NEWSLETTER Edition #110
A weekly update on everything that moves NEAR Protocol
Nº 110 · Tue 23 May, 2023
Hello NEAR community!
Wrapping our heads around the Blockchain Operating System (BOS) requires insights into its ability and potential.
This is why the NEARWEEK team has published the following must-read explaining why BOS is a lot more than just a decentralised front-end, creating the true Open Web experience for everyone.
As aptly put by Albert Einstein, 'Any fool can know. The point is to understand.'
Speak soon,
Mr. News
NEARWEEK is aggregating and curating information across the NEAR ecosystem. This edition was curated by the community via 212 news contributions to the NEWS DAO.
Highlights
TOWN HALL DELIVERS MAJOR ECOSYSTEM UPDATES
The latest NEAR Town Hall unveils new components being built on the BOS by projects around the ecosystem, including the official NDC dashboard by Pikespeak. LINK
AURORA DAO APPROVES CHANGES TOKEN ECONOMY 2.0
After Alex Shevchenko's proposal went live last month, the Aurora DAO has approved several changes that affect the layer's native token, $AURORA. LINK
NEAR INTEGRATES WORMHOLE, LAUNCHES ZK-ENABLED CROSS-CHAIN COMMUNICATION
NEAR Foundation partners with Wormhole, an industry-standard cross-chain Zero-Knowledge messaging protocol. The integration will establish a NEAR-ETH corridor, and bolster multi-chain interoperability. LINK
NEAR NYC x NEAR HORIZON : NYC DEMO DAY 2023
Join the NEAR NYC community on June 16, to discover NEAR Horizon's accelerator, next-gen technology, and engage with NEAR's builders, founders, and investors. LINK
NEAR KOREA TEAM OUTSHINES COMPETITION AT GLITCH HACKATHON 2023
The NEAR Korea team beat out teams from Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche and Bifrost, to win the grand prize at the three-day event in Korea. LINK
DeFI
DISCOVER DEFI GRANTS HERE
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 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
Community and Guilds
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!
Developers
DISCOVER DEV GRANTS & GIGS
DEV DAO LAUNCHES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EXPERIENCED NEAR DEVELOPERS
The DevDAO Fellowship Program will provide guidance and financial rewards to experienced and new developers for their contributions to the NEAR ecosystem. LINK
SOFTWARE ENGINEER? PAGODA NEEDS YOU
The Pagoda team is hiring a staff software engineer, in a tech lead role to mentor other engineers. LINK
NEAR HACKS TEAM LAUNCHES BOS BOOTCAMP LINK
NEAR DEVHUB SPOTLIGHT : ASIAN DEVELOPER COMMUNITY
The NEAR DevHub team highlights the Vietnam Blockchain Initiative (VBI), a vibrant Web3 developer community of over 40k developers brewing in Vietnam. LINK
NEAR : REVAMP TO STATE SYNC MECHANISM
The core developer team of the NEAR Protocol is overhauling the State Sync mechanism of the protocol. The goal is to make it faster, scalable and more reliable for node operators and validators. LINK
NEAR CONTRACTS STANDARDS COMMUNITY GROUP MEETS FOR THE FIRST TIME LINK
Join The Ecosystem
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
Project Growth
NEAR FOUNDATION x AI LAND : ECOSYSTEM SHOWCASE
Join the NEAR Foundation team on May 23rd as they sit down with AI Land to discuss product, and the impact of AI and blockchain on gaming. LINK
NAMESKY MARKETPLACE LAUNCHES ON MAINNET
NameSky, a marketplace where you can mint, buy and sell NEAR account names, is now live on mainnet. LINK
NEAR x ROWND : BRIGHTENING THE FUTURE OF WEB3 ONBOARDING LINK
MOTODEX IS LIVE ON AURORA MAINNNET
MotoDEX, a play-to-earn NFT game for racing aficionados, is now live on Aurora mainnet. LINK
AURORA WEEKLY UPDATE [2023-05-19] LINK
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