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# Intern Project Summaries

## Abraham ([@abrahamross](https://github.com/abrahamross))
Will help to track current blockchain based legislation, not just in Wyoming but all over the States and internationally. When the official select committee takes place in September I will prepare at least a couple letters of advance prepared for Christopher to present to the committee of our suggestions as to where the committee should go now, and what legislation they should attempt to pass in the most effective manner to stay ahead in the legal world of Blockchain.

## Akshay ([@dunchin7](www.github.com/dunchin7))  
Lead: [Spotbit development](https://hackmd.io/s1FEVCsMQRKpad4lw1g5dQ) and apt-get implementation for the CLI tools. Also contribute to Bitcoin fee estimation research and BTCR DID related research. https://w3c-ccg.github.io/didm-btcr/ (use case, doctor providing verifiable envoy across border).

## David ([@solairisbtc](www.github.com/solairisbtc)) 
 Open Money Magazine (preliminar name) is a company-backed project that aspires to create great physical graphic experiences for alternative finance, tech and science enthusiasts. The Magazine should be making significant monthly profits that will go to open source development and humanitarian causes. 
 
We'll start with "Maps of Bitcoin" a series exploring the most important aspects of the protocol and the dynamics around it with breakdowns and comprehensive compilations.

In order to maintain the incentives to make the magazine, it must be functional to Foundation Devices' marketing and growth strategy.

## Francisco ([@grunch](https://github.com/grunch))
**Morí:** This project proposes a way that a btc owner can leave his bitcoins to his heirs in the event of death in a decentralized way with the least possible complication.

The main characteristic of this proposal is that the heirs can recover the funds in the event of death but CANNOT access the funds while the btc owner lives.

Morí is a CLI descriptor-based wallet to be used to safely inherit bitcoin, it is written in Rust using BDK library.

## Harsh ([@harshcasper](https://github.com/harshcasper))
 spotbit, project management and devops/cloud support (spotbit developed through use case.(in venezuela, needs to move privacy coins to new multisig, how to preserve privacy from single sig to multisig cheaply), finding price when privacy paramount. Not stable, needs refactoring. Like to have: fee estimation beyond one day.(finding day to execute tx wth lowest cost within a [week, month] Possibly aligned with esplora).

## Ian ([@icculp](https://github.com/icculp))
Lead on Esplora Deployment and Fee Estimation. Also contributing to Spanish translation of Learning Bitcoin from the Command Line Tutorial. Have contributed PRs to LBtcFCLI and Bitcoin-Scripts repos. 
https://hackmd.io/N5SE_D5nTSWFAUy2NnRP9g

## Namcios ([@namcios](https://github.com/namcios))
* `Leading:` [Secure Development Setup for macOS](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Secure-Development-Setup-macOS) - Documentation & scripts for setting up secure developer tool environment for a macOS Big Sur including git, github, gpg & ssh.
* `Leading:` [Pseudonymity Guide](https://github.com/namcios/pseudonymity-guide) - How to create and operate a pseudonymous identity.
* `Collaborating:` [Learning Bitcoin from the Command Line](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line) translation and [giveBTC](https://github.com/nochiel/giveBTC) documentation.

## Nick ([@nochiel](https://github.com/nochiel))
- [x] 2021-07-15 - 30 [A simple donation app](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/45)
    - [x] Explore the current state of the art to find if any existing tools are suitable for the 2 main use cases of receiving donations.
    - If no tool is suitable, develop a proof of concept donation app that is easier to use and maintain than BTCPay is for:
        - Blockchain Commons and its patrons (larger btc donations).
        - Activists who want to collect donations (smaller btc donations, often with Lightning⚡.)
        - Priorities: ease of setup, ease of use, ease of maintenance.
    0. [x] [2021-07-15 - 25](https://github.com/nochiel/giveBTC/blob/main/doc/reviews.md)       : Evaluate https://cypherpunkpay.org/ for suitability as a simple donation app.
    1. [x] 2021-07-25 - 30       : Add CypherPunkPay as a BitcoinStandup-Scripts module.
    2. [x] 2021-08-21 : Add SpotBit as a price source to CypherPunkPay and submit [PR](https://github.com/CypherpunkPay/CypherpunkPay/pull/2).

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- [x] Review [BitcoinStandup-Scripts PR#15](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Bitcoin-Standup-Scripts/pull/15/)
- [ ] Spotbit refactoring for stability (assist Akshay and [Harsh](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/53)). 

- [ ] WIP 2021-07-16 - x WIP SpotBit reference app for iOS/Android.
    - Blockchain Commons needs a mobile SpotBit app.
    - This will also serve to dogfood and test the SpotBit api.
    
- [ ] WIP 2021-07-06 - 31 [Write tests for sweeptool](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/sweeptool-cli/issues/1).

  0. [x] 2021-07-15 - 30       : Submit amendments to relevant [spec documentation](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Research/pull/88) so as to receive feedback from Blockchain Commons on correctness of these amendments and my mental model of the tests that should be written.
      - [x] [2021-07-27](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Research/pull/88) Update specification for Uniform Resources HD keys.

  1. [ ] 2021-07-19 - 31       : Write unit tests based on the amendments.

### If there's time I'll do these.
- [Payjoin proof of concept for Gordian Wallet](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/49). 
- Integrating c-lightning with gordian server. 

## Prayank ([@prayank23](https://github.com/prayank23))
- [WIP][bitcoin-ps](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/51)

Will work on few other projects if above project is completed before 20 August 2021:

- [DEX](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/40)
- [OfflineTx](https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/47)

## Sakura [@zi-sakura](https://github.com/zi-sakura)
 Leading HRF centric use case, such as interviewing; exploring addtional use cases; interested in legal aspects, especially in California and China. Learn by studying Wyoming for best practices to extend to other regions. Has rudimentary Mandarin (red cross paper contributers to interview, red cross surgeon to interview


## Sunint ([@sunintb](https://github.com/sunintb))  
Leading Human Rights & Red Cross User Stories to build engagement model. Work with folks behind AMIRA to create a version for human rights and cross-border volunteer workers - possibly include risk model, threat analysis, etc. Aim to disseminate these writings/interviews conducted on Blockchain Common’s public materials or elsewhere. Connect with Alex Gladstein and Joe Andrieu for input. 

Nontechnical support of other projects; finding use cases, user engagement. From press releases suggested by Vinay such as https://www.ledgerinsights.com/evernym-red-cross-digital-identity-blockchain/, help on identifying specific people, setting up and conducting interviews. Interested in contributing Open Money Magazine and writings for advocacy/Wyoming Law. 

## Victoria ([@vashto](https://github.com/vashto))
**Lead: Grant applications project.** (https://github.com/BlockchainCommons/Community/discussions/56)
The goal is to create a framework for finding and responding to future ongoing funding opportunities.

1. Identify and connect with companies, exchanges and perhaps foundations that provide either restricted or unrestricted grants, sponsorships or funding to non-profits. 
2. Identify separate cohorts within Blockchain Commons that could qualify for individual funding requests.
3. Document responses, funders' requirements, application forms, timing and processes.
4. Create a repository of information on Blockchain Commons to be used in applications.

 
**Contributing: Law advocacy project:**
1. Review material from Wyoming website and document information/links 
    relevant to our project. (Side note: Now that Wyoming’s DAO law is 
    effective as of July 1, 2021, it has authorized it’s first DAO,
    ** American CryptoFed. Its CEO, Marian Orr, is also the Mayor of 
    Cheyenne.)

2. Compile a list and document other progress being made elsewhere. 
    Create better library-type resources.
    a. Costa Rica (different approach) 
    b. Vermont (is the one that best defines blockchain) 
    c. What’s going on in Texas? (quite a bit)
    d. Focusing on low hanging fruit, compile what’s happening in other 
        states or countries to determine if there’s a way for us to 
        add our voice. 
