NCR Cohort 2 - M3 Class 5 - Brainstorming Draft

Student	Topic	Problem	Supports	Notes
Chloe	web3 based social impact opportunities	1. I cant find support ops easily, 2. dont have ops to share, 3. education about how/why web3 supports in this area (legal considerations)	individuals/communities looking to engage in social impact, specifically interacting through near eco	expands to voting, social/health benefits, community social action
Nedlar	Exploration of the Applications and Limitations of Zero-Knowledge Proofs	privacy + scalability -> 1. The core issue revolves around how to utilize zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPS) efficiently on near - 2. list out zk libraries and tools that exist in near eco - 3. NDC is planning on using (secret network) for private voting in next election	near community looking for efficient scalability or privacy tools	ZK Community group near
Bgem	Regulatory Landscape in web3/near	investor protections (DeFi), how risks lead to legal action (hacks), fostering market integrity
Kwame Mensah	Enhancing Blockchain Scalability: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Governance in the Near Protocol Ecosystem	scalability -> governance is req for large changes (efficient gov means efficient changes). This can be for protocol level or social level. ZK -> cutting edge of cryptography, able to support with many scalability issues that blockchains currently face	those within near that care about governance or zk, specifically reaching billions of users, validators/devs/politicians
Klara Kopi	ReFi on NEAR Protocol	what exists? who are these tools geared towards? What is missing (web3/near)?	those interested in defi + social impact
Rhoda	NFTs on Near	Analyzing the history and existing factors that hinder the "growth" of NFT projects on Near,
exploring what "succes & growth" looks like for NFTs on other chains.	nft artists, groups, investors on near/in eco	large topic, could work as group or simplify
ktxfauzy	Defi and NEAR blockchain data visualization	efficient platforms for defi blockchain data viz? What are investors/traders looking for? what are some blind spots in current pikespeak and nearblocks?	investors and traders
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