NEWSLETTER Edition #155

CNBC : ILLIA POLOSUKHIN, ENABLING TRANSACTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE BLOCKCHAINS (7 min)
CNBC's CRYPTO WORLD interviews NEAR co-founder, Illia Polosukhin, on the launch of Chain Signatures and unlocking the execution of multichain transactions from a single account. WATCH


NEAR PROTOCOL DROPS ACTIVITY CALENDAR FOR TOKEN2049 DUBAI (4 min read)
From the 15 to 21st of April, NEAR will be active at this year's TOKEN2049 event in Dubai. A packed week for the team in Dubai is highlighted by NEAR co-founder, Illia Polosukhin's onstage presence to talk about Pioneering Decentralized Intelligence, a panel on the intersection of AI and Web3. READ


NEAR TOWN HALL RECAP (3 min read)
The recent NEAR Town Hall was high on experiences and notes from Korea Buidl week, NEAR's increasing DeFi growth, NEAR Horizon's HZN3, updates from projects around the ecosystem, and much more. READ


NEAR PROTOCOL RECAPS KOREA BUIDL WEEK (8 min read)
Korea Buidl Week showcased the leading innovations in Web3. NEAR responded with massive presence, from unveiling Chain Signatures, Illia's on-stage chat with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), and a host of presentations from the NEAR team. READ


SEDA PROTOCOL: BUILDING A CHAIN ABSTRACTED FUTURE W/ ILLIA POLOSUKHIN (58 min)
NEAR's co-founder, joined Seda Protocol, to talk about a range of trending topics, including solving Web3 fragmentation, user experience, chain abstraction, and more. LISTEN


NEAR HORIZON HIGHLIGHTS TEAMS FROM HZN 2, ANNOUNCES HZN 3 (2 min read)
The Horizon team highlighted teams like Lumous, Momentify and Oakchain among others, before going on to announce the application window for HZN3, ending on May 10. READ


NEARWEEK : MOST EXCITING NEWS AROUND NEAR, IN MARCH (3 min read)
This comprehensive recap thread rounds up all the most noteworthy news from last month, including the launch of Chain Signatures, NEAR AI, NEAR Protocol being touted as a dark horse, and much more. READ


NEARWEEK : WEEKLY ALPHA NEWS (2 min read)
The thread highlights some of the most exciting all-but-confirmed updates from projects aroudn the NEAR ecosystem. This week's selection includes updates from El Café Cartel, Meteor wallet, Potlock, MITTE, Deadgens, and more. READ


ILLIA POLOSUKHIN's ETHDENVER KEYNOTE, DIGITAL SELF-SOVEREIGNTY IN THE AGE OF AI, NOW OUT (15 min)
Catch the full recording of Illia Polosukhin's keynote from ETHDenver. WATCH

NEAR RUST SDK 5.1 IS LIVE VIEW REPO


NEARCORE V. 1.38.1 RELEASED
This new release is optional but all node operators are recommended to upgrade for performance improvements. READ


NEAR FOUNDATION LAUNCHES BUG BOUNTY REWARDS (1 min)
The program rewards hackers according to the following tiers: - Critical: $2,500 - $10,000 - High: $1,000 - $2,500 - Medium: $250 - $1,000 - Low: $100 - $250 READ


NEAR DEVHUB SPACES : WASMCOV MEETS NEAR (47 min)
NEAR DevHub's Joe Spano, caught up with Bartosz B from Hacken Club, to unpack how Hacken enhances WASM protocol security for chains like NEAR. LISTEN


EDGE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE AUTONOMOUS AGENT HACKATHON IN COLLAB W/ BANYAN COLL. (3 min read)
Among the different submission and bounties, assisterr clinched the NEAR Protocol bounty for a fully on-chain AI marketplace, while NFTChat AI won the MintBase NFT Document Loader for Langchain bounty. READ


THE POTENTIAL OF NEAR'S ACCOUNT MODEL (2 min read)
A quick thread from @ThePiVortex exploring how NEAR's account model can be used to solve pertinent problems in crypto. READ


NEAR WHITEBOARD SERIES : LAVA NETWORK DEEP DIVE (47 min)
NEAR co-founder, Illia Polosukhin, hosts Gil Binder (Lava Network), as they break down the modular network that enables RPC and API optimization for blockchains. WATCH


JUTSU Q1 REVIEW (4 min read)
From hackathon support, UI magic, to AI Copilot insights, and the ease of IntelliSense on Jutsu, Jutsu had a solid Q1. With Q2 just getting started we look back at JUTSU's achievements so far in 2024. READ

USEFUL NEAR DEVELOPER RESOURCES

• NEAR DEVS TG GROUP. LINK
  
• NEAR PROTOCOL DOCS. LINK
  
• NEAR PROTOCOL GITHUB. LINK
  
• DATA AVAILABILITY ON NEAR. LINK
  
• CHAIN SIGNATURES ON NEAR. LINK
  
• JUTSU: FULL-STACK AI WEB 3.0 COPILOT. LINK
  
• WEEKLY DEV PROGRESS & PROTOCOL UPDATES. LINK

Releases and merged pull requests live in this CHANGELOG

ORDERLY NETWORK TOKEN AIRDROP (3 min read)
The gamified campaign will allow traders to earn "merits" and play a significant role in the distribution plan of Orderly's upcoming native token. Additionally, Orderly has identified 4 groups of users (First Light Riders) who are initially eligible for the token airdrop. READ


REF FINANCE WEEKLY RECAP READ


META POOL UNVEILS Q2 ROADMAP, INCLUDES MULTICHAIN SUPPORT AND LINEA INTEGRATION (1 min read)
The roadmap includes planned new products, L1 and L2 protocol integrations, multichain support for Ethereum, and more. READ


DAPDAP TEASES SCROLL ZKP PARTNERSHIP WATCH


METEOR WALLET COMPLETES UPDATE, REPLACES DAILY POINTS IN WALLET W/ $MOON (1 min read)
Users will now be able to collect and accumulate $MOON for transactions performed with the wallet, instead of the daily points. READ


HOW TO LAUNCH A MEME TOKEN ON NEAR (18 min)
In this video, AVB takes users through creating and launching a meme token on NEAR. WATCH


BURROW FINANCE WEEKLY RECAP READ


SHITZU LAUNCHES RPC
Shitzu, the first memecoin within the NEAR ecosystem, has expanded its community efforts into product, with the launch of a custom RPC. The RPC is available for use on Ref Finance and Sender wallet. READ


DRAGON TECH BOT LAUNCHES, TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEFI ON TELEGRAM READ


MINTBASE WALLET INTRODUCES GASLESS USDC AND USDT TRANSACTIONS READ


SWEAT WALLET LISTS $LONK READ

PROXIMITY LABS IS SUPPORTING DEFI PROJECTS LEVERAGING CHAIN SIGNATURES
Built on NEAR, Chain Signatures is a novel DeFi primitive for a whole new suite of cross-chain DeFi applications, including native cross-chain RFQ, bridgeless cross-chain lending, and much more. APPLY

THE ECOSYSTEM CALENDAR


NEAR GAMING DAO LAUNCHES $62K MAY GRANTS PROGRAM (1 min read)
The grant aims to support gaming projects on both NEAR and Aurora ecosystem. The application deadline is April 10. READ


SENDER LABS INTRODUCES SENDERDAO POINTING SYSTEM (3 min read)
This 30-day event is aimed at rewarding members of the Sender community who create engagement for Sender, via a series of tasks. READ


AURORA LABS x PIPEFLARE (1 min read)
Aurora and Pipeflare have commenced a partnership to create more amplification and draw audiences to Web3. Their published 6-month roadmap includes Aurora in-game staking, a special NFT, and multiple Play2Earn games. READ


OFP FOREST JOURNAL #22 : FALSE NATURE-BASED CARBON CREDIT SCHEMES AND REPORTING (2 min) WATCH


AURORA LAUNCHES VILLAGE ON HOT
Aurora has officially launched a village on HERE's Hot game on Telegram. the village is open to all users, and comes with unique perks. READ


NEAR TINKER UNION PARTNERS W/ DEADGENS FOR SICCATS MINT
NEAR Tinker Union is collaborating with Deadgens NFT, to help launch its Siccats collection on Bodega. The launch will be on April 8. READ


AURORA WEEKLY UPDATES 2024-04-05 WATCH

NEKO : $125K FUND FOR NEAR CONTENT CREATORS
Empowering NEAR-native content creators and their vital role in ecosystem growth: Explore, apply, contribute. APPLY

Dive into the Open Web! IN OTHER NEWS proudly collates an assortment of hand-picked headlines from around Web3, just for you.

GITCOIN GRANTS APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS, ENDS ON APRIL 16 READ


RIPPLE TO LAUNCH STABLECOIN PEGGED TO DOLLAR READ


INTRODUCING ESSENTIAL, THE FIRST DECLARATIVE BLOCKCHAIN READ


SOLANA FACING CONGESTION ISSUES READ

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UPCOMING NEAR PROTOCOL RELATED EVENTS

• APR 9 - 11: PARIS BLOCKCHAIN WEEK
  
• APR 12 - 14: ETHDam
  
• APR 13 - 14: FUNDING THE COMMONS
  
• APR 15 - 21: TOKEN 2049
  
• MAY 29 - JUN 1: CONSENSUS 2024
  
• JUL 8-11: ETHCC

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