Rare Protocol Weekly Update: Jan 16
RareDAO council nominations are open, Rebecca Rose's staking gated release on SuperRare, sparkly new app updates, and more!
Rare Protocol has set out on a mission to revolutionize the economics of human creativity - a mission made possible with the thoughtful support of RareDAO.
Speaking of RareDAO: Self-nominations open today for DAO council elections!!
With a vision recently expanded to grow beyond the stewardship of a single platform, RareDAO is working to improve the discoverability and usability of web3 by unifying data from what is currently a fragmented NFT market through active projects like SuperRare and Rare Protocol’s Curation Staking. Acting as the connective tissue between all of the moving parts in this ecosystem, RareDAO is the North Star, if you will, aligning Rare Protocol and SuperRare to deliver on these ambitious undertakings.
If this sounds exciting to you, as of today you can self-nominate for RareDAO’s council elections. This is an incredible opportunity to make history while leading the strategic direction of the DAO to foster a decentralized, creator-first ecosystem.
Community Callouts
Rebecca Rose dropped some alpha about her upcoming staking gated release on SuperRare.
Greyson Cacciatore shared the article he published on Rare Protocol, which discusses how the protocol improves NFT discovery and curation.
The Rollup chimed in on the discussion, noting that "Curation Staking" couples revenue from NFTs with onchain reputation.
BotFrens shared their collab with our team on the Rare Protocol bot!
Bryan Binkman shared that he has lots of RARE staked on artists and hopes that more platforms integrate the protocol.
Arcos.xyz shared their excitement about Rare Protocol as a discovery tool.
Featured Community Pool: Rebecca Rose
Not a fan of Valentine’s Day? Well, that’s about to change. On February 14th, Rebecca Rose will be dropping a collection of her holograms in a series titled “Valentine’s Day Massacre” as a staking gated lazy mint release.
It might sound complicated, but it’s pretty simple. To gain early access to this limited release, stake any amount of RARE in Rebecca’s Community Pool here. Wallets will be whitelisted for the release one day prior on February 13th.
Rebecca began her work in analog collage in the mid 1990's, digital collage in 1998, sculptural collage in the early 2000's, and holograms of sculptural collages in 2015. She began putting amalgamations of her work onchain in 2021.
Preview of “Valentine’s Day Massacre” by Rebecca Rose
Building in the Open
App.rare.xyz is looking mighty sparkly this week with some new updates just in. Head over to the app to check out these new highlights:
Claim buttons for RARE rewards are now visible right in your Curated List.
You’ll now find some helpful tools right on pool pages. This includes links out to our partners Bello and Radar, as well as additional tutorials to personalize your in-app experience!
The app now offers anyone staked in just three pools (down from ten) a shareable, Curated Feed - a whole new way to see your activity history and discover new art.
