The RSS3 Foundation Letter - September 2024

Dear RSS3 Community,

As the dust settles from the launch of our Production Mainnet this August, our journey doesn't pause—it accelerates. This milestone isn't just a culmination of past efforts but a gateway to burgeoning opportunities that await us. This September, as we navigate through a bustling schedule of conferences and events, our commitment to expanding and refining the Open Web deepens. With each event, we're not just participating; we're leading discussions, forging partnerships, and setting new standards for what an open, decentralized web can achieve.

Most Important Metric

• Number of Requests: 392,862,139

Dev Progress

• We have been busy discussing multiple REPs proposed on our forum, taking into consideration that future implementation of all modules involved.
• We have also been busying working with ecosystem partners to provide necessary support they need to build.

Marketing and Ecosystem Progress

• KBW 2024 Participation:
  • We hosted OpenHouse #AI during KBW 2024, inviting well-known projects and developers to discuss the Open Web, decentralized AI, and the future of the next-generation Internet. Watch the event:
    1. "Let’s Democratize AI" panel featuring RSS3, Akash, Aethir, Nillion, moderated by Whitewater Labs.
    2. "Decentralized Compute & Verifiable Data" panel with RSS3, Hyperbolic, Exabits, moderated by Soju DAO.
    3. "User-Owned Data & AI" with NEAR, Ringfence AI, MASA, Vana, moderated by RSS3.
    4. "The Social Element in Web3 AI" with Google, RSS3, Open Social, Phaver, moderated by RSS3.
    5. "High-Performance Blockchain & AI?" with Movement, Monad, Nuffle Labs, Sahara AI, moderated by 280 Capital.
    6. "Does AI Need a Blockchain?" with 0G, Talus, Ritual, Privasea AI, moderated by Whitewater Labs.
    7. "Possibilities of Fully Decentralized AI" with QuillAI, KIP Protocol, Gaia, MyShell, Nubila, Chainbase, moderated by Caladan.
  • We also sponsored Polygon Labs & Circle's Dev Stop and the Whitewater Labs Seoul Pub Crawl during KBW 2024.
• Token 2049 Highlights:
  • We rocked Token 2049 with another OpenHouse #AI, sparking exciting conversations and innovative ideas:
    1. "Let’s Democratize AI" panel featuring NEAR, Nevermined, Ritual, and Pond, moderated by RSS3.
    2. "User-Owned Data & AI" with NEAR, Vana, Masa, PublicAI, and Bitte, moderated by RSS3.
    3. "Decentralized Compute & Verifiable Data" panel with RSS3, Aethir, and Sahara AI, moderated by RSS3.
    4. "Open Tools and Open Source AI" with Google and RSS3, moderated by RSS3.
    5. "High-Performance Blockchain & AI" with RSS3, Aptos, Sei, and Movement, moderated by 280.
    6. "Innovating Trust and Transparency: The Role of AI in Web3" with Talus, PublicAI, Akash, and Azi, moderated by 280.
    7. "Open Source AI as a Tool for Blockchain Apps" with Aleph.im & LibertAI, Nillion, and Aelf, moderated by Caladan.
  • We also sponsored the Web3 meets AI event in collaboration with Fabric VC, Near Protocol, Backed VC, Aethir, Caladan, and RSS3.
  • We are part of Pitch Fest – DeGen Summit
  • We also proudly sponsored Converge: Real World Utility during Token 2049.
  • Our Dev Rel, Jeff, shared insights on DePIN's role in decentralized AI at DePIN Day Singapore, alongside Aethir, GMN Network, and ChainBase.
  • We participated as speakers in AI and Web3: Building a Trusted Digital Future hosted by GoogleCloud.
  • Our CTO, Henry, joined the GoogleCloud panel discussion on “Decentralization, Transparency, and Security of AI Adoption in Web3.”
  • Our CMO, Kate, attended a closed-door GoogleCloud discussion on AI with CMOs from major Web2 and Web3 companies, including Kaia, Aethir, Footprint Analytics, Cobo, and Galxe.
• Other Updates:
  • We’re celebrating a huge milestone—our delegation has grown to over 100M+ $RSS3, safeguarding the Open Information Layer and the future of an Open Web.
  • Massive congratulations to FOLLOW, our ecosystem application, for being the top daily, weekly, and monthly trending project on GitHub. FOLLOW is an “information browser” allowing users to access data from protocols and applications across Web1, Web2, and Web3.
  • We’re improving communication by streamlining all official announcements to our Discord channel and converting our Telegram Channel into an announcement-only platform. Join our Discord.

Get Involved!

• We're thrilled to support the Encode Club London Research Conference + Hackathon from October 25th to 27th, co-hosted with the Cambridge Blockchain Society and the University of Oxford Blockchain Society. We're excited to collaborate and innovate together—see you there!
• Reminder to all node operators: Nodes that haven’t upgraded from Beta to Production Mainnet will stop receiving rewards starting from Epoch 256. Don’t miss out—follow the upgrade guide here.

Some Comments

As we wrap up a month energized by vibrant discussions and groundbreaking ideas from around the globe, our path forward is clear and compelling. October is a great time for us to integrate fresh insights, learn from the community and weave these new understandings into our initiatives. Your belief in our mission fuels our continued innovation and commitment. Together, let’s keep this momentum, bridging the space between our achievements and the vast potential of what we can accomplish next. Thank you for standing with us as we make the Open Web into a tangible, impactful reality.

Warmest regards,

Zoe and the RSS3 Foundation