NEAR PROTOCOL : PRIMED FOR CRYPTO WINTER
While a broader downturn in the market has caused some projects to put innovation on hold, NEAR Protocol is continuing to move forward with its objectives and committing to develop resilience and strengthen its foundations for the future. LINK

WHAT IS THE NEAR DIGITAL COLLECTIVE?
The NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) is an ambitious project that brings together users, projects, stakeholders and partners of the NEAR ecosystem to create a radically new way of governing itself. LINK

OCTOPUS NETWORK BECOMES THE #1 TRENDING SEARCH ON COIN GECKO LINK

PRIVATE SHARDING STARTUP CALIMERO NETWORK RAISES $8.5 MILLION
London-based blockchain infrastructure company Calimero Network has raised $8.5 million in a seed round co-led by Khosla Ventures, Lyrik Ventures and Near Foundation. The round, which closed in December 2022, also sees participation from GSR, FJ Labs and Warburg Serres among others. LINK

AURORA ENDS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ETHERSCAN
Aurora brings its partnership with Etherscan to an end, decommissioning Aurorascan and moving on to develop its own block explorer. LINK

GATENOX RECEIVES GRANT FROM FOUNDATION TO INTEGRATE CORPORATE KYC (KYB) INTO NEAR PROTOCOL LINK

LATEST PROJECTS LISTED ON AWESOMENEAR LINK

METEOR WALLET x NEAR.SOCIAL
With Meteor Profile you can now set your wallet profile picture, along with your name, short bio and social links. And the best bit: it’s synced with the decentralised social protocol on NEAR, near.social. LINK

META STAKING VOTE AND THE DELEGATION PROCESS
Over the last few months, Stake Wars III has been drawing to a close. NEAR now faces the process of onboarding chunk producer nodes for both existing validators and new ones who have joined through the competition. During this time, Meta Pool introduced Meta Staking Vote. LINK

META POOL : META BONDS GUIDE LINK

SPIN FINANCE LAUNCHES DEFI OPTION VAULTS
DeFi Option Vaults or DOVs are the first product in the series of Automated Investment Products to be built on Spin. In short, they represent automated options trading strategies that are widely used in traditional markets but are usually too sophisticated. LINK

FINOA INTEGRATES NEP-141 STANDARD
Investors can now stack and manage their NEP-141 tokens, including those of $AURORA, $REF, and $META with Finoa in addition to participating in liquid staking. LINK

NEAR AND AURORA BRAZIL JOIN NEARSTARTER 'DAO-OF-GUILDS' PROGRAM
NEARStarter will focus on encouraging guild members to be early investors, earn social contributions, and take an active role in managing NEARStarter through NFTs, the DAO system, giveaways, contests, etc. LINK

SHITZU JOINS NEARIA VIA CROWDSOURCE SWAP
NEARIA is in a quest to represent and accurately display the vastness and diversity of the NEAR and Aurora ecosystem. As such, it would like to see SHITZU among its index components. LINK

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!

[2023-01-27] AURORA WEEKLY UPDATE
Read it here: LINK; or, give it a watch here: LINK

AURORA NFT SPACE: MEET THE ARTISTS VOL. I
Discover some of the most active and talented artists in the Aurora ecosystem together with Aurora NFT Club. LINK

NEAR x ETHDENVER : UPDATE & OVERVIEW LINK

NEAR DEVELOPER GOVERNANCE
Changes to the protocol specification and standards are called NEAR Enhancement Proposals (NEPs) and are a key initiative of the Developer DAO alongside funding open source public goods on NEAR. For additional developer related content, you can also check out the devs page on near.social!

GENERAL NEP UPDATES

• NEP418: allow attached_deposit in view contexts
• NEP 0413: Add `signMessage` method to Wallet Standard
• NEP351: add `standards` key to `ContractSourceMetadata`

DEVELOPER DAO FUNDING REQUESTS

• TypeScript Light Client Implementation [1/25/2023]
• NEAR-SDK-JS : Solve standalone contract function name conflicting with C functions problem [1/20/2023]
• NEAR-SDK-JS : Add gas benchmarks and document the result [1/20/2023]
• NEAR-SDK-JS : Helper class inheritance or code generation to quickly build standard contract [1/20/2023]

INFURA x AURORA : HOW TO CREATE AN NFT ON AURORA [TUTORIAL] LINK

THE NEAR TUTORIAL SET : WRITING NEAR SMART CONTRACTS
In this article, Chainstack looks into the elements of a JavaScript-based NEAR smart contract, and it also examines how to use the NEAR Command Line Interface (CLI), a powerful tool that lets you interact with the NEAR network. LINK

A GUIDE ON HOW TO USE ZEBEC ON NEAR PROTOCOL
Zebec users can now access Near Protocol to connect their wallets on the continuous settlement network. LINK

OCTOPUS NETWORK TECHNICAL UPDATE
Octopus Network appchain registry contract and anchor contracts on mainnet have been upgraded to v3.1.0 and v2.4.1. In these versions, the authorities to change the minimum validator deposit of appchain anchor contracts are passed to appchain registry contract. LINK

NFT WEEK 15 | AURORA NFT CLUB

The Aurora NFT Club aims to create an ecosystem where our global NFT community and fans can showcase their talents and build a bridge between them and the rest of the world. LINK

FEW AND FAR : EXECUTIVE KARISA WINETT APPOINTED AS VP OF OPERATIONS
In a surprising and stunning turn of events, blockchain expert Karisa Winett shares expert insights on why she is leaving the flow blockchain and betting on the NEAR protocol by accepting a position as the VP of Operations for Few & Far Marketplace. LINK

SWEAT HERO ROADMAP
Sweat Hero closed Beta is underway; this is the first step in delivering a brand new, dynamic NFT game. Sweat Hero is a head-to-head game that allows users to compete against other users to win $SWEAT. LINK

ATTARIUS NETWORK x AURORA
Attarius Network revenue model consists of SaaS model for its API, cross-chain commissions and wallet commissions. LINK

TAMAGO : DEBUTS MUSIC NFT
The decentralized music streaming NFT Hybrid built on NEAR is proud to present Paramida's ‘Moonrise VII’. LINK

NEAR WIKI
The open-source, collaborative wiki connects you to information about everything relating to the protocol, usage, infrastructure, opportunities, and guilds. LINK

FREECODECAMP : NEAR CURRICULUM
The curriculum will contain at least ten interactive practice projects that will guide you through learning the NEAR protocol and its tools. You'll learn how to build and deploy your own smart contracts, dApps, work with NEAR command line tools, and much more! 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

HOW TO BRIDGE ASSETS TO AND FROM NEAR (GUIDE)
Bridges help form the concept of interoperability between blockchains in Web3. In other words, bridges enable the exchange of information from one blockchain to another, even when coded in different languages. The following guide outlines some of the cross-chain bridging solutions that are available to those wanting to move assets to and from NEAR. LINK

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