News from the Finders Program (September 22nd to September 28th)

News found by the community. Curated by the community. Backed by OpenGov.

Written by yay.oi

News

• Web3 education app EasyA has received a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant to roll out their new Polkadot University program. They will establish a presence in universities and student clubs to help attract students to build in the Polkadot ecosystem, through workshops, hackathons, gamified educational experiences, and VC backed microgrants.
• Tokenized real-estate investment project Xcavate has been awarded a Web3 Foundation Decentralized Futures grant for further development of their platform. They have an Agile Coretime parachain slot planned for Q4 2024, tokenized commercial real estate investments in Q1 2025, after which they will expand into real estate developer loans.
• The Web3 Foundation has also presented generative AI DevOps and security cloud project Accelchain with a Decentralized Futures grant to further their work towards achieving Polkadot compatibility, and enhance developer engagement through workshops and hackathons.
• The Polkadot Coretime chain is now integrated with Subscan. Along with the usual blockchain browsing tools, it includes a Coretime dashboard for tracking region schedules, sales, and holders. Check it out here.
• After significant interest from some top exchanges hoping to list from day one, Peaq has postponed their launch window into October.
• Peaq’s latest arrival is Pickspot, a DePIN for community-owned smart parcel lockers throughout the African continent.
• Hyperbridge has teamed up with zkVerify, and will develop a message system to deliver proof verification across multiple blockchains. This will expand the reach of zkVerify by taking care of the diverse and complex verification processes of individual chains.
• Phala has partnered with io.net to expand its decentralized TEE enabled CPU network into high-performance Nvidia H100 and H200 GPUs. Partnering with io.net gives Phala access to a decentralized cloud network of high performance TEE enabled GPUs which will be able to handle large AI models, such as LLaMA 3 and Microsoft Phi, while maintaining security and confidentiality.
• SubWallet’s latest update brings new swap pairs for MYTH, WUD, PHA, vDOT, and vASTR, new XCM channels for Mythos Chain to Hydration and Asset Hub, and transfers using the Ledger Polkadot app.
• Mythos Chain is now fully supported on SubWallet, with token support and cross-chain transfers of MYTH between Mythos, Hydration, and Asset Hub, MYTH swaps on Hydration, and support of the Mythical Forest dApp.
• The Damned Pirates Society project is coming to an end after almost three years. Reduced NFT sales, a lack of enthusiasm in the market, and the failure to reach a publishing agreement for their Project Pineapple Web2 venture have meant that there are insufficient funds to continue development.
• Gavun Wud has introduced Surge Mode to the Flappy Wud game, to boost Dynamic Airdrop distributions. The more active players there are, the higher the rewards, with a very special surprise if the number of active players hits 50. To ensure that rewards are fairly distributed amongst players, especially new arrivals, there will be a daily cap of 3M WUD per address.
• Round 2 of the Polkadot Hydration Campaign is live. In accordance with Hydration Referendum 178, pools have been adjusted to divert funds towards the most successful pools of the first wave. The biggest winner is the PHA pool, which was increased by 100%, resulting in initial APRs of 65%.
• Week 3 of the DOT Incentives campaign has commenced on Stellaswap. The theme of this week is Liquid Staking Tokens, with additional DOT incentives added to the stDOT-DOT, LDOT-DOT, and vDOT-DOT pools. APRs at kick-off peaked at 135%!
• Stellaswap pools have been integrated into OKX. Users now have access to eight Stellaswap pools using the OKX DeFi wallet, and can benefit from the Moonbeam Season 3 and DOT Incentives campaigns.
• Just in case Moonbeam Season 3 and DOT Incentives weren't enough, OKX DeFi wallet users can now benefit from an additional 23K DOT of rewards boosting the Stellaswap xcUSDC-xcUSDT and axlUSDC-xcUSDC pools.
• Stellaswap has begun cryptically teasing something called Rebornfor the 27th of November. New name? New Direction? Stay tuned to find out.
• Moonbeam has partnered with Onramp.money to enable simple on-ramping by EUR SEPA Instant transfer.
• Vortex, the on/off-ramping solution powered by Pendulum, Moonbeam, and Axelar, is collaborating with LATAM stablecoin specialists Rio to open up transactions between the Euro and Mexican Peso.
• Centrifuge has enlisted RWA Oracle provider Chronicle Labs to enhance the transparency of the Anemoy UST Liquid Treasury Fund. Users will be able to access verified real-time price updates, comprehensive portfolio data, and Net Asset Value (NAV) of on-chain and off-chain holdings.
• After very little progress being made in the first months of the new Polkadot Ambassador program, Head Ambassador Don Diego Sanchez has initiated Referendum 1186 to overhaul it. It proposes to reduce the number of Head Ambassadors from 21 to 10 members. The proposed remaining members have agreed on a 100-day plan to develop the Ambassador Program and get things moving with community growth and business development.
• Referendum 1186 has provoked some dramatic responses in OpenGov. Giotto initiated Referendum 1188 to cancel Referendum 1186, claiming it uses the wrong track. Georgi has proposed to demote HA Don Diego Sanchez in Referendum 1189, citing violations of the code of conduct, which prompted ChadStakeKing to invoke Referendum Killer 1191.

Events

• On Day 1 of the European Blockchain Conference (EBC) 2024, there was a panel discussion on Polkadot's impact in enterprise and government, featuring Irina Karagyaur (BQ9/Energy Web X), Alan Vey (Aventus), Tom Humber (Archisinal), Nathalie Boyke (Web3 Foundation), and Ingo Ruebe (KILT Protocol).
• Radhakrishna Dasari (Web3 Foundation) spoke about Coretime and the Polkadot partnership with Inter Miami CF on Day 1 of EBC 2024.
• Kamil Witkowski presented his keynote at EBC 2024 on September 25th. He discussed how Energy Web X technologies, such as SmartFlow and Worker Node Networks, are helping companies streamline the energy transition.
• On September 25th, Peaq hosted an AMA with new arrival Bistroo, a Dutch food delivery platform that is migrating from Ethereum.
• Space4Build organized a networking event coinciding with EBC 2024 on 25th September. It featured experts from Polkadot and NTT Data, who showcased their Web3 enterprise solutions.
• Pakman and Dave Mooney shared all of the latest technical developments at Aventus in the first episode of Dave's Dev Diaries on September 25th.
• On 26th September, Polimec hosted another night of ecosystem updates in Zug, Switzerland. Seraya Takahasi (Web3 Foundation) presented some Polkadot updates, Richard Houldsworth explained tokenized property investment with Xcavate, and Flavio Bianchi shared what's changed since the Polimec Evolution.
• On 28th September in Hong Kong, Polkaport East, Crust, and Bifrost presented the latest Polkadot and Friends event, which explored synergies with the TON ecosystem. It featured talks from Bifrost, Crust, OneBlock+, and a special guest from TOP (The Open Platform), part of the TON ecosystem.