26 Towards Infinite Gardens with Ethereum in Latin America — @marcus.lens
Marcus AM is a creator, researcher, builder and artist. Fellow of the Ethereum Foundation and co-creator of Ethereum Guatemala. Researcher and author of the Last Mile Defi Report on crypto adoption in Latin America. Host and producer of the Odisea Podcast, and recently the Last Mile DeFi Podcast.
In this episode we talk about Marcus’ origin stories growing up in rural Guatemala, observing corruption and fraught financial infrastructure leading to his early interest in Bitcoin. Through to verging into the crypto builder space and being accepted as a fellow of the Ethereum Foundation to research opportunities, challenges and use cases for crypto adoption in Latin America.
We also talk about crypto as a counterculture movement, Marcus’ interests in podcasting, supporting young developers and teams in the Latin American ecosystem, and the impact created by Devcon and ETH Global events happening in the region.
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Lens SDK 1.1 - Improvements in this release
LensClient
improvementsWhat's new?
Momoka support
The Lens SDK React hooks now support Momoka publications. To start using Momoka today just upgrade to http://localhost:3000/u/lens-protocol/react-webhttp://localhost:3000/u/latest
and the SDK will take care of the rest.
The Lens SDK will choose Momoka posts over on-chain posts automatically based on your collect settings. It will also know when comments and mirrors need to be on Momoka infrastructure based on the referencing publication.
Self-funded transactions fallback
Occasionally gasless transactions might not be available for a given profile. To provide continuity in your user experience you can now fallback to execute transactions using the user's funds to cover gas costs. More documentation is available here: docs.lens.xyz/docs/self-funded-transactions
Bi-directional pagination traversing It's now possible to traverse paginated results in both directions (older and newer results).
This allows you to implement functionalities such as "pull to refresh" on a mobile app or fetch newer feed entries. See this example as a reference: github.com/lens-protocol/lens-sdk/blob/main/examples/web-wagmi/src/discovery/UseFeed.tsx#L63
Supports limited free collects
Last month we launched a new collect module called SimpleCollectModule
. In this SDK release, you can leverage all its potential. For example, you can define a Free Collect with a limited number of NFTs to be minted.
LensClient
improvements
We added client.authentication.verify
and client.authentication.getAccessToken
methods to enable extraction and verification of someone's API credentials.
Life can be a whirlwind of responsibilities, challenges, and unexpected twists. Amidst the chaos, I strive to find moments of calm and balance. From tackling deadlines to juggling household chores, I navigate the daily ups and downs with resilience and determination. Join me on this journey of embracing the chaos, finding strength in the struggle, and celebrating small victories. Remember, it's okay to take a breath, prioritize self-care, and keep pushing forward. Let's support each other through the daily grind and discover the beauty in finding balance. #EmbracingChaos
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✨Phi Chat (Beta) 🗣✨
Super excited to launch Phi Chat Beta today!🥳
#philand is not just a showcase, but a playground for your onchain identity. Now, you can dive into your #philand to explore, chat, and have fun with your frens!
earlier today i discovered @satwikofficial.lens, a dope artist that's new to lens. he uploaded a short clip of himself performing his song "tokyo" and i enjoyed it so much i decided to reach out and see if he'd let me do a quick flip and introduce him to the community. he was really cool and agreed without any hesitation, so i immediately got to work on this afrobeats style remix.
so #LMCC and let's give @satwikofficial.lens a warm lens welcome and show him some love! 😎🙏🎧🌿❤️
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This is one of the first limited edition free collects on @lensprotocol ✨
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