Lens Protocol

All previously identified issues have been successfully resolved. Users can now proceed with minting without any hindrances. Happy minting!

Lens Protocol announced that they have tracked 800 developer grant submissions by builder teams over the last year. They are excited to see this excitement continue to grow as they venture further in the market. Additionally, they mentioned plans to innovate away from the grants model in other ways in the future.

The community is experiencing high volumes leading to issues with handles not displaying correctly in the UI. The team is working on a solution and expects all minted handles to be visible soon. Thank you for your patience.

Users without cryptocurrency can still mint their profile by using their preferred payment method, which is powered by Stripe.

The latest version of Orb, Orb v2, is now available for use. Users can now access the enhanced features and improvements of the new version.

The Lens community has initiated a new LIP-9 to address user verification standards and composability on Lens in light of the platform becoming permissionless. The proposal suggests implementing two types of verification categories: global and local. Global verification would encompass protocol-wide standards, such as checkmarks, brands, and humanity verification. Local verification would pertain to application-level verification, such as music apps verifying creators. While both categories would be voluntary, they aim to enhance user experience across the Lens protocol.

Lens Protocol has introduced signless and gasless transactions, allowing users to post and comment without having to sign every time. The feature can be enabled in the settings manager on hey.xyz and in the account menu of the Buttrfly app.

Lens Protocol is expanding their merchandise line to include hoodies and hats.

Lens Protocol has introduced Profile Manager, a feature that enables Lens profiles to be securely stored in a wallet. These wallets can include hardware wallets or multi-signature wallets, providing enhanced security. The Profile Manager also allows other addresses to access and operate social accounts on Lens.

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