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No other funding apart from this grant.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please expand on how much funding you\u2019ve received from each funding source and when (VC, grants, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "7", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "7", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Matthias: \n- https://www.twitter.com/web3_data\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/seidlmatthias\n\nManish: \n- https://www.twitter.com/manishiwa\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/manishiwa\n\nTobias: \n- https://www.twitter.com/tobschcom\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobsch\n\nMike: \n- https://www.twitter.com/monkelmoo\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-may-3008a1261\n\nLorenz:\n- https://www.twitter.com/LehmannLorenz\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenz-lehmann\n\nAhoura:\n- https://twitter.com/AhouraAzarbin\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahoura-azarbin-a3887b180\n\nNader:\n- https://twitter.com/naderfyi\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/naderfyi", "hidden": false, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project: ", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We started this project when we received confirmation from the Ethereum foundation that we have been accepted for the grant. In February 2023, we started building the team, hiring more people and started designing and developing growthepie.xyz as you see on our Github. The public launch was in the third week of May 2023, and we are growing and actively developing since then. Hence we demonstrated meaningful activity throughout all these months and have delivered as promised, and will be pushing more features and upgrades in the weeks and months to come.\n\nWe are also focused on transparency and \"growing the pie\" of the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem by providing meaningful analytics through fundamental metrics and blockspace analysis. Additionally, we offer educational content to help users and developers get more out of the Layer 2 ecosystem, everything that fits in addition to our metrics and analysis/data we provide. We are adding more and more Layer-2s along the way and our goal is to make the ecosystem more transparent, easier to understand and analyse where to build and where to be active for what purpose. Hence we are aiming to grow the Ethereum ecosystem as well as the broader web3 space by making it more accessible.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Currently, impact is measured by the total users on our platform based on analytics, and Twitter engagements. This will be key indicators if our product features meet the needs of our users, which has been the case so far.\n\nWe are currently being referenced by accounts providing news for specific Layer-2s, for example zkSync. Also we see more and more growth on Twitter that people take screenshots of our charts and post the metrics.\n\nWe have Vercel Analytics, which currently states we have 1000 monthly visitors to our page. We are also growing our Twitter account, having achieved 192 Followers within 12 weeks since launch. But this is just the beginning. We were once mentioned on the Daily Gwei podcast (https://youtu.be/qs-3W5wA9DU?t=999).\n\nBeing mentioned on podcasts, or other media outlets is also one of the key indicators where we see if we achieve what we set out to do, providing curated data in a user-friendly way to the whole ecosystem.", "hidden": false, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Previous work by the team members: \n\n**Matthias**\n\n- Master thesis, 2018: \u201cImplementation of blockchain-based local energy markets\u201d (https://github.com/mseidlx/Blockchain-Based-Local-Energy-Market) \u00a0\n- Unigrants dashboards, 2022 (https://dune.com/web3_data/UNI_GOV)\n- other Dashboards, 2022 (https://dune.com/web3_data)\n- IMX NFT trading bot, 2022\n- EthBerlin volunteer, 2022\n- FJ labs data due dilligence, 2022 \u2013 today\n- growthepie.xyz, 2023\n\n**Manish**\n\n- L2 Metrics website, 2023 \u2013 https://growthepie.xyz\n- IMX Marketplace, 2022: https://www.imxgold.com\n- DogeAPI, 2013: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/dogeapi[MG1]\u00a0\n\n**Tobias**\n- Staking protocol interface, garner.gg\n- Tech Open Air TOA Klub, educational courses\n\n**Nader**\n\n- Successful culmination of a Bachelor's thesis led to the creation of an AI system specifically designed to detect malicious smart contracts within the NFT market.\n- Further details can be accessed at: https://theblockbrain.io/research/publications/open-sourcing-our-nft-smart-contract-bytecode-risk-analyzer-ai/\n- A unique web application, the Twitter Analysis Tool, was designed and developed to authenticate Twitter accounts of various NFT projects.\n- A high-tech Solidity Auditing Tool was built with the capability to scan Ethereum contracts for potential vulnerabilities.\n- The development of the Blockbrain AI Assistant, a prototype with striking similarities to the ChatGPT-like interface, was also a significant accomplishment. This advanced system integrates PDFs as an additional data input, enabling the analysis of Whitepapers, Yellow papers, and other related documents.\n- Website: https://theblockbrain.io/\n- Github: https://github.com/theblockbrain\n\n**Lorenz**\n\n- Founder and president of Aachen Blockchain Club, a student run blockchain club at RWTH Aachen University (https://twitter.com/RWTHBlockchain)\n- ETH Berlin Hackathon winner of a Dune bounty (https://twitter.com/DuneAnalytics/status/1571564687959130118)\n- Educating students through lectures on various crypto topics (e.g. https://twitter.com/RWTHBlockchain/status/1647928846564433920)", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? Anything you'd like to add that may help in determining project eligibility?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to future messages from Gitcoin for updates, information, and/or interviews?", "questionId": 15}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Would you like to opt-in to us sharing your information with select third-parties for investment opportunities?", "questionId": 16}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Europe", "hidden": false, "question": "Location/Region where the project is based", "questionId": 17}], "project": {"id": "10:0x8e1bD5Da87C14dd8e08F7ecc2aBf9D1d558ea174:568", "title": "growthepie.xyz \ud83e\udd67\ud83d\udccf - Layer 2 and Blockspace Analytics ", "logoImg": "bafkreig2p6ikfeuuzbe62u26tezfuhzatvym6gmbmpchza3w3jdp5pv57a", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreiahbfixbbtrufsvt23m52cuvwlis3oyfwfwnlc3xpzcrunzbfyt6y", "protocol": "1"}, "website": "https://growthepie.xyz", "bannerImg": "bafkreic2uqug3lkcsr3iqgnthykjghcsemxgklplgjahb26uk4b7c54a54", "createdAt": 1690886209407, "userGithub": "tobschcom", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..Y9WzU9ylPBk-01gi36OxFNjDBp6mQyi4N2Gr3kSl_4_FzWuaD_dB1bxk18B2Wyo_STWygIVWL9kzqXhttYFZDQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-08-01T10:35:41.645Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-08-01T10:35:41.645Z", "expirationDate": "2023-10-30T10:35:41.645Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x9438b8B447179740cD97869997a2FCc9b4AA63a2", "hash": "v0.0.0:HPdMkwDR7NPLmWGuv36grwhffv/Maw6gHxqGDJHdBVM=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#growthepie#104552625"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..m7mV7isJzNgyUq-FXMMN5tV6H2tLAOTvq1xkP77Dy0VPTOLjeX05tFVWMJDpq3_R49RK6h-euBDaGWW1IGWRBw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2023-08-08T15:14:50.934Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2023-08-08T15:14:50.934Z", "expirationDate": "2023-11-06T15:14:50.934Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x9438b8B447179740cD97869997a2FCc9b4AA63a2", "hash": "v0.0.0:sL/RroI+eGUp6ToWybuAbPSpbHiWGfdC/mtd6KASjdc=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#growthepie_eth"}}}, "description": "# growthepie.xyz \ud83e\udd67\ud83d\udccf\n\nWe are a public goods data platform designed specifically for L2 scaling solutions to analyze fundamentals as well as more detailed blockspace usage with a curated set of categories. Our goal is to empower developers and users alike by providing them with a comprehensive overview of fundamental metrics, on-chain data, and multi-lingual educational resources, to help them make informed decisions when selecting their L2 chain to build on.\n\n![growthepie Landing Page](https://ixed.co/wp-content/uploads/growthepie/gtp-landing-page.png \"growthepie\")\n\n\n## What can you do on our platform currently? \ud83e\uddd0\n\n### Fundamental Metrics Chain Comparisons\n\nCurrently, we provide a curated and easy-to-understand set of metrics for Layer-2s, focusing on 5 chains: Arbitrum One, OP Mainnet, Immutable X, Polygon zkEVM, and zkSync Era.\nThe current metrics allow you to analyze the following:\n1. **Transaction Count**: The number of daily transactions. We try to only count transactions that are executed by users/smart contracts, excluding system transactions.\n2. **Daily Active Addresses**: The number of unique daily addresses that interacted with a chain.\n3. **Transaction Costs**: The median amount that is paid per transaction.\n4. **TVL On-Chain**: The sum of all funds locked on the chain. (Methodology and data are derived from [L2Beat.com](https://www.l2beat.com))\n5. **Fees Paid by Users**: The sum of fees that were paid by users of the chain in gas fees or, in the case of chains like Immutable X, the amount of fees that were paid to the protocol wallet.\n6. **The sum of stablecoins** that are locked on the chain.\n\n![Fundamental Metrics](https://ixed.co/wp-content/uploads/growthepie/gtp-transaction-costs.gif \"growthepie Transaction Costs Metric\")\n\n\n### Single Chain Metrics All-in-One\n\nYou can compare chains amongst each other with all the metrics mentioned. Additionally, you have chain-specific pages that allow you to have a glance at all metrics for the particular chain at once. *(Single Chain Page)*\n\n![Single Chain Overview](https://ixed.co/wp-content/uploads/growthepie/gtp-single-chain.gif \"growthepie OP Mainnet Metrics\")\n\n\n## What have we planned? \ud83d\udcc5\n\n### The next big upgrade\nIn the next couple of weeks, we will introduce our **Blockspace explorer**. In the beginning, it will allow:\n  - An overview of chains' high-level blockspace usage. All expressed in shares of a chain's total blockspace.\n  - A comparison for available Layer-2s for their usage in specific categories, ranging from NFT Fi, to Gaming or Scaling. For each of these and more categories, we have a set of subcategories that allow you to filter in more detail and compare which category is more used on which chain.\n\n![Blockspace Demo](https://ixed.co/wp-content/uploads/growthepie/gtp-blockspace.gif \"growthepie Blockspace Analytics Demo\")\n\n\n### More updates & tweaks\n- **Addition of more chains**, like OP Stack chains.\n- **Introduction of more metrics**, namely: Rent Paid, Earnings, Fully Diluted Valuation, Smart Contract Creation, and Active Developers.\n- **Building of our Knowledge hub**: Tied with our metrics, we provide educational content for both developers and consumers to understand data and their specific use cases more. Also, what each of the events readable from data means for a specific Layer-2 and what this means compared to other L2 chains.\n- **Spanish localization** of our platform and educational content *(Knowledge)*.\n\n\n## What funding have we received so far and how are we funded in the future? \ud83d\udcb0\nWe have received initial funding from the Ethereum Foundation as part of the Layer 2 Community Grants. We want to keep [growthepie.xyz](https://www.growthepie.xyz) in the public good realm, this means we rely on **Public Goods funding** to develop the platform. Our team aims to do this long-term.\nThis is why we need your help to pay for infrastructure, our team and the creation of educational content. \n\n\n## The team (brief intro of each member) \ud83d\udc65\n\n- **Matthias**: Started to work in the blockchain/EVM space 5 years ago with his master thesis on the \u201cImplementation of blockchain-based local energy markets\u201d. He worked on grants for projects like Uniswap, starting growthepie.xyz as an Ethereum Foundation grant, and now also working for a crypto fund - supporting on the data due dilligence side of things.\n- **Manish**: With a solid background in software engineering, Manish has hands-on experience in developing user-friendly applications and working with blockchain technologies, as evidenced by his work on DogeAPI, a cryptocurrency payment platform.\n- **Tobias**: Background in product design as well as education & training for innovation and Design Thinking, for example designing and delivering educational courses for founders for Tech Open Air Berlin.\n- **Mike**: Recent graduate and very skilled full-stack developer, currently mostly working on frontend related tasks.\n- **Lorenz**: Student at RWTH Aachen University and founder of the Aachen Blockchain Club. His extensive knowledge about blockchain technology is of great value and he supports us with research and data related tasks.\n- **Nader**: Student at TUM Munich and another very skilled full-stack dev. Currently, mostly supporting on backend topics like data aggregation and database management. He\u2019s worked on several crypto projects before growthepie.xyz and is very skilled in extracting information from bytecode.\n- **Ahoura**: Another FH Aachen student and member of the blockchain club there. He was previously active in the Cosmos ecosystem but he\u2019s learning more and more about Ethereum\u2019s scaling solutions. He supports mainly with regards to social media and content creation.\n\nMore about the team on our [Contributors page](https://www.growthepie.xyz/contributors).\n\n\n## How do I reach growthepie.xyz? \ud83c\udf10\n\nVisit our platform [growthepie.xyz](https://growthepie.xyz) to enjoy our current set of metrics and single chain analysis. \ud83d\udcc8\nFollow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/growthepie_eth) \ud83d\udc26 and/or [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/growthepie). Please also join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/wUZzXDD2) \ud83d\udcac and engage in conversations or ask us any question you might have.\nWe are fully open source, so also check out our [Github page](https://github.com/growthepie). \ud83d\udcbb\n", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "growthepie", "projectTwitter": "growthepie_eth"}, "recipient": "0x700E73d289DE10b6143465E02E6931E6e6a0CA15"}}