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NEARCON 2023 : NEARCON BOUNTIES ON HEROES

Projects and individuals at NEARCON can conveniently set up, claim and payout bounties on HEROES. Users can check the platform daily, for bounties from partner projects and teams. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : HANDPICKED TALKS FOR ATTENDEES

From Illia Polosukhin's (NEAR Foundation) highly anticipated announcement on big updates and new products for the NEAR ecosystem, to the economics of ecosystem building, and the impact of creatives on the growth of Web3, some of the must-see talks from developers, entrepreneurs and creatives have been rounded up so you don't miss the best NEARCON has to offer. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : GOOGLE CLOUD TO SPONSOR BUILDERS' LOUNGE

Google Cloud will be present at NEARCON, as attendee and also sponsor of the Builders Lounge. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : PROXIMITY BOUNTY AT NEARCON

The Research and Development hub on NEAR will be sponsoring a $3k B.O.S bounty for developers, challenging to build a solution that enhances Web3 user experience and acquisition. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : SHARDDOG LAUNCHES ENGAGE-A-THON EVENT

This gamified event allows projects to engage with the community and users, by creating claimable items using QR codes and ShardDog links. Users can collect items to fill up different boards (DAOs, Builders, Accelerators), and stand a chance to win exclusive prizes. LINK

NEARCON 2023 : SMART TOKEN LABS TO REWARD ATTENDEES

Smart Token Labs has prepared claimable perks for all NEARCON attendees, including $50 in Travala travel credits, a free 1 year subscription to a DeFi analytics suite, discount codes and much more. LINK

COIN98 : LAUNCHES DECENTRALISED (D)APP STORE ON B.O.S
The multichain wallet and DeFi platform with 7 million users worldwide, has unveiled a decentralized dApp store on NEAR (B.O.S), connecting users across 70 chains and 15,000 dApps. Thanks to enhanced accessibility and discoverability courtesy of the B.O.S, users can explore apps on major Ethereum L2 ecosystems through a unified web and mobile interface. LINK

NEAR FOUNDATION : APPOINTS ILLIA POLOSUKHIN AS CEO
NEAR Foundation now transitions into a founder-led organisation as Illia (NEAR Co-founder) takes the helm as new CEO to guide the growth of the NEAR Open Web Ecosystem. His long-standing vision for an open web will drive the organisation's evolution. Chris Donovan assumes the role of NEAR Foundation COO, ensuring effective coordination across ecosystem nodes and overseeing day-to-day operations of the Foundation. More about NEAR's next phase at this week's NEARCON. LINK

NEAR x BERKLEE : DECENTRALISING MUSIC LICENSING WITH RAIDAR
The world's largest independent institution for contemporary music and performing arts, is collaborating with NEAR to develop a music licensing platform utilizing NEAR Protocol's user-friendly technology stack. The platform, RAIDAR, will enable musicians to upload their music and creators to license these musical works. All transactions will be securely recorded on the NEAR blockchain, providing creators with on-chain proof of their rights and ownership. LINK

NEAR x NYM : ENHANCING PRIVACY FOR USERS AND VALIDATORS
This partnership will integrate the Nym mixnet into NEAR, introducing an end-to-end encryption and metadata privacy solution for NEAR's ecosystem. Nym's mixnet will ensure top-tier privacy for all blockchain activities, including NFTs, DeFi, and dApps, safeguarding users from potential threats. LINK

NEAR DEVHUB : ANNOUNCES LINEUP OF TALKS AT NEARCON
The team will be hosting and speaking at a number of talks during NEARCON, covering a variety of developer community-focused topics. LINK

NEAR DEVHUB x PIZZA DAO : HOSTING A PROOF OF PIZZA MEETUP AT NEARCON LINK

NEAR DEVHUB : ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF NEAR TRACK AT KRYPTOSHERE'S DE VINCI HACKATHON LINK

NEAR DEVHUB : INTRODUCES DECENTRALISED DEVREL PROGRAM
This unique initiative empowers individuals and projects to establish developer communities centered around NEAR. The program's objective is to foster a robust developer community by supporting activities like tutorials, documentation, technical content creation, events, developer support, tool development, and educational collaborations. LINK

NEAR DEVHUB : APPROVES EXPANSION OF DECENTRALISED DEVREL PROGRAM TO CHINA
NEAR China is the first approved project under the decentralised DevRel program. Their proposal hinges on establishing a developer educational program that provides Chinese developers with certified skills as NEAR developers, and B.O.S developers. The program will also support the developer community with tools and resources to become a vibrant Web3 community. LINK

CALIMERO NETWORK : PUBLISHES TUTORIAL ON HOW TO BUILD A CHAT APP ON B.O.S
In anticipation of the official launch of their in-house chat dApp, the Calimero team has published a guide on how you can also build a similar dApp for your team, on the B.O.S. LINK

NEAR CAMPUS BY DEVHUB : WELCOMES ITA BLOCKCHAIN CLUB LINK

HEROES : ANNOUNCES NEW FEATURES IN MASSIVE UPDATE
HEROES v1.3 comes with updates and new features to significantly improve user experience, and the end-to-end bounty process. Some of the new features include GitHub login for users, multi participants and payout, activity logs, and email notifications to keep users up-to-date with their bounties. The platform has also fully integrated native $USDT, $marmaj and $XP tokens. LINK

REF FINANCE : PERPS TRADING VOLUME HITS NEW HIGH, NOW OVER $1M LINK

ORDERLY NETWORK : OMNICHAIN GOES LIVE MAINNET
Orderly Network's institutional-grade infrastructure and shared liquidity model addresses the fragmented liquidity issues in decentralised protocols. This development offers builders on EVM mainnet a more robust and equitable liquidity solution, providing a shared order book for all major blockchains while maintaining decentralisation. LINK

HERE WALLET : NOW SUPPORTS META TRANSACTIONS
HERE becomes the first wallet to support meta-transactions, enabling the wallet to cover your gas price for specific scenarios, including swap transactions, the first 3 transactions for new accounts, and interactions like likes and posts on NEAR Social, or if your account has a score of 1200 or more. LINK

TANGEM : COMPLETES $NEAR INTEGRATION LINK

SENDER WALLET : ANNOUNCES NEAR LOCKUP ACCOUNT INTEGRATION
This integration offers users more control, heightened security, and the opportunity to earn rewards with their $NEAR. NEAR Lockup Accounts are specialized accounts that let you stake NEAR tokens, enhancing the NEAR Protocol's security and stability while growing your assets through staking rewards. LINK

NEAR MOBILE : LAUNCHES WALLET SELECTOR FEATURE
This significant integration simplifies interactions on NEAR by allowing seamless transaction signing across various dApps. What's more, the Wallet Selector's compatibility with the B.O.S, further enhancing onboarding for new users and making app interactions more user-friendly. LINK

INC4 : SHUTS DOWN VALIDATOR NODE ON NEAR LINK

NDC : COA APPROVES NDC V1 BUDGET FROM HOM

The three-month budget will serve as both a financial and strategic roadmap to guide the activities of the NDC, enabling the community entity to support grassroots initiatives and effectively layout a core v1 infrastructure. LINK

WOMEN IN WEB3 CHANGEMAKERS : CATHY HACKL

Cathy Hackl is an industry leader, advisor to major companies like Nike and Walmart, and an esteemed educator. Honored as one of the 10 finalists for Women in Web3 Changemakers, she continues to push boundaries for women in tech and foster inclusivity, contributing significantly to the ever-evolving tech landscape as one of leading female tech trailblazers of her generation. LINK

POPULA : RELEASES FRESH UPDATES IN MAINNET V 0.2.0
The community empowerment platform has released new features, including a tutorial for first-time users, sensitive content control, mainnet NFT integration and more. LINK

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