NEWSLETTER Edition #132

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NEARCON 2023 : INTRODUCING THIS YEAR'S SPEAKERS

This year's event has a stellar speaker lineup planned, including Circle, CoinDesk, ImmuneFi, CV Labs, Fabric Ventures and much more. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : NEAR x TRAVALA

NEAR Foundation has teamed up with Travala to offer on-chain travel and flight booking options. Whether you prefer crypto or fiat, you can now easily book your trip to Lisbon. Also, you can receive $50 in Travel Credits just by signing up or logging in. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : NEAR x OFFCHAIN

The OffChain community in Portugal is invited to NEARCON, with a special surprise in store for them. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : ACTIVE NEAR VALIDATORS GET FREE TICKETS LINK

NEAR FOUNDATION : ILLIA POLOSUKHIN RETURNS TO FOUNDATION COUNCIL
In a significant move on NEAR Foundation's fourth anniversary, Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, is returning to the NEAR Foundation Council (NFC). This rotation within the NFC is set to empower Illia to further support the growth of the NEAR ecosystem, with pivotal updates to be unveiled at NEARCON in Lisbon. LINK

NEAR FOUNDATION : DIOGO MONICA (ANCHORAGE DIGITAL) JOINS AS CHAIR OF FOUNDATION COUNCIL
As part of its strategic reshuffle, Diogo Mónica, Founder and President of Anchorage Digital, has assumed the role of Chair for the NFC. His extensive experience in corporate leadership and the crypto sector, particularly in scaling innovative teams, makes him a valuable addition. LINK

PAGODA : PUBLISHES PRODUCT ROADMAP FOR 2023
Released on GitHub, the roadmap covers the remainder of the year, providing insights into the company's objectives and ways for the community to engage in its development process. Pagoda continues its commitment to enhancing the NEAR ecosystem with a focus on free open-source software and building a truly Open Web vision. LINK

NEAR PROTOCOL : LAUNCHES DAPP LIBRARY
The dApp library is a comprehensive hub for discovering projects from around the NEAR ecosystem, comprising over 200 applications living on B.O.S. LINK

DAPDAP LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE UNISWAP FRONT-END, MINUS THE 0.15% FEE
Built on B.O.S, the interface is powered by the same uniswap V3 contract, delivers the same user experience but abstracts the newly-imposed 0.15% fee. It currently supports eight chains with more planned. LINK

NDC : COA PUBLISHES V1 GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES LINK

DEVHUB : ZERO-KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY SCHEDULES NEXT ROUNDTABLE CALL
Scheduled for October 27, the call's agenda is set around general updates about zero-knowledge from around the ecosystem and product updates from the OPACT team. Developers looking to join the community or add to the agenda are welcome to do so. LINK

DEVHUB : PROTOCOL COMMUNITY TO BEGIN MONTHLY COMMUNITY CALLS
Following encouraging talks between DevHub and the Protocol Community Working Group, the Protocol community is set to host monthly roundtable calls going forward. LINK

NEAR PROTOCOL : MIGRATES INITIAL B.O.S PAGE, MAKES DEVELOPER CODE AVAILABLE
Created to help developers familiarise themselves with B.O.S, the now obsolete bos.gg page now redirects to near.org. Developers can retrieve their unsaved code from here. LINK

NEAR NYC : ANNOUNCES HACK-O-WEEN EVENT POWERED BY HACKBOX
The hackathon, centered around the theme 'Civil Tech Buildathon', will commence on October 26 with over $10+ in bounties to be won. LINK

NEAR SOCIAL : RELEASES VM 2.5.0
This latest release allows for onLink and onImage support for markdown, exposes the VM functions directly into a state and much more. LINK

BURROW FINANCE : USDC NOW AVAILABLE ON THE LENDING PLATFORM
Native USDC has launched on Burrow, with returns and rewards in store for liquidity providers. LINK

META POOL : MPETH NOW ON TELLER LINK

ORDERLY NETWORK : ANNOUNCES 1K $NEAR AIRDROP
In anticipation of an upcoming campaign, Orderly Network will be airdropping $NEAR to eligible participants from October 18 to November 1. LINK

NIGHTLY WALLET : LEDGER STAKING NOW AVAILABLE LINK

ENCODE x NEAR HORIZON ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

The 8-week program, commencing on November 29, is dedicated to guiding projects as they transition into startups. Eligibility requires that these projects are based on the NEAR platform and have not yet secured substantial funding. LINK

BUIDL ASIA 2023 : CONFIRMS ILLIA POLOSUKHIN AS SPEAKER
Illia will be speaking at the annual event, held this year in Hong Kong, on the topic of "Future of blockchain governance with AI". One of the foremost conferences on innovations around the crypto and Web3 space, BUIDL Asia kicks off on October 24. LINK

EL CAFE CARTEL : LAUNCHES COFFEE MARKETPLACE

The coffee and art community living on NEAR has launched an on-chain marketplace, where users can sign in with their wallets and buy coffee. LINK

ROVE WORLD FULLY INTEGRATES NEAR PROTOCOL
The Rove World app is now officially multichain with seamless integration of NEAR Protocol. Users can simply update their app, select NEAR as their wallet, and enjoy easy access to various events, tickets, and on-chain rewards. No more hassles with bridging assets or wallet connections, users can just toggle between chains using their existing login. LINK

WOMEN IN WEB3 CHANGEMAKERS : ZOE LEAVITT

Zoe Leavitt is the founder and CEO of Glass, a pioneering web3 platform tailored for the $1.5 trillion alcohol industry. This week's highlight of Women in Web3 Changemakers 2023 finalists spotlights Leavitt's journey from the venture capital sector at InBev, the world's largest brewing company, to leading innovation in the digital connections between alcohol brands and consumers. LINK

META POOL : COMMUNITY APPROVES MPIP3
The proposal enables the locking of $META tokens for $mpDAO to reset the governance tokenomics of the platform and further multichain adoption. $META holders have to lock their tokens by November 15, to get $mpDAO. LINK

LOOZR : SCHEDULES NFT MINT
The mint is scheduled to go live on October 27, as a warmup to the Loozr airdrop and mainnet launch. To be eligible for the mint, users have to be a Bolt v1.0. testnet contributor, and own a NEAR wallet. LINK

AURORA WEEKLY UPDATES 2023-10-20 LINK

NEAR FOUNDATION JOB BOARD

JOB OPENINGS AT PAGODA

JOB OPENINGS AT NDC

JOB OPENINGS AT AURORA