NEWSLETTER Edition #125
A weekly update on everything that moves NEAR Protocol
Nº 125 · Mon 4 Sep, 2023
Hello NEAR community (⋈),
'Marketing has long been seen as a weakness of the NEAR ecosystem. We need to do a better job at evangelising the technologies we have built to get more people to talk about them. In essence, we should invest more into technical and product marketing to amplify NEAR's technology.
Moreover, I think we should allocate more resources to support developers and founders. They are what makes an ecosystem successful: when there are more founders, more products get built and more users are attracted to the ecosystem through those products, this way more capital flows into the ecosystem as founders raise money, which creates a positive self-reinforcing loop that generates momentum and levels up the entire ecosystem.
In addition, the dedication towards innnovation, especially on the protocol level, should continue. The scalability and user-friendliness of the protocol are what makes NEAR stand out and we should keep innovating to offer the best technology for both developers and founders.'
- Bowen Wang, Head of Protocol, re: his nomination for the upcoming NDC v1 Gov elections. Read the full extract here.
Speak soon,
Mr. News
TOP NEWS
NEAR FOUNDATION SETS UP AD-HOC DIRECT LINE FOR PROJECTS TO THE ECOSYSTEM RELATIONS TEAM
To address the recently launched Grassroots Support Initiative for projects in need of funding around the ecosystem, the NEAR Foundation has opened a direct line of communication via the Ecosystem Relations Team. LINK
KOREA BLOCKCHAIN WEEK : MARIEKE FLAMENT AMONGST HOST OF HONOURED SPEAKERS
NEAR Foundation CEO, Marieke Flament will be speaking at this year's Korea Blockchain Week. In its sixth year, and kicking off on September 4th, the event will be headlined by IMPACT, a two-day conference featuring prominent speakers from the blockchain and Web3 space. LINK
NEARWEEK : EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LOUIS LIU (OCTOPUS NETWORK)
Octopus Network CEO, Louis Liu, sat down for an exclusive interview with NEARWEEK. He talked about a variety of topics including the growth of Web3 in China, the evolution of Octopus, what comes next with Octopus 2.0, and his candidacy in the upcoming NDC elections. LINK
NEAR HORIZON ANNOUNCES HZN FELLOWSHIP FOR EARLY-STAGE WEB3 FOUNDERS
Starting September 18th, the fellowship is an equity-free 12-week program to help early-stage Web3 founders build knowledge in important areas such as go-to-market strategy, token design, product design, pitching, and much more. LINK
DEVELOPERS - POWERED BY NEAR DEV HUB
DEVHUB : PROTOCOL WG APPROVES NEP-492, FURTHER ENHANCING NEAR<>ETH INTEROPERABILITY
NEP-492 expands the possibilities of NEAR <> Ethereum cross-chain activity by restricting the creation of Ethereum addresses on NEAR, and enabling the potential use of Ethereum wallets to perform NEAR transactions. LINK
DEVHUB'S PRESENTATION AT FUNDING THE COMMONS 2023 NOW LIVE
DevHub's Ori was a speaker at this year's Funding The Commons event, talking about The Limits of Ecosystem Funding. Everyone can catch the now-released full presentation on YouTube. LINK
NEAR PROTOCOL SURGES PAST 100M BLOCKS LINK
NEAR REPRESENTED AT EDGE INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT
A novel forum that aims to unite key actors from around the industry to helm discussions on the potential of AI and new web primitives, the Edge Intelligence Summit, featured NEAR prominently. Pagoda's Bowen Wang, and DevHub's Max Zavershynskyi, were speakers during the event's Foundation chapter. LINK
KEYPOM x NEAR CHINA : KEYPOM PRESENTED TO DEVELOPERS AND USERS IN CHINA
Chinese developers and Web3 enthusiasts have been introduced to Keypom, the one-click non-custodial Web3 onboarding protocol built on NEAR. LINK
NEAR KOREA DAO CALLS FOR COMMUNITY VOTE ON BOS COMPONENT COMPETITION
14 participants have submitted components built on the BOS, with the best components to be partially decided by community vote. A $500 reward pool will be shared among the lucky winners. LINK
SHARDDOG REACHES 10K MINTS, 2K+ WALLETS CREATED LINK
DEFI & WALLETS - POWERED BY PROXIMITY
ORDERLY NETWORK PARTNERS WITH BTSE TO LAUNCH BTSE DEX
Prominent crypto exchange and CeFi actor, BTSE, has introduced its groundbreaking Decentralized Exchange powered by Orderly Network on NEAR. Leveraging their expertise in UI/UX, fiat-crypto transitions, and wallet integration, BTSE aims to redefine the DeFi user journey, bridging the gap between decentralized and centralized platforms. The BTSE DEX promises conventional trade experiences, superior liquidity, and versatile market access, offering the best of both worlds. LINK
ORDERLY NETWORK'S PERPETUAL FUTURES NOW LISTED ON COINGECKO LINK
METAPOOL ANNOUNCES NEW LIVE COMPONENT ON BOS
MetaPool is excited to introduce MetaPool improvement Proposals (mpIP), a new BOS component for the liquid staking platform. MetaPool's mpIP empowers the MetaPool community to propose and discuss improvements through decentralized on-chain governance. A first proposal focused on increasing the % of delegation to validator and chunk only producer nodes, is already open for community input. LINK
ECOSYSTEM & COMMUNITY
INDEXER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM GOES LIVE ON NEAR
The Indexer team has wasted no time in deploying their new feature, the Indexer Notification System, on NEAR. Users whose wallets are verified on Indexer's Discord server can now receive direct Discord notifications whenever their NFTs are sold, or bids are accepted on any marketplace on NEAR. LINK
NEAR PROTOCOL KICKS OFF WEEKLY QUIZ NIGHT EVENT W/ REWARDS FOR PARTICIPANTS LINK
PIKESPEAK INTRODUCES A NEW FEATURE FOR WALLETS
Wallet Explorer, the latest feature from the Pikespeak team adds a new layer of transparency to NEAR, enabling users to find parent accounts for every NEAR wallet. LINK
PLAYIBLE FANTASY FOOTBALL PACKS GO LIVE LINK
SHARDDOG LAUNCHES 43-DAY COMIC HUNT EVENT
In anticipation of their first comic, the ShardDog team has launched a 43-day hunt event that requires users to claim special daily ShardDOg mints to unlock an exclusive printable version of the comic after launch. LINK
AURORA WEEKLY UPDATES 2023-09-01 LINK
IN OTHER NEWS
WEEK IN ETHEREUM & BEYOND
WEEK IN ETHEREUM & BEYOND
Dive into the Open Web with our carefully selected assortment of headlines, curated just for you. 'In Other News' proudly collates news from external Web3 platforms, underscoring NEARWEEK's commitment to realise the full potential of the BOS.
GITCOIN GRANT 18 CLOSED, $680K DONATED LINK
PAYPAL'S STABLECOIN, PYUSD, 'EXPERIMENTALLY' AVAILABLE ON COINBASE LINK
COINBASE CEO SHARES HIS TOP 10 EMERGING IDEAS LINK
BINANCE JAPAN PLANS TO TRIPLE LISTED TOKENS LINK
JOBS
NEAR FOUNDATION JOB BOARD
JOB OPENINGS AT PAGODA
JOB OPENINGS AT NDC
JOB OPENINGS AT AURORA
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