A community rewards experiment was conducted at Devconnect, testing what happens when creators are given direct power to reward their communities.
The test appears to have been successful, with participants receiving prizes and positive community engagement.
Key outcomes:
- Community members actively participated in the rewards program
- Multiple winners received prizes from the creator-driven system
- The experiment generated strong community response
The initiative builds on previous successful community programs, including the Mimic Mini Hackathon where rewards were distributed and winners shared prizes with other builders.
This creator-to-community rewards model could represent a new approach to community engagement in web3, moving beyond traditional token distributions to more personalized reward systems.
What happens when you give creators the power to reward their communities? 馃憖 We tested it at Devconnect. Here's how it went down:
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**MetaMask Mobile now supports equity perpetuals trading**, allowing users to go long or short on major stocks directly within the wallet. **Available stocks include:** - Tech giants: NVDA, AAPL, TSLA, MSFT, META, AMZN, GOOGL - Financial: HOOD, COIN - Entertainment: NFLX - Other major equities: PLTR, SBET, AMD, XYZ100 **Key details:** - Trade stock price movements without leaving MetaMask - Requires latest version of MetaMask Mobile - Feature **not available in US and other restricted regions** This expansion brings traditional equity trading capabilities to the popular Web3 wallet, bridging DeFi and traditional finance. [Learn more about MetaMask Perps](https://metamask.io/news/introducing-metamask-perps?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cmp-72421719-afbf08)