Proposal type: Local Node - Community
Summary
The current proposal is a follow up of the Argentina Local Node Regional Evaluation and it aims to launch an end-to-end Scroll Local Node program in Argentina. By developing this initiative we intend to leverage our country’s talent, adoption and momentum in order to expand Scroll’s developer base, facilitate the builder-to-founder pipeline and become an epicenter of growth for the protocol. With a series of programs and collaborations, the expectation is to tackle the funnel comprehensively and progressively during a 6-month roadmap divided in 3-month modules.
- Funding Request: $58,772 USD over a 6-month period, organized in 3-month modules.
- Stakeholders: SEED Latam, SEED Nodes, Nerdconf & Crecimiento (Founder School)
- Outcomes:
- ≥2 projects onboarded to Scroll
- ≥3 regional meetups across the country
- ≥4 educational contents developed in Spanish
- strengthened Argentine Scroll mind-share.
Motivation
As stated in the Regional Evaluation, the current argentinian context is compelling for developing a Scroll Local Node. With DevConnect around the corner, we also believe that the timing is right in order to build upon previous efforts such as the Level Up Hackathon. We expect this efforts to showcase in November and keep driving momentum forward.
- Mission & Vision:
- Mission: Accelerate builders → founders pipeline within Scroll.
- Vision: Mature, self-sustaining Scroll community network in Argentina.
- Conflicts of Interest: There’s no current or foreseen COI identified at the moment, if there were it’ll be properly communicated to the DAO.
- Scroll DAO Impact: We strongly see the Local Nodes playing a role within the Growth initiatives that the DAO has been discussing lately. In that sense, communities provide a high level of context and valuable input regarding actual needs that Scroll can focus on, which can then be paired up with broader initiatives such as Security Audit Subsidies and strategic liquidity allocations i.e.
Execution
Operations
This is an end-to-end program, including a complete integration in the Argentine Web3 industry and public. Therefore, it´s important to mention that accomplishing this will exceed the pre-established time & budget limits. This will be organized in 3-month modules, contemplating specific deliverables.
Structure
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Builders to Founders
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Nerdconf collab
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Aleph Hub
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Regional Meetups
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Founders School
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Education and Community
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Content creation
1. Builders to Founders
Through Collaboration with Dev Communities, IRL Meetups & Founder School participation, we will focus on:
- Helping builders develop high-quality projects ready to access the Scroll ecosystem.
- Strengthening Scroll’s network and visibility among emerging crypto entrepreneurs in Argentina.
- Connect top profiles and teams in Argentina with future Scroll initiatives (such as the Scroll Campus).
Each instance of the program will feature a dedicated bounty system. Participants will access progressive missions that guide them from building a basic smart contract to shipping a functional MVP. These bounties are financially incentivized to guarantee builder engagement and retention, connecting economic rewards with project milestones. This ensures a pipeline of talent already familiar with the Scroll stack which will actively run into the Founders School ready to scale their projects within the broader ecosystem.
1.1. Nerdconf collab
Nerdconf is a developer-focused community active across Latin America. They organize events throughout the region aimed at engaging builders and onboarding them into Web3 technologies. Their next big event will take place on May 31st in Mendoza, Argentina. What sets them apart is the diversity of their programming—from hackathons and pitch days to hands-on workshops and niche networking games designed to spark collaboration.
Looking ahead, they’re preparing a large-scale hackathon across Latin America in August. We will partner with this initiative, leveraging the momentum of the event while gaining access to their developer database of over 5,000 contacts. This partnership will allow us to introduce these developers to our bounty programs focused on onboarding talent to the Scroll tech stack. Following this, participants will be invited to join the Founders School program, where they can further develop their projects and access incubation support.
1.2. Coworking Days - By SEED LatAm
Aleph will serve as the central hub where builders connect with founders, dive into Scroll’s tech stack, and collaborate with peers in a hands-on environment. These meetups will also serve as a launchpad to promote the upcoming Scroll Hackathon and gather early interest from technical profiles.
We propose hosting 2 Scroll-based Coworking Days led by SEED. Each Coworking Day will include:
- Open Coworking with the Community
- Afternoon Technical Sessions
To increase participation and connect initiatives, we will integrate a bounty structure into each Coworking Day.
- At the end of each event, we will launch a Scroll-specific bounty.
- Builders will have 1 week to submit a project idea and MVP.
- Selected teams will be invited to participate in the Founders School program, where they will access mentorship, technical workshops, and the opportunity to be referred to Scroll Campus.
1.3. Regional Meetups - By SEED LatAm
Hosting Scroll-specific workshops or talks at community events across Argentina, through the SEED events. Benefits & more details about the Gira SEED program can be found here.
Format
- IRL Events across the country
- Open Coworking sessions in the morning
- Scroll presentations, workshops, or challenges in the afternoon
Each Gira SEED stop will include a Scroll-specific activation with a financial incentive. Builders who participate in Scroll challenges or submit ideas/prototypes will receive rewards and qualify for follow-up initiatives. Activities will be directly connected to the Founders School program, enabling seamless onboarding of local talent.
Scroll brand presence will be ensured through physical materials, banners, and presence of team members or local ambassadors.
Upcoming Events
These are the upcoming events for next months:
- Gira SEED - Mendoza
- Date: 30th of May
- Location: Mendoza
- Tldr: An event hosted at UNCUYO university, collaborating with local Web3 communities.
- Gira SEED - Neuquén
- Date: 27th of June
- Location: Neuquén
- Tldr: After our first approach in the region, people from Patagonia wanted to host a 2nd iteration of this initiative and have another day with activities and presentations. We are joining the local entrepreneurial organization to boost the event.
- Gira SEED - NEA
- Date: 2th of August
- Location: Chaco
- Tldr: We established connections with the biggest Blockchain community in the zone, and this let us reach a broader audience through main diffusion channels, and host the event at one of the top venues in the area.
Resources Needed
- Experienced speakers (community leaders, Scroll developers, industry experts)
- Funding for event coordination
- Diffusion on Scroll Social Media channels
1.4. Founder School Participation - by Crecimiento
Be part of Founder School as a partner and speaker/mentor for existing projects. This initiative would be led and executed by the Founder School team with the support of the Crecimiento’s team.
Founders School is a virtual 2-month cohort-based program to provide structure, frameworks and insights about how to launch a startup. Founders get raw insights about early-stage: from what it is to be a founder, to go-to-market strategies and funding.
Founder School creates a global network of curated connections that reduces the learning curve and unites partners (superchains, tech providers, founders and investors) with the founders they resonate. Creating value added connections.
Format
- 8-week program from builder to founder. (Mid July-August)
- It comprises
- 7 modules of self-consumed content
- 2 interactive live sessions per module
- Entrepreneurial talks
- The First cohort was comprised of 56 founders; the Second cohort 76 startups to be supported
- We can grant speed access and priority for Scroll’s builders across latam and secure 5 slots for Cohort 3
Resources Needed
- Funding to cover the team and activities development
- Marketing and promotional support.
Distribution Channels
- Aleph’s social media channels.
- Founder School Network Channels
- Scroll social media channels
2. Education & Community - By SEED LatAm
While Scroll has achieved notable recognition within global Web3 circles, brand awareness and developer onboarding in Argentina remain far from saturated. Despite high crypto adoption in the region, a significant portion of local builders have never interacted directly with the Scroll ecosystem, attended a Scroll event, or encountered its technical community in a tangible way.
Through educational content & nodes operations, we aim to:
- Grow the number of new developers building on Scroll.
- Provide learning resources in Spanish.
- Increase the brand mind share in the Argentina-Crypto landscape.
2.1. Education & Community Content
We will develop a dedicated Scroll section within SEED’s Gitbook & SEED Website, offering comprehensive educational content and preparation to build on Scroll. This content will be directly integrated into the Founders School program.
- How?
- We are already executing a Bounty Program for researchers to deep dive into technical content.
- A Scroll-specific bounty series will be created, prioritizing:
- Applied ZK knowledge
- Product building with Scroll tools
- Foundational ecosystem education
- Content Topics: A list of suggested topics and approaches. This structure took all these resources as reference: 1, 2, 3 & 4, and is still open to modification:
Content Tracks
- Scroll and Zero-Knowledge Technology Basics - May
- Introduction to Scroll:
- Mission, vision, and goals
- Role in blockchain scaling and Layer-2 solutions
- Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs):
- Fundamentals of ZKPs
- Components: circuits, proofs, verifiers
- Key properties: succinctness, privacy, efficiency
- Real-world blockchain applications (privacy, scaling, secure computation)
- zkVM Fundamentals:
- Importance of zkVMs in decentralized applications
- Comparative landscape: Scroll vs. other zkVMs (e.g., Risc0, SP1, OpenVM)
- Ceno zkVM: Technical Deep Dive - June
- Ceno zkVM Overview:
- Purpose and innovations (compact proofs, fast verification)
- Architectural paradigm (multi-linear PCS + sumcheck)
- Core Innovations in Ceno:
- GKR-Plonkish Gates: Integration benefits (proof size reduction, faster verification)
- Sumcheck Optimization: Enhanced computational efficiency
- WHIR Framework Integration:
- Plonky3 primitives (Fields, Hashing, Matrix operations)
- Batch opening for optimized proofs
- Auxiliary Columns Elimination: Architectural simplification
- Two-Stage Proof Generation:
- Program execution segmentation and grouping identical sections
- Data-flow reconstruction for reducing computational overhead
- Current Development Status and Roadmap:
- Active development updates and future plans
- Option 1 - Advanced Zero-Knowledge Proof Concepts - July
- Generalization of GKR Protocol:
- Layered circuit evaluations
- Recursive verification mechanisms
- Sumcheck Protocol in Detail:
- Implementation in Ceno (one sumcheck per layer)
- Polynomial extensions and verification
- Plonkish Gates:
- Expressive gates for optimized computations
- Integration with GKR protocol
- Plonky3 Integration:
- Detailed use of cryptographic primitives
- Enhanced interoperability for application developers
Option 2 - ZK for Product Design – July
- ZK for Founders
- What ZK enables today (privacy, scalability, UX abstraction)
- Use cases: zk-based app chains, zk state channels, zk reputation systems
- Building ZK-Powered Products
- Examples of privacy-preserving voting, messaging, or ID
- Introduction to toolkits.
- Abstraction Layers
- What founders need to know without deep protocol dives
- Option 1 -Developer Tools and Ecosystem - August
- Rust Ecosystem and Tools:
- Rust basics for zkVM development
- Using Cargo (package management) and Rustup (version management)
- WebAssembly (WASM) integration for performance optimization
- Libraries for hardware interaction (e.g., embedded-hal, no_std)
- Building Applications on Scroll:
- Smart contract development using Scroll’s zkEVM
- Implementing account abstraction and On/Off-ramp services
- DAO and governance mechanisms via Euclid
- Comparative Analysis with Other zkVMs:
- SP1 and LLVM-based language support (Rust, C++)
- Piecrust scalability and privacy capabilities
Option 2 - Tooling & DevOps for Scroll – August
- CI/CD for zkApps
- Unit testing, fuzzing, pre-audit workflows
- Tools for deployment: hardhat, foundry, forge
- Upgradability & contract modularity
- Forking & Simulations
- Mainnet forking for product testing
- Debugging with Scroll-compatible tools
- Developer Stack
- Scroll’s zkEVM basics
- Integration with front-end & back-end frameworks
- Education and Community Development - August
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Governance & Tokenomics (Euclid):
- Governance frameworks and decision-making structures
- Tokenomics design for sustainable ecosystem growth
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Go-to-Market
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Strategies for launching on Scroll: grants, co-marketing, liquidity bootstrapping
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Community Building
- How to activate early supporters, contributors, and DAO participants
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Resources Needed
- Funding for content creation (video production, writing, graphic design)
- Dedicated content editor/curator to manage Gitbook documentation and updates
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Distribution Channels
- SEED Gitbook (dedicated Scroll section) + Website
- SEED Latam social media channels (Twitter, Telegram, YouTube, Instagram)
- Scroll social media channels
Personnel & Resources
- Program Leadership
- Program Director: SEED Latam Operations Lead – overall coordination, timeline tracking in Notion..
- Scroll´s Technical Lead: Senior Scroll Developer (Ahmed) – defines bounty specifications, mentors technical sessions
- Founder School: Founder School Director - Handles program operations & selects top profiles to include in the cohort. Responsible to support founders on financial structure.
- Builders to Founders Initiatives
- Nerdconf Collab:
- Partnership Manager: SEED Latam – liaises with Nerdconf organizers, manages access to developer database
- Bounty Coordinator: SEED Latam – configures and monitors bounty program.
- Coworking Days:
- Event Host: SEED Latam Events Team – books venue (Aleph Hub), manages on-site setup, AV equipment
- Workshop Instructors: Scroll technical team – deliver afternoon sessions, provide office hours
- Bounty Coordinator: SEED Latam – configures and monitors bounty program.
- Regional Meetups:
- Local Organizers: SEED Latam – secure local venues, handle participant registration, lead activations, distribute financial incentives.
- Bounty Coordinator: SEED Latam – configures and monitors bounty program.
- Nerdconf Collab:
- Founder School Participation
- Program Sponsor: Crecimiento Founder School Team – provides curriculum, scheduling & support to builders.
- Mentors & Speakers: Crecimiento network – deliver live sessions, feedback.
- External Technical Team: Contractors - Support builders on technical issues.
- Education & Community Content
- Content Editor: SEED Latam – writes & publishes on SEED Gitbook, manages version control in Git
- Platforms & Tools
- Notion: central program tracker, shared with stakeholders
- Gitbook + GitHub: bounty and documentation hosting
- Telegram: community engagement and announcements
- Budgeted Resources
- Venue rentals (Aleph Hub, places for regional meetups)
- AV equipment and on-site support staff
- Speaker honoraria and travel stipends
- Sponsorship costs
Financial
You can check our full breakdown of activities, dates & budget here.
Evaluation
- Desired Change:
- 2+ projects progressing to functional MVPs on Scroll.
- ≥3 regional meetups executed across Argentina
- ≥4 Spanish educational contents published
- Strengthened Argentine Scroll mind-share
- Metrics:
- Bounty submissions & completions
- Event attendance
- Gitbook page views
- Success Measurement:
- Monthly reports on metrics above
- Qualitative feedback from participants
- Quarterly review with Scroll DAO delegates
Conclusion
Recap: This initial iteration of Argentina’s Local Node will be step forward into Scroll’s growth in the region and a streamline of local talent into the Open Economy funnel. As program leaders we are commited to on-going reporting and transparency as well as the succesfully delivery of the set milestones.
We then encourage delegates to drop feedback, comments and suggestions!