DeSci Asia: Building bridges, sharing knowledge and fostering growth for DeSci communities in Asia.

We have a diverse and active DeSci Asia telegram group with over 100 members from different places such as Thailand, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and more.

https://t.me/DeSciAsia

Our goals for 2024 are:

• To apply for Gitcoin grants to increase our visibility and attract more DeSci enthusiasts. All the funds raised through Gitcoin will be used to support the following activities:

  • 50% of the funds will go to DeSci article translation or publishing by our members

  • 30% of the funds will go to local DeSci meetups and events

  • 20% of the funds will go to DeSci Asia long term community development and sustainability

Gitcoin Grants 19 and related update

Received Fund: $638 Matching Fund: $368 Total: $1006

MultiSign Wallet 0x15309807df7645D17742Cf69C1FF3BDe0AA76b60

Ref: GG19 GCC round https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1743298606172660120?s=20 https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0x6726fe9c89fb04eaef388c11cf55be6aa0a62fb9/0x6726fe9c89fb04eaef388c11cf55be6aa0a62fb9-3

GG19 Web3 community and educational round

https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/424/0x98720dd1925d34a2453ebc1f91c9d48e7e89ec29/0x98720dd1925d34a2453ebc1f91c9d48e7e89ec29-108

Update on DeSci connection since GG19

• 147 members in DeSci Asia TG group

• DeSci Asia x Uncommons - Where DeSci funding is from and How to establish a project on Gitcoin Grants platform on 12 Jan 2024 (https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1745490442253172947?s=20)

• DeSci Asia - How to establish a project on Gitcoin Grants platform with DeSci Tokyo and Indonesia project on 5 Jan 2024 (https://twitter.com/DeSciAsia/status/1743264110614344140)

• DeSci Asia - How to establish a project on Gitcoin Grants platform with DeSci India on 3 Jan 2024 (https://twitter.com/DeSciAsia/status/1742529944352362766)

• Support the DeSci Kolkata IRL meeting on 5-8 Mar 2024 (https://twitter.com/DeSciKolkata/status/1740707412389319020)

• DeSci Landscape analysis translation by Tranditional Chinese (https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1739306840146760041?s=20)

• DeSci Advocators in Asia under WAMOTOPIA event, on 25 Dec 2023 (https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1739196723992342856?s=20)

• DeSci Asia Taiwan and India meeting on 10 Dec 2023 (https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1738192150246920224?s=20)

• DeSci showcase: Learning and Insights from Beginners to Industry Practioners during BanklessDeSci Virtual Unconference 2023 (https://x.com/BanklessDeSci/status/1738276865956327545?s=20)

• DeSci Rising ft. with DeSci.World on 18 Nov 2023 (https://x.com/DeSciWorld/status/1724836713447457180?s=20)

Gitcoin Grants 18 and related update

Total: $629.08

• Hypercert for GG18 voter

  https://hypercerts.org/app/dashboard

• 50% fund: DeSci article translation or publishing by members

• 30% fund: Local DeSci meet up

  • 150 DAI and 0.03 oETH is used on DeSciAsia Chiang Mai meeting on 11 Oct

• 20% fund: DeSci Asia long term community development

Ref: GG18 Funding announcement on Twitter https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1717831920120365265?s=20

Twitter about GG18 application:

https://twitter.com/DeSciAsia/status/1691449403486437376

Update on DeSci networking since GG18

100 Telegram members are achieved on Nov 2023. There are two regular Spaces with DeSci Japan.

• 100 Telegram members are achieved.

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1719682137824076135?s=20)

• Twitter Space with DeSci Japan on 15 Sep and 13 Oct

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1702632682797011371?s=20

https://twitter.com/DeSciAsia/status/1712849770208022858?t=9UQXaT0mJdZntblVpOwDYQ&s=19 )

• DeSciAsia members social networking in Singapore on 12 Sep

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1701507345400930413?s=20)

Update on DeSci Education since GG18

DeSci Asia gains the translation permission of following two DeSci articles to Asia language for DeSci education. We also host a co-study event on DeSci with Chinese community Uncommons.

• DeSci articles translation

https://pulse.opsci.io/rich-in-data-poor-in-wisdom-science-needs-a-decentralized-data-commons-98c7ffdb56a1

Project Lead: @rashmivabbigeri

https://mirror.xyz/erinmagennis.eth/rSAHHVavkVHVqrKsp9C0w-GScJzKcJMnGxYBw0IrQUg

Project Lead: @myymgc

• What is DeSci and DeSciAsia with @W3ProjectHub by Cantonese on 24 Oct

  (Ref:

https://twitter.com/W3ProjectHub/status/1716223201272107206)

• DeSci co-study event with Uncommon by Mandarian on 29 Oct

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1718259604633907344?s=20)

Update on DeSci meeting since GG18

DeSci Asia hosted the first IRL meeting at Chiang Mai, Thailand on 11 Oct about the future of research and decentralized Space exploration.

• Hosted first IRL meeting at Chiang Mai, Thailan on 11 Oct.

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1712074525997740541?s=20)

• Related working group channel is renamed as “DeSci news from Thailand”

• Attend Global Chinese Community event about Chinese community Public Goods on 25 Aug

  (Ref:

https://twitter.com/GCCofCommons/status/1694975202025701430)

Update on local DeSci community development since GG18

DeSci Asia set up the subchannel for India and Thailand and host a internal virtual meeting with DeSci India and DeSci friends from India on 30 Oct.

• Sub-Channel of “DeSci news from India” and “DeSci news from Thailand” created
• Internal zoom meeting with DeSci India and DeSci friends from India on 30 Oct

Update on DeSciAsia Development since GG18

DeSci Asia is listed on DeSci.World, has own logo and applied Giveth funding.

• Giveth application submitted

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1715899897814417512?s=20)

• Listing on DeSci.World

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1709703854588395739?s=20)

• Logo created

  (Ref:

https://x.com/DeSciAsia/status/1708558793443836173?s=20)

Milestone

• 100 members in DeSci Asia Telegram group on Nov 2023

• Molecule IP-NFT article translation in Traditional Chinese by Swift Evo @swiftevo1

https://w3projecthub.xyz/molecule-ip-nfts-intro1/

• Molecule IP-NFT article translation in Japan by Mayu Yamaguchi @myymgc

https://medium.com/@myymgc/ip-nftによって変化する科学の現在-5143934cb2ef

Safe multisign holders Optimism: 0x15309807df7645D17742Cf69C1FF3BDe0AA76b60

Mayu https://twitter.com/myymgc_

Twone https://twitter.com/tokyo10086

Rashmi https://twitter.com/rashmivabbigeri

Bharat https://twitter.com/BH1991

Swift Evo https://twitter.com/swiftevo1

Active contributors:

Avi https://twitter.com/iAvimanyu/status/1717766766338908665

Nishant https://twitter.com/nbhaskar888

Rod Mamin https://twitter.com/Difint

Chris Peng https://twitter.com/cpeng