Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. July 10–16/2023

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Polkadot / Kusama

• The third wave of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy began in Berkeley, California. Learn how the program is helping prepare developers to contribute to Web3 and the Polkadot ecosystem.
• Finally, the Governance & DAOs playlist from Polkadot Decoded outlines what you can expect to see from the new OpenGov process and how other projects can leverage DAO-centric protocols for the long term.
• The winner of Polkadot Parachain Auction #45 is confirmed as peaq. It enables people to build Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), incentivizing communities to connect hardware and earn from it.
• There has never been a quarter like this for Polkadot: the 3 months from April to June 2023 were packed with big enterprise announcements and native Web3 adoption on an unprecedented scale within the Polkadot network. Here are some of the highlights.

Acala / Karura

• Acala’s ACA emissions and burn upgrade is targeted to be on Aug 15 provided the community vote is passed. The upgrade will optimize the network growth, sustainability & safety by boosting ACA utility such as staking, aligning incentives and as a securing element.
• ACA burns: a portion of unspent emissions will be burned periodically e.g. 1% every month. A portion of the network fees accumulated over a period of time will also be burned via governance e.g. 20% every six months. This overtime may make ACA deflationary.
• Acala upgrade 2.18.0 vote has passed and been executed, meaning Multichain Asset Router v1.0 transfer assets any chain — to any parachains — within a single transaction is coming to Acala soon.

Ontology

• Tune in to the latest episode of the Ontology podcast on Spotify. Join the team as they celebrate Ontology’s 5th MainNet anniversary, featuring discussions with contributors, collaborators, and partners. Discover their insights on improving Web3 UX.
• iMe Smart Platform, a messaging smart platform powered by Telegram with crypto wallet, is taking a significant step towards mass adoption by supporting Ontology tokens (as well as many others).

Phala / Khala

• The June edition of the Monthly Phala Newsletter has been published. Dive in and do not miss out on all the exciting updates that have been featured.
• Phala’s first Blueprint, the LensAPI Oracle, has been successfully integrated into the Lens Protocol documentation. This is a major milestone for widespread Phat Contract usage.

Energy Web

• The Energy Web developers put in tireless effort to create numerous solutions and applications, making June an incredibly productive month. To appreciate their hard work, take a glance at the statistics.

Crust / Shadow

• Crust Network has secured seven-figure funding from DWF Labs. With its support, Crust is poised to accelerate its mission of revolutionizing the storage landscape with cutting-edge technology.
• ANOME has officially announced a strategic partnership with Crust. This collaboration will leverage the strengths of both parties to provide Web3 game players and game developers a more seamless and secure decentralized storage experience in Anome’s Web3 UGC gaming platform.

Astar / Shiden / Startale Labs

• In this Voyage to Supernova campaign Astar will highlight the great teams, new and old, who have brought value to the network in a variety of ways — tools, infrastructure, DeFi, and much more. Save your spot to be in with a chance to win an exclusive SUPERTHREE NFT.
• NTT Digital partners with Astar to create web3 training programs and enhance network infrastructure. Details.
• Startale Labs has invested in and formed a capital & business alliance with BOBG. Through this alliance, the project intends to integrate BOBG’s specialized expertise and its profound understanding of Web3 with its portfolio.

Interlay / Kintsugi

• The Bitcoin DeFi Hub on Interlay has been a huge success. To celebrate the launch, the team is announcing the “Use Bitcoin, Win Bitcoin” campaign. Here are 4 easy steps for you to win up to $100 worth of Bitcoin.

Centrifuge / Altair

• Centrifuge is now live on Moonbeam Network. You can now trade & stake CFG tokens on one of the most efficient DEX on Polkadot.

Moonbeam / Moonriver

• Moonbeam has published its latest Weekly Recap. Strap up and dive in for all the updates.
• Hashport, the x-chain token bridge, has added support for Moonbeam. Users can now leverage Hashport services to transport tokens between distributed networks such as Moonbeam, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and more.
• Runtime Upgrade 2401 is up for vote on Moonbeam until Wednesday, July 19th.
• Koingaroo is officially live on Moonbeam Network, offering Moonbeam users self-custody investing across chains in 60 seconds.
• Moonriver and Turing Network, OAK’s canary net on Kusama, are now integrated via XCM, enabling cross-chain MOVR/ TUR token transfers & automated transactions.
• RockX has integrated into Moonbeam. Developers on the network can now leverage RockX node services for scalable infra. With RockX, users can choose between publicly shared or dedicated nodes & tap into informative dashboards to analyze usage/manage API keys.

Composable Finance / Picasso

• The last month has been extremely eventful for Composable Finance & Picasso. Catch up on all the launches, connections, and take a look into their plans for the month ahead.
• The first proposal for Picasso incentive matching is live on Osmosis. Matching PICA / OSMO incentives can help enrich the first Cosmos IBC cross-ecosystem experience and cultivate a more interactive community that supports trustless interoperability.

Bit.Country / Pioneer

• With the introduction of BC Space, Bit.Country is one step closer to its Mainnet launch and making the Metaverse accessible to everyone, from anywhere.

Manta / Calamari

• Manta launches Manta Pacific: the EVM-native modular L2 for ZK applications. Now, developing and deploying ZK applications is possible for Solidity developers with just a few lines of code.

Enjin / Efinity

• Metinburgh, a groundbreaking project fusing digital tourism with the Metaverse, is planning to utilize Enjin’s technology stack in the ecosystem for NFTs.

KILT

• KILT’s DIP proposal on Polkadot has passed. Funding for further development of DIP (Decentralized Identity Provider) has been approved. DIP provides the building blocks to establish an open cross-chain identity ecosystem, and implements an OpenID-like authentication flow which allows parachains to share identities.

Dock

• Polygon and Dock will collaborate to simplify Verifiable Credential issuance. Dock’s Verifiable Credentials Platform allows developers to create a Polygon DID and issue their first Verifiable Credential on Polygon in minutes.

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