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Groundhog Day
Jan 13, 2023 - let’s turn to our friend the groundhog for an early crypto-winter prediction: are we nearly through to spring, or will winter’s cold snap continue on even longer? Back your assertion by creating a dashboard with on-chain data that supports your arguments in favor of either a continued downturn in the space or a soon-to-come rally.
New and Improved NEAR Labels
May 13, 2023 - A plethora of new labels have been added to Flipside's NEAR labels table. Using the labels, dive into which specific projects and project types (defi, nfts, etc) generate the most gas fees, have the most users, and have the highest number of transactions per user. Next, dig a little deeper and see if you can find which project types and which projects have the stickiest(repeat) users!
Aurora Contract Users
Apr 24, 2023 - Let's dig into users that have interacted with the Aurora contract on NEAR. Let's look at how many distinct users have interacted with the contract. Additionally, break out contract interactions, user interactions, and unique user interactions by day. Include any additional insights about the usage of the Aurora contract on NEAR.
Analyze Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs)on NEAR
Jul 2, 2023 - I-AM-HUMAN - Proof of Personhood Protocol on NEAR allows users to scan their face and get a special, non-transferable SBT. Please analyze the following: How many users claimed there SBT, if those are existing vs newly created wallets and what these wallets are doing, bonus for tracking their interaction with DAOs in the NEAR ecosystem, and any additional finding you think you be interesting for the NEAR Foundation and ecosystem.
Tracking MarketingDAO Grants
Jan 30, 2023 - The NEAR MarketingDAO is in need of a grants tracking dashboard to better monitor the outcome of grant requests from their treasury. Discussion around these requests happen on the NEAR forum, but the formal decision is a vote on AstroDAO, codifying the results on chain.
Weekly Report - Redux
Jan 18, 2023 - Each week, the NEAR Foundation publishes data to help the NEAR community understand the ecosystem's health as part of their Transparency Report. We want your help in making the NEAR ecosystem even more transparent. How can you improve on the existing NEAR Transparency report? Explain which metrics should be taken into consideration and why. Then, analyze those metrics over the last several weeks and draw your own conclusions on the health of the NEAR ecosystem.
New Contract Usage
Mar 20, 2023 - NEAR is a dynamic ecosystem where new protocols are introduced on a regular basis. Examine which of the new contracts that were introduced at the end of 2022 and in 2023 are gaining more users and expanding the NEAR ecosystem.
NEAR Horizon Activity
May 20, 2023 - NEAR recently launched NEAR Horizon, an early stage accelerator revolutionizing how founders and builders find support in Web3. Build and scale great projects alongside a thriving community, while tapping into a robust backer network and diverse supporting resources. Since NEAR Horizon is built using BOS, we can track activity on the application using NEAR’s on chain data. Using NEAR’s data schema and the NEAR Horizon contract events create a dashboard that can be used to track activity of NEAR social. Additionally, create a user analytics tab on your dashboard that looks at what types of wallets are using NEAR Horizon and what other dApps/projects they are using in the NEAR ecosystem.
Comparative Analysis of Governance Voting and Staking Metrics on NEAR
Jun 15, 2023 - We are seeking a comprehensive analysis comparing the governance voting and staking metrics of the NEAR blockchain with two other prominent blockchains. The analysis should cover a period of the last two years and provide a breakdown of key metrics to determine the level of participation in governance activities and staking on each network.
NEAR partners with AlibabaCloud
Jun 30, 2023 - In the article above you can read about NEAR’s upcoming collaboration with Alibaba Cloud. This collab is going to boost the visibility of NEAR in APAC and make it easier for Alicloud users to spin up NEAR validators, hosted on there. Please research some insights into validators on NEAR: Number of validators, Seat price, Validators using poolv1.near vs pool.near, the new updateable pool factory, NEAR staked per validator in the active set, NEAR staked total, Effects of liquid staking solutions, and Yield on NEAR staking.
Evaluating NEAR Social Metrics
Jun 24, 2023 - In this dashboard we are going to diving into several different metrics on NEAR social. Starting with user engagement: How many users are actively using the platform, and how frequently are they posting, commenting, and sharing content? Then we will get into User retention: How many users continue to use the platform over time, and how often do they return to the platform after their initial visit? Next network effects: How quickly is the user base growing? Provide any other metrics that may be useful in this analysis. Finally NEAR Horizon: How much of NEAR social transactions/activity is being used for NEAR Horizon? Percentage? Number of users?
Activity with NEAR Blockchain Projects and NEAR Horizon
Jun 22, 2023 - We are looking for analysts to identify and analyze active projects on the NEAR blockchain. The intention being to gain insights into the current project ecosystem, smart contract interactions and overall recent activity. Determine the total number of active projects on NEAR and specifically identify those on NEAR Horizon, the developer-friendly interface. Define active projects by your own terms and explain your thought process.
Decentralization Progress
Apr 17, 2023 - The path for Flow has always been progressive decentralization over time. In the last year, various upgrades have enabled network participants to stake Flow, run nodes & validators, and more to drive the chain toward decentralization. Visualize that progress; how many nodes or validators are run on the network, & how does that compare with other chains? How much FLOW is staked, and by how many users? What else can you add to visualize the progress?
Spill the (USD)T
Jun 4, 2023 - The what: USDT usage on NEAR. “Why” and “how”? That’s what we’d like you to show us. Your mission is to provide a crisp, compelling narrative about USDT usage on NEAR. Define at least three metrics and analyze them over the past 7, 14, and 30 days. Using your analysis, make a case for what may be causing the developments you’ve identified. Additionally, theorize how market conditions or external research may be impacting USDT adoption, usage, and exchange in the NEAR ecosystem. Provide up to 15 effective, high-impact visualizations to support your case. Link your methodology and any external research in a separate tab on your dashboard.
NEAR Centralized Exchange(CEX) Flows
May 2, 2023 - Using the labels table create a dashboard that illustrates the inflows and outflows of assets from NEAR to CEX and vice-versa. Look at items such as number of users and volume by CEX. Another thing to look at is which CEXes bring in the most active users to the ecosystem? Lastly what dApps in the ecosystem are users who onboarded funds from CEXes are using?
The Whales of NEAR
Feb 12, 2023 - Where in the ocean of NEAR do the whales hang out? Examine the top 20 addresses by amount of NEAR held - excluding any custodial or exchange addresses that you can. Can you identify any “power players” or wallets of interest? What behaviors do these whales exhibit?
Social Dashboard
Mar 2, 2023 - Create a dashboard using the new NEAR.social schema. Break out and document the activity happening on NEAR.social. Some suggested topics to look at in your dashboard: Profile creations, edits, Post creations, responses, Follows and unfollows, and Widget creation, usage and reusability. Don't be limited by the items above. Feel free to dive into any of the other meaningful actions being recorded on-chain and can help map growth and adoption of NEAR social.
NEAR Tournament Round 1: The Arts District
Jul 28, 2022 - What is a city without a thriving center for arts and culture?! Analyze the NFT scene on NEAR. Projects, marketplaces, sales volume, user analysis, artist deep dive - as long as you provide an insightful and comprehensive take on an element of NEAR’s NFT ecosystem.
The Law Offices of NEAR
Aug 3, 2022 - Provide your best assessment of the number of smart contracts deployed on NEAR and clearly outline your methodology. Visualize the number of new smart contracts deployed over time over a time period of your choosing. What are the top 5 new smart contracts interacted in that period of your choosing?