State of Stake vol. 75

A biweekly update on the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem, 6th September — 20th September

TL;DR

• Ethereum is now secured by Proof of Stake
• Congratulations to Aventus Network on winning Polkadot’s 26th parachain auction. Anonymous parathread ID 2058 has won the most recent parachain lease auction
• Sub0, the Polkadot Developer Conference, comes to Lisbon in November
• Avalanche Core just announced its support for the Ethereum network and all EVM-compatible chains, as well as custom Avalanche Subnets, setting a new standard for multichain UX in Web3
• 2 days left before the Vasil update in the Cardano network
• Algorand protocol upgrade introduces state proofs for trustless cross-chain communication and 5x faster performance
• BNB Chain and Google Cloud are joining forces to provide foundational infrastructure, cloud computing credits, mentorship, and enhanced technical support to advance high-growth, early-stage Web3 and blockchain projects
• The Cosmos SDK received a feature-packed update in v0.46
• Meet the winners of the Solana Summer Camp Hackathon
• Starbucks Coffee Company is working with Polygon to provide the blockchain technology to build its recently announced Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey
• One week away from the 11th Tezos Protocol upgrade. Protocol Kathmandu will be activated on September 23rd
• Immutable’s tokenomics and staking principles were published. Read more about trading rewards on Immutable X
• Latest Aave News: Merge, SoLo, new grant recipients, September Community Call Recap, and the Next rAAVE. On Polygon v3, stMATIC was added & an AIP to add MaticX is live
• Dock has partnered with Auth0, one of the world’s leading identity management companies
• Runtime Verification extends its commitment towards Elrond and is now offering non-custodial EGLD delegation services
• Celo Network integrated on Brave
• Injective now supports Interchain Accounts (ICAs), bringing greater interoperability & composability to the Cosmos ecosystem
• The Filecoin community has spent the past several months debating FIP0036, read all about the proposal in their latest blog post
• Read about token emission and the future of mStable’s MTA
• The Secret Network’s Shockwave Delta mainnet upgrade is now scheduled for September 21st
• Curve Finance launches on Kava
• Kava 11 is set to officially launch on October 12th
• Persistence and Axelar partner to implement cross-chain messaging
• Oasis protocol invites developers to join the Keep it Confidential Sapphire Hackathon
• Zilliqa’s research division has published its “Web3 Gaming In 2022 And Beyond” report to help you better understand this complex world
• NEARCON highlights have been published
• And much more!

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Proof-of-Stake Networks’ Updates

Ethereum

• Ethereum is now secured by Proof of Stake.
• The latest core devs call video. Notes from Tim Beiko and Christine Kim: Merge went extremely smoothly, 1% drop in participation, minor post-merge issues for Besu & Erigon. Shanghai planning will be async until next call on October 27. Fork ID will be updated as part of Shanghai upgrade.
• Recap of ethresear.ch posts to get to the Merge and the panda meme back story.
• Latest ‘Week in Ethereum’:

Check out our recently-published ‘Defi in Ether’ — biweekly update on Ethereum DeFi ecosystem vol.60 full of news from the ecosystem: $28 in DeFi, 1 day til the Merge, Uniswap Just in Time liquidity research, Gnosis Safe rebranded as Safe, Compound v2 cETH market restored, 0x API integration is now live on Bancor, Nominations for the next epoch’s Synthetix Councils started, 1inch Wallet users to be rewarded with OP, Ren development update, and more!

Polkadot

• Sub0, the Polkadot Developer Conference, comes to Lisbon in November
• Polkadot introduced Unbounded, the first open-source, freely available and on-chain funded font in the world.
• Anonymous parathread ID 2058 has won the most recent parachain lease auction.
• Congratulations to Aventus Network on winning Polkadot’s 26th parachain auction. Aventus is building an enterprise-grade blockchain on Polkadot to make building in the Polkadot ecosystem and beyond accessible for businesses and decentralized platforms.
• The next auction is scheduled to begin at block 12_164_800 ( ~ 22 September).
• The next Kusama parachain lease auction has just begun.
• The Polkadot Hackathon North America is finished now.
• Polkadot’s August Newsletter is out. Check the latest reports on Polkadot, learn about some of the proposed updates for common good parachains, and get details on future events & auctions.
• For those in NYC: on September 22nd, take your chance to meet with Polkadot and the ecosystem teams, and learn how Polkadot is driving the next wave of blockchain innovation. Save your spot for an evening of fun, network, and all things Web3 at the Polkadot Manhattan Mixer.
• Powering the Growth: Overview of Polkadot’s Ecosystem
• Win a Free Ticket to TOKEN2049 Singapore | Polkadot
• Bootstrap ONE-T Nomination Pools: STEP 1 (testing the anon proxies)
• The Kusama staking rate has increased to 54.7%, with an ideal staking rate of 48.5%.

Feel free to read our latest biweekly report on the Polkadot ecosystem vol.45: Aventus Network has won the latest parachain lease auction, BitCountry Pioneer and Quartz by Unique have been in the lead, Unbounded introduced, Sub0 in November, LayerZero deploys to Moonbeam, Sora introduces SORA Card, Kylin Network joins Equilibrium’s beta, Humanode public sale is approaching, and more!

Avalanche

• Transfero Brings Digital Brazilian Real to Avalanche
• Securitize Launches Tokenized Exposure to KKR Fund on Avalanche
• Avalanche (AVAX) Listed on FTX Japan
• Apricot Phase 6: Native Asset Call Deprecation
• Avalanche Core just announced its support for the Ethereum network and all EVM-compatible chains, as well as custom Avalanche Subnets, setting a new standard for multichain UX in Web3:

Algorand

• Algorand protocol upgrade introduces state proofs for trustless cross chain communication and 5x faster performance: Now live on Algorand mainnet, the release introduces State Proofs for trustless cross-chain communication and 5x faster performance.
• Algorand Foundation, Borderless Capital and Eterna Capital Launch Algorand Accelerate 2022
• Algorand Foundation exposure to Hodlnaut
• Wholechain Selects Algorand as New Blockchain Provider to Improve Supply Chain Visibility
• The Algorand Foundation Appoints Deirdre Halligan as Chief Operating Officer
• ULTRADE, a pioneer in the emerging DeFi-as-a-Service infrastructure market, receives $2.4M seed funding
• Algorand Foundation partners with THUBA DAO to support student blockchain developers
• Algorand’s biggest event of the year is back for 2022. Decipher is coming to Dubai, on November 28–30.

Binance (BNB Chain)

• BNB Chain and Google Cloud Collaborate to Accelerate: the Growth of Web3: BNB Chain and Google Cloud are joining forces to provide foundational infrastructure, cloud computing credits, mentorship, and enhanced technical support to advance high-growth, early-stage Web3 and blockchain projects.
• BNB Chain Weekly Ecosystem Report (9 to 15 Sept)
• 9 BNB Chain Project Stars in September: Innovation is the cornerstone of sustainable growth and prosperity in the blockchain. In this article the team outlines eight innovative projects on BNB Chain that you can learn more about.
• Learn & Earn With ‘BNB Boost’ Before Campaign Ends: Take part in our BNB Boost Learn and Earn campaign to find out how you can utilize liquid staking, and pick up your share of a staggering $250,000 rewards pool. Users who complete the tasks will also receive their very own Liquid Staking Veteran NFT.
• Binance Account Bound (BAB) Token Holders set for Exclusive Usecases Across BNB Chain Ecosystem: Dive into the exciting new use cases in the BNB ecosystem for the Binance Account Bound (BAB) token. With exciting offerings for users throughout the BNB Chain, you can begin utilizing your BAB token today.
• DappBay: Red Alarm dApp Risk-List (Sep. 9th — Sep. 16th)
• Find the latest BSC news here.

Cardano

• The Vasil Hard Fork: a new update to scale and optimize the Cardano blockchain: The capabilities of the Cardano blockchain will expand with the Vasil hard fork.
• Project Catalyst’s Fund 10 Challenge Setting: Voting for Fund 9 of Project Catalyst is open. The Cardano Foundation selected nine Fund 10 challenges to vote for with rationale for their choices.
• Stake Pools You Should Know About: SHARP Pool: The recipients of the Cardano Foundation’s delegation which is currently 45 pools and around 14 million ada.
• Cardano Foundation Partners with Georgian National Wine Agency: The partnership with the Georgian National Wine Agency centers around a blockchain-based traceability solution to support the growth of Georgia’s wine sector
• Nominations — Cardano Summit 2022

Cosmos Network

• Secret Powers: What Do the Upcoming Groups and Gov Modules Enable?
• Move From Web2 to Web3 in 7 Weeks With the Interchain Developer Academy
• Find the latest governance proposals here.

DFINITY

• Internet Computer Updates: Codebase, DSCVR Portals V2, and ICP.Lab
• NFID: The Digital Identity Protocol
• Internet Computer Updates: BTC Integration Explainer, Terabethia ETH Testnet Stats, GameFi Features
• Introducing the New “ICP” Discord Server

Solana

• Meet the winners of the Solana Summer Camp Hackathon
• Monthly Community Update | August 2022
• Got Ledger? You can now use it on your iPhone with Glow wallet

Synthetix

• Synthetix Elections — Nominations ended on Sep 17th
• New Synthetix Perp Futures Market: sXMR: XMR Perpetual market will join the growing list of supported cryptocurrencies available for leverage trading through Synthetix Perpetual Futures.
• New Synthetix Perp Futures Markets: BNB, DOGE, and DEBT-Ratio
• Synthetix and the Merge
• A dive into the Synthetix Ecosystem on Optimism
• New Synthetix Perp Futures Market: sOP

Tezos

• How to Connect to a Tezos Testnet DApp in 3 Easy Steps
• Leg Up! The Tezos Commons Small Grant Program and Why It Matters
• Tezos Community Rewards — August 2022 Winners
• Share The Love: The Tezos Community Rewards Program, and Why You Should Nominate Someone (Or Yourself)
• How to move your tez from a central exchange to your personal Tezos wallet
• The latest Tezos Backing Sheet is out.

Aave

• Latest Aave News: Merge, SoLo, new grant recipients, September Community Call Recap, and the Next rAAVE. On Polygon v3, stMATIC was added & an AIP to add MaticX is live.
• An August update on Aave Grants including announcing new grantees, current status and quarterly milestones.
• Read a recap of the latest Aave Grants community call including updates from Aave Co, the community and four grantees, or keep reading for the full set of notes at the bottom of Aave News.
• Messari shared their Aave Weekly Report highlighting deposit balance by chain, revenue by token and gross protocol revenue.
• Follow the Aave governance forum.

Bancor

• 0x API Integration is now live on Bancor
• Bancor Simulator Live Tutorials: Fundamentals of Bancor V3 Simulations
• The Ethereum Merge — What to expect
• Get involved in Bancor DAO at gov.bancor.network
• Bancor Update — Week of Sept 12, 2022

Band Protocol

• Band Continues To Support Alpha Venture DAO on Homora V2’s Launch on Optimism
• BAND’s August 2022 Monthly Update is here
• Band X OKC AMA Session

Celo

• Celo Network Integrated On Brave
• How the Climate Collective Helps Increase Liquidity, Transparency, and the Integrity

Dock

• Dock’s Web3 ID Now Available on Auth0 Marketplace: Dock has partnered with Auth0, one of the world’s leading identity management companies. Auth0 has added the support for Dock’s Web3 IDs in their marketplace integration to enable Auth0’s enterprise customers to integrate Web3 IDs on their platforms.
• How to Prevent Supply Chain Fraud With Blockchain
• SEVENmile issues fraud-proof verifiable certificates using Dock: SEVENmile now issues digital graduation certificates that are fraud-proof and instantly verifiable using blockchain technology.

Elrond

• Runtime Verification Extends Their Commitment Towards Elrond And Is Now Offering Non-Custodial EGLD Delegation Services
• QoWatt, The First Blockchain Based French Public EV Charging Operator Joins The Metabonding Superwave
• Unlocking New Incentive Models: Sense4FIT Fuses Health, Blockchain Technology And Gamification To Create New Personal Growth Catalysts
• Last week in EGLD:

Filecoin

• Everything You Need to Know About FIP0036 — Deliberation, Discussion, and Next Steps: The Filecoin community has spent the past several months debating FIP0036, read all about the proposal in this blog post.
• Filecoin News 51: Learn about how a sector duration multiplier for long-term sector commitments will continue to improve the network in a recorded AMA session.
• ESPA Bootcamp: AMD’s view on Filecoin and Web3: The Enterprise Storage Provider Accelerator program is designed to help startups, data centers, managed service providers, and CTOs become successful members of the Filecoin network.
• Large Datasets: Kernelogic: Individuals and enterprises are looking for decentralized alternatives for the storage of large datasets. Take a look at how Filecoin is meeting this need via Kernelogic.

Injective

• August Update: $40M Funding Round, More Integrations, and Helix Launch
• Helix Launches on Injective
• Injective now supports Interchain Accounts (ICAs), bringing greater interoperability & composability to the Cosmos ecosystem.

Immutable X

• Automated Metadata Refresh is live on Immutable X
• The Next Evolution of IMX Staking: Staking Rewards are live.
• Immutable’s Tokenomics and Staking Principles were published.
• Read more about Trading Rewards on Immutable X.
• Dez Bryant’s Personal Corner Partners With Immutable X to Leverage Web3 and Power Athlete-to-Fan NFT Platform
• Param Labs Integrates Immutable X to Power the Upcoming Kiraverse with Gasless and Carbon Neutral NFT Minting and Trading
• Immutable & The Merge
• Rarible integrates with Immutable X: Rarible is now on IMX.

IRIS Network

• IRISnet Monthly Update (2022.08): 2022.08 — Technology & Ecosystem & Community Recap
• Cosmos-tech-based Spartan Network is Live to Serve Enterprise Use Cases

ICON

• ICON Development Update — August 2022: In August, the ICON team continued making progress on ICON 2.0, BTP, and ICON Bridge.
• Nexus Beta Now Available on Mainnet: Nexus is now live on the ICON mainnet with support for BNB Smart Chain.

Kava

• Curve Finance launches on Kava
• How to Earn With the Kava Curve Pool — A High APY Curve LP on Kava
• Kava 11 is set to officially launch on October 12:

Kyber

• KyberSwap Product Update: Trading contest UX improvements.
• Interim Update: Hack is removed, KyberSwap is secure, & next steps.
• Notice of Exploit of KyberSwap Frontend — All funds will be reimbursed
• Coin98 launches new stablecoin CUSD and celebrates with liquidity mining on KyberSwap
• KyberSwap is heading to TOKEN2049 2022
• KyberSwap will provide Ethereum Proof of Work Support for 30 Days
• KyberSwap Trading Contest continues with Lido Finance
• Find out all Kyber proposals here. Check them out on GitHub.

mStable

• Token Emission and the Future of MTA
• mStable Governance Updates — 19 September 2022 are out.
• Check out mStable’s latest proposals here.

Near Protocol

• NEARCON highlights have been published
• NEAR Foundation Transparency Report
• A Year on NEAR
• Hacking a New World with MetaBUILD III

Oasis Network

• What You Can Build With the Industry’s First Confidential EVM — Sapphire
• Get to Know Sapphire: The Industry-First Confidential EVM ParaTime
• Keep it Confidential: Build the First Ever Confidential DApp in Solidity, and Win

Orbs

• The Open DeFi Notification Protocol Now Supports Harvest Finance
• Reinstating Guardians’ Self Stake Requirement
• The Open DeFi Notification Protocol Now Supports Single Finance
• Orbs New Guardian Introduction: Mr. Dome

Persistence

• Community Newsletter #23 — August 2022
• Persistence and Axelar Partner to Implement Cross-chain Messaging
• Coin-type Migration from 750 to 118 for Persistence Core-1 Chain ($XPRT)

Polygon

• Starbucks Taps Polygon for Its ‘Starbucks® Odyssey’ Web3 Experience: Starbucks Coffee Company is working with Polygon to provide the blockchain technology to build its recently announced Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey.
• Polygon Monthly Rollup for Builders: August Recap
• What Does Ethereum’s Transition to Proof of Stake Mean for Polygon?
• The Merge to Erase 60,000 Tonnes of Polygon’s Carbon Footprint
• Back to School With Polygon
• PIL ZK Tooling is Now Open-Source
• Polygon Awards $250,000 to Winners of PolygonLEAP Accelerator
• How Polygon Helped Empower Women Builders at ETHMexico 2022
• New Canvas to Launch Lustration NFT and Social Token on Polygon
• Twitter space: GameSwift x Polygon Tech AMA
• Announcing the Winners of Polygon’s BUIDL IT Hackathon
• Going Beyond the Green Manifesto: Our New Impact Commitment

Secret Network

• ShadeBonds are Live on Mainnet
• Secret Network Ecosystem Update: August 2022
• Secret Network Heads to NYC for Mainnet and More
• The Shockwave Delta mainnet upgrade is now scheduled for September 21st

Gnosis Chain (formerly xDai Chain)

Gnosis Chain Weekly · 16 September 2022

• DappCon kicked off the week and the Ethereum merge concluded it.
• Gnosis opened Full Node to the public to celebrate the merge and host teams working on a smooth transition.
• Big congrats to the Gnosis Guild team celebrating their 1 year anniversity.
• Across the pond in Denver, Colorado the MetaCartel crew hosted MCON.
• Dark Forest is driving huge volume on Gnosis Chain with their latest Grand Prix. The game runs on the Optimistic Rollup on Gnosis Chain. Check it out!
• The Gelato Network was at DappCon scooping delicious gelato with Gnosis Chain taking the pistachio flavor
• And more.

Yearn Finance

• Yearn is cutting management fees on key vaults like ETH, USDC, DAI, and more.
• Gearbox V2 AllowedList Alpha: Yearning For More… APY
• Rebranding Yearn, consistency from chaos.

Zilliqa

• Dr. Richard Watts Joins As CTO In Zilliqa’s Latest Strategic Hire
• Web3 Gaming in 2022 and Beyond: Learn about the history of blockchain gaming, how it’s evolving, and what the future holds in this comprehensive industry report by Zilliqa.
• Zilliqa Monthly Newsletter — Aug 2022 Newsletter
• gZil Community Statement

1inch

• 1inch Monthly Digest: August
• The 1inch Wallet security explained
• 1inch Wallet users to be rewarded with OP tokens: OP tokens will be available to claim by the 1inch Wallet’s most active and regular users.
• The Ethereum Merge: what to expect? In this post, the meaning and ramifications of Ethereum’s upcoming switch from the PoW consensus algorithm to PoS are discussed.
• How gas works on the Ethereum network: This post discusses the issue of gas on the Ethereum network and steps were taken by 1inch to reduce users’ gas costs.
• 1inch’s Sergej Kunz talks at Dappcon: Sergej took part in the panel Decentralization And How To Speed It Up In Light Of Regulation.

MISC

• What is The Merge?

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