Polkadot Ecosystem Weekly Digest. October 9–15/2023
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4 min readOct 16, 2023
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Polkadot / Kusama
- Polimec has won the most recent parachain lease auction. It enables fundraising in a decentralized, transparent, and regulatory-compliant manner, aligning stakeholder incentives during and beyond the fundraise.
- Decentralization is unfolding, whether or not we like it. The Polkadot Referendum Roundup presents this week’s key OpenGov updates.
- What are the key progress of the Polkadot ecosystem in Q3 2023? 11 charts to highlight the state of Polkadot by Dotinsights.
- Web3 Foundation announced a new program to help teams looking to contribute to Polkadot, with an initial target of deploying 20 million CHF and 5 million DOT through 2024.
- A new Polkadot parachain auction has already begun.
Acala / Karura
- Single-side LCDOT staking rewards on Acala were renewed with APY at 191–253%.
- Here is an outline of how to maximize your LCDOT using Acala’s Euphrates liquidity DApp.
- Karura’s KAR-USDCet bootstrap pool is open.
HydraDX / Basilisk
- The HydraDX monthly update for September is out. Catch up with the latest on Moonbeam Routed Liquidity, native USDC, HDX staking, and more.
Ontology
- Binance Earn now has Ontology’s ONG staking option.
Phala / Khala
- Recently, some members of the Phala community have reported issues with a decrease in Delegation rewards. Upon investigation, this has been caused by cheating activity from some Vault Owners. Read more.
Energy Web
- The ninth RECHARGE Sprint by Energy Web has wrapped up, and the team is already in high gear for Sprint #10, loaded with exciting new features. Check out the leaderboard, and stay tuned for further updates.
Crust / Shadow
- A great proposal is being made to help projects that include Crust Network to achieve product-market fit. Crust cordially invites you to review the proposal and cast your valuable vote on the proposal page.
- The rewards for the Crust Shadow Crowdloan for Kusama Parachain Slot Auctions #56–59 have been successfully distributed.
Litentry / Litmus
- Litentry has partnered with OneBlock+ to assist the project in issuing certificates to its students. OneBlock+ is focused on the developer community and is offering courses, workshops & hackathons to encourage more people to join and build blockchain projects.
Astar / Shiden / Startale Labs
- Astar is building the new Astar zkEVM environment quickly and invites users to join the launch.
- It is your chance to join a Polkadot hackathon to win cool prizes for building dApps with Ink!: get creative, or replicate existing products like AA wallets or prediction markets. Deploy them on Astar, and you could qualify for mentorship by the Astar team.
- Account Unification is coming to Astar Portal, which allows users to interact with both EVM and Wasm smart contract environments using a single account.
- The Polkadot XCM channels between Astar and the Polkadex parachain are now open and functional.
Bifrost
- Bifrost SLPx Pallet is live. By leveraging Polkadot‘s native cross-consensus messaging format (XCM), the SLPx pallet will crucially lower the barrier of liquid staking for users. By reducing the whole process to one click from any chain, it abstracts away the complexities of cross-chain transfers and staking processes.
Interlay / Kintsugi
- Interlay’s Weekly Governance Roundup is out, inviting you to be an active part of shaping the future of the Interlay ecosystem through the inclusive governance process.
- Interlay became the second parachain to tap into Moonbeam Routed Liquidity.
Centrifuge / Altair
- Audit results from Centrifuge’s recent code4arena competition are live. As we approach the mainnet launches of Liquidity Pools across the Ethereum + L2 ecosystem, security remains a top priority.
Moonbeam / Moonriver
- Messari has issued Moonbeam Q3 2023 Brief. Read on for a recap of key insights directly from the report.
- Join Moonbeam and Bifrost to explore the Omni LS DApp and familiarize yourself with how to access Bifrost liquid staking solutions on Moonbeam to earn an exclusive NFT.
- Referendum #139 for Moonbeam: Swap Leases with Parachain 3342 has passed. This step ensures Moonbeam’s uninterrupted operation on Polkadot through June 2025.
Composable Finance / Picasso
- Composable Finance has introduced its Research Forum, an epicenter for open innovation and execution.
Manta / Calamari
- MantaFest continues with all new social activities. Now you can explore some of the exciting DApps in the ecosystem that connect you with other community members and earn points for future rewards.
- Manta has introduced the Uncharted Pacific Grants Program. 5.000.000 Manta tokens will be granted across all ecosystem projects participating in MantaFest.
Enjin / Efinity / NFT.io
- Enjin’s ecosystem legal team has been inducted into The Legal 500, General Counsel Powerlist: Southeast Asia Teams 2023. Being recognized for legal innovation, compliance, and cost-efficiency. Enjin was the sole Singapore-based global blockchain team. Details.
Equilibrium / Genshiro
- Equilibrium is introducing EQ finance: the ultimate LSD portal for Polkadot and other ecosystems. The most advantageous part of the LSD hub is instant access to dollar liquidity in the form of USD-pegged decentralized EQD stablecoin.
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