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(Select all that apply)", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Summary of our community engagement initiatives:\n- Co-marketing with partner projects\n- Rewards for first Winks transaction and on-going rewards based on Winks usage\n- Education campaigns via quests\n- Twitter ads\n\nPlans to maintain engagement:\n- Co-marketing with customer projects: When we integrate with a DEX for example, we\u2019ll conduct co-marketing with the DEX to educate their users about the ease and convenience afforded to them by Winks. \n- Platform-based communities: We\u2019ll also create hooks to congregate Winks users into Twitter and Telegram communities. Here, the community members could benefit by collecting badges/points for every Wink interaction across protocols, which in turn would make them eligible for rewards from our partner protocols. \n- Referrals: We also a plan a referral Wink for users that they can use to refer fellow crypto twitter folks into our community - we\u2019ll eventually design an incentive structure around this too. \n- Winks bot: This is an always online conversational AI bot that we\u2019re building for Winks users and customer protocols to get real-time information about any Winks and to get answers to any questions or otherwise receive any Winks-related technical support. This is a part of on-going effort to maintain community engagement and trust.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your project's approach to community engagement and self-marketing", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We plan to integrate with at least 3 Metis projects with this grant to kickstart our work with builders on Metis. We'd get the introductions to these projects via Metis team, and given that we've got a compelling value proposition, we're bullish on our ability to partner. Past the initial 3 projects, we'll partner with more Chainlink-aligned projects via SmartCon and ChainLink BUILD (which we're a part of). This steady integration growth, combined with our Chainlink alignment, would help sustain a growth momentum that'd help us create significant value within the Metis ecosystem.", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you plan to drive user adoption and a supportive environment within the Metis ecosystem?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Development Milestones (Metis integrations):\nToken transfer Wink development: T+1.5 week\nNFT mint Wink development: T1_1.5 week\nPrediction Wink development: T2:2 weeks\n\nLaunch Plan:\nWe\u2019re launching with integration partnerships with PancakeSwap, XAI, Quill AI, and Buk Protocol.\n\nDemo Winks (copy the URL, post on X, and click the preview):\nhttps://donate.ultimatedigits.com\nhttps://mint.ultimatedigits.com\nhttps://ultimate-bet.vercel.app/\n", "hidden": true, "question": "Provide a clear roadmap of your project, including key milestones and deliverables.  You may provide a link to an accompanying document or sheet if needed.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Team Members:\n- Atharva Sabnis, Co-Founder\n- Ayan Uali, Co-Founder/CTO\n- Thirumurugan Sivasailam, Developer\n- Aditya Chaplot, Developer\n\nExpertise and Experience:\n- Atharva Sabnis, Co-Founder: \nHead of Product at IN-D.ai: This was a Singapore-based AI startup incubated by Intain Technology, a structured finance blockchain for asset-backed securities. Here, he learned about product development at the cutting-edge of AI and blockchain. \nCo-Founder of NFT Labs: Here, Atharva learned NFT and web3 marketing, tokenomics, listings, token management, and other aspects of building a Web3 startup. \nHead of Growth at Eugenie.ai: Led zero-to-1 growth, marketing and partnerships by leading a team of 5 at a venture-backed Silicon Valley-based startup. This startup got acquired by Fractal AI, giving Atharva the full experience of scaling a company from MVP to acquisition.\n\n- Ayan Uali, Co-Founder/CTO:\nCo-Founder/CTO of NFT Labs: Built all the tech in record time keeping costs under control despite market uncertainty and pivots, with a very lean team. Learned about web3 entrepreneurship in the process.\nSoftware Engineering Lead at Fidelity: Managed the Fidelity mobile apps, used by millions around the world. Learnt the nuances of financial product security and consumer product engineering. \n\n- Thirumurugan Sivasailam, Developer: \nAward-winning web2 and web3 developer with 4+ years experience with web3 companies such as SecureDapp, Rariko, GigsHub and StarkShoot, Thiru is now using his web3 development expertise to rapidly build and iterate Winks.\n\n- Aditya Chaplot, Developer:\nAward-winning web3 development expertise, with multiple hackathon victories to credit. Aditya is now leveraging his technical expertise to build Winks. \n\nPrevious Projects:\n- Atharva Sabnis, Co-Founder: NFT Labs, IN-D.ai, Eugenie AI. \n- Ayan Uali, Co-Founder/CTO: Freshop, Fidelity, Philip Morris.\n- Thirumurugan Sivasailam, Developer: Winner of multiple hackathons: Starknet CC Hackathon 2022, TPG Hacker House 2022, Aptos Community Hackathon 2023, EthIndia (bounties) 2023, Starknet Hacker House 2023, Aleo ZK hacker house 2023, DLT Climate Hackathon 2024, Solana Colosseum Hackathon 2024, and Unfold Hackathon 2023.\n- Aditya Chaplot, Developer: Aditya\u2019s hackathon awards include: Scaling Ethereum 2023 (Filecoin bounty), LNM Hacks 5.0 2023 (Polygon bounty), Cyber Shadez 2023 (Polygon bounty), SuperHack 2023 (Worldcoin bounty), EthGlobal Istanbul 2023 (Base, API3, Curvegrid, WalletConnect, Arbitrum bounty).", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your team's expertise contribute to the successful execution of the project? Please provide relevant background information", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- Total Funding Required: $20,000\n\n- Use of Funds:\n1. Development: $9,000 \u2013 3 engineers working at avg. $3000 per month\n2. Events: $4,500 - for 3 devs to attend SmartCon, to forge integration partnerships with other ChainLink projects.\n3. Marketing: $5,000 - online ads and creation of marketing collateral to win more integration partnerships.\n4. Other operations: $1,500 - BD person salary per month\n\nWith this funding, we\u2019ll integrate Metis, plus develop Winks for 2 to 3 protocols. \n\n- Funding Phases:\nDeployment of NFT mint, prediction market and payments Winks on Metis testnet: $8,000\nOctober 1st half: $4,500\nDeployment of NFT mint, prediction market and payments Winks on Metis mainnet: $7,500\n\nIf needed, we would adjust plans based on budgetary considerations by eliminating BD hiring and events-related expenditures. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Provide a breakdown of how you plan to utilize the funds in increments (e.g., first $2k, next $2k, etc.) to maximize your project's impact within the Metis ecosystem. Also, explain how you would adjust your plans if you still need to meet your full funding target and raise meaningful funds.", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "New project", "hidden": true, "question": "Is this a new or ongoing project? If ongoing, briefly describe your past contributions to the Metis ecosystem, including any CVP approval, supplemental support received, and specific results achieved.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We're currently developing Winks for PancakeSwap too, for their BNB Price Prediction game (https://pancakeswap.finance/prediction?token=BNB) as well as on-chain Lottery (https://pancakeswap.finance/lottery). \n\nThe demo Wink for BNB price prediction is currently live: https://x.com/ultimate_digits/status/1833415010594205860", "hidden": true, "question": "Is there anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other affiliations that may help determine project eligibility?", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": " Yes, I have read the entire Code of Conduct and additional points and agree to follow these standards.", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you confirm that you have read the entire Code of Conduct (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/about-gitcoin/code-of-conduct) including the additional emphasis on collaboration and prohibition of quid pro quo, and agree to abide by these standards?", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": " Yes, I commit to upholding these principles.", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you commit to upholding these collaboration principles and prohibiting quid pro quo (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/gitcoin-grants/general-questions/what-is-our-quid-pro-quo-policy) practices?", "questionId": 11}], "project": {"id": "0xc43a41e8a131a484d263214c4e7b435bc18c29d70d32f47bb8b78a0773ca2828", "title": "Winks.fun", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreicu4eyci4hb455s5walyje4qmzwxqpntyp77hsqecrsegsodt5clu", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.winks.fun/", "bannerImg": "bafkreic73jzxrymejaza24guhwgzqx6vppdv7hndd6ktpuxciwkk7twppi", "createdAt": 1726071871577, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..pA5mVOKs5ANTqJzP8OsrtiUf5RAPqUqBndSXntLi3t8465naNuYlADWY3MRBWSHTQGrbRK04x-nDSLwmft9ECg", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-09-11T15:49:10.244Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-09-11T15:49:10.244Z", "expirationDate": "2024-12-10T15:49:10.244Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xEb567e297F8e7817a24d939553D3B8263e1852e7", "hash": "v0.0.0:ARBcabF+GNdGcIq/5ds8oO9iWuhkBOE59zZxHAq9PRY=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#winksdotfun"}}}, "description": "Several web3 protocols require users to perform a range of on-chain actions. Conventionally, these actions occur natively with the various protocols\u2019 interfaces, requiring users to become familiar with those, and requiring users to overcome initial onboarding friction. Due to the lack of skeumorphism philosophy being adopted across web3, a lot of similar protocols still have unfamiliar interfaces, which hinders conversion. There also exists the issue of sybil activity and bots - a different challenge that protocols are continually grappling with, without easy solutions.\n\nEstimates suggest that up to 60% of active unique crypto users also use Twitter, which itself has an active user base of over 350 million users. This makes Twitter/X a unique platform capable of being the primary distribution channel for on-chain web3 actions. With Winks.fun, designed to be similar to Solana Blinks, but for EVM chains, on-chain actions, such as swap, bridge, mint, burn, transfer, approve, vote, stake, bet, etc. can occur within Twitter\u2019s native web interface. \n\nThis significantly improves web3 protocols\u2019 conversion capability since they can leverage Winks to enable their users to perform actions on their protocol in uniform interfaces within Twitter itself. Winks also help protocols combat the issue of bots, since in the post-Elon era, Twitter\u2019s anti-bot measures have become notoriously stringent. \n\nWinks.fun creates micro-apps for on-chain actions within Twitter/X. Traditional online actions have been locked away in apps or complex interfaces, creating app fatigue. With winks.fun, Winks (micro-apps) can open up anywhere on the internet \u2014 no app required. Winks are live now on Twitter! 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