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  "content": "\n**Date:** 2026-02-20\n**Bead:** beads-hub-607 — \"DAO Phase 2: Extend to Status Network (gasless L2)\"\n**Status:** Evaluation complete — prep work done, not yet deployed\n\n## Network Details\n\n| Property | Value |\n|---|---|\n| Network Name | Status Network Testnet |\n| Chain ID | 1660990954 (0x6300b5ea) |\n| RPC Endpoint | https://public.sepolia.rpc.status.network |\n| Currency Symbol | ETH |\n| Block Explorer | https://sepoliascan.status.network |\n| Bridge | https://bridge.status.network |\n| WebSocket RPC | Contact Status team on Telegram |\n| Stack | Linea zkEVM rollup (L2 on Sepolia) |\n\n## Faucet Info\n\n- **ETH Faucet:** https://faucet.status.network — 0.01 ETH/day, requires 0.01 ETH on mainnet\n- **STT (test SNT) Faucet:** https://hub.status.network/stake — 10,000 STT/day\n- **Alternative:** Bridge Sepolia ETH via https://bridge.status.network\n\n## EVM Compatibility Assessment\n\n**Verdict: COMPATIBLE ✅**\n\n- Built on Linea zkEVM stack — full EVM bytecode compatibility\n- Solidity 0.8.20 and 0.8.28 both supported (docs show `^0.8.24` in examples)\n- Standard EVM opcodes supported; Linea zkEVM has minor limitations on some precompiles but nothing affecting our contracts (B4MAD.sol, MyVestingWallet.sol)\n- Hardhat + ethers.js deployment workflow works (confirmed by their docs)\n\n## Aragon OSx Support\n\n**Verdict: NOT SUPPORTED ❌**\n\nAragon OSx does **not** have official deployments on Status Network. This means:\n- No pre-deployed DAOFactory, PluginRepoFactory, etc.\n- We would need to deploy the full Aragon OSx framework ourselves (complex, not recommended)\n- **Recommendation:** Use our own lightweight DAO contracts (B4MAD.sol) instead of Aragon OSx on Status Network, OR wait for Aragon to add support\n\n## Pros vs Base (Sepolia)\n\n| Factor | Status Network | Base Sepolia |\n|---|---|---|\n| **Gas fees** | Gasless (zero gas for users) ✅ | Low but non-zero |\n| **User onboarding** | No gas needed = frictionless ✅ | Need to acquire ETH first |\n| **Spam protection** | RLN (rate-limiting nullifiers) ✅ | Standard gas-based |\n| **Aragon OSx** | Not supported ❌ | Supported ✅ |\n| **Ecosystem maturity** | Very early, small ecosystem ⚠️ | Large, established ✅ |\n| **Block explorer** | Basic (Blockscout-based) | Robust (Basescan) |\n| **Developer tooling** | Minimal, growing | Extensive |\n| **Native integrations** | Status Wallet, Keycard, Waku | Coinbase Wallet |\n| **Public funding model** | Native yield + DEX fees → builder funding ✅ | None built-in |\n| **Target audience** | Social apps \u0026 games | General purpose |\n\n## Cons / Risks\n\n1. **No Aragon OSx** — must use custom DAO contracts or deploy Aragon framework ourselves\n2. **Early stage** — testnet only info available, mainnet details TBD\n3. **Small ecosystem** — fewer users, fewer composable protocols\n4. **Faucet requires mainnet ETH** — 0.01 ETH on mainnet to use faucet\n5. **WebSocket RPC not publicly available** — need to contact team\n6. **Unknown block finality characteristics** — zkEVM proving times may vary\n\n## Deployment Readiness Checklist\n\n- [x] Network details documented\n- [x] Hardhat config added (`statusTestnet` network in hardhat.config.js)\n- [x] EVM compatibility confirmed\n- [ ] Aragon OSx support — **NOT AVAILABLE** (blocker for Aragon-based DAO)\n- [ ] Testnet ETH acquired (faucet requires 0.01 mainnet ETH — needs manual step)\n- [ ] Contract compilation tested on Status Network\n- [ ] Contract deployment tested\n- [ ] Block explorer verification workflow tested\n\n## Recommendation\n\n**Status Network is a strong candidate for Phase 2** due to gasless transactions, which aligns perfectly with a community DAO where we don't want members to worry about gas. However, the lack of Aragon OSx support is a significant consideration.\n\n**Recommended approach:**\n1. Complete Phase 1 on Base Sepolia with Aragon OSx\n2. Deploy our custom B4MAD.sol contracts (non-Aragon) on Status Network testnet as a parallel experiment\n3. Monitor Status Network ecosystem growth and Aragon support\n4. If gasless UX proves valuable, consider Status Network for mainnet DAO\n\n## Changes Made\n\n- Added `statusTestnet` network config to `hardhat.config.js` in b4mad-dao-contracts\n- Created this evaluation document\n",
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  "description": "Date: 2026-02-20 Bead: beads-hub-607 — \u0026ldquo;DAO Phase 2: Extend to Status Network (gasless L2)\u0026rdquo; Status: Evaluation complete — prep work done, not yet deployed\nNetwork Details Property Value Network Name Status Network Testnet Chain ID 1660990954 (0x6300b5ea) RPC Endpoint https://public.sepolia.rpc.status.network Currency Symbol ETH Block Explorer https://sepoliascan.status.network Bridge https://bridge.status.network WebSocket RPC Contact Status team on Telegram Stack Linea zkEVM rollup (L2 on Sepolia) Faucet Info ETH Faucet: https://faucet.status.network — 0.01 ETH/day, requires 0.01 ETH on mainnet STT (test SNT) Faucet: https://hub.status.network/stake — 10,000 STT/day Alternative: Bridge Sepolia ETH via https://bridge.status.network EVM Compatibility Assessment Verdict: COMPATIBLE ✅\n",
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