ProposalsProposal 780
ProposalsProposal 780
Through engagement with the kendama community, we aim to expand Nouns’ presence in popular culture and onboard this diverse subculture to blockchain. Kendama fosters perseverance, creativity and personal growth; and is emerging as a major force in urban sports culture. Its dedicated players continue to develop both the sport and its tight-knit community.
We plan to grow Kendama DAO and increase Nouns’ presence within this subculture, extending its reach and impact. This partnership allows us to shape our messaging and connect directly with an eager audience through an activity they already love.
The kendama community has shown enthusiasm for Nouns and is eager to deepen its engagement. EKC presents an opportunity to further solidify that connection and expand Nouns’ influence within this dynamic space.
We will build on past Nouns kendama ventures, including collaborations with Mindfulness Through Play, activations at ETH Denver and the Blockchain Futurist Conference. Nouns has partnered with a kendama event recently: the North American Kendama Open, in 2024. This was a major step forward, as it was the scene of the creation of Kendama DAO. At NAKO 2024, Nouns was successfully introduced to the kendama community, and we aim to build on that momentum.
Kendama is Nounish Highlight 1 and Highlight 2
What can Nouns gain from this partnership?
Nouns has a unique opportunity to onboard the kendama community into web3 in an exciting and non-intrusive way. By blending the fun of kendama with accessible blockchain technology, we can show how anyone can meaningfully contribute to Nouns, use these tools to fund public goods, and create something impactful. The goal is to build up the Kendama DAO and introduce them to web3 through their passion.
Key Benefits of a Nouns Partnership with EKC:
The EKC is the largest kendama competition in the EU and the fastest-growing kendama event worldwide. It is organized by Teodore Fiorina, a professional kendama player and ambassador of European kendama culture. It stands out as the only major kendama event operated independently rather than by a company.
Teodore Fiorina is a professional kendama player and a rising entrepreneur in the community. He has represented kendama globally, appearing on television multiple times, including France has Talent. Over the years, he has taught kendama to thousands, at events like the Japan Expo in Paris, Outdoormix in the Alpes, and Simple Session in Estonia—two of Europe’s largest urban sports events. He has used EKC to unite the community and elevate kendama’s status worldwide.
The event is streamed live to thousands by Sweets Kendamas, with 2024 marking their most successful broadcast yet. It attracts the best kendama players worldwide and hosts the premier Freestyle Competition, an electrifying event akin to a concert or dance battle, with an engaged crowd and a unique atmosphere.
Beyond the competition, EKC fosters cultural exchange and self-expression. With two competition days and four additional days for community-building activities. It has become the world’s most prestigious kendama event.
Here's a peak of what it looks like!
🌍 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍📅🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 Dates: May 28 - June 2, 2025 🌍 Attendees: Competitors from 33 different countries
Event Partnership
A Nouns partnership would amplify the reach and impact of our initiatives. Funds will be allocated to prize money, gallery setup, marketing, and community engagement initiatives.
Partnership Benefits:
A Nouns Booth, Workshop and On-Stage Presentation
We propose bringing Joshua Grove, a kendama professional, Kendama DAO associate, and founder of Mindfulness Through Play, to represent Nouns at EKC.
Workshop:
Nouns Booth:
On-Stage Presentation:
Onboarding Attendees Onchain
We will introduce attendees to web3 in a seamless, engaging way that sparks curiosity without pressure. By distributing Kendama DAO tokens, POAPs, and onchain prizes, Nouns will leave a lasting impression, providing attendees with digital keepsakes to explore beyond EKC.
Through Kendama DAO tokens, we aim to create a natural entry point for attendees to engage with web3 and decentralized communities. By linking this initiative to Kendama DAO, Nouns fosters continued interaction, encouraging participants to explore the ecosystem long after the event.
Attendees will receive a POAP upon registration and be introduced to the scavenger hunt. Throughout the event, we’ll collect wallet addresses to airdrop Kendama DAO tokens to, giving them an immediate opportunity to participate in an onchain movement upon distribution.
We will showcase kendama and Nounish art at EKC through a curated gallery featuring both digital and printed works. Using Warpcast and Rounds, Kendama DAO will host an open submission round for artists, selecting top entries to display at the event. This will encourage kendama artists to join Warpcast and explore the Nouns ecosystem while allowing existing users to participate. The initiative will be promoted via Instagram, Discord, and Twitch, with Teodore personally inviting top kendama artists.
The gallery will also be a key element of the POAP scavenger hunt, encouraging attendees to engage with the art and interact with the platform.
Our POAP scavenger hunt will add a fun and exploratory element to the event. It invites attendees to discover different areas of the venue while engaging with Nouns branding and content in a playful, interactive way. Those who collect all the POAPs will be entered into a raffle, promoting engagement without bombarding participants with technical terms or crypto complexity.
We would utilize some of the displayed NOUNish art and kendama art as scannable POAPs. Instead of placing the POAPs on posters throughout the venue, we will place them at key interaction points around the venue. They would be placed at booths where we will set kendama themed games for the attendees to be challenged before being able to scan the POAP.
The Nouns x Sweets Kendamas x EKC Twitch game
By partnering with Sweets and EKC on the Twitch stream, we will broaden the reach of the project and multiply onboarding opportunities. Sweets will host a Twitch game encouraging viewers to interact with the platform and learn about NOUNS.
To further people's understanding of Nouns and the Kendama DAO, we will host a trivia game where the host will be asking questions about Nouns and the Kendama DAO. The answers will be found on multiple websites like Nouns World or Kendama DAO. Bringing people to these websites will give them the opportunity to learn more about Nouns and check out the Kendama DAO.
There will be multiple question about Nouns, the Kendama DAO and EKC throughout the stream. The people who find the answers the fastest will be entered in a raffle, where the winner will ultimately win the prize!
The EKC has set the stage for some of kendama’s most legendary moments, reshaping how the community experiences competitions. Its energy—now known as "EKC energy" has spread across events worldwide, elevating the atmosphere of kendama culture. Our goal is to harness that momentum and push it even further.
Key Production Upgrades:
These investments will ensure a next-level experience for both in-person and online audiences. All streaming equipment will be purchased by EKC and consigned to Sweets Kendamas, benefiting not just this event but future kendama competitions. A Sweets x EKC x Nouns-branded streaming booth will serve as a hub for engagement, featuring giveaways and games to further integrate Nouns into the experience.
To capture the event at its best, we will bring in Matthew Ballard as Director and Cinematographer. Alongside him will be Brett Walters (BIRL) and Oscar Ealand, two experienced kendama players and videographers who have helped shape kendama’s visual culture.
To keep the momentum going after EKC, we will host weekly rounds throughout the month following the event. These rounds are designed to onboard the global community into Nouns and maintain engagement as participants earn rewards and spread the word to their friends. We would promote them through Instagram and Discord, ensuring more participation.
The round themes will include:
Total: $31,500 USDC + 1 ETH
Through engagement with the kendama community, we aim to expand Nouns’ presence in popular culture and onboard this diverse subculture to blockchain. Kendama fosters perseverance, creativity and personal growth; and is emerging as a major force in urban sports culture. Its dedicated players continue to develop both the sport and its tight-knit community.
We plan to grow Kendama DAO and increase Nouns’ presence within this subculture, extending its reach and impact. This partnership allows us to shape our messaging and connect directly with an eager audience through an activity they already love.
The kendama community has shown enthusiasm for Nouns and is eager to deepen its engagement. EKC presents an opportunity to further solidify that connection and expand Nouns’ influence within this dynamic space.
We will build on past Nouns kendama ventures, including collaborations with Mindfulness Through Play, activations at ETH Denver and the Blockchain Futurist Conference. Nouns has partnered with a kendama event recently: the North American Kendama Open, in 2024. This was a major step forward, as it was the scene of the creation of Kendama DAO. At NAKO 2024, Nouns was successfully introduced to the kendama community, and we aim to build on that momentum.
Kendama is Nounish Highlight 1 and Highlight 2
What can Nouns gain from this partnership?
Nouns has a unique opportunity to onboard the kendama community into web3 in an exciting and non-intrusive way. By blending the fun of kendama with accessible blockchain technology, we can show how anyone can meaningfully contribute to Nouns, use these tools to fund public goods, and create something impactful. The goal is to build up the Kendama DAO and introduce them to web3 through their passion.
Key Benefits of a Nouns Partnership with EKC:
The EKC is the largest kendama competition in the EU and the fastest-growing kendama event worldwide. It is organized by Teodore Fiorina, a professional kendama player and ambassador of European kendama culture. It stands out as the only major kendama event operated independently rather than by a company.
Teodore Fiorina is a professional kendama player and a rising entrepreneur in the community. He has represented kendama globally, appearing on television multiple times, including France has Talent. Over the years, he has taught kendama to thousands, at events like the Japan Expo in Paris, Outdoormix in the Alpes, and Simple Session in Estonia—two of Europe’s largest urban sports events. He has used EKC to unite the community and elevate kendama’s status worldwide.
The event is streamed live to thousands by Sweets Kendamas, with 2024 marking their most successful broadcast yet. It attracts the best kendama players worldwide and hosts the premier Freestyle Competition, an electrifying event akin to a concert or dance battle, with an engaged crowd and a unique atmosphere.
Beyond the competition, EKC fosters cultural exchange and self-expression. With two competition days and four additional days for community-building activities. It has become the world’s most prestigious kendama event.
Here's a peak of what it looks like!
🌍 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands 🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍📅🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍 Dates: May 28 - June 2, 2025 🌍 Attendees: Competitors from 33 different countries
Event Partnership
A Nouns partnership would amplify the reach and impact of our initiatives. Funds will be allocated to prize money, gallery setup, marketing, and community engagement initiatives.
Partnership Benefits:
A Nouns Booth, Workshop and On-Stage Presentation
We propose bringing Joshua Grove, a kendama professional, Kendama DAO associate, and founder of Mindfulness Through Play, to represent Nouns at EKC.
Workshop:
Nouns Booth:
On-Stage Presentation:
Onboarding Attendees Onchain
We will introduce attendees to web3 in a seamless, engaging way that sparks curiosity without pressure. By distributing Kendama DAO tokens, POAPs, and onchain prizes, Nouns will leave a lasting impression, providing attendees with digital keepsakes to explore beyond EKC.
Through Kendama DAO tokens, we aim to create a natural entry point for attendees to engage with web3 and decentralized communities. By linking this initiative to Kendama DAO, Nouns fosters continued interaction, encouraging participants to explore the ecosystem long after the event.
Attendees will receive a POAP upon registration and be introduced to the scavenger hunt. Throughout the event, we’ll collect wallet addresses to airdrop Kendama DAO tokens to, giving them an immediate opportunity to participate in an onchain movement upon distribution.
We will showcase kendama and Nounish art at EKC through a curated gallery featuring both digital and printed works. Using Warpcast and Rounds, Kendama DAO will host an open submission round for artists, selecting top entries to display at the event. This will encourage kendama artists to join Warpcast and explore the Nouns ecosystem while allowing existing users to participate. The initiative will be promoted via Instagram, Discord, and Twitch, with Teodore personally inviting top kendama artists.
The gallery will also be a key element of the POAP scavenger hunt, encouraging attendees to engage with the art and interact with the platform.
Our POAP scavenger hunt will add a fun and exploratory element to the event. It invites attendees to discover different areas of the venue while engaging with Nouns branding and content in a playful, interactive way. Those who collect all the POAPs will be entered into a raffle, promoting engagement without bombarding participants with technical terms or crypto complexity.
We would utilize some of the displayed NOUNish art and kendama art as scannable POAPs. Instead of placing the POAPs on posters throughout the venue, we will place them at key interaction points around the venue. They would be placed at booths where we will set kendama themed games for the attendees to be challenged before being able to scan the POAP.
The Nouns x Sweets Kendamas x EKC Twitch game
By partnering with Sweets and EKC on the Twitch stream, we will broaden the reach of the project and multiply onboarding opportunities. Sweets will host a Twitch game encouraging viewers to interact with the platform and learn about NOUNS.
To further people's understanding of Nouns and the Kendama DAO, we will host a trivia game where the host will be asking questions about Nouns and the Kendama DAO. The answers will be found on multiple websites like Nouns World or Kendama DAO. Bringing people to these websites will give them the opportunity to learn more about Nouns and check out the Kendama DAO.
There will be multiple question about Nouns, the Kendama DAO and EKC throughout the stream. The people who find the answers the fastest will be entered in a raffle, where the winner will ultimately win the prize!
The EKC has set the stage for some of kendama’s most legendary moments, reshaping how the community experiences competitions. Its energy—now known as "EKC energy" has spread across events worldwide, elevating the atmosphere of kendama culture. Our goal is to harness that momentum and push it even further.
Key Production Upgrades:
These investments will ensure a next-level experience for both in-person and online audiences. All streaming equipment will be purchased by EKC and consigned to Sweets Kendamas, benefiting not just this event but future kendama competitions. A Sweets x EKC x Nouns-branded streaming booth will serve as a hub for engagement, featuring giveaways and games to further integrate Nouns into the experience.
To capture the event at its best, we will bring in Matthew Ballard as Director and Cinematographer. Alongside him will be Brett Walters (BIRL) and Oscar Ealand, two experienced kendama players and videographers who have helped shape kendama’s visual culture.
To keep the momentum going after EKC, we will host weekly rounds throughout the month following the event. These rounds are designed to onboard the global community into Nouns and maintain engagement as participants earn rewards and spread the word to their friends. We would promote them through Instagram and Discord, ensuring more participation.
The round themes will include:
Total: $31,500 USDC + 1 ETH
