KB9 apps close June 1
We expect ~150 peers in KB9, each honing:
๐งถ A project or a craft
๐ฆ In an ongoing, p2p learning env
Kernel is about building the patterns required for a better web.
We'd love to see you apply.
KERNEL is a custom educational community of unique individuals in(to) web3.
*KB5* is our next 8 week experience: an intro to KERNEL, co-created with 200 peers. It is a journey deep into the โก of web3.
Apps to KB5 (kickoff on Jan 28) are open ๐๐
KERNEL is a peer-to-peer learning community exploring one question in many ways.
How can we cultivate more ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ relationships?
KB7 begins 9/9, bringing together the โก's & minds of 250 unique humans for 8 weeks.
Apps are now open๐
KERNEL is a peer-to-peer learning community for unique individuals in(to) Web 3.
*KB4* is our latest 8 week experience: a web3 learning environment for creative collaboration and constructive communication.
Apps for KB4 (starting 9/17 ๐) are open ๐
Kernel is building a custom internet age institution, one peer-learning environment at a time.
โพKB8โพ is our current time capsule, with applications for the block closing Dec 1st. Why should you apply?
1) Each Kernel Fellow joins as an individual, first.
Kernel Fellows
KERNEL Showcase goes live in 60 minutes via
@KERNEL0x
featuring 25 teams from KERNEL Block III:
๐ธ 10 DeFi startups
๐จ 8 NFT projects
๐ฟ 8 DAOs
๐ 6 projects working on creator economy
๐พ 4 Metaverse(s)
๐ค Browser-based web3 app builder
Let's see the magic they have produced ๐๐ผ
KERNEL is an experimental think tank, community, and homebase for top builders in Web 3.
Today, we open up applications for Block 2 of our KERNEL Fellowship, starting Jan 2021.
Apply today and learn about KERNEL below ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ
KERNEL is a curated community of brilliant people in(to) Web 3.
KERNEL Block III (KB3) is our next 8 week experience, introducing ~200 KERNEL Fellows to each other via the KERNEL mempool, forevermore ๐
๐ Kickoff is May 12th! Apply to join us today.
KERNEL Finale is here! ๐ฅ
We will go live in 2 hours from
@KERNEL0x
featuring 23 teams from KB2:
๐ธ 7 DeFi startups
๐จ 5 NFT projects
๐ฟ 4 DAOs
โจ 2 Social Token projects
โก๏ธ An alternate to Solidity
Let's see the magic they have produced in the past 8 weeks๐๐ผ
Today,
@KERNEL0x
is excited to announce signature economies โฐ
Signature economies is an interactive experience exploring how ownership is changing
From control to *care*, from possession to *reciprocity*
๐ช
@economiesofsign
๐ช
Craft /kraft/: applied creativity, โthe universal language of the hand.โ
Kernel is a peer-learning institution dedicated to crafting a better web, together.
KB9 will be ~200 peers building online, onchain, and beyond โฐ will you craft with us?
INTRODUCING CULTURE ๐ญ
A
@KERNEL0x
track bringing 50+ creators, artists, musicians interested in crypto ๐
A part of KERNEL Block III (8 weeks, May 12th kickoff).
Apps open thru 4/30. DM's open.
Introducing the KERNEL Security Track ๐
A KERNEL track specifically for crypto (or crypto-curious) security engineers to build a safer open internet.
Apply below for the 6-week fellowship, run as a part of KERNEL Block 2 starting in Jan 21.
KB4 Showcase goes live in 30 minutes via
@KERNEL0x
featuring 22 Adventures from KERNEL Block IV:
๐ธ 4 DeFi Legos
๐จ 8 Innovative NFT Experiences
โจ 6 DAO & Tooling Projects
๐พ 4 Expansive Pluriverses
Let's see the infinite magic they have produced ๐๐ผ
KERNEL asks, how do we cultivate communities of care? How do we build a better web(3) & world?
Our Fellowsโ projects are answers to these questions & tm we explore 23 manifestations in Alumni Showcase:
๐ฟ6 Service Protocols
๐จ6 NFT Communities of Care
๐ธ4 DeFi Systems
โจ7 DAOs
As we make a final push for KB5, we're extending the deadline through *this Sunday, 12/5*.
We'll be announcing 5 unique spirits as founding KB5 Fellows tomorrow.
Slowly, ecologically, through each of you - the kernel grows ๐ฟ please come say hi :)
KERNEL is a custom educational community of unique individuals in(to) web3.
*KB5* is our next 8 week experience: an intro to KERNEL, co-created with 200 peers. It is a journey deep into the โก of web3.
Apps to KB5 (kickoff on Jan 28) are open ๐๐
Kernel appears in 15 ballots in Optimism's RetroPGF 3.
Here is an excerpt on Etherโs Phoenix, an inspiration for RetroPGF, from the Kernel (hyper)textbook.
๐ด Feel your heartbeat and lift your head, friend. Look out to the far horizon, for the phoenix awaits. ๐ด
It is fire
2/ Timeless Space
Make Moment, Capture It Forever. To bridge the gap between the real world and the metaverse. Partnering with
@harmonyprotocol
to curate unique event experiences with one-of-a-kind 3D artwork NFTs.
KB5 Showcase Day II is live in 80 minutes via
@KERNEL0x
with 21 projects from KERNEL Block V:
๐ธ6 DeFi Quests
๐จ9 Innovative NFT Projects
โจ9 Constellations of DAOs
๐พ6 Expansive Pluriverses
Want to co-create web3 adventures? Join us๐ฟ
Join us at 12PM ET with
@thesarahshow
to chat about "redefining ownership, mediums of expression, definitions of value and even societal dynamics" in Crypto and NFTs.
We are super excited to Kickoff KB3 - Expo Week with DeFi x NFTs day. Check out this thread to learn more about the 22 DeFi and NFT Projects brewing in KB3.๐๐ผ
48 hours left to express interest in KB7!
KB7 decisions will be announced in one month โฐ and the adventure begins on 9/9/22
Please say hello if you have any questions, we are present :)
KERNEL is a peer-to-peer learning community exploring one question in many ways.
How can we cultivate more ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ relationships?
KB7 begins 9/9, bringing together the โก's & minds of 250 unique humans for 8 weeks.
Apps are now open๐
INTRODUCING: A NEW LANGUAGE FOR DAOs
today we launch , an open, living resource for DAOs
the wiki's home to a library, docs, and a pattern language describing problems & offering practical responses for orgs
read the announcement
KB5 Showcase goes live via
@KERNEL0x
in less than 90 minutes & features 20+ Adventures from KERNEL Block V:
๐ธ 6 DeFi Quests
๐จ 9 Innovative NFT Projects
โจ 6 DAO Constellations
๐พ 6 Expansive Pluriverses
Join us as we revel in their magicโจ
KERNEL Alumni Showcase is on 6/14. 22 projects will share stories from their corners of web3.
Weโd love to invite 25 new friends: web3 explorers, tinkerers, anyone curious. It will be interactive & fun.
Please DM or comment ๐ if interested. Weโll send invites by 6/7!
A KERNEL Adventure
@surge_women
is on their mission to secure womenโs place in Web3.
Weโre grateful to know
@denise
/
@juliette
and to be extending a perk to Surge members as we explore co-creative spaces together ๐ธ
๐
@Surge_Women
x
@opensea
๐
Our PUBLIC Sale is now LIVE!
Weโve reserved 200 of our NFTs to be minted on OpenSea at floor price. The rest can be minted on our website.๐๐ฝ
Happy Minting!!โจ
๐ฒAnnouncing KERNEL DeFi Track๐ฒ
Led by
@lmrankhan
,
@panekkkk
, and
@QwQiao
, the DeFi Track will host 40+ founders, builders, and researchers exploring decentralized finance together within KB2.
Building regen-finance? We hope you'll apply by Jan 8th ๐
Looking for the most innovative ideas and startups around DAOs and Token space.
Checkout 20+ teams and builders, brewing goodness at KERNEL Block 3 ๐๐ผ
If you're wondering what being a Kernel fellow feels like :)
Art called "Radiating Love Constantly to All Beings in All Places and Times" by
@this_is_silvia
We start with people. Who makes up KERNEL?
๐ฅ 1,000+ KERNEL Fellows
๐ from 36 countries
๐ building 150+ Web 3 projects
Each KERNEL Fellow is unique. The collective creates a unique support structure for your own Web 3 adventure.
Crazy looking back.
- Do
@ETHGlobal
hackathons to meet cofounders like
@Evert0x
- Live at
@launch_house
for the best building/fundraising environment
- Join
@KERNEL0x
for an insane Web3 network
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned.
โฐโฐโฐSignatureโฐโฐโฐ
to bear and not to own;
to act and not lay claim;
to do the work and let it go:
for just letting it go
is what makes it stay.
-- chapter two, tao te ching
โฐโฐโฐEconomiesโฐโฐโฐ
join us tomorrow, 6/24, for a significant reveal ๐ช
13/ SkyFeed
Built on
@siatechhq
, Skyfeed is a Decentralized SkyDB-based alternative to Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram with a native iOS, Android, and web app. - by
@redsolver
Today we bring you Day II of KERNEL B5 Expo Week ๐ฟ
Here are 25 adventures exploring DAOs, education, & infrastructure - expanding & reimagining, slowly & with care. Please help us say hello โก.
The next generation of crypto builders are building on community owned infrastructure, like
@SiaTechHQ
.
We're excited to welcome these teams to the KERNEL Fellowship to build with a strong, like-minded community.
We are announcing today a partnership with
@gitcoin
and the
@openwebfounders
aimed at helping Skynet applications grow from products to sustainable Web3 businesses
We, along with our partners, would love to help take your products to the next level
Apply:
Announcing The KERNEL Scholarship ๐ฑ
With support from
@she_256
and
@metagammadelta
, the KERNEL Fellowship is free for all women and members of underrepresented communities.
Learn more + DM us if you have questions on KERNEL Block II, starting in Jan ๐
Tl;dr: Whomever said NFTs are dead is ngmi
The awesome Kernel builders are at it again, exploring and crafting some of the most innovative applications around NFTs. Check out these 25 ๐ฅ projects๐๐ผ
ADVENTURES
Everyone has an adventure. Some may look like:
๐ง Web3 x neuroscience research (
@0xstephb
)
๐ฟ Launching a DAO (
@WendiYan5
@divine_economy
)
โ๏ธ Transformative web3 musings (
@j_asminewang
)
What is your adventure & how can KB5 support you?
This NFT funds afforestation efforts on Lamu Island for 0.01 ETH.
A whole village has navigated the beautiful complexities of local community to craft stunning music, plant a variety of indigenous trees, and traversed the aether to weave it together.
Kernel โค๏ธ Ethereum โค๏ธ SEA
We'll be hosting multiple sessions in Asia-friendly timezones on the road to Devcon this year๐ฑ
Here's to exploring digital locality and local digitality with the communities in the region via conversations like this one and the Keeping It Simple
Ethereum โค๏ธ SEA!
We're hosting a Twitter space with some Ethereum communities from SEA (๐
@ethereum_sg
@ethpadthai
@Eth63ph
@ETHKL1
@Web3Together
) as they talk about why Ethereum is important in their countries, and their plans leading up to Devcon SEA
7/ created by
@MelissaZhang13
@matt__alston
๐ฅ Bonfire is a Shopify-like platform to enable creators to truly own their audience and build enduring communities on their own branded websites, powered by their social tokens and NFTs
Dear Women of the Web,
We're at war for an open internet. Without you, we cannot win.
We'd love to introduce you to some of our best (
@ljxie
@Sim_Pop
@RachBLondon
). Join us this Fri?
Our best,
@KERNEL0x
P.S. Anyone reading this is welcome ๐
๐พ ๐พ
T-4 days until KB8 apps close on December 1st.
We will accept late apps through 12/15, but the block may fill at any time.
The spirited, the creative, the curious, the builders are encouraged to please apply.
KB8 begins on January 12th.
Apply now ๐
Today KERNEL B5 Expo Week wraps up with Day III ๐ฟ
We have over 25 adventures examining decentralized & regenerative financial tools & how they integrate into a variety of communities ๐๐พ.
@owocki
@thegostep
@vsinghdothings
We stand on the shoulders of YC and many other Titans.
But alas: "The internet requires that we update the practices and customs we use to relate to one another and organize ourselves."
KERNEL is deeply rooted, but born anew. ๐ฑ
Kernel fellow
@sdimantha
will be joining the wonderful folks at
@fdotinc
for
We're really looking forward to what unfolds from this event and are, as always, excited to see so many seeds being planted with love, in many different ways and worlds.
๐ค Game economies are the best corollary to token ecosystems
โญ๏ธ What if
@polats
x
@end3r
facilitate a game jam to mindfully apply game design principles to Web 3 projects?
๐ค KERNEL Gaming Guild is live. Apply to join us during KB2 by 12/15 ๐๐ฝ
We're really excited to be hosting a space with
@caseorganic
@notscottmoore
and
@cryptowanderer
entitled "Care > Optionality"
We'll be exploring the sorts of signs which might help us find and create communities of care.
Join us tomorrow, 11am EST here: "
More than anything, it comes back to people.
We are incredibly grateful for each individual who has trusted us for their KERNEL experience and who has created it alongside us.
We hope to see you join us soon ๐ณ DM's open for KB5!
Everyone talks about the protocols; they forget about the people. After participating in
@KERNEL0x
for just four weeks, I've realized, DeFi is not only just composable protocols. It's a composable community.
1/ Sherlock
@jack__sanford
's idea is to reduce the dependency on expensive audits, still providing trust to the users. It's a DeFi insurance platform.
@Sherlock_DeFi
Take
@Rebecca_Mqamelo
as an example โจ she is:
๐ฐ Head of Growth at
@zerion_io
๐ณ Researches community currencies at
@grassEcon
โ๐ฝ A dazzling writer, poet, and human being
She & many others have shared their gifts with us since joining KERNEL ๐
2/ Reach
@chrisswenor
& team have created an alternative to solidity.
@reachlang
is the fastest, easiest, and safest way to build applications on the blockchain.
Come KISS Kernel ๐ฅฐ
Keeping it Simple Series (KISS) focuses on simplifying web3 topics in collaborative learning sessions open to the public.
We host sessions all year & welcome your ideas that combine conversation & craft. Invite your friends & lovers.
Upcoming sessions, ๐งต
First, who makes up the KERNEL?
๐ซ 800+ KERNEL Fellows
๐ from 36 countries
๐ building 150+ Web 3 projects
๐ฒ who have raised $25M
Each KERNEL Fellow is unique. The collective creates a unique support structure for your own Web 3 adventure.
Crazy looking back.
- Do
@ETHGlobal
hackathons to meet cofounders like
@Evert0x
- Live at
@launch_house
for the best building/fundraising environment
- Join
@KERNEL0x
for an insane Web3 network
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Stay tuned.
Introducing KERNEL x
@fairlaunchcap
๐จ๐ผโโ๏ธ
The KERNEL Fair Launch Track will help teams explore distribution mechanisms which engage communities to build, maintain and govern projects over the long term.
ADVENTURES
Everyone in KERNEL is exploring... something. Our aim is to support you on your chosen journey. Maybe:
๐ณ phD thesis research
๐ Collecting stories for an NFT
๐ท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Learning to audit smart contracts
๐ด Starting / joining a web 3 project
What is your adventure?
23/ The
@CO2ken_io
team is kickstarting an open and decentralized climate finance ecosystem.
Carbon-as-a-money-lego: a new DeFi primitive for a planet-positive Web3.
15/ Llama
@HelloShreyas
is building
@llamacommunity_
, A dashboard to manage crypto community treasuries. We make crypto treasuries accessible to communities.
Signature Spaces continue with
@_juliettech
&
@surge_women
today, friends of ours from KB4 ๐ธ
We explore diversity as an โantidote to scarcity-induced competitionโ
& educational webs which heighten learning experiences through relationship and care โฐ
22/ Creators
@zigyzoe
@sirsuhayb
aim to lift up culturally rich communities that have been erased, undervalued, and largely ignored.
The Well connects black artists with collectors of cultural works through crypto. Tap into the culture in progress
@wellisculture
May we always be mindful of the signs on our own heart
May we bring them with resilience and care into the spaces where they are most needed
May we continue to honor the ways these signatures interact in the world of humans & seeds & stars
And the world beyond โฐ
How do we learn?
By co-creating KERNEL (& life) together.
We ask: โHow do we seed a better web?โ encouraging nuanced dialogue over an 8-week journey with 200 wonderful peers.
It is a guided dance between personal motivation and web3โs potential.
My mind is getting totally blown in
@KERNEL0x
week 1. I had a conceptual understanding of Ethereum before. Now reading it unpacked and explained is ๐คฏ
24/ RenaissanceDAO ๐ด
A collective of content creators interested in Web3 technologies.
The DAO is a bridge between Web2 ๐ Web3 while providing an environment for content creators to experiment with the future of monetization.
By
@TheAlexYao
@ddwchen
@iamlizendary
12/ INFLOW
@alex_inflow
's vision with
@INFLOW_music
is to allow artists and athletes the ability to not only mint their own tokens but also provide incentives, rewards, and governance for their community so their tokens are constantly being exchanged!
KB8 applications are open through November 24th (one month from today). We read every application, usually the day it is received.
Please apply // share with a friend who might be interested. DM's open for any questions.
6/
@madhavk1698
a decentralized collectible NFT metaverse on the
@zilliqa
.
@de_monsters
is a gamified community-driven NFT - enabled through a $DMZ utility token for collectors, investors, gamers and traders
who is dreaming of a better world & embodies it in their project / craft?
share projects & ideas you admire / what they're building๐, let's get them into Kernel ๐ค
23/ A female-led community focused on educating and securing womenโs place in Web3.
@surge_women
launched yesterday (!) and is off to a wonderful start ๐ธ
11/
@opscientia
DAO ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ญ a community-owned neuroscience ecosystem that unlocks data silos ๐ revolutionizes collaboration ๐ค and democratizes funding
7/ Imagine an equitable world where everyone can TryCrypto ๐
@TryCrypto
is on mission to nurture & grow a community of women builders focused on making crypto more accessible to mainstream users ๐ฑ
9/ SkillZ
Skillz is a blockchain infrastructure provider that allows you to deploy, orchestrate, and monitor read-write nodes and validator nodes, quickly and efficiently on any infrastructure type.
We wrapped up Expo Community Day on 2/17. Here's what's brewing in the โcommunityโ themed adventures in KERNEL Block 2 โ
๐จ 5 NFT projects
๐ฟ 4 DAOs
โจ 3 Social Token projects
๐ฆ crypto community treasuries manager
๐ข DB of online governance in web3
๐๐ผ More in the thread,