Originally posted on June 21 by Liz Bagot in Matrix
Warning: This is a long one. It’s been a busy/exciting two weeks as we ramped up the new plan and got 9 pieces of media coverage.
What we’ve been up to the past two weeks
Ditto’s Politeia Proposal was approved by the Decred stakeholders! Thank you for your vote of confidence. It’s an absolute joy working on Decred, and we look forward to the next 6 months.
Off the Chain podcast with jy-p https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-yocom-piatt-project-lead-for-decred-crypto-ego/id1434060078?i=1000441486954
Got Decred quoted in CNBC on Libra https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/18/facebooks-libra-will-give-billions-access-to-cryptocurrency.html
Got Decred quoted in Mashable on Libra, where he was mentioned alongside heavyweights like Vlad Zamfir and CZ https://mashable.com/article/facebook-libra-experts/. Side note: CNBC and Mashable are mainstream media reaching people who know little about crypto. By getting Decred in front of them, we’re significantly expanding its reach.
Got Decred quoted on Libra in Forbes - twice! https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2019/06/20/facebooks-libra-coin-is-both-vampire-project-and-regulatory-nightmare/ and https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwolfson/2019/06/19/facebooks-cryptocurrency-libra-validates-blockchain-but-industry-experts-voice-concerns/
Got Decred quoted on Libra in Cointelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-is-libra-breaking-down-facebooks-new-digital-currency
Chain Reaction podcast with jy-p https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decreds-co-founder-jake-yocom-piatt-governance-first/id1438148082?i=1000440934337 or YouTube https://youtu.be/kO_11gehyls Side note-Tom O’Shaugnessy is very knowledgable and facilitated an excellent, in-depth discussion of many of Decred’s nuances. This is 201 material.
Got jy-p quoted in on governance in CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/how-blockchain-voting-is-supposed-to-work-but-in-practice-rarely-does
Got richardred quoted in a Cointelegraph article about CCN’s “shutdown” https://cointelegraph.com/news/internet-authority-history-of-centralized-companies-being-hostile-toward-crypto
Attended SF Bitcoin meetup, where the organizers expressed interest in organizing a governance panel with Decred as a speaker.
Created a social media guide on delisting https://github.com/xaur/decred-pr/blob/release/engagement-guide-delist.md
Rallied the community to engage and share media coverage on social media.
What we’re doing in the next two weeks
Get pilots/minimum viable products of Decred’s educational resource repository and community empowerment apparatus up and running. The goal is to equip the community in the short-term to start evangelizing for Decred across social media, while also working on a longer-term plan that encompasses both reactive and proactive engagement. A starting base of educational resources and community engagement will allow us to test, optimize, and tweak over time.
Identify key themes that Decred wants to own, around which to create an educational resources repository (e.g. staking/governance, institutional investment, devs, etc.). Coordinate with community members who are already involved in these efforts. Start compiling existing educational resources.
Identify media outlets/reporters that haven’t covered Decred yet so we can target them.
Pursue opportunities to insert Decred into articles on staking/governance by monitoring the news and social media.
Represent Decred at the OK Coin event in San Francisco next week.
Attend the SF Decred Meetup at Coinbase Custody next week. Shoutout to max_bronstein for organizing.
Media train akinsawyerr and elian and support Akin for the Wharton Cryptogovernance Workshop in SF
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