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Loadpipe Foundation Week Update January 27, 2025 – Map052
Hamza Market Enters Phase 2! Last Friday, we officially kicked off the fundraising campaign for the next stage of our journey, and the momentum is incredible!…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update January 20, 2025 – Map051
Exciting Week Ahead for Hamza.market! This week is packed with intense in-person meetings as various partners and team members fly into Chiang Mai. We’ll be…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update January 13, 2025 – Map050
The first half of January has been all about gaining momentum and transitioning to new features like adding third-party sellers, escrow services, and digital…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update January 6, 2025 – Map049
The first full week of 2025 is here, and we’ve spent the holidays planning and re-aligning for the year ahead. This week marks a major push for our big…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update December 30, 2024 – Map048
The final week of the year is always exciting—it represents the passage of time, the urgency to make things happen, and an opportunity to reflect on what…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update December 23, 2024 – Map047
Last Full Week of 2024 – Let’s Make It a Big Push! With Christmas falling midweek, we know it might be a slower time globally. However, we’re here making a…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update December 16, 2024 – Map046
December is looking to be a great month! Markets are looking in our favor, not just price but adoption! Feel the timing to introduce Hamza market to the world…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update December 9, 2024 – Map045
We wrapped up the first Black Friday / Cyber Monday in our history with the Hamza Market offer. Closed some sales but not as many as we had forecasted. Yet…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update December 2, 2024 – Map044
As we near the end of the year, and wrap up our first Black Friday for Hamza market, we are gathering input – not just the community – but mainly the team at…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update November 25, 2024 – Map043
Getting near the year-end, and Black Friday is this week! We should be proud of what we have accomplished, as the foundation of the world’s first decom…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update November 17, 2024 – Map042
Events are OVER! After months of events in ecommerce and blockchain technology – with Devcon Bangkok to end if last week – we are in the year end reflection…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update November 11, 2024 – Map041
We are in BD mode. And Build mode. And Create mode. Hamza market is becoming more and more refined by the day – more developer help, more community help, more…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update November 4, 2024 – Map040
Keeping the weekly plans rolling. We are in the point now where our public beta is out and we are collecting tons of feedback, bugs, and thinking…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update October 28, 2024 – Map039
Progress! Since launching public beta a couple of weeks ago for our first decom marketplace, Hamza.market, we are receiving great support and input. We have…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update October 21, 2024 – Map038
Hamza.market is alive! Last week was a celebration we have launched a public beta of the much anticipated Hamza.market. Listing approximately 15 genesis…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update October 14, 2024 – Map037
We’re Live – Setting Sail on the Hamza River! Last week, we made the strategic decision to delay our launch by one more week. This was to fix a few more bugs…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update October 7, 2024 – Map036
Our first application, Hamza.market, is coming alive! This will be the world’s first decom marketplace, and a milestone on the new blue ocean of the entire…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update September 30, 2024 – Map035
Typing this on the road – in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the second week of a three week roadshow – getting the word out on Hamza. Roadshow last week was Chiang…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update September 23, 2024 – Map034
This is last week of internal testing and preparing before we finally ship to the public our first product – Hamza decom marketplace, next week. It is a great…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update September 16, 2024 – Map033
Onwards we march to the public beta. Opening the “beta boat”. Last week we got the marketing agency onboard and aligning more with the business development…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update September 9, 2024 – Map032
Last week we had an intensive in person board meeting and team building here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Communication is the most critical part of any team…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update September 2, 2024 – Map031
We’re in September, and we are in the alpha release month! Beau called it “the calm before the storm”. We are onboarding a marketing agency to work with the…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update August 26, 2024 – Map030
It’s becoming real! The dev team and I have been chatting and this upcoming week will be putting quite a bit of “skin on the bones” of our creation. It is…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update August 19, 2024 – Map029
It is becoming more and more real each week, in a way feel as if Frankenstein is becoming alive. It has been the majority of 2024 in development – as well as…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update August 12, 2024 – Map028
Various team members from US and EU will be heading back to Asia this week and next. Summer is over and we will have more in-person gatherings and meetings…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update August 5, 2024 – Map027
We are setting sail on the Hamza river. Our first investment in the Loadpipe foundation, Hamza, has been underway for the majority of 2024 and we are setting…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update July 29, 2024 – Map026
Our first “baby” – Hamza Labs – is having a big milestone this week – moving to main net. Speaking to John, it has been 16 sprints (16 weeks) or 4 months…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update July 22, 2024 – Map025
Full week back post-EthCC and still deep in strategic discussions and de-briefings. One of our top discussions is when to put out our MVP (minimum viable…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update July 15, 2024 – Map024
Post EthCC week! Garo, Beau, and Mike had an action packed week last week in Brussels, Belgium going through sessions, side events, networking, dinners, and…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update July 8, 2024 – Map023
Greetings from EthCC conference in Brussels, Belgium! This is the big day – Beau, Garo, and Mike are here representing – preparing to present our first decom…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update July 1, 2024 – Map022
The final week before EthCC and the demo of Hamza! Beau, Garo, and Mike will be heading there this weekend and representing the team as best as possible. The…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update June 24, 2024 – Map021
We are all in for Hazma marketplace. Less than 2 weeks to go for Eth CC in Brussels. Demo is looking solid, on a staging server for us to review on the…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update June 17, 2024 – Map020
Mike is “back” from an intense 3 week business development trip in China and Vietnam. Lots to unpack and already making various introductions to team members…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update June 10, 2024 – Map019
Hamza marketplace is heating up – seeing the internal testing site and the growing development team and am excited on what we are seeing. True workflow…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update June 3, 2024 – Map018
Last week hearing a lot of positive vibes from various teams and departments – that we are in a groove and in a flow state. Many people underestimate the…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 17: Tokenomics
Summary: Agenda and Goals: The meeting started with a brief overview of the agenda and the need to address several issues before the June 1 deadline…
EVENT: Learn About Blue Oceans – Ecommerce Coming to the Blockchain
GEEKS MEETS WEB3 Learn About Blue Oceans – Ecommerce Coming to the Blockchain Join us in an interactive session where Mike Michelini, CEO and Co-Founder of…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update May 27, 2024 – Map017
Six weeks til demo of Loadpipe protocol’s first MVM (multi vendor marketplace): Hamza – at EthCC in Brussels! Had a weekend discussion with John on the…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 16 - State of the Blockchain: May 2024
Summary: Design and Development Updates: The team is streamlining the design process, focusing on creating a cohesive design system and implementing AB…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 15: Tokenomics 13
Summary: The first retroactive voting round for 2023 is ongoing, with most members having voted. Specific members like Alex and Andre have yet to vote, and…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update May 20, 2024 – Map016
As I type “foundation” in the title, that is exactly what we are building. Still in our infancy, we must get the core team aligned, confirmed, and in the…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 14: Tokenomics 12
The Loadpipe Community Town Hall 14 focused on enhancing momentum and participation in their tokenomics system, emphasizing the need for consistent practices…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update May 13, 2024 – Map015
Back in Thailand after an intense half week in Hong Kong, talking all things Bitcoin and Web3. A lot – a LOT of energy and momentum in this new cycle – and…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 13: Tokenomics 11 - Coordinape
This session we focus on token distribution for team and community contributors using coordinape. Chat history: 0xBeau — Today at 5:04 PM…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update May 6, 2024 – Map014
Lots in the works! Product team: Last week we have a staging server setup with our crypto native ecommerce marketplace, and have had the marketing team…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Apr 29, 2024 – Map013
This past weekend Loadpipe was an instrumental supporter of the first ever decentralized naming hackathon in Hanoi, Vietnam. Met a lot of talented developers…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 12: Tokenomics 10
The meeting begins with an overview of the current structure, inviting questions and clarifications. The system is described as a vertical hierarchy with two…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Apr 22, 2024 – Map012
The IT department has been moving along well, and now the focus has been on getting the BD/marketing/fundraising team up to match. The last 2 weeks have been…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Apr 14, 2024 – Map011
Last week was an intense amount of community calls and team calls! Monday and Friday last week we had tokenomics call – which highlighted still some confusion…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 11: Tokenomics 9
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 11 focused on Tokenomics 9, with discussions ranging from cultural references to plans for upcoming events like ECC in Brussels.…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 10: State of Loadpipe Blockchain
TOWN HALL MEETING 10/04/2024 Recruiting new team members, social media marketers…. DEVELOPMENT Getting comfortable with Medussa Live site should be ready by…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 9: Tokenomics 8
This session got more into the competitive landscape, understanding Amazon business model more, and overview of our positioning. James’s rough lite paper Live…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Apr 7, 2024 – Map010
Product Side: Last week involved numerous interviews with developers! We conducted intense final round interviews, and we appreciate all who applied. This…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 8: Tokenomics 7
This town hall focuses on governance and its impact on token value. Participants discuss tokenomics models, including the leaking vault, which involves…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Apr 1, 2024 – Map009
We are deep into the final stages of the major parts of the LOAD tokenomics, having a weekly town hall on Fridays. Main question is who do we serve as the…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 7: Tokenomics 6
The Town Hall initiates with casual exchanges about weather conditions before delving into discussions on tokenomics, with James joining remotely.…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Mar 25, 2024 – Map008
Regaining our energy after the intense events and hackathons 2 weeks prior! This week: * Interviews for backend developer to work with us on the Hamza…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 6: Tokenomics 5
The Loadpipe community conducted a town hall meeting focusing on tokenomics and fee structures. Discussions revolved around monetizing marketplaces through…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Mar 10, 2024 – Map006
Event week! End of a sprint session as well, which our team has always enjoyed as a reason to push hard and get some deliverables done. Last week we finished…
Loadpipe Wins First Prize in Web3 Spring 2024 Ideaton
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the Loadpipe ecommerce project emerged victorious at the Web3 Spring Ideaton in Chiang Mai, Thailand, securing first place by…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 5: Tokenomics 4
Another Loadpipe tokenomics calls happened on Friday March 8, 2024 – 1 hour long, lead by James on the team. Diving deeper in a spreadsheet he made and how to…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Mar 3, 2024 – Map005
Last week Beau, our CTO, co-founder, left Chiang Mai, where he’ll be now in Europe working through the summer. Had a few intense meetings and organization and…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 4: State of The Loadpipe Blockchain
In the late-February LoadPipe Townhall, updates and deadlines for the project were discussed. James joined to focus on tokenomics, emphasizing the need for…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Feb 26, 2024 – Map004
We are entering March, which is upping the stakes on our deliverables and roadmap. Very exciting times and here is what we have lined up this week. It is also…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 3: Tokenomics
Another 1.5-hour tokenomics call took place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, on our Loadpipe Discord channel. Here’s the full recording and transcript. Enjoy!…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 2: Tokenomics
In this second town hall, we have specialized knowledge brought to the table, particularly concerning the intricacies of tokenonomics within the LoadPipe…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Feb 19, 2024 – Map003
Welcome to our third week plan, time is flying! Last week: Town Hall 2 Highlights: Tokenomics An insightful town hall session was led by James, our new BD…
The Second Part of the Road Map: The Quest to Correct Miscategorized Products
The Next Chapter: Raft arrives at OG Village Excitement is brewing in our community as the second part of the map is revealed and the raft finally arrives at…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Feb 12, 2024 - Map002
Welcome to our second weekly update! Last week: Some exciting partnerships pending Partnerships with others who are also exploring ecommerce on the blockchain…
Loadpipe Community Town Hall 1: Tokenomics
Watch the recording of our community Discord voice chat where we discuss the tokenomics of Loadpipe Protocol. Gain valuable insights into the economic…
Loadpipe Foundation Week Update Feb 4, 2024 - Map001
This week! After last week’s intense events, including the launch of Project Raft Testnet (Read More Here), Ecomm Meetup & User Feedback Tuesday in Thailand…
Loadpipe's CTO, Beau, Pitches at Yellow's Meetup
Last Friday, Feb 2, 2024, Beau presented Loadpipe at a meetup, and fortunately, the session was recorded. We’re thrilled to share the recording with you!…
Opening Testnet, and Introducing the Road Map
Today, Monday Jan 29, 2024 we are opening up “Project Raft” on the Hamza decentralized ecommerce marketplace.