Happy New Year, Hackers!
It’s been a while since our last product update, but don’t worry - we’ve been working hard on new features for you, including a way to mint your HackerNoon name, a new tech stack migration, and a whole documentary!
This product update reflects changes to the platform from October 26th until December 31st, 2023.
Mint Your Name on HackerNoon
HackerNoon has teamed up with namespace.gg to hook you up with
For example, my wallet is hackerhodl.hackernoon, which is infinitely more user-friendly than saying my wallet address is 0xjbjbhkb75e7tf8f8yfdeswgyg67f346ss6esxye (this is a randomly typed string - do not send ETH to this address - lol).
How To Mint Your Web3 Identity on HackerNoon
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Log in to your HackerNoon account and navigate to your
profile > web3 section. -
Click on ‘Connect Wallet’ and sign the transaction to link any Metamask-compatible wallet address to your HackerNoon account.
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Once it's connected, hit 'Mint Namespace,' sign the transaction, and boom – no fees for HackerNoon contributors!
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Your_username.hackernoon is now minted and linked to your wallet. In my case, it's Hackerhodl.hackernoon.
That’s it - your web3 identity has been created and linked to your wallet address.
For the tech enthusiasts amongst us, here’s the
Web 2.5 Documentary is live!
HOLY SHIT THE DOCUMENTARY (yes!) HackerNoon team has been working on for over a year is finally out!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAi0TtyMX7w&embedable=true
What’s Web 2.5 about?
The
Somewhere along the line, we f**ked up…
In this documentary, HackerNoon explains how that line was crossed and whether or not Web3 can help us fix the internet.
Curious? Watch the trailer
Here’s what people are saying about Web 2.5
Flaunt Your Job Title on Your Profile Page
Your
To update your profile with these details, just go to
Import Your Stories From Around the Web
Importing stories from other platforms has been an option on HackerNoon’s editor for a while now, but in case you’ve missed it, here is what it looks like:
It allows you to
Startups of the Year 2023: The End
The winners will be announced soon - keep an eye on our Startups of the Year page for the results!
That’s all for now!
The HackerNoon Team