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content/newsroom/africanregensummit/index.md

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+---
+id: africanregensummit
+title: 🌍 African Regenerative Cities Summit
+image_caption: African Regenerative Cities Summit
+description: Learn about the summit we hosted this past weekend in Zanzibar to unite innovators and investors to support Africa's future.
+date: 2023-07-23
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [community,technology,update,event]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: africanregensummit.png
+---
+
+Over the past four days, we have had the pleasure to host the African Regenerative Cities Summit in Zanzibar, Tanzania – uniting top innovators and investors supporting human flourishing, with a special focus on science and technology that will lay the foundation for Africa’s future.
+
+<br/>
+
+A lot has happened over the course of the summit, including a surprise visit today from an extremely special guest.
+
+<br/>
+
+Generally, we have been blown away by the participants and the projects they are working on, and we warmly welcome many of them now into the ThreeFold community.
+
+<br/>
+
+We'll be sharing more in the coming days.

content/newsroom/aug2023callrecording/index.md

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+---
+id: aug2023callrecording
+title: 🍿 August 1 Community Call Recording
+image_caption: August 1 Community Call Recording
+description: Take a look at the recording of yesterday's community call for the latest developments and updates.
+date: 2023-08-02
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: aug2023callrecording.png
+---
+
+For those who missed it – [Take a look](https://youtu.be/GIBlmID7g5o) at the recording of yesterday's community call! The video has been timestamped to make it easier to navigate between the sections that are most relevant for you.
+
+<br/>
+
+Many thanks to the speakers and those who were able to join live!
+
+<br/>
+
+*Please note the content of this call is for information purposes only and is subject to change as the project evolves.*

content/newsroom/aug2023communitycall/index.md

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+---
+id: aug2023communitycall
+title: 🗓 Community Call Tuesday Aug 1 | 17:00 CEST
+image_caption: Community Call Tuesday Aug 1 | 17:00 CEST
+description: It's time for us to come together again for an update on the latest with ThreeFold.
+date: 2023-07-26
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: aug2023communitycall.png
+---
+
+Friends, it's time for us to come together again!
+
+<br/>
+
+We'll cover topics including the African Regen Cities Summit, the OurWorld Digital Free Zone, tech progress and updates, the team's current and near-term focuses, funding updates, token price, and more.
+
+<br/>
+
+As always, your participation is greatly appreciated. 🙏
+
+<br/>
+
+[Call Link](https://bit.ly/tfcommunitycall) and [Full Details](https://forum.threefold.io/t/announcing-the-next-community-call-tuesday-august-1-2023/4027). *Please bring your questions to the forum post to ensure we get them answered.*

content/newsroom/digitalfreezonezanzibar/index.md

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+---
+id: digitalfreezonezanzibar
+title: 📣 A Digital Free Zone in Zanzibar – And More!
+image_caption: A Digital Free Zone in Zanzibar – And More!
+description: The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Mwinyi, visited us this weekend to publicly share our collaborations.
+date: 2023-07-27
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [partnership,community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: digitalfreezonezanzibar.png
+---
+
+This past weekend, we were honored with a visit from Zanzibar's President Dr. Hussein Mwinyi at the African Regenerative Cities Summit.
+
+<br/>
+
+There, he formally and publicly expressed the government's commitment to the establishment of a digital free zone, a locally-owned Internet infrastructure, an incubator to support young local innovators – all in collaboration with ThreeFold – and their commitment to the ICT sector as a whole.
+
+<br/>
+
+Read [Zanzibar Seeks to Become a Digital FreeZone](https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zanzibar/zanzibar-seeks-to-become-digital-freezone--4316150) (via The Citizen) and [Mwinyi Commits to Improvement of Digital Spaces](https://dailynews.co.tz/mwinyi-commits-to-improvement-of-digital-spaces/) (via Daily News Tanzania) for further details.
+
+<br/>
+
+*We'll be sharing more developments on this front in the community call next week and as progress unfolds.*

content/newsroom/gpusupportcoming/index.md

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+---
+id: gpusupportcoming
+title: 🛠 GPU Support Coming to the Grid
+image_caption: GPU Support Coming to the Grid
+description: GPU support is now being worked on by the team. Read the latest as it pertains to this exciting grid feature!
+date: 2023-06-30
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: gpusupportcoming.png
+---
+
+In case you missed it, check out [this post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/gpu-support-updates/3988) from last week around the GPU support updates that are being worked on by the team. We don't have a specific timing for this release but we will keep the community updated!
+
+<br/>
+
+*Feel free to ask questions you might have within the forum post itself.*

content/newsroom/july10updates/index.md

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+---
+id: july10updates
+title: ⚡ Three Quick Monday Updates
+image_caption: Three Quick Monday Updates
+description: Three updates from around the ThreeFold project – farmerbot, the manual, and a mainnet upgrade.
+date: 2023-07-10
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: july10updates.png
+---
+
+1. A new version of farmerbot [is live](https://forum.threefold.io/t/new-release-farmerbot/4014). We recommend Farmers to switch to v0.2.0 as soon as possible!
+
+<br/>
+
+2. The manual is getting lots of improvements these days. Take a look at [what's new](https://forum.threefold.io/t/weekly-manual-update-news/4015) this week!
+
+<br/>
+
+3. We have upgraded TF Grid Mainnet [to 3.10.1](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tf-grid-mainnet-release-3-10-1/4016) based on a GEP for enhancing security which passed last week.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Have a great week, all!*

content/newsroom/june2023callrecording/index.md

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+---
+id: june2023callrecording
+title: 📹 Recording of Yesterday's Community Call
+image_caption: Recording of Yesterday's Community Call
+description: The recording of the June 1 community call is now available. Be sure to catch it!
+date: 2023-06-02
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: june2023callrecording.png
+---
+
+For those who missed the community call yesterday evening, we're happy to share the recording [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/june-01-2023-threefold-community-call-recording/3966).
+
+<br/>
+
+Catch up on the latest with technology developments, recent on the ground activities, documentation improvements, and where the team is focused in the short term.
+
+<br/>
+
+Thanks to Weynand, Scott, Florian, and Kristof for sharing with us, and to all those who joined.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Please note the content of this call is for information purposes only and is subject to change as the project evolves.*

content/newsroom/june2023communitycall/index.md

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+---
+id: june2023communitycall
+title: 📣 ThreeFold Community Call Next Week
+image_caption: ThreeFold Community Call Next Week
+description: Announcing the next ThreeFold community call for Thursday June 1 2023.
+date: 2023-05-25
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: june2023communitycall.png
+---
+
+Friends, our next community call will be held next Thursday at 5pm CEST / 11am EDT. We'll cover a range of topics in order to provide a general project update.
+
+<br/>
+
+Feel free to ask your questions [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/announcing-the-next-threefold-community-call-june-01-2023/3955). Call link within.

content/newsroom/mainnetmigration310complete/index.md

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+---
+id: mainnetmigration310complete
+title: ✅ Mainnet Migration to Grid 3.10 is Complete
+image_caption: Mainnet Migration to Grid 3.10 is Complete
+description: TF Grid 3.10 is now live on mainnet!
+date: 2023-07-03
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: mainnetmigration310complete.png
+---
+
+We're pleased to share that version 3.10 is now live on ThreeFold Grid Mainnet! For the full release notes, please refer back to [this post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/gep-for-grid-3-10-on-mainnet/3985).
+
+<br/>
+
+*Thanks to all involved for pushing this release forward. Onward! Together we build.*

content/newsroom/manualupdates/index.md

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+---
+id: manualupdates
+title: 📚 Big Updates to the ThreeFold Manual
+image_caption: Big Updates to the ThreeFold Manual
+description: It's now easier than ever to get started with ThreeFold thanks to significant improvements to the TF Manual!
+date: 2023-06-23
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: manualupdates.png
+---
+
+It's now easier than ever to get started with ThreeFold – from buying and storing TFT to setting up and optimizing a farm to building on top of the grid!
+
+<br/>
+
+**Check out the [updated manual](https://manual.grid.tf/).**
+
+<br/>
+
+The manual has now been divided into different sections for different audiences – farmer, developer, or system administrator – along with an introduction and an extensive general info section. And a 3Bot section is coming soon!
+
+<br/>
+
+We look forward to your feedback and keep in mind the manual is open for [contributions from the community](https://manual.grid.tf/contribute/contribute.html).
+
+<br/>
+
+*Thanks to the efforts of the team for bringing these updates live!*

content/newsroom/may2023utilization/index.md

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+---
+id: may2023utilization
+title: 📈 Grid Utilization on the Rise
+image_caption: Grid Utilization on the Rise
+description: Take a look at the utilization statistics around the ThreeFold Grid!
+date: 2023-05-11
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: may2023utilization.png
+---
+
+As reported by Scott, utilization of the ThreeFold Grid has been steadily growing over the last months.
+
+<br/>
+
+Current utilization is as follows:
+
+<br/>
+
+- 2,138 Cores
+- 3,084 GB of RAM
+- 53,372 GB of SSD 
+- 1,074 GB of HDD
+
+<br/>
+
+Check out the latest stats [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/grid-stats-new-nodes-utilization-overview/3291/54?u=gosam).
+
+<br/>
+
+*Thanks to our [Grid Tester Community](https://bit.ly/threefoldtesting) and all those building on top of ThreeFold! Anyone can get started with [the ThreeFold Manual](https://manual.grid.tf/).*

content/newsroom/ourworldfreezone/index.md

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+---
+id: ourworldfreezone
+title: 🗞 In the News – OurWorld Digital Free Zone
+image_caption: OurWorld Digital Free Zone
+description: OurWorld Digital Free Zone received some coverage recently from IPPMEDIA. Take a look!
+date: 2023-08-01
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [partner,news,community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: ourworldfreezone.png
+---
+
+"Our vision is to foster a digital ecosystem that harmoniously blends the tranquility of Zanzibar with the awe-inspiring power of the digital age. I am deeply appreciative of the dedication of the OurWorld Zanzibar team in turning this vision into a reality," Zanzibar President Dr. Hussein Mwinyi.
+
+<br/>
+
+Take a look at [this piece](https://www.ippmedia.com/en/features/mwinyi-keen-establish-digital-hub-isles) from IPPMEDIA, which goes into some detail about our collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and the OurWorld Digital Free Zone.

content/newsroom/tfgrid310mainnet/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid310mainnet
+title: 🗓 Grid 3.10 to Mainnet on Monday July 3
+image_caption: Grid 3.10 to Mainnet on Monday July 3
+description: After a successful GEP vote last week, the team will migrate Grid v3.10 to mainnet this coming Monday!
+date: 2023-06-29
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid310mainnet.png
+---
+
+After a successful GEP vote last week, the team will migrate Grid version 3.10 to Mainnet. As it is a holiday week in Egypt, where much of our team is based, we will do the release this coming Monday to ensure the upgrade goes smoothly.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Eid Mubarak to those who are celebrating!*

content/newsroom/tfgrid310mainnetgep/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid310mainnetgep
+title: 🗳 Action Requested – Grid 3.10 to Mainnet
+image_caption: Action Requested – Grid 3.10 to Mainnet
+description: After a successful testing of TF Grid v3.10 on Testnet, we are opening a Grid Enhancement Proposal to release on Mainnet.
+date: 2023-06-20
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid310mainnetgep.png
+---
+
+Hi friends – after a successful testing of TF Grid v3.10 on Testnet, we are opening a Grid Enhancement Proposal to release on Mainnet.
+
+<br/>
+
+Please find the full announcement [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/gep-for-grid-3-10-on-mainnet/3985) for details on what's new and improved on TF Grid v3.10.
+
+<br/>
+
+Any farmer may vote. Please register your vote on [the dashboard](https://dashboard.grid.tf/) under ‘DAO’. The voting period will close Sunday June 25th at 11:59PM CEST.

content/newsroom/tfgrid310qanet/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid310qanet
+title: 🧰 TF Grid 3.10 arriving on QANet
+image_caption: TF Grid 3.10 arriving on QANet
+description: The team is now in the process of deploying Grid 3.10 on QAnet!
+date: 2023-05-31
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid310qanet.png
+---
+
+We're pleased to inform you that the team is now in the process of deploying Grid 3.10 on QANet! There is nothing actionable for the community at this time, as the team will now go through the QA and testing needed to bring 3.10 to testnet.
+
+<br/>
+
+In the meantime, for those who are interested, please check out [the release notes on GitHub](https://github.com/threefoldtech/home/blob/master/wiki/products/v3/tfgrid_3.10.md) for a preview of what is coming.

content/newsroom/tfgrid310testnet/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid310testnet
+title: ✅ TF Grid 3.10 Moving to Testnet
+image_caption: TF Grid 3.10 Moving to Testnet
+description: We are ready to start the release process of TF Grid 3.10 after successful testing on QAnet.
+date: 2023-06-06
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid310testnet.png
+---
+
+As shared by Sabrina on the forum, "after successful testing of TF Grid 3.10 on QAnet, we are ready to start the release process of this version of the Grid on Testnet." Take a look at the improvements from this update [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tf-grid-release-3-10-testnet/3970).
+
+<br/>
+
+The migration is ongoing! We'll advise in the main chat when it is complete and when the community can get to testing.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Thanks to those who helped push 3.10 so quickly from QANet to Testnet.*

content/newsroom/tfgrid311updates/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid311updates
+title: 📰 TF Grid 3.11 Updates
+image_caption: TF Grid 3.11 Updates
+description: Take a look at the latest updates around TF Grid 3.11
+date: 2023-07-28
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid311updates.png
+---
+
+We are in the midst of testing our newest grid features, including the main highlight of GPU support.
+
+<br/>
+
+Take a look at [this post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/3-11-updates-july-27/4028) from Ahmed on all of the latest as related to the upcoming TF Grid 3.11.

content/newsroom/tfgrid312feedback/index.md

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+---
+id: tfgrid312feedback
+title: 💡 Give Feedback on TF Grid 3.12!
+image_caption: Give Feedback on TF Grid 3.12!
+description: Provide feedback on the team's TF Grid 3.12 proposal, a move towards maximum decentralization!
+date: 2023-08-02
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,community,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tfgrid312feedback.png
+---
+
+As shared on yesterday's community call, the team has been working on [a proposed update](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tfgrid-3-12-proposal-and-discussion/4031) to the Grid and TFT tokenomics, a move towards maximum decentralization.
+
+<br/>
+
+It's important that the community participates in providing feedback and suggestions, to help finalize the mechanism and parameters. Please dig in and leave your comments either on the forum or in the doc itself.
+
+<br/>
+
+We're also pleased to announce a review call for the proposed update for next Wednesday August 9 at 5pm CEST / 11am EDT. Call link [here](https://bit.ly/tfcommunitycall).

content/newsroom/tftethereum/index.md

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+---
+id: tftethereum
+title: 🔑 TFT Now on Ethereum (Too!)
+image_caption: TFT Now on Ethereum (Too!)
+description: A TFT bridge from Stellar to Ethereum is now up and running!
+date: 2023-05-05
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update,community,threefold_token]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tftethereum.png
+---
+
+We are pleased to share that a TFT [bridge](https://bridge.eth.threefold.io/) from Stellar to Ethereum is now up and running.
+
+<br/>
+
+We still need to set up some initial liquidity in order to start swapping between TFT and ETH (or other currencies running on Ethereum). This will make it super simple for anybody on the Ethereum network to buy TFT. Exciting news!
+
+<br/>
+
+More to be shared soon, including instructions for how to provide liquidity. Please [follow this thread](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tft-on-ethereum/3928) to stay updated.

content/newsroom/twogepslive/index.md

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+---
+id: twogepslive
+title: 🚨 Action – Two Grid Enhancement Proposals Live
+image_caption: Action – Two Grid Enhancement Proposals Live
+description: Please head to the ThreeFold Dashboard under the DAO section to vote on the two GEPs which are now live.
+date: 2023-06-30
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: twogepslive.png
+---
+
+Calling all farmers! Please head to the ThreeFold Dashboard under the DAO section to vote on the two GEPs which are now live.
+
+<br/>
+
+The first is around changes to the minting code for Farmerbot and the second is related to enhancing the security of nodes. You can find the details of each GEP inside of the links above.
+
+<br/>
+
+Please note the polls will each close on Wednesday July 6 at approximately 14:30 CEST.

content/newsroom/zonarisgnosis/index.md

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+---
+id: zonarisgnosis
+title: ⚡ Zonaris Launches with Gnosis
+image_caption: Zonaris Launches with Gnosis
+description: Congratulations to Zonaris for launching their second project, now live with Gnosis validators!
+date: 2023-06-27
+taxonomies:
+    people: [sam_taggart]
+    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,update]
+    news-category: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: zonarisgnosis.png
+---
+
+After kicking off with Streamr, [Zonaris](https://zonaris.io/) has now launched 1-click non-custodial Gnosis validators running on top of the decentralized ThreeFold Grid.
+
+<br/>
+
+Head over to [zonaris.io/gnosis](https://www.zonaris.io/gnosis) to get started! The first 100 validators are only €1.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Congratulations to the Zonaris team for launching their second project!*

content/people/amira_abouhadid/index.md

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+---
+title: Amira Abouhadid
+weight: 4
+description: Msc. Computer & Information Technology , Bsc. Chemical Engineering.
+taxonomies:
+    people: [amira_abouhadid]
+    memberships: [tech]
+    categories: [foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: amira_abouhadid.jpg
+    organizations: [threefold_tech]
+    countries: [Egypt]
+    cities: [Cairo]
+    private: 0
+    socialLinks: {
+        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amira-abouhadid/,
+        github: https://github.com/amiraabouhadid,
+        websites: https://threefold.tech,
+    }
+---
+
+Trilingual (Arabic, English & German) software developer and chemical engineer skilled in remote pair programming and mentoring.  I can use multiple languages, frameworks, and technologies to efficiently achieve a project’s goals.