Quick recap

Pawel discussed his leadership role in the 2024 steering committee, reviewing worker proposals and sharing his own work proposal. Updates were given on KPIs, chain activity, foundation financials, and the upcoming release of a prototype for the Fe app. The team also discussed various campaigns, partnerships with other exchanges, potential collaborations, and the introduction of a bot named PAL. Wayne shared his experience at a panel discussion, the status of the Meta Keep agreement, and potential marketing efforts. Micah and MJL discussed updating content on a developer statics, steering committee business, evaluating worker proposals, and the status of the ledger app development.

Summary

Steering Committee: Worker Proposals, Budget, KPIs, Chain Activity, Financials

Pawel led the first call of the 2024 steering committee, where the team reviewed worker proposals from the previous month. Pawel also shared their own work proposal for the core infrastructure work for December and reported that the team was under budget due to the development team's holiday break. They updated on the KPIs, noting no significant changes and issues with the oracles. Pawel also discussed the chain activity, focusing on the release targeted for January 15th, and shared updates on the website and contributor activities. Lastly, they shared updates on the foundation financials, noting a slight decrease in income and expenses, but an increase in the secondary KPIs and runway due to a positive market trend.

Fio App Prototype Release and Metamask Integration

Pawel discussed the upcoming release of a prototype for the Fe app, focusing on its integration with Metamask. They explained that the new release would simplify the user experience by allowing Metamask users to connect to the Fe app without the need for account creation. Pawel also mentioned an upcoming feature that would allow resolving Fe handles inside Metamask, contingent on its release by Metamask. They also discussed ongoing issues related to domain resolutions, the development of a mapping functionality, and the active review of pull requests on Github to address these issues.

Treasury, Crypto, Revenue, Field Growth, KPIs, Ambassador Program

Luke updated the team on the treasury management process, indicating that they had made around 400 payments and were halfway through the month. He mentioned that they were selling crypto to generate stable coins and had sold about 30 something years and 5 bitcoins. Luke also thanked the steering committee members for their quick responses to changes and emphasized the need to continue seeking opportunities for revenue generation. Wayne, meanwhile, presented the December update for field growth robots, noting that they were slightly under budget and off target with their KPIs. They pointed out challenges with domain registrations and audience growth rate, but highlighted that they had exceeded their target for handle registrations. Wayne also mentioned plans to launch an ambassador program to drive domain registrations and increase revenue.

Team Campaigns and Partnerships Discussed

Wayne discussed various campaigns run by the team, including a Fe Art Handle campaign, a field campaign with NFT generation, a Bull Campaign, and a Crypto Rank Campaign. The team also attended the World Blockchain Summit in December, and upcoming events were mentioned, including the Qatar Web Summit and East Denver. Wayne also highlighted partnerships with Trust Wallet, Coinbase, Bitwave, and other exchanges, as well as potential collaborations with Swan Bitcoin and PAL AI.

Panel Discussion, Meta Keep, Bot Integration, Marketing Efforts

Luke shared their positive experience at a panel discussion. The team then discussed the status of the Meta Keep agreement, which is nearing completion with a few more tasks to be done before launch. A bot named PAL was introduced, which the team plans to integrate into Telegram and Discord for community feedback and support. The team also discussed potential marketing efforts, contests, and the integration of a wallet and other products into the system. They also mentioned plans for partnership with Bed Coins.

Content Updates, Steering Committee, and Ledger App Development

Micah and MJL discussed the updating of content on a developer statics, with Micah suggesting periodic updates. Gil added that web links update automatically, but files need manual updates. The team then moved on to steering committee business, evaluating worker proposals, and the status of the ledger app development. Pawel reported completing a security audit and implementing fixes, but Ledger's approval process was slow. A worker proposal to extend the valid period for the ledger app development was discussed, along with potential partnership opportunities with Saga phone owners. Wayne raised a concern about a misconception in their communities regarding the capabilities of their product and proposed an educational feature in their upcoming newsletter.

Next steps

• Pawel will schedule the signing party for the release on the 15th of January, pending VP availability and no major issues.

• Pawel will continue working on the integration of the snap into the field and await the results of the audit.

• Wayne will reach out to Chelsea about a potential partnership with Saga.