Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. October 16–22/2023

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Polkadot / Kusama

• A new version of the Polkadot Host, 1.2.0, has been released.
• Polkadot’s OpenGov Week 41 edition is here.
• Anonymous parathread 3353 has won the most recent parachain auction, after leading in 99.89% of blocks in the Ending Period.

Acala / Karura

• Watch the Acala 2.0 progress update recording that includes information on DOT & LCDOT staking, ACA staking, LSTFi ecosystem, and more.
• Boosted DOT staking on Euphrates DApp is coming with this proposal. It will introduce two pools for DOT holders: LDOT & tDOT pools. Users will get DOT staking rewards and additional boosted rewards in ACA & Taiga Protocol’s TAI.
• A vote is up on Acala for launching the DOT LST pool and adjusting the reward rate. It includes adjusting lcDOT to LDOT and tDOT conversion pool incentives and launching the DOT LST pool.

HydraDX / Basilisk

• Stablepools are now live on HydraDX, starting with a 4pool of USDC-DAI-USDT (Moonbeam Network), and USDT (native).
• On October 24th, 113M DOT locked in the first batch of Polkadot crowdloans will be returned to its owners. To celebrate the Great Unlock, the HydraDX is preparing to accumulate more DOT into its Protocol-owned liquidity (POL), on top of the 400k+ (v)DOT it already has. For this purpose, the Protocol is considering a Bonds campaign (subject to a governance vote) conducted via an LBP event. Read more.

Ontology

• Ontology Network now collaborates with UQUID, an innovative Web3 e-commerce platform. The key feature of this collaboration is the integration of Ontology’s native token as an additional payment method on the UQUID marketplace.

Phala / Khala

• Launches revamps, and hackathons: here is what has defined Phala’s October so far.

Crust / Shadow

• Crust currently has 11 well-functioning community gateways. Whether you are a new member or have been participating for some time, the project eagerly looks forward to your involvement.

Litentry / Litmus

• Build a Web3 project with Litentry’s DID to win a bounty prize at virtual hackathon Web3 HackX. Submit by October 31.

Astar / Shiden / Startale Labs

• Still, wondering what the differences are between optimistic and zk Rollups? Read Astar’s latest blog post to learn more about these scaling solutions.
• ASTR became live on Polkadex Orderbook. Users can now place non-custodial limit and market orders at CEX-like speeds and integrate trading bots on the ASTR/USDT trading pair.
• ChainIDE for Astar Network is in action. Now, you can effortlessly craft EVM/WASM smart contracts via ChainIDE and deploy them instantly on Astar.

Bifrost

• vASTR is now live on Bifrost. Liquid Staking of Astar’s token will allow users to unlock the liquidity of staked tokens, maximizing ASTR interoperability and DeFi opportunities.

Interlay / Kintsugi

• Interlay’s Weekly Governance Roundup: some important governance matters are up for community votes.

Centrifuge / Altair

• Centrifuge is excited to share EIP-7540, an extension of ERC-4626, written to make onchain lending more flexible across different use cases.

Moonbeam / Moonriver

• Deep dive into DeFi during Moonbeam Ignite. Each project now has how-to’s on getting started & igniting your DeFi experience on Moonbeam.
• Moonbeam Precompiles improve UX and the Batch Precompile is like an online shopping cart, granting DApp builders and their users the power to bundle multiple transactions into one signed by an EOA. Here is how.

Composable Finance / Picasso / Pablo

• The DOT / STARS (Stargaze) pool on the Pablo DEX has some major incentives for the next 180 days.
• Composable Finance has published its new Research Post: “The Composable Virtual Machine: Technical Overview and Example Case”.

Manta / Calamari

• Manta is partnering with Polygon to transition Manta Pacific to zkEVM using Polygon CDK. Learn more about what this means for you.
• Manta Fest DeFi Activities update: the staking period has been slashed from 30 to 20 days.
• Rubic, a cross-chain tech aggregator for users, has integrated Manta Network with iZUMi Finance to provide DEX.

Enjin / Efinity / NFT.io

• The Enjin Platform and NFT.io are now officially live on the Canary test network. This means you have everything you need to start building with Enjin.

Equilibrium / Genshiro

• Another month, another recap of Equilibrium’s development progress, and a sneak peek of what lies ahead.

KILT

• The second episode of Kilt’s “Digital Identity Series” is out. Tune in to listen to the importance of transparency in commodity markets and how KILT can play a role for commodities with AssetDIDs and public credentials.

Dock

• Dock CEO explained the difference between the 3 models of identity management.

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