Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. June 26–July 02/2023

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Polkadot / Kusama

• Does the steel industry and blockchain technology combination lead to a greener future? It is happening with Klöckner & Co’s Nexigen Data Services, built in partnership with Boston Consulting Group and powered by Polkadot. Details.
• Meet Polkadot Developer Heroes, a program aimed to give more power to Polkadot developers and to build a strong collaborative community of Polkadot devs. Everyone from new joiners to advanced levels.
• Curious about the driving force behind Web3? Enter “blockspace”, the backbone of this transformative technology: just as the cloud fuels modern web apps, blockspace powers blockchain operations. Learn how blockspace is the key to unlocking the full potential of Web3.
• Polkadot Decoded 2023: Gavin Wood delivered a keynote speech on the future of the Polkadot ecosystem.
• Why was a branded Tesla parked outside of Polkadot Decoded? Peaq, the Web3 network powering the Economy of Things (EoT), is unveiling the details behind its partnership with ELOOP ONE, the Vienna-based car sharing provider.
• A full recap from Polkadot Decoded 2023 is available here (day 1) and here (day 2).

Acala / Karura

• Acala reports: aUSD conversion to aSEED is targeted to be on July 20, provided that the community vote is passed & on-chain changes are executed aUSD (Karura) will be converted to aSEED (Karura), aUSD (Acala) will be converted to aSEED (Acala). If you are a holder of aUSD/aUSD LP, then you do not need to take any action as aUSD/aUSD LP will be automatically converted to aSEED/ aUSD LP. More details.
• Acala 2.0 Exodus Upgrade will build the liquidity layer and LSDFi hub for Web3 finance with infrastructures and protocols essential for captive and sustainable liquidity and prosperity. Watch the walkthrough of the plan.

HydraDX / Basilisk

• Centrifuge is now in the HydraDX Omnipool, autonomously providing liquidity from its treasury in a trustless and non-custodial way via XCM. Users are able to transfer CFG tokens in and out of HydraDX using Hydra’s cross-chain UI.

Ontology

• Ontology celebrates 5 years of MainNet launch with remarkable progress, marking a significant milestone in its journey toward a decentralized future. Read more.
• Ontology offers an exclusive $300 discount code for those who want to join Messari’s Mainnet 2023 conference, where crypto’s brightest minds gather to shape the future of finance.

Phala / Khala

• Phala has launched a new version of Node (v0.1.25), introducing a new feature. Now, it automatically stops running when your hard disk is nearly full, preventing any data errors.

Energy Web

• Deloitte will be joining Energy Web’s ecosystem as a member. More information will follow in the coming weeks.

Crust / Shadow

• Crust is thrilled to share that it has participated in the Tencent Cloud Startup Program. The program strives to support startups with financial support, service discounts, training resources, marketing opportunities, and more.

Astar / Shiden

• Last week Astar announced its 2.0 version or project’s vision for the future. Now the team would like to share more background on how they got here, all their accomplishments along the way, and why they believe Astar 2.0 is what takes them to the next level.
• Banana SDK is now live on Astar. By leveraging the ERC4337 standard, it offers full account abstraction for a totally seamless user experience on Astar Network.
• On July 19, Astar will introduce three foundational groups for Astar Network: Astar Foundation, Startale Labs, and Governance.
• Startale Labs secures ~$3.5M seed funding from Sony Network Communications, the operating company of Sony Group, forming a Capital Alliance to Build Global Web3 Infrastructure!

Interlay / Kintsugi

• Be an active part of shaping the future of Interlay through its inclusive governance processes. Some important governance matters are up for community votes; here is a summary of all things Interlay governance.

Centrifuge / Altair

• Centrifuge has chosen The William Vale in Brooklyn, New York, to hold the Real-World Asset Summit. Located In the middle of bustling Williamsburg, it is the perfect place to bring together Brooklyn’s DeFi community, Manhattan’s institutional decision-makers, and international attendees.

Moonbeam / Moonriver

• Moonbeam x Nodle XCM integration is now up for a vote on Polkassembly until Wednesday, July 5.
• The final countdown has begun: congratulations to the teams for conquering the Moonbeam Accelerator training. After 10 intense weeks of mentorship, they are ready to shine.
• The Lunar Gaming Festival is taking off with Moonbeam teams coming together for a series of can’t-miss events. Details.
• Important on-chain vote between MBIP-4 & MBIP-5 to address storage growth is now live on Moonbeam.
• Runtime Upgrade 2401 is up for a vote on Moonriver Network until Friday, July 7th.

Composable Finance / Picasso

• Composable Finance is celebrating the beta launch of the first trustless connection between DotSama and Cosmos.
• Picasso is excited to announce that together with StreamSwap they are bringing PICA token to Cosmos. Check the blog to learn how you can participate and stay tuned for the date announcement.

Bit.Country / Pioneer

• New Bit.Country’s login (and actively developed features) will feel like coming home for Web2 users, seamlessly integrating the past with the future.

Manta / Calamari

• At 9 PM EST on June 27, the Manta Network Twitter account was compromised for a period of 3 hours. The unauthorized access has since been removed.
• Manta’s recent wallet integration with Dmail Network offers Manta wallet users and zkSBT holders access to communicate and collaborate with 325,000+ users using just a wallet address.

Enjin / Efinity

• Meet the new Enjin Platform: a powerful & advanced framework for building NFT platforms and integrations. It is open-source, modular, & user-friendly.
• The governance proposal regarding the migration of the Efinity parachain to the Enjin Blockchain and the associated token swap has passed with a 99.7% vote in favor.

KILT

• Polimec has announced that it will utilize reusable KYC credentials issued by Deloitte and “Built on KILT.” This will be the first use case of Deloitte’s reusable KYC and KYB credentials.

Dock

• Dock is working on refining its ‘Request Credentials’ flow and preparing to launch an update to its Blockchain SDK.

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