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This content will be recorded at pop-up cities taking place around the world in H2, 2024. \n\nThe expected deliverables are: \n\n- A series of presentations that will:\n--- Go over the TE Academy Basics,\n--- Review selected TE tools, like cadCAD, Cenit Finance and Inverter,\n--- Produce a TE analysis of existing Superchain protocols, like Uniswap, Curve, Synthetix, NounsDAO, and AAVE, and showcase the value of Superhcain to these protocols. \n--- A review of how pop-up cities can benefit from alternative digital currency\n\n- Video recordings and Transcription of all of the above seminars \n- The creation of a new community of pop-up city attendees that care about Token Engineering, and will seek to build on Superchain. \n\nFull Description: \n\nOver the coming year, I will be participating as a founding attendee, and often as a co-organizer, to the emerging pop-up city phenomenon, initially led by Zuzalu and then continued by Vitalia, Creciemento Aleph and others, which will likely predispose the formation of Network States. For hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of crypto-natives, their digital\u2013first and nomadic nature allows them to select non-permanent locations as their preferred co-living options.\n\nIn other words, these pop-up cities have become an industry pillar; a center for cross-pollination of ideas and talent, and the most succinct mix of crypto-asset builders in the world - akin to major web3 conferences but with the longevity to actually and effectively build new knowledge and robust relationships. This is the ideal location to educate this highly specific audience on the benefits and deep liquidity that the Superchain provides.\n\nEisodos is producing content for a book and social media channel that describes and deep-dives into this phenomenon. The content on Token Engineering on Optimism will be featured through these channels. \n\nThe content that will be produced will feature the tokenomic analysis of project already launched on Superchain, namely: \n\n- Uniswap (and how Uni Pools can access cross-L2 liquidity)\n- Curve (and why its pools benefits from cross-L2 liquidity)\n- AAVE (and how the protocol leveraged multi-L2 liquidity to provide loans) \n- Synthetix (and why the speed and liquidity of superchain allows for their synthetic assets to blossom)\n- NounsDAO (and how Nouns-ish DAOs can use Superhcain for fundraising) \n\n... and more. We expect that attendees of these talks will also seek an analysis on their own preferred projects. \n\nThis is my vision for TEC and Optimism. With the support of the grant, and the help of TEC and industry experts, I want to host continuous education and communication initiatives that showcase the value of proper token engineering, the value of added liquidity through Superchain for key on-chain financial processes, and help recruit a new audience to build on top of the Superchain.\n\nLastly, following the conclusion of 2024, I also plan to organize two pop-up cities in 2025 that will feature Token Engineering as one of the main three tracks, and Superchain is a project that we want to partner with extensively. \n\nAlthough a fully concrete plan for 2025 activities is still too early to provide to this application, and expected changes are likely to occur to the execution of my proposal, we have submitted a Karma GAP account that will allow for a retroactive review of the execution steps of the proposal.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Vision Statement and Impact: Describe the long-term vision of your project and its intended impact on the Optimism and broader Superchain ecosystem, including both qualitative and quantitative benefits", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "There are four aspects of this proposal that will determine the success of this initiative. These are: \n\nThe pop-up cities that I will attend and lead these initiatives at. \nThe TE tools and Protocol usecases that I will showcase.\nThe guest speakers that I will invite to join some of these initiatives. \n\nTo address the first section, for the rest of 2024, I will be attending a number of pop-up cities and web3 conferences that are ripe for this educational offering. Namely, I will be at:\n\n - Crecimiento Aleph \u2013 Buenos Aires \u2013 August 2024\n - Arc \u2013 Lisbon  - September 2024\n - Edge Lanna \u2013 Thailand \u2013 October 2024\n - ZuThailand \u2013 Thailand \u2013 December 2024\n - Tulum Crypto Fest - Mexico - December 2024 (Organizer)\n\nI expect to lead discussions on Token Engineering at all of the above events,except Crecimiento Aleph, where I will likely use the time to design the workshop structure and reach out to potential guest speakers -many of whom I\u2019ve already meet at TE Academy DAy events at EthCC 2023/20224. \n\nIn these discussions and workshops, I will showcase tools of varying degree of complexity, starting with no-code options, like Cenit Finance and Inverter, AI/ML GPTs focused on Tokenomics, Machinations and other design tools, to gradually more complex tools like cadCAD, TokenSPICE and other simulation mechanisms. \n\nLastly, where my expertise will not cover the complexity of the tools and tokens discussed, I will reach out to founders and operators in the space with deep expertise, where I will conduct interviews that will permanently provide a demo of their work for anyone interested to find them and engage with these tools - especially when deploying on the Superchain.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Initial Strategy: Outline a high-level strategy for how you will achieve your intended impact and key goals for the next 3-6 months", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "A big section of the educational initiatives that I will lead will explain the need for scalability and cross-L2 liquidity. This is, after all, one of the major limitations of Decentralized Financial systems, like Automated Market Makers (AMMs), that the Superchain can solve. One of our main case studies will be SushiSwap, which has launched on OP and is a recognized part of the Superchain ecosystem. \n\nAdditional examples of tokenomics analysis on projects that can be facilitated by the Superhcain can also be added to the curriculum. Lastly, some of the guest speakers that I will invite in these workshops will be active builders in the TE space.\n", "hidden": false, "question": "Integration Approach: Explain how the project applies token engineering within OP", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Education", "hidden": false, "question": "Project category ", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "MVP", "hidden": false, "question": "Project stage: What stage do you consider your project is currently in? (F.e.: Plan, Proof of Concept (PoC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Fully integrated project)", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Key Team Member: Xenofon Kontouris:\n\nXenofon will lead the seminars and the project as a whole. He has had a keen interest on Token Engineering since his thesis on Stability Mechanism Design during his MSc Thesis on Stablecoins for the University of Nicosia in 2019.\n\nHe has gone through the TE Academy, and has advised multiple projects during the discovery and design phase of their Tokenomics, and has a keen understanding of existing European regulations on Crypto-assets.\n\nA number of experts are also expected to join these workstreams, invited by Xenofon Kontouris to lead initiatives on Token Engineering and Superchain specifically. ", "hidden": false, "question": "Team Expertise: Provide a brief summary on the team\u2019s background and relevant expertise in token engineering and/or OP", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "For this initiative, the content rails that I have created focus primarily on the Eisodos Multimodal channels and blogs. \n\nYou can find the Eisodos Blog here: https://paragraph.xyz/@eisodos.eth\n\nYou can find the Eisodos YouTube channel here: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@Eisodos\n\nBesides the above, the most impactful and plentiful work that I can provide you is my work on EU policy through my position as Finance WG Policy Officer at INATBA. \n\nThrough INATBA, I have worked extensively on EU Financial Regulation, like MiCA and the AMLR, as well as thought leadership on DeFi, DAOs, NFTs and Regulatory Sandbox. You can find a collection of my work, created for Vitalia, here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eNfoqooSdXWE25A1H8BpGy7XhZfM0waq5GcBU8s0KUo/edit?usp=sharing \n\nYou can you can find links to my selected work here:\n \n\t- MiCA: https://inatba.org/policy/inatba-mica-policy-position/ \n\n\n- AMLR: https://inatba.org/policy/inatba-supports-proposed-anti-money-laundering-regulation-amlr-by-eu-parliament-commission-and-council/ \n\n\n \t- DeFi: https://inatba.org/policy/regulating-for-the-future-policy-notes-on-decentralised-finance-part-1-of-4/\n\n\n- DAOs: https://inatba.org/reports/inatba-publishes-policy-notes-on-decentralised-autonomous-organisations-part-2-of-4/   \n\n\n- NFTs: https://inatba.org/reports/inatba-publishes-policy-notes-on-non-fungible-tokens-part-3-of-4/ \n\n\n- Crypto-Asset Regulatory Sandboxes: https://inatba.org/reports/inatba-publishes-policy-notes-on-crypto-asset-regulatory-sandboxes-part-4-of-4/  \n", "hidden": false, "question": "Existing Work: Provide evidence of any existing work, such as prototypes, research papers, or previous projects. If you have already done work within OP/ Superchain, please include that here too", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "N/A", "hidden": false, "question": "Returning grantees: If your project has received prior funding from the Token Engineering Grants Program, please describe the impact that funding has had on the project", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["I agree"], "hidden": false, "question": "Agreement checkbox: By checking this box, grantee commits to participating in the two milestones outlined below (exact dates will be communicated after your admission to the round): September: Milestone 1 requires completion of a grant profile in Grantee Accountability Protocol (GAP). The profile outlines the specific outcomes to be achieved by Milestone 2.  October: Milestone 2 requires a progress report on the grantee's progress towards achieving the outcomes agreed to in Milestone 1. ", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "No", "hidden": false, "question": "Have you applied or are planning to apply for additional funding rounds within the Optimism ecosystem? https://sovs.notion.site/d24bc00e3ed14139beb44b82a5e145c5?v=50ae5a8b531641e0b78f39a710f3ffa6", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "In conversation with TEC members during the TE Academy Day at EthCC.", "hidden": true, "question": "How did you hear about the Token Engineering Grants Program?", "questionId": 14}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "I believe the Superchain's deep cross-L2 liquidity can create the most scalable future for Ethereum.", "hidden": false, "question": "Anything else you'd like to share about your project, previous work, or other project affiliations? 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