As we navigate through this week, key developments continue to unfold, promising new avenues and innovation. Leading the way this week — A light wallet platform, Lace, has incorporated Web3 principles into its open-source platform, while the Catalyst team provided an analysis of the progress made during Fund9 and announced exciting updates for Fund10, and Input Output Global is sponsoring the Rare Evo 2023 event as a major sponsor.
The latest release of ibc-go brings new features to strengthen the interchain, and the Cosmos Hub has a living roadmap showcasing ongoing work, while Jackal introduces “Parallel Consensus Spheres” to scale storage networks in the cloud storage field, and Zondax contributes to the Cosmos ecosystem with hardware wallet support and the integration of Rosetta into the Cosmos SDK. Meanwhile the 5th cohort of CosmWasm Academy offers an opportunity for developers to enhance their skills, and Quicksilver Testnet gains Bitcoin security through Babylon and integrates with Pulsar Finance for efficient portfolio management.
And finally, the Aura Network will be part of the AwesomWasm conference in Berlin and will host a Hackathon during the event. Navigate through the quiet, yet captivating waters of the crypto world in this weekly roundup. Keep reading for a detailed exploration of each update.
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Cardano
Lace Wallet
Lace incorporates Web3’s principles of collaboration, full transparency, and a decentralized ecosystem into an open source light wallet platform. Explore Lace’s source code and build your own Web3 creations for the world to see.
Make sure to read the new blog post for more details.
Project Catalyst
During this week’s town hall the Catalyst team provided an in-depth analysis of the progress made during the extended Fund9 cooldown. They also highlighted some exciting new updates to anticipate in Fund10. Be sure to stay tuned and register your attendance for the upcoming town hall.
The team also published a Fund10 blog post announcing the relaunch of Project Catalyst hot on the heels of its 500th completed project! This blog post explains the vision, mission, and values of Project Catalyst and the new features and improvements introduced in Fund10.
Some of these features include:
- Milestone-based funding module — UI and workflow for transparency and security
- The continuous testnet — enabling a running fund to test new iterations of Project Catalyst
- A new challenge-setting process that allows the community to propose and vote for each fund’s most relevant and impactful challenges
- A new process that simplifies and streamlines the steps for creating and submitting a proposal
- Voting app improvements that enable secure and convenient voting on mobile devices
- A new feedback mechanism that allows proposers and voters to communicate and collaborate more effectively
- A new governance framework that defines the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in Project Catalyst.
Rare Evo: A Multichain Event
Input Output Global is joining the incredible lineup for Rare Evo 2023 as a major sponsor! Gear up for main stage panels, breakout rooms, and the chance to meet the team.
Date : August 24th-26th, 2023
Location : Gaylord Rockies Resort, Denver, CO
Ticket sales is live now, for more info 👉 here!
Cosmos
Introducing ibc-go v7.1.0
The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol keeps evolving towards creating a wide set of features that improve the UX and pave the way for new interchain applications to emerge. The latest IBC release brings exciting new features that strengthen the interchain; notable improvements are:
- Introduced support for Localhost client — a powerful UX improvement, allowing users to interact with multiple smart contracts/modules on the same chain using a single interface.
- Introduced functionality for recording total escrowed tokens — extremely useful for rate-limiting IBC transfers to and from chains.
Read the blog post to find all the details about the latest release.
Cosmos Hub Living Roadmap
This evolving roadmap showcases an overview of the Informal team’s ongoing work for the Cosmos Hub. As shown by the on-chain governance history, the Cosmos Hub is a truly decentralized Hub of innovation with many contributors.
The living roadmap is meant to be a tool for the community to follow the work of Informal Systems, a leading contributor to the Hub.
Have a look at the Living Roadmap here.
Jackal — Hyper Scaling Storage Protocols
The Cosmos eco is well positioned to have multiple blockchains building Web3 infrastructure due to interoperability and a customizable stack. In the Cloud Storage field, Jackal Protocol is introducing ‘’Parallel Consensus Spheres’’, a novel model to scale storage networks.
Check out their latest blog here to find all the details.
Zondax builds Cosmos
As core developers for Cosmos, the team at Zondax is dedicated to making significant contributions to the ecosystem. They have been focused on several areas, including hardware wallet support, cryptography, and the integration of Rosetta into the Cosmos SDK.
They are also the author of the ‘’Sign Mode Textual’’ which is a new sign mode that allows hardware devices to sign transactions more securely and efficiently. Cosmos SDK used to rely on a sign mode called Amino Json Mode to sign transactions.
Read more about their contribution to Cosmos 👉 here.
The 5th cohort of CosmWasm Academy
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Quicksilver Protocol
Quicksilver 🤝 Babylon
The Quicksilver Testnet is now empowered with Bitcoin security via Babylon! The block headers have verifiable BTC timestamps and the Quicksilver community gains access to BTC’s strong & consistent ledger.
Read 👉 here to know more on Babylon Chain.
Quicksilver 🤝 Pulsar Finance
Quicksilver’s QCK token and qAssets are integrated on Pulsar Finance comprehensive dashboard. Monitor QCK tokens, qAssets, and your Quicksilver DeFi positions for seamless and efficient portfolio management.
Try it 👉 here!
Aura Network
AwesomWasm in Berlin
Aura Network will be a part of AwesomWasm conference from July 12th –16th in Berlin.
For more information 👉 https://www.awesomwasm.com
During the event, Aura Network will host their very own Hackathon, HackWasmBerlin — a remarkable hacking experience! Unleash your creativity, break boundaries, and embark on an epic coding odyssey.
Check out the challenges for Aura Network track here.
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