Paradigm’s biweekly update on the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem, 11th July — 26th July
TL;DR
- Goerli-shadow-fork-5 merged successfully. EthCC videos including Vitalik on the longer-term future of the protocol are out
- Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction. Kintsugi won the last Kusama auction
- According to Bloomberg, Polkadot has the smallest carbon footprint among proof-of-stake blockchains
- Just one week till HackATOM Seoul
- The new and improved stats page on Avalanche Explorer enables easy exploration and comparison of network stats across not only the C-chain, but also Avalanche Subnets
- The official list of MVBV Incubation Program participants has been announced
- Algorand’s biggest event of the year is back for 2022! Decipher is coming to Dubai on November 28–30
- Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced
- Last few days to complete the Cardano Developer Survey
- Internet Computer updates: NNS dapp release, BTC integration effects, Cubetopia & GameFi
- Brave’s Web3 wallet released its new version 1.41, which now supports Solana
- Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 release milestones
- MIDL.dev, a cloud services company specializing in proof-of-stake infrastructure, launched their Tezos RPC service
- Latest Aave news: Ghosts in Paris, GHO, JustCause Spotlight + ecosystem, and governance updates
- Band Protocol partners with BitTorrent Chain and integrates with OKC
- KyberSwap launches integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain
- Dock launches Web3 ID
- Elrond’s Jungle DEX takes a life of its own, with a fully automatic & permissionless listing process
- Filecoin introduced Filgram, the newest SP discovery tool
- The CosmWasm Smart Contract layer is now live on Injective
- Confidential EVM ParaTime Sapphire is now on testnet
- Zilliqa integrates into WEYU’s diverse NFT ecosystem in a strategic push toward Web3 adoption
- 0x introduces Slippage Protection, a new feature in 0x API that enables MEV-aware smart order routing for DEX trades
- THORChain’s next phase: adoption, growth, & scaling
- Kava 11 is officially set to launch on August 31
- Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon on September 11–14
- And much more!
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Proof-of-Stake Networks’ Updates
Ethereum
- Goerli is the final testnet to merge before mainnet, TTD expected August 9–11
- Goerli-shadow-fork-5 merged successfully
- Mainnet-shadow-fork-10 merges July 28
- Latest core devs call video. Notes from Tim Beiko and Christine Kim
- EthCC videos including Vitalik on longer term future of the protocol are out
- Polynya: cancel/delay danksharding, proto-danksharding is enough
- Ethereum.org: misconceptions about the Merge
- Ethereum 2.0 is up and running smoothly! With more than 410,400 active validators.
- Lighthouse v2.4.0: mainnet improvements and Goerli testnet support
- Teku v22.7.0: Goerli testnet support and panda Merge banner
- Lodestar v0.41.0: Goerli testnet support
- MEV-boost info website
- Obol Athena public testnet for Distributed Validator Technology middleware
- Miga Labs validator migration experiments: 250 validators migrated across six clients
- Latest ‘Week in Ethereum’:
Polkadot
- Polkadot uses a proof-of-stake protocol that does not require energy-intensive mining, unlike many other NFT platforms. According to Bloomberg, Polkadot has the smallest carbon footprint among proof-of-stake blockchains. Read more.
- Polkadot’s Governance v2 will remove the Polkadot Council and Technical Committee, and will allow unlimited referenda. The new governance mechanism aims to ensure an optimum and adaptive balance between safety and agility.
- Polkadot 0.9.26 has been released with medium upgrade priority.
- Interested in upgrading your web3 and Polkadot dev skills while addressing some of the most pressing problems facing communities? Join Web3athon with $800k+ in prizes, and bring your idea to life.
- Referendum 69, proposing to upgrade the Polkadot relay chain to runtime v9250, is currently passing by a wide margin with a few days left to vote.
- Congratulations to BridgePort on winning Polkadot’s 22nd parachain auction. BridgePort is bringing gaming and blockchain technology platforms together to build the infrastructure on Web3, metaverse space, and the NFT ecosystem globally.
- Integritee Shell is in the lead in the current parachain lease auction.
- Congratulations to Kintsugi on winning the last Kusama auction in this batch. This is the second auction Kintsugi has won and this time without a crowdloan. The project is bringing radically open Bitcoin to the Kusama ecosystem.
Avalanche
- Gamestar+ To Launch Web3 Reboots of Game Night Classics on Avalanche
- Infura supports Avalanche C-Chain
- Last week in AVAX:
Algorand
- Al Goanna and MakerX push the boundaries of NFT technology with dynamic NFT-powered dashboard of Algorand market performance: Al Goanna, a leading Algorand Non-Fungible Token (NFT) project, and MakerX, a company that specializes in Web3 & digital product development for ventures, have partnered under the Art Goanna banner to create GoannaX Dashboard, a dynamic NFT-powered dashboard of Algorand market performance.
- Tellor receives Foundation SupaGrant to implement the Tellor Oracle protocol on the Algorand network: The Algorand Foundation announces the award of an Oracle Supagrant to Tellor, to implement the Tellor Oracle protocol on the Algorand network. Tellor on Algorand is a secure, decentralized, and easy-to-use re-implementation of Tellor on Ethereum for the Algorand network.
- URECA introduces leading technology to democratise access to carbon credits: URECA introduced a proprietary technology and platform that is set to democratise the access to carbon credits globally. Starting with renewable energy (RE), URECA’s proprietary end-to-end blockchain based verification system allows virtually anyone currently participating in the RE market to join — from the homeowner with a rooftop solar panel to a company owning a large wind farm.
- Racing Management Game zCircuit Racing receives Algorand Foundation Grant Award: The Algorand Foundation welcomes zCircuit Racing League to the Algorand ecosystem as our latest grant recipient. zCircuit is a decentralized, player-owned racing league on Algorand.
- Algorand’s biggest event of the year is back for 2022! Decipher is coming to Dubai, November 28–30.
Binance (BNB Chain)
- BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (15 to 21 July)
- DappBay Rings Alarm as Project Misleads Users: DappBay has immediately begun to make an impact after successfully identifying an at risk project intent on harming users. Learn about how the team diligently determines risky prospects.
- Unleashing Music Mania on BNB Chain: Music NFTs are set to make a huge impression on the broader industry, and BNB Chain is giving you the chance to become a part of Music Mania with a series of activities.
- Institute of Vellore Students Make Most of BNB Chain Workshops
- Exploring the Different Layers of Blockchain
- Find the latest BSC news here.
Cardano
- State of the Cardano Developer Ecosystem: a Survey to Equip the Community: The survey will help the team understand the developer ecosystem’s current state so they can better comprehend builders’ needs and wants, and thus make improvements.
Cosmos Network
- HackATOM is back and will be in-person this July
- Cosmos Hub governance proposal #74: Make the Cosmos Hub the main sponsor of HackATOM Seoul 2022, which is currently accepting votes. Voting ends July 27, 2022.
- Find the latest governance proposals here.
DFINITY
- Internet Computer Updates: NNS Dapp Release, BTC Integration Effects, Cubetopia & GameFi
- The Internet Computer Dashboard: Decentralization, Governance, Tokenomics, and More
- FP DAO and MODCLUB Test Proof of Humanity Cross-Canister Collaboration for Pineapple Punks NFTs
- Web3 Social Platform DSCVR Raises $9M Seed Round Led by Polychain Capital
- How to Programmatically Convert ICP Into Cycles in NodeJS
Solana
- Brave’s Web3 wallet released its new version 1.41, which now supports Solana. The wallet’s desktop users can now directly connect to Solana-based DApps, allowing them to explore the network’s growing ecosystem with fast transaction speeds and low fees.
- Monthly Community Update | July 2022
Synthetix
- Synthetix shares the SNX 2022 Release Milestones. Many key features have been released this year, such as Synthetix Futures, and Atomic Swaps, and many more are coming such as: Future of Atomic Swaps, Perps V2, Synthetix V3.
- Synthetix & The Future of Synthetic Asset Creation
- Synthetix DAO and Jump Crypto are excited to announce a renewed partnership.
- The sUSD Bridge has been enabled
Tezos
- MIDL.dev, a cloud services company specializing in proof-of-stake infrastructure, launched their Tezos RPC service, a new offering allowing NFT and Dapps to interact with the Tezos network, cheaply and reliably.
- Gitopia is partnering with Tezos India to be the official code collaboration platform for the TezAsia Hackathon 2022. The teams would also be eligible for additional rewards if they chose to collaborate with their teammates entirely on Gitopia from the beginning of the Hackathon.
- Enter Kathmandu — Why it’s Significant
- Double Baking and Remote Signers
- Tezos Community Rewards — June 2022 Winners
- Tezos Gets Artistic: 3 Reasons The Digital Art World Is Gravitating Towards Tezos
- The latest Tezos Baking Sheet is out.
Aave
- Latest Aave News: Ghosts in Paris, GHO, JustCause Spotlight + Ecosystem and Governance Updates
- Follow the Aave governance forum.
Bancor
- Bancor 3: The mechanics
- Bancor Update — Week of July 18, 2022
- Bancor Update — July 16, 2022
- Get involved in Bancor DAO at gov.bancor.network
Band Protocol
- Band Protocol Integrates with OKC
- Band Protocol Partners with BitTorrent Chain
- Bandchain Laozi Testnet 5, which supports the new IBC standard, is now live.
Celo
- EthicHub Joins DeFi for the People as Part of #ReFiSummer
- #ReFi Summer Heats Up: Uniswap v3 and Green Asset Pools Launch on Celo
Dock
- Dock Launches Web3 ID: Secure Web3 Identity for People and Organizations: Dock launches Web3 ID, a blockchain-based authentication and authorization system that puts user privacy first.
Elrond
- Jungle DEX 2.0: Permissionless Innovation With Automated And Decentralized Listing Process
- Web3 Creativity Flows Through All Elrond dApps With Asset Branding For Tokens And NFTs
- From The Cargo Hold Into The Arena: How To Load Up On More Genesis Space Apes In The Cantina Royale IGO
- Cantina Royale Is Listing On The Maiar Exchange. Join The Price Discovery And Gear Up For The Most Exciting Metaverse Arcade
- Last week in EGLD:
Filecoin
- Introducing Filgram, the Newest SP Discovery Tool: Meet Filgram — an AirBnb-like tool for Filecoin Storage Providers
- Retrieval Markets Rollup H1 2022: The Retrieval Market Working Group (RMWG) has been hard at work in 2022! This report gives a summary of its progress in the first half of 2022, and some insights into what to expect in H2 2022.
- The Filecoin Meetup happened last week during EthCC
The Graph
- The Graph Foundation Awards Core Developer Grant to GraphOps: This core dev grant empowers GraphOps to scale impact across Protocol R&D, Indexer Experience, and Ecosystem Support.
- The Graph (GRT), an Open Network — Interview With Kyle Rojas
Injective
- The Injective CosmWasm Mainnet upgrade goes live. The upgrade includes support for CosmWasm smart contracts, interchain accounts, binary options, negative maker fees, and more.
- Overview: Binary Options: The Binary Options module is now live on Injective
- Negative Maker Fee Markets Now Live
Immutable X
- Mandala Commissions Immutable X to Power its Unique, Gas-Free and 100% Carbon Neutral Metaverse
- Immutable is pleased to introduce Arch v1.0
- NFT Grab Quest 2022
- Immutable Hires Polygon Exec to Level Up Layer 2 Marketing Strategy
IRIS Network
- IRISnet Monthly Update: 2022.06 — Technology & Ecosystem & Community Recap
Kava
- Earning with Kava Lend
- Kava 11 is officially set to launch Aug 31
- Nineteen protocols and counting, the number of DeFi pioneers deploying to Kava Network keeps growing
Kyber
- KyberSwap Launches Integration with Optimism: low-cost and lightning-fast Ethereum L2 blockchain
- KyberSwap x Cronos Chain Trading Contest
- KyberSwap’s 5 Year Anniversary Community AMA Summarized Recap
- Find out all Kyber proposals here. Check them out on GitHub.
mStable
- [Temperature check] Emissions controller
- mStable Governance Updates — 18 July 2022
- Check out mStable’s latest proposals here.
Near Protocol
- NEAR & Social Good: A Deep Dive Into Open Forest Protocol
- NEAR & Social Good: Bringing Web3 to the Fringes
- BitGo Becomes First Qualified Custodian to Support NEAR Protocol and its Assets
- Join the biggest NEAR event of the year at NEARCON in Lisbon, Portugal from September 11–14. Get Your NEARCON tickets now,
Oasis Network
Persistence
- How Liquid Staking is Supercharging DeFi: Deep Dive
- LIQUID STAKING ON COSMOS! pStake / Persistence
Polygon
- Polygon follows Solana in bringing Web3 to smartphones. Tech startup, Nothing, will use the Polygon network to offer NFTs on its new Android-based Nothing phone.
- Polygon is one of six companies, and the only blockchain-based firm, to be selected for Disney Accelerator, a business and development program designed to spur the growth of innovative companies around the world.
- Reddit launched a Polygon-based NFT avatar marketplace. The avatars can be stored on Reddit’s own blockchain wallet, Vault, which is currently used to earn community points and spend them on in-app features, such as badges.
- The Future is Now for Ethereum Scaling: Introducing Polygon zkEVM
- Polygon Partners With Kaleido to Bring the Power of Custom Blockchains to Enterprises
- Grn Blockchain Summit: Recap & Path Forward
- How to buy Polygon NFTs on OpenSea
- Polygon zkEVM, the first EVM-equivalent ZK L2, has been announced
Secret Network
THORChain
- THORChain’s Next Phase: Adoption, Growth, & Scaling
- Introduction to LUVI and Midgard APR Calculation Update
Gnosis Chain (formerly xDai Chain)
- Gnosis Chain Weekly · 22 July 2022
- Last week devs shadow-forked Gnosis chain (former xDAI) successfully
- Validators protect the Gnosis Chain by staking on the Gnosis Beacon Chain
Zilliqa
- Zilliqa integrates into WEYU’s diverse NFT ecosystem in a strategic push towards Web3 adoption
- ZILHive — Updating the Brand
0x project
- Introducing Slippage Protection for 0x API: Say goodbye to MEV attacks and say hello to the best executed price with Slippage Protection.
- 0x API powers all Phuture index funds for improved trade execution
- 0x Ecosystem Update #19
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