NEWSLETTER ISSUE #97

METEOR WALLET SELECTED AS MAINTAINER OF MYNEARWALLET PROJECT
Following a competitive evaluation process, Meteor Wallet is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as the new maintainer of the MyNearWallet project. The team looks forward to working closely with NEAR Developer Governance (NDG) as it outlines a sustainable roadmap for the project's future. LINK

NEAR CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE MODEL
The NEAR Digital Collective (NDC) is working on a governance model to allow NEAR Protocol to serve the needs of the community, as the NDC brings together users, projects, stakeholders, and partners of the NEAR ecosystem to create a new way of governing itself. LINK

RAINBOW BRIDGE PAUSED DUE TO NEAR CORE VULNERABILITY
On the 10th of February this year a vulnerability was discovered in the NEAR Core—the decision to stop the rainbow bridge was taken immediately. This vulnerability was patched in a professional manner with quick reactions and transparent communication. No funds were lost. LINK

FOUNDATION AND STARTUP WISE GUYS PARTNER ON PRE-ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR WEB3 STARTUPS
The NEAR Foundation has teamed up with Europe's biggest startup accelerator, Startup Wise Guys, to bring 20 winning projects from the MetaBUILD III hackathon into an 8-week pre-acceleration program. LINK

NEAR x CHAINPLUG : SME GUIDE ON BLOCKCHAIN AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY
This guide aims to help SMEs understanding how to effectively implement this game-changing technology in their businesses, all while staying compliant with EU legislation and maintaining consistency with standardisation efforts. LINK

AWESOMENEAR : ECOSYSTEM LEADERS EXPLAINING THEIR PROJECTS LINK

CELLFI SECURES INVESTMENT FROM PROXIMITY TO FUEL ORDERBOOK TRADING ON NEAR
Proximity has invested in CellFi, making it the first project to receive investment from the $10M Orderbook Fund. The fund is dedicated to supporting decentralized orderbook solutions on NEAR that will rival centralised exchanges. CellFi is already live on mainnet and can be used to execute strategies on Tonic, with further integrations on Spin and Orderly to follow. LINK

KUCOIN x AURIGAMI TRADING COMPETITION LINK

META YIELD : NEAR HUB FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
NEAR Hub is committed to creating a vibrant and welcoming space for the NEAR community to connect and collaborate. Their virtual platform offers a variety of resources and tools, such as tutorials, articles, and workshops, to help members learn more about the NEAR blockchain. LINK

REF FINANCE : $pNEAR / $NEAR POOL NOW OFFERS DUAL REWARDS 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!

[2023-02-17] AURORA WEEKLY UPDATE
Read it here: LINK; or, give it a watch here: LINK

AURORA AT ETH DENVER
ETHDenver is upon us, and the Aurora community will be there to participate in a full slate of events featuring the most innovative projects of the Web3 industry. The Aurora team will bring to ETHDenver its own vision to achieve Web3 mass adoption and reveal its approach on delivering the most convenient blockchain experience. LINK

NEAR DEMO DAY : HUOBI INCUBATOR LINK

/ DEV EVENTS

• NEAR Hacks Workshop with Pikespeak [Feb. 21, 2023]
  
• EthDenver Climate Summit (w/ Open Forest Protocol) (March 1, 2023) | Denver, Colorado
  
• Interop Summit by Axelar [February 27-28, 2023] | Denver, Colorado
  
• DAO Denver [February 27- March 1st] | Denver, Colorado
  

/ BUILDER BULLETIN

The latest and most important news for developers in the NEAR ecosystem, curated by @devs.near.

• FLEX-A-TECH COMPETITION BY READY LAYER ONE [2022-03-10] LINK
  
• ZERO KNOWLEDGE WORK GROUP (WG) IS LOOKING FOR 3-7 EXPERTS LINK
  
• NEW APIS ON NEARBLOCKS (DOCS) LINK
  
• STATE SYNC IMPROVEMENT PLAN LINK
  
• LEAPNEAR ANNOUNCES INDEXER SOLUTION LINK
  
• NEAR SOCIAL VS CODE EXTENSION LINK
  
• OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT MULTI-TOKEN ROYALTIES AND EVENTS LINK
  
• LEARN ABOUT NEAR MICRO-INDEXERS LINK
  
• WIDGET OF THE WEEK : SHARDOG (CREATE A FREE WALLET) LINK

NEAR PROTOCOL 101 | WHAT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN DEVELOPING ON NEAR LINK

RAEN GUIDE: NEAR + RUST, THE FRIENDLY WAY
A complete guide to help developers launch NEAR apps faster than they thought possible. LINK

NEAR DEV GOV REFFERAL PROGRAM
Are you a NEAR ecosystem outlet, an influencer, or a someone organizing NEAR Protocol events? You can be paid for referring people with ideas to DevGov DAO. LINK

ABC DAO x ARWEAVE (POWERED BY DECENT.LAND)
ABC DAO is happy to announce that all Aurobots are whitelisted for the Feb 17 mint of ANS domains (Arweave Name Service). ANS domains (like aurobotsrollout.ar) work just like other friendly username systems in web3; use yours to receive $AR tokens and give friends an easy way to look up your wallet address. LINK

WEB3MON MINT : NEXT WEEK VIA VULCAN LINK

WORLD OF THE ABYSS : GLOBAL UPDATE (DEPLOYED ON MAINNET) LINK

SEATLABNFT : NEW, FAIRER TICKETING THREAD LINK

NFT WEEK 18 | AURORA NFT CLUB 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

• PROXIMITY - HIRING HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  
• NEAR FOUNDATION JOB BOARD - ECOSYSTEM JOB OPPORTUNITIES
  
• JOB OPENINGS AT NEAR
  
• JOB OPENINGS AT AURORA
  
• BEEXPERIENCE:
  HUB FOR BLOCKCHAIN RECRUITMENT