Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. August 14–20/2023

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Polkadot / Kusama

• Are you in Canada on August 15? Then do not miss your chance to join the local Polkadot community and dive into all things Polkadot & parachains during Canada Crypto Week.
• Are you an aspiring founder with a big idea? The Founders Track at Polkadot Blockchain Academy equips prospective and early-stage entrepreneurs with the necessary knowledge and practical skills to contribute to the Polkadot ecosystem. Read more.
• The Polkadot Developer Conference is just one month away. The 1st wave of tickets have all been claimed, but a limited number of tickets will be released soon.
• Moving liquidity to Polkadot became simpler, thanks to Moonbeam Routed Liquidity (MRL). Every parachain can access billions in liquidity from over 20 blockchain networks via Wormhole.

Acala / Karura

• Acala reports that the ACA emissions upgrade vote has been successfully passed and executed. Voting for incentive distribution to pools and dApps will be available soon, and more utilities, such as staking or aligning incentives, are coming.
• Karura’s KAR will follow the same upgrade as Acala, with 1/10 of the emission as ACA.

HydraDX / Basilisk

• A lot is happening at HydraDX. Watch the latest Space Monkeys episode to catch up.
• With Moonbeam Routed Liquidity, liquidity can flow from Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Avalanche through Wormhole and directly to HydraDX using one simple UI Carrier. To fully utilize these new liquidity flows, a referendum is now live for voting to: withdraw 3x LPs (DAI, WETH, WBTC), Create OTC orders to swap those assets for the MB Wormhole equivalent, and fast-track subsequent listing of these assets in Omnipool.

Ontology

• More swapping options for Ontology’s ONT token: now you can trade it on the ChangeHero instant crypto exchange.
• Learn everything about Ontology and how it works. ChangeHero put together a comprehensive guide to Ontology, covering everything from its history to its unique features and use cases.

Phala / Khala

• Wanna build with Phala’s latest tech (LensAPI Oracle & Functions) and win awesome prizes? Join two upcoming Hack Challenges with the project’s partner Developer DAO.
• Phala has partnered with Polygon Developers for the DevX Global Tour. Together they are dedicated to elevating Web3 experiences by redefining and pushing the boundaries of Web3 backend.

Energy Web

• Progress Update: Energy Web X successfully launched REX, its testnet parachain which is technically identical to EWX. That means, as of now, the REX parachain is producing blocks and completed all lifts from Volta for the system accounts.

Litentry / Litmus

• Litentry released its Weekly Community Update. Check out new credential rewards and airdrops for early birds.
• To show its gratitude for users’ positive response to Litentry’s EVM Campaign, the team is unveiling a special ‘Score Competition’. A bonus reward pool of $500 awaits.
• Litentry introduced a special “IDHub EVM Version Early Bird” credential for its dedicated early users.

Astar / Shiden / Startale Labs

• 650 institutional investors and banks will gain access to the Astar ecosystem.
• The dynamic emissions rate of Tokenomics 2.0 will bring Astar one step closer to Astar 2.0. Read more.
• Astar is now integrated on third web, a comprehensive Web3 development platform that includes SDKs, a wallet interface, and everything else you need to build dApps and games easily.
• Now users can successfully stake on dApps using MetaMask, on Shibuya testnet, and soon Astar will begin to onboard EVM-based projects to the dApp staking system.
• The proposal to open an HRMP channel between Shiden Network and GmOrDie is live.

Interlay / Kintsugi

• A proposal to register Wormhole assets on Interlay is up for discussion. This will enable 1-click interoperability between Interlay and Ethereum, BNB Chain, and many more.

Centrifuge / Altair

• Centrifuge released the agenda for the Real-World Asset Summit.
• Active Contributors and Mandated Groups in the Centrifuge DAO drive the protocol and define its future. Reviewing the past year of governance milestones, Centrifuge explores how the DAO is building a better financial system.

Moonbeam / Moonriver

• Moonbeam is excited to introduce OpsLayer as the newest Moonbeam ecosystem contributor. It was founded by core members of PureStake, and is now dedicated to building and maintaining robust infrastructure & software for Moonbeam.
• Zenlink Mega Aggregator is now live on Moonbeam, offering seamless integration with StellaSwap, Beamswap, and Zenlink.
• In this Moonbuilders Workshop, Nino Kutnjak from Apillon gave first-hand insights into Apillon’s NFT service with a user-friendly drag & drop interface for creating personalized collections and showed how to leverage API keys to build NFT masterpieces.

Composable Finance / Picasso

• Composable Finance opened a discussion to ignite collaboration on cross-ecosystem pollination of Polkadot’s native token across Neutron and several dApps hosted on it.

Manta / Calamari

• Manta has partnered with iZUMi, a multi-chain DeFi protocol providing one-stop Liquidity as a Service (LaaS).
• Polyhedra will work together with Manta Network to bring trustless and efficient interoperability through advanced ZKP technology to the Manta ecosystem.
• Manta and BladeDAO will launch zkBlade for Blade DAO community members. zkBlade allows users to have a zkDID when enjoying Web3 products and experiences.

Enjin / Efinity

• Discover the latest Enjin Blockchain enhancements, NFT.io updates, Enjin Wallet innovations, and Enjin Tooling progress.
• Curious about the ENJ / EFI token migration? Check out FAQs for a smooth shift to the Enjin / Efinity Matrixchain.

Dock

• Dock’s integration with Polygon ID unlocks a new era for developers, allowing you to issue Polygon-based Verifiable Credentials in minutes. While in Paris, representatives of the Dock team talked with Silvia Aran, Technical Sales Director of Polygon ID, about this collaboration’s immense potential.

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