NEAR HORIZON x OUTLIER VENTURES CREATE BASE CAMP ACCELERATOR TO PROPEL WEB3 STARTUPS
NEAR Foundation's newly-formed Web3 startup, NEAR Horizon, is partnering with Outlier Ventures to launch Base Camp, an accelerator program. The program will support early-stage startups building on the NEAR blockchain Operating System (bOS). LINK

BASE CAMP ACCELERATOR IS NOW RECEIVING APPLICATIONS
Base Camp is now receiving applications from startups looking to build on the bOS. Check out their eligibility criteria and apply today. Deadline is 14th of June. LINK

MEET THE WINNERS OF THE NEAR DEVHUB-SPONSORED TRACK AT THE ZKP/WEB3 HACKATHON
The Near DevHub sponsored a hackathon track at the ZKP/WEB3 Hackathon organized by UC Berkeley, as the Near Protocol explores the addition of a zero-knowledge layer. The track was designed by O(1)Labs. Two projects made the winners' circle LINK

AWESOMENEAR IS MOVING TO A NEW HOME ON NEAR SOCIAL
NEARFans, the team behind the AwesomeNEAR website, is shutting the awesomenear.com and hauling their activities to the NEAR Horizon portal on bOS. The page is likely to stay and so will the website, although future updates or edits no longer will be actioned after the end of May. LINK

PIKESPEAK UNVEILS THE OFFICIAL NDC DASHBOARD ON NEAR SOCIAL
The Pikespeak team has released the official NEAR Digital Collective dashboard for grassroots DAOs. The all-in-one interface rolls up a variety of metrics, analytics and actions in one user-friendly and interactive display. The dashboard is open to the community. Users can view, react, engage and vote on proposals and bounties for the different DAO verticals. More on this in the NEAR Town Hall on May 17th. LINK


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BURROW COMPLETES INTEGRATION OF NATIVE USDT
Users can now supply $USDT to Burrow pools after the team completed integration of native USDT. Existing $USDT.e pools will not be affected. LINK

HERE WALLET INTEGRATES BINANCE CONNECT
Users can now supply $USDT to Burrow pools after the team completed integration of native USDT. Existing $USDT.e pools will not be affected. LINK

LiNEAR LAUNCHES NEW APP ON bOS LINK

REF FINANCE : NEW $pNEAR-$NEAR DCL FARM POOL GOES LIVE LINK

SENDER WALLET NOW SUPPORTS zkSYNC ERA MAINNET
Sender wallet unlocks new possibilities with zkSync Era mainnet support. The team also announces an exciting new update for the mobile app. LINK

NEARWEEK : AUDIO & PODCAST LIBRARY
A selection of project and community audio recordings that cover the NEAR, Aurora, and Octopus Network ecosystem and their respective developments. LINK

NEARWEEK : COMMUNITY CALENDAR [NEW]
NEARWEEK launches its custom community calendar to be used by the entire NEAR ecosystem! Please populate the calendar with project launch dates, NFT drops, and Twitter Spaces. This way users in the space are aware of everything that's scheduled to happen. LINK

NEARWEEK : MERCH STORE
Our NEAR ecosystem merch store is live - stack up your NEAR drip!! If you're a project and want your design featured in the store, please e-mail: shop@nearweek.com. LINK

NEARWEEK : NEWSBOT
The NEARWEEK Twitter newsbot offers the easiest way to ensure that any breaking NEAR Protocol-related news on your timeline is picked up by NEARWEEK.To send us a submission, simply comment or tweet:
< !submit @nearweekbot > — it's that simple!

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NEAR DEVELOPER DAO PUBLISHES Q2-Q3 OKRs
NEAR Developer DAO, the self-sufficient community for developers on NEAR, has published its quarterly OKRs. The report highlights a productive Q2, including segments for community quality, engagement, strategic initiatives, and operations. Q2 has been spearheaded by a successful hackathon track at the ZKP/WEB3 Hackathon organized by UC Berkeley's Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) LINK

LEARN HOW TO CREATE NEAR SMART CONTRACT ABIs WITH THE NEW WEB3CLIENT TOOL
NEARWorkshops is organizing a session to teach developers how to leverage the new Web3Client tool to import, execute and share NEAR smart contract ABIs. The workshop is scheduled for the 18th of May. LINK

NEAR DEVELOPER DAO'S OPEN CALL FOR PAID CONTRIBUTORS STILL ONGOING LINK

NEAR WIKI
The open-source, collaborative wiki connects you to information about everything relating to the protocol, usage, infrastructure, opportunities, and guilds. LINK

LEARN NEAR CLUB : HOW TO USE & BUILD ON NEAR
An all inclusive hands-on onboarding platform to NEAR Protocol, connecting NEAR ecosystem projects to pro-active community members via (L)Earn method. Supported by NEAR Foundation. LINK

NEAR : RUST SMART CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT
The following guide explores the general principles of smart contract development, focusing on ways to merge NEAR Protocol development with normal web applications. LINK

MESSARI NEAR PROTOCOL Q1 REPORT 2023: GROWTH & ADOPTION

NEARWEEK rounded up Messari's detailed Q1 report on the NEAR Protocol into a digestive summary. The report highlights NEAR's strong performance financially and as a community that was headlined by the launching of the Blockchain Operating System (bOS), despite challenging industry conditions. LINK

FEW AND FAR LAUNCHES NEXT-GEN MARKETPLACE WALLET AND GENERATOR

Few and Far marketplace has released an all-in-one no-code wallet and marketplace solution for brands building on NEAR. Create a wallet via email, a private marketplace with no code, and more. LINK

PLAYIBLE'S PLAY-TO-EARN FANTASY CRICKET GAME IS LIVE
Palyible, an NFT Fantasy sports platform on NEAR has launched its fantasy cricket game for NEAR users. Users will claim a free starter pack of 12 athlete NFTs to build their teams and compete for a 150k IR prize pool. LINK


NEAR AND AIRCHAIN TO POWER SANKALPTARU FOUNDATION'S REFI GOALS IN NEW PARTNERSHIP
The SankalpTaru Foundation, one of India's most prominent climate-conscious organizations has partnered with NEAR and AIRCHAIN to transform its planting practices. The Foundation will leverage NEAR to ensure more transparent and accountable tree planting, anchored by Airchain's cutting-edge Web3 SaaS solution. LINK

NEAR x KNAQ: A NEW ERA OF FAN ENGAGEMENT
Knaq is a fan loyalty platform that allows fans to interact with their favorite creators on social media platforms in Web2 and Web3. Knaq plans to offer seamless user experience, and provide more value to fans and creators by leveraging NEAR's fast and scalable blockchain. LINK

AURORA WEEKLY UPDATE [2023-05-12]
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