splits and Superfluid to manage ERC20 and native tokens for reward distribution. By providing these integrations, Toban expands the ecosystem by allowing projects to leverage existing protocols for automated reward management. Furthermore, its interoperability with other DAO tools (e.g., Hats Protocol, DAOHAUS) ensures that Toban can be adopted by a wide range of projects, allowing OSS communities to adopt sustainable reward systems that foster long-term participation and growth.\n\nIn addition, by being developed as an open-source project, Toban itself adds to the ecosystem by encouraging contributions from developers worldwide. This helps improve the tool while also serving as a real-world use case for other projects looking to implement similar systems.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project contribute to the growth of the OSS ecosystem? Please provide specific examples of how your application enhances or expands the current ecosystem.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Toban presents several key features and use cases that differentiate it from other DAO tools:\n\nRole-Based Contribution Tracking: Unlike traditional task-based tracking systems, which can be cumbersome and limited to specific platforms, Toban records contributions based on abstracted roles. This allows for more comprehensive recognition of diverse contributions, including non-technical activities such as community building, project management, or creative input. This role-based approach ensures that all contributions are captured, not just those made on platforms like GitHub.\n\nAutomatic Reward Distribution: Toban automatically distributes rewards based on contribution levels using P2P token balances, contribution time, and role-based weightings. This is particularly useful in projects where revenue is generated, or donations are received, as it ensures that participants are fairly compensated based on their contributions without manual intervention. The use of tools like Splits and Superfluid for managing ERC20 and native tokens further differentiates Toban by offering seamless, ongoing reward distribution.\n\nInteroperability with Existing DAO Tools: Toban is designed to integrate with other DAO protocols such as Hats Protocol, DAOHAUS, and ENS. This allows communities to use Toban alongside other governance and decision-making tools, making it flexible and adaptable to various types of collaborative projects, from open-source software to decentralized art creation and regional revitalization initiatives.\n\nSustainability in Community Growth: Toban is specifically designed to promote sustainable participation in internet-native collaborations, such as open-source projects and DAO-based initiatives. By recording and visualizing contributions, Toban creates an environment where participants feel recognized and rewarded, encouraging long-term engagement and growth.\n\nP2P Token Distribution Mechanism: One of the unique aspects of Toban is the ability to distribute smaller rewards or tokens directly between peers. This supports micro-contributions and encourages a decentralized reward system, making it stand out from traditional evaluation systems that rely solely on centralized management.\n\nThese features set Toban apart by offering a more flexible, automated, and inclusive approach to tracking contributions and distributing rewards in various types of internet-native communities.", "hidden": true, "question": "What features or use cases does your dApp/App present? How is it differentiated?", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Our plans for further development of Toban focus on refining the platform's core features, building a user-friendly interface for broader adoption, and expanding its interoperability with other tools. Specifically, the development goals include:\n\n1. Enhancing the Role-Based Contribution System: We plan to refine the role-based tracking feature to allow for more customizable role definitions, making it adaptable to a wider variety of communities and projects. This includes the ability to set custom weights for roles based on project-specific needs, providing a more flexible contribution evaluation system.\n\n2. Web Interface Development: A critical next step is the development of a fully functional web interface that will make Toban accessible to non-technical users, such as community organizers and project managers. This interface will allow users to track contributions, view role-based statistics, and manage reward distribution with ease, without needing to interact with the system via a command-line interface.\n\n3. Beta Testing and User Feedback: We plan to launch a beta version on the mainnet by early 2025, allowing real-world projects to test Toban\u2019s capabilities. User feedback will be crucial during this phase to identify any usability challenges and to improve the system\u2019s features.\n\n4. Interoperability with More DAO Tools: While Toban already integrates with DAO tools such as Hats Protocol and DAOHAUS, we aim to expand this interoperability to other popular DAO frameworks and decentralized identity systems. This will ensure Toban can be adopted across a wider range of projects and enable more seamless collaboration between tools.\n\n# Grant Fund Utilization:\n\n- Development: A significant portion of the grant will go toward the continued development of core features and the web interface. This includes hiring additional developers and designers to accelerate feature rollouts.\n- Testing & Infrastructure: The funds will support infrastructure costs for testing on testnets and mainnet deployment, as well as providing incentives for testers to provide meaningful feedback.\nCommunity Engagement: Funds will be allocated for marketing, developer outreach, and organizing events such as hackathons, where participants can experiment with Toban and provide contributions to its development.\n- Security Audits: To ensure the security of smart contracts, a portion of the grant will be used for audits, either through third-party services or community-led initiatives.", "hidden": true, "question": "What are your plans for further development, and how will the grant funds be used to achieve these goals?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. Use this format for each entry: [deployer_address], [chain_id]\u2014for example, 0x123abc..., 42161 (This represents a deployer address on the Arbitrum network). 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It supports contribution tracking and reward distribution in a way that aligns with the operational needs of internet-native collaborative activities.\nIt mainly aims to support sustainable activities in open-source software (OSS) communities, collaborative art creation, and DAO-based regional revitalization projects. By providing role-based contribution tracking and reward distribution based on contribution levels, Toban promotes the long-term growth of communities.\n\n# Objective\n\nToban's objective is to provide a system where every contribution in internet-native collaborations is recognized and properly evaluated, leading to sustainable activities.\nProjects and communities conducted over the internet have the potential to create new value through the collaboration of diverse individuals, unrestricted by distance or time. However, volunteer and remote-based contributions often go undervalued, and the lack of proper reward mechanisms can make it difficult to sustain participation. Toban aims to increase the number of projects where contributions are recorded and visualized so that participants are recognized and rewarded.\n\nAdditionally, although Toban originated in Japan, it is being developed in collaboration with contributors from across Asia, ensuring interoperability with global DAO tools and protocols. This allows Toban to offer a unique approach rooted in Japanese and Asian culture while also providing new insights and perspectives to other global projects.\n\n# Features\n\nWhile there are other DAO tools for tracking contributions and distributing rewards, Toban's key feature is its \"Role-Based Rewards Distribution\" system. \nTraditional task-based contribution tracking often becomes cumbersome and prone to being overlooked, making it difficult to sustain.\nPeer-based evaluation systems can also introduce subjective bias, sometimes leading to all participants being rated similarly, diluting the value of the evaluation.\nThere are also tools that calculate contribution scores based on activity on platforms like GitHub or Discord, but these struggle to capture contributions made outside the platform.\n\nToban addresses these issues through the following elements:\n\n- Contribution Tracking: Toban records contributions based on slightly abstracted \"roles\" while also offering a mechanism to capture smaller contributions through P2P token distribution.\n- Reward Distribution: When a project generates revenue or receives donations, Toban calculates contribution levels based on contribution time, P2P token balances, and role-based weighting, automatically distributing rewards. The system is built using tools like Splits and Superfluid to manage ERC20 and native tokens.\n- Interoperability: Toban is designed to be interoperable with other DAO tools and protocols, such as Hats Protocol, DAOHAUS, and ENS, enabling flexible decision-making and reward distribution that scale with the community\u2019s size and growth.\n\n# Target Users\n\n- Communities or project teams involved in internet-native activities\n- DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) or communities looking to implement contribution-based reward systems\n- Projects aiming to automate contribution tracking and evaluation, boosting participant motivation\n\n# Roadmap\n\n- 2024.09: Release of smart contracts and CLI prototype\n- 2024.10: Start of internal proof-of-concept testing\n- 2024.11: Release of the web interface prototype and introduction to external projects\n- 2024.12: Collection of user feedback and feature improvements\n- 2025.01: Beta release on the mainnet\n- 2025.02: Expansion of the user and developer community\n\n## Development Stage\n\nToban is currently in the prototype phase and is being developed as an open-source project. Contributions from the developer community are being encouraged through GitHub, and the system is being tested and improved through real-world projects.", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "hackdays-io", "projectTwitter": "0xtoban"}, "recipient": "0x6a245A9DDA257e45f532AA4BBed46E6D9F480B82"}}