Status Update - October 2, 2021 - HOGETOBER IS COMING

Quoting one of my favorite Telegram personalities (Haywood): "HOGETOBER IS COMING"

It's coming guys. Q4. Stay bullish with me everyone. Price action might not be ideal but I see it as getting ready to fuel up to grow and grow.

Stages of Progress
I am going to try a new method to quantify progress on projects. These are *rough* estimates but I hope this helps you see the relative progress that is being made with each one.

1. Stage 1 - Concept. An idea was proposed and is the initial building stages. A project manager is being vetted, ideas are being fleshed out and research of the subject matter is being done.
2. Stage 2 - Planning and Development. A project manager has been selected, funding is sourced or being sourced, a team is being assembled and a framework is being made.
3. Stage 3 - Building. Code (or otherwise) is being written and the the actual digital nuts and bolts are being created.
4. Stage 4 - Testing. The framework is done but is going through thorough verification and validation. Audits will happen at this stage too if needed.
5. Stage 5 - Minimum Viable Product. An alpha version has been created. There are bugs to fix but a workable project is now available.

Revenue Projects Updates

1. Hoge NFT Marketplace (Stage 3)
   1. Project Mangers: Reconlion & Mesh. Marketplace is in full development! We have assembled a small secondary team with varying backgrounds to begin laying the foundation of growth for the marketplace. ETH, L2 solutions and HOGE will be supported for buys and sells! We will leverage our current knowledge of NFTs to help artists develop their own projects and as the marketplace grows, we will enhance the marketplace by allowing new options to be added for all users which will help innovate and develop DeFi growth. Moreover, Recon has also wrapped up the first Hoge POAP this week - it was a guerrilla launch to understand how to use POAPs along with the process. If interested in more please check out the post and apply! https://nation.hoge.finance/threads/313/
2. HogeFaucet (Stage 3)
   1. Project Mangers: Hogeman. Really moving on this one, HogeFaucet will be a revenue bearing endeavor as soon as it is up and running! The idea is to allow anyone to be able to stake reflection tokens with HOGE getting a small percent back from them as well as promoting the HOGE brand everywhere.
3. Hogemint Expansion (Stage 3)
   1. Project Managers: Hogeman. Hogemint was a huge success and we are looking to expand it as a revenue bearing venture. Currently being planned and developed but will take the original idea and expand it to allow many others to mint NFTs via our printer tech.
4. HAI Space Program (Stage 3)
   1. Project Managers: Hogeman & Aloe. #NASA #Education #Industry #Space #Industry Partnerships being sought and private investors are being spoken to. TONS of utility and revenue bearing channels here. Other than that, this will be close to the vest until ready to launch and also HAI project managers will release on own schedule.
5. HogeSwap + HogeBridge (Stage 3)
   1. Project Managers: Wiser & Z. HogeSwap is currently being internally developed and will incorporate DAO features and will be used to enable staking with HOGE getting fees. As for HogeBridge looking for ADA and SOL bridges in Q4.
6. GuardHoge (Stage 1)
   1. Project Managers: TBD. HOGE as the guard dog of all crypto projects and protector of rugpulls. Leveraging our insanely decentralized community and supreme flat wallet to provide a service NO ONE else can because only HOGE is this decentralized. Revenue bearing as people pay fees to get GuardHoge to provide insurance for their assets.

Hoge DAO

1. Project Managers: SaintC, Mesh, Daniyal, Wiser
   1. DAO Lead Developers: Hoge Historian, Durendal,
   2. Supporting Developers: Laurentz, Kurtis, Gorest
   3. Roadmap Development: SaintC, Mesh, Tammi, Wiser, Daniyal
2. HOGE DAO Roadmap (Phase 2)
   1. Hoge Brand (Stage 5) - It has been open sourced and decentralized and now anyone can use the brand. There are a caveats in place. You cannot trademark the Hoge brand. You cannot make another token. You cannot use it where it is illegal and/or outside the jurisdiction where you operate.
   2. Hoge DAO Membership & Voting Tool (Community Campaign - Stage 3) - QA testing ETA October. A number of volunteers will be required for the testing. Further details forthcoming!
   3. HOGE DAO Project Crowdfunding Platform (Formerly HogeStarter - Stage 3). Imagine a TaskRabbit, Patreon, Kickstarter wherein a community-based, DAO-powered, governance token utilized way to propose ideas and get funded for them. Hoge DAO dapp will use HOGE token as utility token. At this stage there is no community appetite to create a governance token.
3. Hoge DAO Grant Application (Stage 5) - The grant application is competed and has been submitted! - waiting for final results in due course.
4. HOGE DAO Phase 3
   1. Hoge DAO War Chest (Stage 2) - Ultimately, all revenue bearing projects will put a portion of funds into the DAO War Chest which will be then used to perpetuate further projects and perpetually grow all aspects of Hoge and all the properties and projects under the Hoge Association.
5. Hoge DAO Community Feedback Polls (Stage 5) - Hoge Association has developed a way to track consensus and sentiment across the different communities to vote on and/or gauge which directions to head towards.
6. Hoge Association Website (Stage 5) - Website up! Separate and apart from hogefinance.com and it covers all aspects of the association, branding, legal, etc.
7. Hoge DAO Educational Materials (Stage 3) - Once the DAO is up and running, at least in an alpha format, we will need to educate holders and/or prospective holders on how to actually participate in DAO activities. 3 DAO videos on are being prepared in conjunction with Hoge University.

Hoge University

1. Project Managers: JRocko & Mesh
2. The Basics - The future thought leader in consumable and value filled DeFi education will go live SOON! Whether you've been this space for years or today is your first day, HOGE university will make it fun and easy to learn about the blockchain industry. HOGE will be the repository of education available for free to everyone in the crypto space and especially for HOGE holders (learn about DAOs, staking, farming, Uniswap, DEXes, wallets, etc.)
3. Hoge Calculator App - BETA is up! Currently reads ETH wallets, Phase II will allow for BSC wallets and eventually other blockchains. Please check it out and give feedback! https://www.hogeuniversity.org/calculator
   1. Hoge/Doge Calculator - compare Hoge vs Doge historical data, prices and when Hoge should flip Doge in terms of supply and/or market cap.
   2. Reflection Calculator - calculate how much Hoge has been earned throughout you holding Hoge this entire time. This can also be used to earmark a certain amount of reflections (essentially 'free' money) back to the community for future projects.
   3. Hoge/Million - see in an easy way how to calculate how much Hoge you will need to become a future millionaire.
4. Revenue
   1. Advertisement - a banner ad to be inserted on crypto calculator page for a weekly or monthly sponsor. We will offer this space for ad revenue or as a perk to exchanges who list HOGE - “This months calculator has been sponsored by [Sponsor Name] Here.”
   2. Articles for sale - we will curate an article by one of our writers and allow others to use said articles for a fee - that is, HOGE will share in profits.
   3. Courses for sale - you will have a chance to sponsor a course with your logo and title in the videos and descriptions. For example, “This course made free to you by Coinbase!”
   4. Hoge University will start offering our services for writing articles, creating videos, and helping bridge the gap with other crypto communities for a fee. This fee will pay for developers to create content, pay the platform (yearly costs are approximately $3k USD). Additional revenue funds will be sent to the Association to add to the DAO war chest.

5. Hoge University Content

   1. Crypto Newbie Course Creation (Stage 1) - Thinking of defining basic terms such as CEX vs DEX, trust score on exchanges, wash trading, explaining fiat. If anyone has any suggestions please contract JRocko (@jrocko3) on Telegram.
   2. Cross-collaboration with Rocket Bunny regarding creation of a course on Solidity (programming language for smart contracts).

6. Non-Profit Status - Currently looking to create a US registered non-profit and finish the website. We are about $1.4k USD away from being able to finish raising funds. Once non-profit is finished we can apply for educational grants.

7. Future Roadmap

   1. Purchase annual accounts for video hosting and production tools. This will enable us to add all YouTube videos to an articles section and update all course videos with new hosting.
   2. Formal creation of a non-profit, Hoge University, and create a business model utilizing advertisement space for the various tools and articles under Hoge University's platform.
   3. Onboard community developers to produce a variety of educational content for cryptocurrency and DeFi. We can connect crypto projects to the community and ultimately write articles, make videos, and eventually link revenue with the Hoge Association. The general idea would allow for people to post on Hoge University and the Association and University to split profit wherein the goal is for Hoge University to become self-funding.
   4. In addition, we can offer exchanges and also other partners in the space additional incentives to list us by giving sponsor status to the website.
   5. Tighten any web security issues to make sure the platform is absolutely safe to use for people around the world.
   6. Explore videos and teaching materials in foreign languages.

eGaming // Virtual Pangea (HOGE GAMING STUDIO)

1. Virtual Pangea
   1. We are bringing a new opportunity to the Hoge ecosystem! For the past few months, we have been exploring different methods to generate revenue for Hoge to fuel its development. The continued growth of Hoge as a whole is very much dependent on our community's ability to be innovative in the crypto space and to adapt nascent technologies. With this in mind, we are presenting a new tangible funding opportunity that will assist in the stabilization of the Hoge ecosystem.
   2. Current Status (Stage 1)
      1. Cofounders: Saint C, Andreea, Mesh (To support this new endeavor, all three cofounders have left or significantly reduced their involvement in their main occupations/jobs)
      2. Gaming Studio and Development Team: Megahogeman, Parameter, Kasa, Issac, Pierce, Denis, Lilie, Shant.
      3. Additional Support: Wiser, Hayden, Tammi, Jrocko3, Reconlion, and F.
      4. Establishment of a Swiss entity and a Gaming Studio.
      5. Fundraising campaign to develop a gaming platform and a gaming studio with much work already in progress.
   3. Next Stages and 2022 (Stage 2)
      1. Release of a Hoge themed game to promote the Hoge image to a broader audience.
      2. Launch of a platform to attract new individuals to the crypto space by using NFTs, gaming and educational content.
      3. Full development of a gaming platform.
      4. Attract institutional investors.
      5. Release utility token for the platform.
   4. Revenue Generation
      1. Raising revenue for Hoge University and other Hoge based initiatives.
      2. Hoge Brand recognition with development of Hoge branded content.
      3. Donation to the Hoge DAO war chest in the form of a percentage of the utility tokens. (Additional details are to be released as the project advances).
   5. For more information, stay tuned to the following channels:
      1. https://virtualpangea.com/
      2. https://twitter.com/VirtualPangea
      3. https://www.instagram.com/virtualpangea/
2. eSports tournament with HUGE soccer/futbol stars (Chicharito!!!!) coming up on Twitch!
3. We had another successful livestreaming Rocket League event just on Saturday and will continue to host and participate in partnerships and prizes as another revenue idea. We are looking to formulate a CS:GO team as well as any LoL or Starcraft (I or II) players. Please contact or DM Wiser on Telegram (@Wiser29) or Hogeman on Telegram (@hogemanog).
4. Check out the CRYPTIC NEXUS RL League! Please register your team on the website and sign-up for the league THIS WEEK so you can be included in the campaign ads! https://smash.gg/tournament/cryptic-nexus-rocket-league/details
5. Hoge Man (Mega Man) is an absolutely epic port of the original NES MegaMan but in the HOGE style! Check out our very own game by Eamonn! https://twitter.com/MegaHogeMan
6. Hoge eGaming arcade (Stage 3) Project Managers: Stripey & Zembahk. The two have been building silently through the nights and the HOGE Charity arcade is well into production. https://hoge.fun/

Partnerships

1. De-Fi Angels - Working together with DeFi Angels about creating a collaborative course in regards to searching for legitimate tokens. Again, we are using our expertise in legal formation and our reputation for being a professional organization to help the crypto world at large find valuable and quality information.
2. Hoge Lobbyist - We are in Washington DC now! One of our newest Hoge partners is literally lobbying Congress to push for crypto freedom and fighting for all of our right to own, transact and hold crypto! https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684 FIGHT AGAINST H.R. 3684! Further information here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/breaking-us-lawmakers-behind-crypto-amendments-to-infrastructure-bill-introduce-compromise
3. Wen Chicharito! - soccer/futbol legend himself will be working with us in our eGaming soccer tournament! (more info forthcoming)
4. Virtual Pangea - our new gaming project announced) will make a considerable donation in 2022 to the HOGE DAO war chest.

Social Updates

1. Weekly AMA/Voice Chat schedule:
   1. Mondays - Twitter Spaces AMA @ 2PM EST
   2. Wednesday - Twitter Spaces Happy Hour (usually evening time EST)
   3. Friday - Twitter Spaces Happy Hour @ 4PM EST
2. Charity - We will have another $10k USD donation to a charity this month!
3. 50/50 Merch Collection is approaching! 50% of the profit goes directly to charity and 50% to the HOGE DAO to fun the growing ecosystem, Aiming for launch with NEW HOGE Merch store. Coming to HOGEFINANCE.com just in time for holiday season:)
4. HOGE 2.0 The Rebirthed Non-Fungible Giveaway - 50 random HOGE Weekly subscriber's were selected to receive on of the genesis HOGE 2.0 collections to commemorate the launch of our new website. These NFTs were minted on the Polygon Network which is a first for HOGE and a step in he right direction to avoid the high gas fees. NFTs will be sent out this weekend!
5. Please subscribe to my calendar to catch all Hoge Finance events! It is available on iCal format so anyone should be able to add it to their phone in seconds! Calendar was recently updated with additional information so subscribe to stay on top of events! https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/thedavepool17%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

#HOGEverywhere

1. #HOGEeverywhere - Whether its HOGE NFTs, #HOGEeverywhere swag, or a custom HOGE meme profile image, we plan for HOGE to be everywhere. Literally. #HOGEeverywhere shirts are coming that will include a QR code on them so when you're waiting in line at Starbucks people can just privately grab their phone scan that QR code and you can take them to our sites and our channels and have them learn and demystify everything that about HOGE.
2. Bulldog Hoge! - Special thanks to Clo Brwn who went out of his way to get some awesome swag out to Frank the bulldog! https://www.reddit.com/r/hoge/comments/pwrntn/frank_sporting_his_custom_patches_he_received/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
3. HogeShop - We are planning a new initiative which will push the HOGEeverywhere concept even further than before. A part of that is to create a universal merchandise platform that will sell many, many different products as well as integration with crypto.
4. Hoge ATMs (Stage 1 - Project Mangers: TBD). Wouldn't it be neat to be able to get Hoge from ATMs? We are actively looking into this for places all around the world.
5. IRLHoge (Stage 1 - Project Managers: TDB). A proof of concept will be out shortly this month. You want HOGEeverywhere and merchandise and the ability to buy Hoge with fiat?

HOGE 2.0 (OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM)

1. HOGE 2.0 - The rebirth. If you are a holder or a prospective holder, you do not need to do anything. The campaign name is meant to convey the level up is coming is many ways that aligns and operationalizes all the things HOGE naturally does so well - a Rebirth if you will.
2. Wheel of Wonder - With our Wheel of Wonder we plan to have DAILY incentives to be a HOGE holder and create higher levels of retention. What's this mean? Farms, LPs, staking, prizes, etc. The Wheel of charitable wonder will become a way to incentive community members to give back to the charitable organizations we partner with and provide a gaming experience that includes a HOGE infused gift with every spin. This experiential HOGE initiative will authentically help engage holders , retain net new holders & provide our partners with a fun way to give back to their charity partners. This IP will take HOGE from a donation based business model to a revenue positive endeavor.
3. Website - Huge incredible shoutouts to the team, especially The Chosen One and Gorest for putting in hundreds of hours and putting together an incredible update to our website. Work is still ongoing but please check out the new enhanced 2.0 website that will set us up for the future.
4. E-mail Blast - Do yourself a favor and take a moment to go to HOGE finance and sign up for the e-mail list if you have not already! Go to https://hoge.finance/ to sign up to get the latest scoop on all HOGE things!
5. Social Media Automation - Twitter + Reddit + Telegram. We've been working on using each community (at least those 3) to integrate with each other. We've got some really neat concepts that are being made internally (credit to theDan and HogeHistorian) that will enable HOGErs to communicate and utilize tools across platforms with just mere keystrokes or inputs.
6. Media - Several new articles dropped recently including USA Today & Bitcoin.com! Expect more articles to drop on USA Today and other media outlets. More articles dealing with more of our projects as seen above are expected to drop on a variety of outlets in the next few months!

Help Wanted

1. Full Stack Developers - Are you a developer that wants to work on cutting edge blockchain tech? Do you want to expand your resume (dapps, solidity, smart contracts)? Do you want to take your hobbies or interests and expand them with Hoge? If so, please DM me personally. You can msg me below, direct message or chat with me or hit me up on telegram @ thedavepool.
2. Project Managers - Are you an organized person who wants to take charge of a project? Do you have any experience in managing any projects? If so, we want you! We at HOGE are a community project and are full of great ideas and need a bit more help with execution of projects - whether they be your own or you join an existing project!
3. Writers - Maybe coding or doing art is not your thing but you know how to write cleanly and succintly - WE NEED YOUR SKILLS! Whether it be for HOGE or frankly any company, we need writers to write articles, blogs, help craft tweets, marketing materials and so on! If you want to build up your skills and work on your portfolio, please let me know!
4. UX/UI Designers - We are in need of some kickass UX/UI designers! Do you want to design beautiful layouts and integrate your ideas into various Hoge projects? We've got a home for you. Please contact reconlion (@reconlion) on Telegram or [marketing@hoge.finance](mailto:marketing@hoge.finance)
5. Shovelers! Have you ever taken an enneagram test? It is similar to a Myers-Briggs test but I personally think it is superior. We need people, ALL kinds of people to join HOGE. When we say community coin we are not kidding!! Try the test out, see what you get, let me know if you want to join any of our myriad of projects! https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test
6. Donations - I know all of us can't donate money for various projects but if you have some time to spare you can donate that for Hoge. One of our beloved members, Mamma Kass, has used this in the past and has vouched that it has worked for her. Give it a try! www.rewardxp.com

Exchanges

1. Top 5 exchange is looming. Yes, the total donation amount "appears" to be down but don't be dismayed. This amount can wildly increase when our price increases. Remember, the best part is that the liquidity that we provide (approximately 300k) can be further re-cooped if we hit certain requirements (i.e., volume) which I have no doubt we can achieve in due time which means that we will have a chance to essentially double-dip our investment.
2. Three exchanges in one. We've received word that upon listing with a Top 5 exchange we will be in position to add two more top level exchanges, The Top 5 exchange clearly paves us toward more exchange listings.
3. USA Exchange - Audit ✔ Legal ✔ Community ✔ Non-security ✔ How many coins such as ours (an audited meme based DeFi coin) are on US exchanges? Outside of Doge/Shib basically ZERO. HOGE will most likely be one of the first and one of the only tokens to be listed by one of them.
4. Additional exchanges - We have not closed the door on any other exchanges including a very nice fiat on-ramp top 120 Global Exchange. We are looking for exchanges that help expand our brand and do not engage in wash trading.
5. Binance Smart Chain. Yes, we are on BSC and this is by far the cheapest decentralized way to get HOGE (Pancakeswap and also on Padswap). Yes, one doesn't collect autostaking reflections (but there is also no tax as well) and there are other benefits to HOGE on BSC and that comes in the form of staking and farming. Buying it via PancakesSwap or PadSwap works in the exact same way as buying it on Uniswap except you need BNB as currency instead of ETH. Easiest way to giveswap ETH to BNB is probably using one of the swap like https://stealthex.io/ and then it is a matter of connecting your wallet to a PCS or PadSwap and off you go. Currently, PancakeSwap offers higher volume so more short term rewards for staking but PadSwap offers higher rewards for farming if you want to hold longer.