The Zuzalu Software is on the move, and our recent ZuSoft townhall on September 26th was filled with updates on several exciting projects, including Zuzalu.City, LottoPGF, Trustful, zu.Coffee, Maitri, Zuland and Zuvillage Georgia. From MVP progress to community-driven innovations, here's what you need to know about Zuzalu Software’s latest advancements.
1. Zuzalu.city MVP: Beta Version Coming SoonZuzalu.city MVP: Beta Version Coming Soon
Beta of Event App is coming!! We're in our final sprints to launching our open Beta for all to test use. Our brand-new ticketing flow is gonna cover everything from applications to seamless ticket issuing and sales. Join our Element test ahead before launch and stay tuned!!
New Event registration and ticketing flow: We're levelling up our event system to give every community event total flexibility in managing different types of events, featuring:
New Resources:
ZuBuilder Blog and GitHub link to ZuCity have been added for easier access to updates and contributions.
Documentation will be released soon.
Ceramic Node Upgrade:
Updated to a new version for improved stability.
Ongoing data migration.
Open for projects willing to test Ceramic.
Social Images:
New CSS-based social images available for Spaces, Events, and Sessions.
ZuCity OS Sneak Preview: The Civilizational Operating System
Event Modules
ZK-NFT Ticketing for secure access and ZK Identities, supported by Scroll, Zuzalu.City.
Permissionless Scheduling, Zuzalu-style, supported by Zuzalu.City
Customizable Gating for both digital and physical spaces, as well as sharable public sessions from private and gated events, supported by Zuzalu.City, Ceramic
Community Modules
Badge Attestations, supported by Trustful
Discourse and Voting for transparent decision-making, supported by Carbonvote
Funding Modules
Community Funding supported by LottoPGF
Advertisements supported by Harberger Tax
zu.Coffee to boost engagement and innovation
To be continued
Links:
Specific updates for community projetcs are as follows:
2. LottoPGF: Bringing Fun to Ticketing
Successful Pilots and New Features: LottoPGF has successfully been piloted at ZuVillage Georgia. This initiative was accessible via a banner on Zuzalu.city, bringing fun and engagement to the community. We introduced a new feature for popup cities that allows funding multiple causes with just one lotto!
Security Audit and Open Source Progress: Security audit for LottoPGF v1 is underway, ensuring a robust and safe platform. LottoPGF is also finalizing the open-source frontend and Lotto Launcher (admin board), making it even easier for community involvement.
Anyrand Launch Coming in October: October will be significant as Anyrand launches—a VRF solution for any EVM chain as a public good. LottoPGF is also working on making LottoPGF a ticketing solution for Zuzalu.city, expanding its utility and fun factor for event participation.
Stay tuned for more updates, and don't forget to check out detailed plans and ongoing development on Lotto’s Mirror.xyz page.
Contact point: Nico (Element:@nicnode:matrix.org)
3. Trustful: Badges, Sessions, and Scroll Deployment
Integration with Zuzalu.city: Management and issuance functionalities are being integrated.
Contact List: Now users will have access to contact lists from past badges for easier communication.
Session IDs: Introducing session IDs to streamline live session check-ins.
Deployment on Scroll: Trustful was successfully deployed on Scroll on September 25th.
Contact point: Zeugh (Element: @zeugh:matrix.org)
4. zu.Coffee: Bringing Account Abstraction to Your Morning Brew
ETH Global Online Hackathon: Completed with a demo & video presentation showcasing zu.Coffee. This was a great chance to highlight our use of Account Abstraction (AA) for goods and services, making transactions simpler and more user-friendly.
Collaboration with Zuzalu.city: zu.Coffee has partnered with zuzalu.city to develop innovative features, to leverage the power of Account Abstraction to improve community interactions.
Android Demo Available: Android version with the APK demo is available now for the adventurous early users.
ETH Global Online Hackathon: Demo & Video
Try the APK Demo: APK Demo
Explore the GitHub Repo: GitHub
Visit the Homepage: zu.Coffee
Contact point: Jason (Element: @jhfnetboy:matrix.org)
5. Zuland: Empowering Communities with Autonomous Social Network
Zuland, built by AKASHA core and Builders’ Garden will be a private, token-gated, decentralized social network where only users with specific credentials can read and write content (e.g. only people attending ZuGeorgia can access and interact with the contents posted on Zuland).
Ownership and Moderation: Zuland puts the power back in the hands of the community. The platform ensures that data ownership and moderation are handled by the communities themselves, giving them full authority over how they operate. Users can even choose where they want to host their community interactions—the flexibility and control are completely in their hands.
Designed for Builders and Creators: Zuland has been developed with a special emphasis on creators and community builders. With the combined power of Ceramic and Akasha core, this platform offers tools that can easily plug into other systems, allowing communities to stay connected wherever they choose.
On the Frontend: Zuland decided to extend Zucity rather than create a new app. The discussion section and comment module are in place, and the next step is integrating post-creation and preview before connecting the frontend to the backend.
A custom SDK for Zuland: Develop a lightweight version that allows developers to integrate Akasha social infrastructure into Zuzalu.city, possibly using Akasha’s ComposeDB SDK, A Ceramic node, and Lit protocol for encryption and decryption.
Watch the Full Demo: Link to Video
Contact point: Builder’s Garden (Element: @limone_eth:matrix.org)
6. Maitri: Building Trust Through Decentralized Community Graphs.
Alpha Release: Maitri has reached a new milestone with the release of its alpha version at ZuGeorgia.
Supported Communities:
Aleph
Ciudad de Crecimiento
EthSafari
MCON
Next Steps: Incorporating feedback into attestation designs.
Contact point: Jesse (Element: @jessekatz:matrix.org)
7. ZuVillage Georgia: Innovating with community-driven projects
ZuVillage Georgia gave the retro of the integration of several unique decentralized tools that support growth, engagement, and sustainability.
Zuzalu.city, Civilizational Operating System: Zuzalu.city is a platform for community innovation, interoperability, and forking. It offers open-source tools that make community scheduling and participation permissionless. Features like gated digital & physical infrastructure using ZK-NFTs, user-owned data, and immutable contributions are pushing forward the concept of a civilizational operating system, aiming for full community empowerment.
Scrollpass, Zero-Knowledge NFT Passport: Scrollpass is a zero-knowledge NFT passport and users can pay their contributions and mint ZK-NFTs directly on Zuzalu.city, which serves as a Passport for accessing both digital and physical infrastructure. This innovative approach ensures user privacy while allowing permissioned participation, all powered by client-side proofs.
Blockful, On-Chain Attestations for Contributions: Blockful is being used to provide on-chain badge attestations for community contributions. Whether it's a badge for "Change My Mind" or "Disagreed with On-Stage Speaker," Blockful captures and represents contributions transparently. It’s also tracking time spent physically at experiments, ensuring that member contributions are acknowledged and valued.
LottoPGF, On-Chain Lotteries for Public Goods Funding: With LottoPGF, attendees have the opportunity to fund projects they care about through on-chain lotteries. Daily and special event lotteries allow attendees to make meaningful contributions, and features like ticket sales for Zuzalu.city events with lotteries make community engagement more interactive and fun. Notably, the Zuvillage kitten has become the most funded cause, showcasing the playful yet impactful nature of LottoPGF.
Hackathon Highlights, Some fantastic projects emerge from hackathons, including:
Think2Earn
Protocol Hero
MDRN Social Stereo
INFT
LSDJ
Contact point: Veronica (Element: vrns:matrix.org)
8. Key Discussion Highlights
8.1 Software Coordination Improvements
To enhance software coordination for future pop-up experiments, suggestions included:
Communication and Coordination:
Better identification of lead personnel.
Regular communication sessions for sync-ups.
Suggested by Zeugh: Offer to act as a coordinator for improved procedures.
8.2 Feature Wishlist for Zuzalu.city
Community members also brainstormed new features they want to see in Zuzalu.city:
Community Token: Utilize tokens for enhancing popup village economies.
Venue Coordination Upgrade: Facilitate organizer coordination with attendants.
Multi-Venue Management: Cypher House required for application process, tickets, identity, and multi-venue management.
9. Summary
The Zuzalu Software townhall highlighted the ongoing development of Zuzalu.city as a communityOS tool for Zuzalu Software, focusing on stability improvements, feature integrations, and customization options. Key updates include MVP features for event management, ticketing systems, and the introduction of AA-powered zu.Coffee. The meeting concluded with discussions on enhancing software coordination and expanding functionalities to support multi-venue operations and community economies.
Check the ZuSoft Townhall slide here.
Join ZuCity’s Element and test ahead before launch and stay tuned with ZuSoft updates!!
Socials:
Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/zuzalucity
Medium: https://medium.com/@Zuzalu_city
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