Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. May 20–24/2024

Polkadot

• Behind the Code, “Creating the Web3 Future”, is now live! Watch Episode 1: Watch here.
• Bid on historic blockchain memorabilia signed by Gavin Wood. Auction proceeds go to charity.
• New EXR game type leaked? Race against Conor Daly for a chance to win prizes at Consensus: More details.
• Headed to #BerlinBlockchainWeek? Catch presentations from members of the Polkadot Ecosystem at BREW: Details.
• “A Glass with Gav” Episode 2 is now available. Listen to Gavin Wood and Mark Cachia discuss JAM, open-source development, and blockchain technology. Listen here.

Web3 Foundation

• Velocity Labs has been awarded a grant from the Decentralized Futures Program, marking a step towards revolutionizing the #DeFi landscape within the Polkadot ecosystem. Read more here.

Bit.Country

• Feature Friday Episode 3! Learn how to manage and list your NFTs on BitCountry. Maximize exposure by listing on your marketplace, requesting listings on other metaverses, and utilizing NFT activators: Details.

Centrifuge

• Excited about the proposal to bring CFG to an on-chain RWA index on Index Coop! Read the full proposal here.

Nova Wallet

• Alephoria Common Drops on Aleph Zero are here! Stake your AZERO tokens using Nova Wallet to be eligible for the drops. Download Nova Wallet.
• A new cross-chain transfer option for USDC is now live! Transfer USDC tokens between Pendulum Chain and Polkadot Asset Hub in Nova Wallet: More details.

Polkadex

• Trading on Polkadex Orderbook is back online after scheduled downtime and a successful runtime upgrade. New features include direct deposit and withdrawal functionality, LMP bug fixes, and PDEX now transferable to other chains.

Manta Network

• Magpie Protocol joins the MantaPacific ecosystem! Win from a prize pool of 2000 $MANTA tokens by swapping on Manta Network over the next 14 days.
• DefiLlama is now tracking #MantaCeDeFi! Earn yield via a hybrid DeFi/CeFi approach secured by Ceffu. Stake now: More details.
• The FireFlydexZK team sets aside $1M of $FLY for #MantaRenewParadigm participants: Details.
• MANTA CeDeFi reaches $10 Million in TVL in less than 12 hours! Join CeDeFi: More details.

Bifrost

• Announcing the Bifrost Fellowship Program! A self-governing body of experts and developers operating on-chain through fellowship referenda and off-chain through community discussions. More details.
• vDOT-DOT Swap Status Update: Bifrost monitors situation over the weekend: More details.

Dock

• Introducing two new governance proposals: 1️⃣ Reduce length fee from 0.01 to 0.0001 tokens per byte. 2️⃣ Require verified identities for all council members. Read and vote.

Tanssi

• It’s been a year since Tanssi was spotlighted! Snapshot of Tanssi’s last 365 days: More details.
• Dot20 Dota arrives in Tanssiland, landing first on the Dancebox testnet: More details.

Astar Network

• $200K USD worth of Astar Studio Credit is up for grabs! Check out.
• Big congrats to HydraDX and Astar Network communities for locking over 5,500,000 ASTR on the HydraDX Omnipool: More details.
• The public mint for 0n1Force on Astar zkEVM is now live. Each mint includes a 0N1verse physical collector card. Collect now.

Moonriver Network

• Moonrise is in full effect on Moonriver 🌕 Visit the updated website for our new branding: Explore here.

peaq

• ICYMI: peaq concludes token launch on CoinList 🚀 $36+ million contributed: Details.
• Closed the 2nd largest CoinList raise in 2+ years, securing $20 million through their token launch: Details.
• Announcing the first panel of #DePINAustin at Consensus 2024: Details.
• Welcomes Charge XYZ to the peaqosystem. Streamline and democratize access to charge for electric vehicles: More details.
• JuiceUp, a DePIN of community-owned power bank stations, is now part of the peaqosystem. JuiceUp aims to democratize the power bank sharing market. Read more.

SubQuery

• Discover benefits of decentralized RPCs with SubQuery Network! Learn more.
• Want to learn how to select a node operator for delegation? Check out our quick video tutorial: Watch here.
• Stake Stone selected SubQuery for its extensive chain support. Learn more about SubQuery’s capabilities: Read here.
• Introducing Artela Network, a leading L1 featuring a unique combination of Blockchain and Aspect Programming native extensions: Details.

Polkadot Blockchain Academy

• Polkadot Blockchain Academy kicks off its 5th wave in Singapore! Training developers globally.

Ajuna Network

• 2/3 of May Airlyft Campaign completed. Join the action: More details.

Robonomics

• Robonomics School 2024, Part I: IoT is More Dangerous Than AI, a sci-fi short story by Ens Rationis.

Nodle Network

• Announcing a strategic partnership with Hayden AI to deploy Nodle’s ContentSign authentication technology.
• Nodle has onboarded over 780,000 mobile devices into the IoTeX DePIN ecosystem. Learn more.

SORA

• The launch of Kensetsu is approaching! Review the similarities and differences between Kensetsu Protocol and MakerDAO: Read more.
• The SORA network upgrade v3.4.0 has been successfully released on the mainnet. The upgrade includes a codebase update for the upcoming Kensetsu release. Full changelog: Read here.
• SORA v3: Stops minting of $TBCD, making XOR deflationary. More details.

Pendulum

• Published their proposal (#748) to bring Stellar liquidity to Polkadot via Spacewalk Bridge, now up for vote: Read here.

OriginTrail

• Introduced ChatDKG, a new AI solution that leverages its DKG technology to create a neutral, inclusive knowledge foundation: More details.

Phala Network

• Announcing the impact of the SubBridge solution, co-developed with Sygma, which bridges assets between Substrate and EVM chains.

Moonbeam Network

• Moonbeam’s Odyssey Program Trials are still ongoing! Start completing tasks on Guild XYZ to be considered: Details.
• Today’s Block Magic Hackathon Space with Moonbeam & Chainlink is now live: More details.
• Moonrise is officially here! Rebranding, updated roadmap, X Spaces, and Odyssey Program Trials: Explore here.
• New Moon, who dis? Check out Moonbeam’s fresh new look and expanded product roadmap: More details.
• The latest blog post provides an updated product roadmap for Moonbeam Network improvements through 2025 and beyond. Read the full roadmap.

SubWallet

• Added a new feature, allowing users to choose between nine different currencies when managing their portfolio: More details.

Litentry

• Congratulations on DIN LOL’s rebranding from Web3Go. We are thrilled to be #DINFriends and look forward to innovating together: Read more.

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