Greetings to the entire Lens ecosystem!

We are delighted to share the first edition of Lensletter, prepared in collaboration with Lensholic & Lens Garden NFT, with all our frens. With this weekly newsletter series, we will explore LensVerse further, serve as a guide to our new friends, and together, we will enhance the Lens ecosystem. Rest assured that Lensletter will take you on an enjoyable Lens journey!

In this week's edition:

• The latest and most important Lens news

• Lens statistics

• Introduction to the Orb project

• Must-try experiences: Phaver Cred Program

• Must-see content in LensVerse

We wish all our LensFrens and Lens enthusiasts a delightful reading experience!

Lens Ecosystem News

LensVerse is growing and evolving alongside its supportive LensFrens. Day by day, we are getting more excited with new developments and finding more opportunities to explore LensVerse!

Here, we would like to share some of the recent developments in the Lens team, Lens projects, and Lens community over the past week.

• Kaira & Lens Garden NFT AMA: Kaira organized its first decentralized AMA session featuring Lens Garden NFT. They rewarded the top 3 questions with 5 $MATIC.

• Phaver Sneakerhead Contest: Phaver has started a Sneakerhead Contest on Phaver app. You can win 10,000 Points by sharing your pics under the new “Sneakerheads” premium topic.

• Lensplay Twitter Space: Lensplay hosted a Twitter Space on the topic of "Creator Economy in Web3" and offered limited invites to participants of the Twitter Space for the upcoming mainnet launch of LensPlay.

• YouMemeWorld's Seventh LENSCAST: YouMemeWorld has announced that its seventh LENSCAST, titled "How Lens is disrupting Web3", will be hosted by YouMeme CEO Alexandre Raffin on Saturday.

• Oohlala Available on the Coinbase dApps List: Oohlala is available on the Coinbase dApps list. You can now discover music NFTs with the Oohlala explorer, now available on the Coinbase dApps list.

• A New Lens Project: Disco: Disco, a digital identity data backpack, has arrived on LensVerse.

• Orb’s Last Features: Orb has announced its latest features, which include creating and voting on polls, previews for all shared links, customizing the app, quoting posts, and creating digital collectibles in limited-time editions, like more.

• Lens Funding Round Success: Lens has closed a $15 million funding round. This significant funding will provide valuable resources for the continuous development of the Lens ecosystem, benefiting web3 users, creators, and builders!

Lens Statistics

We’ve included the latest Lens statistics from lenscan.io, a project built by one of our developer frens, in the table below. In each weekly edition of Lensletter, we will be able to track the development of the Lens ecosystem together by providing these statistics up-to-date. A big thank you to @dao_leno for their valuable contribution to the ecosystem!

Lens App: Orb

In the first series of Lensletter, we will be introduced to Orb, one of LensVerse's pioneering projects, which holds significant importance within the community.

What is Orb?:

Orb is a platform that provides portable social connections, enabling users to maintain strong relationships and access them through different apps based on the Lens Protocol.

It also offers the opportunity to engage with individuals who share similar interests in communities that promote connection and a sense of belonging. By using Orb, users can embrace the future of social media, experiencing genuine ownership and control over their content, all while connecting with others in a decentralized environment.

The possibilities of Orb:

• Orb combines the best features of existing social media apps into one platform.

• Users can easily express themselves and share their interests through text, images, videos, and music.

• The chat feature allows users to connect and communicate with their friends.

• Users can maintain control over their personal information while connecting with others.

• Communities in Orb offer opportunities for members to share their thoughts, ideas, and experiences with others.

What can you do in the Orb app?

• Chat with your friends through DMs.

• Join communities available on Orb.

• Discover sound, various videos, and photos.

• Create and view polls on Orb.

• Customize and personalize your Orb app's accent color.

• Create quotes for your posts.

• Find analytics such as top posts and top collectors.

• Listen to podcasts.

In Orb, there are many features and opportunities available, similar to the bullet points listed above. You can explore and experience the Orb ecosystem further through the links provided below!

App Store | Google Play | orb.ac Website | orb Twitter | orb Discord | orbapp.lens Lens

Try

In today’s edition of Lensletter, we aim to engage you more with LensVerse. That's why we will be recommending experiences that our LensFrens should try out in Lens!

Phaver's latest feature, the Phaver Cred program, is an amazing way to build Web3 social credibility! Phaver Cred is a new system that rewards genuine users based on the NFTs connected to their wallets, helping to distinguish them from bots and duplicates, while also providing opportunities to earn a risk-free yield and unlock additional perks within the Phaver app. To use the Phaver Cred, follow these steps:

• Sign up for the Phaver app.

• Connect your desired NFT wallet to your Phaver account.

• Stay active on Phaver daily, using the app regularly.

• Keep your NFTs connected to your wallet.

• Your Cred score will increase based on the total number of NFTs connected to your wallet and your activity on the app.

• As you level up in Phaver, you gain access to increased perks, such as enhanced visibility and higher redemption of Phaver Points to Tokens after the Token Generation Event (TGE).

Wish We Share This

Alright, frens! Here, you'll find exciting updates about LensVerse, influential posts from LensFluencers, critical posts from the Lens team, and much more. You might even find yourself saying, "Wish we shared this ourselves!"

Let's take a look at some influential posts from the past week!

Quote Your Fren!: One of the latest features introduced by Orb is the "quote" feature, and our LensFrens have started a quoting trend. Stani is one of the participants who joined this trend!

Clever Post from Lens: Lens' fun and clever Lenny post received a lot of likes from the Lens community! We already see through our Lens as LensFrens, right?

A Funny Meme from a LensFren: A Lens content creator, @jackzora, shared a hilarious meme targeting the Twitter AI Blogger after the release of Apple Vision Pro. It was cool, congrats fren!

And many more exciting updates await you in the second edition of Lensletter. Stay tuned!

Closing

We've now reached the end of the first edition of Lensletter. We hope you had a blast reading it because we sure had a blast putting it together! Get ready for an exciting lineup of fresh news, updates, projects, and more in our next edition. Dive into the depths of LensVerse, explore web3 social media, and don't forget to chat it up with your Lens frens!

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