Blockchain Weekly Digest — July 31th, 2023

Wayne
KysenPool
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5 min readJul 31, 2023

As we navigate through this week, key developments continue to unfold, promising new avenues and innovation. Leading the way this week — Cardano’s core technology team released node v.8.1.2 with Plutus interpreter updates, and Lace Web3 Wallets offer access to the metaverse and its digital experiences.

CosmWasm 1.3 brings improvements for contract developers and node operators, while Agoric Components enable seamless interchain app development in JavaScript. Meanwhile, Composable Finance achieved multi-chain interoperability through Centauri, and IRITA’s CometBFT-powered framework excels in performance tests for enterprise blockchains.

The Neutron team is forming a GrantsDAO program and considering community feedback, while Stride shares recent updates, validator selection, LSM upgrade, and liquidity incentives, and stATOM has landed on Polkadot, offering a new pool with PICA and STRD. Meanwhile, Kava Rise: Cosmos USDt incentive program aims to promote growth for Cosmos appchains, and Desmos introduces the Desmos Delegation Programme to incentivize collaboration among validators.

And finally, UnUniFi partners with Babylon testnet to enhance platform security and efficiency. Navigate through the quiet, yet captivating waters of the crypto world in this weekly roundup. Keep reading for a detailed exploration of each update.

Cardano

Cardano’s Weekly Development Update

This week, the core technology teams released node v.8.1.2 with updates to the Plutus interpreter. Other teams made progress on UTXO-HD integration, smart contracts, scaling, Voltaire, Catalyst, and education initiatives.

Read the latest blog post 👉 here.

Lace Web3 Wallets: the gateway to metaverse

The metaverse, a virtual digital world built on blockchain technology, holds great potential for immersive entertainment, business opportunities, and more. To enter this new dimension, you need a Web3 wallet.

A Web3 wallet, like Lace, becomes the key to unlock the limitless possibilities of the metaverse, offering access to a new world of digital experiences.

Read the latest blog post 👉 here, discover how Lace Platform can be your portal to your Web3 life.

Cosmos

CosmWasm 1.3

CosmWasm 1.3, the major improvements for contract developers and node operators have just landed!

The CosmWasm 1.3 feature release brings significant improvements for contract developers and node operators, including Rust 1.70+ support, sign extensions, signed integers, new queries and messages, and optimizations.

Read the article 👉 here on the latest and greatest.

Agoric Components

The Agoric components library offers a collection of community-built smart contract elements and guides, enabling developers to build interchain applications seamlessly.

Find the details about the library in this blog post 👉 here and start your journey to build your interchain app in JavaScript.

How Composable achieved IBC

Composable Finance, led by its founder & CEO, successfully achieved multi-chain, cross-chain interoperability by connecting Cosmos SDK chains and DotSama (Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems) through Centauri, enabling secure and trust-minimized communication between various blockchains.

Read the blog post 👉 here to find out more.

IRITA Revolutionizing Performance with CometBFT

IRITA, an enterprise-focused blockchain framework powered by CometBFT and built using the Interchain Stack, excels in the Trusted Blockchain Initiatives (TBI) Performance and Functionality tests, achieving record-breaking transaction speeds and demonstrating its suitability for large-scale, enterprise blockchains.

Refer to the blog post 👉 here for an overview of the revolutionizing performance achieved by IRITA.

Neutron Grants Committee

The Neutron team is forming a GrantsDAO program with a committee to allocate funds. Some community members have concerns about the proposed structure, term lengths, and selling NTRN on the open market. The team is considering feedback and making adjustments to the proposal.

Read the forum 👉 here and share your feedback.

Stride Briefing #10

Want to know what’s been going on at Stride lately? Catch the latest updates in the Stride Briefing 👉 here for recent happenings, upcoming validator selection process, LSM upgrade, and liquidity incentives.

Stride stATOM has landed on Polkadot

stATOM has landed on Polkadot! A new stATOM/DOT pool has been created on an incentivized platform with PICA and STRD.

Check it out the post 👉 here for more detail.

Kava

Kava Rise: Cosmos USDt

KavaDAO has committed $750M to developer incentives through the Kava Rise program, leading to 100+ protocols deployed and increased Total Value Locked (TVL) on Kava. Now, Kava is expanding support to Cosmos developers by introducing the Kava Rise: Cosmos USDt incentive program to promote growth and incentivize Cosmos appchains.

For more information, read the post 👉 here.

Desmos

Desmos Foundation Delegation Programme

Desmos introduces the Desmos Delegation Programme to incentivize and foster collaboration among validators within the network, aiming to increase decentralization and security.

Read to the blog post 👉 here for more information.

UnUniFi

UnUniFi partner with Babylon

In a significant step for UnUniFi’s security, the Babylon testnet integrates with UnUniFi, bringing the robust security mechanisms of Bitcoin and enhancing the platform’s efficiency with fast stake unbonding.

Learn more in the blog post 👉 here.

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