Ethereum goes mainstream and Cardano Smart Contracts
PoS Round-Up is our focused biweekly report on the major news in and around the Proof of Stake ecosystem.
PoS Round-Up is our focused biweekly report on the major news in and around the Proof of Stake ecosystem.
Ethereum
- Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, is named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2021.
- https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/1438600329445191681?s=20
- https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/vitalik-buterin-among-times-100-most-influential-people-of-2021
- Fortune Magazine launches a decentralized donations fund on the Ethereum blockchain to foster journalistic integrity.
- https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1438880934858838018?s=20
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fortune-launches-philanthropic-fund-alongside-nft-artist-pplpleasr-on-the-ethereum-blockchain-301380591.html
- SushiSwap token launchpad platform, Miso, was hacked for $3M.
- https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1438880934858838018?s=20
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/sushi-s-token-launchpad-miso-hacked-for-3m
Cardano
- More than 200 smart contracts have been listed on the Cardano blockchain explorer following the Alonzo upgrade last September 12th.
- https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1438742832014004226?s=20
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/200-smart-contracts-launch-on-cardano-but-there-s-a-catch
- During Cardano Summit 2021 last Sep. 25–26, The Cardano Foundation unveiled various strategic partnerships.
- https://twitter.com/CardanoStiftung/status/1442553515583238155?s=20
- https://cardanofoundation.org/en/news/cardano-unveils-multiple-strategic-partnerships-at-the-cardano-summit-2021/
Polkadot
- Moonriver, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform developed on Kusama, reaches 1 million transactions in just 3 weeks.
- https://twitter.com/gavofyork/status/1439972128279961604?s=20
- https://cryptoslate.com/kusama-dapp-moonriver-records-1-million-transactions-in-just-3-weeks/
- Anyswap, a decentralized cross-chain swap protocol, integrates with Moonriver.
- https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1441021874901856257?s=20
- https://anyswap.medium.com/anyswap-integrates-with-moonriver-c703826c0149
- Basilisk, a liquidity bootstrapping protocol, wins the latest Kusama parachain auction.
- https://twitter.com/kusamanetwork/status/1440610209014038535?s=20
Polygon
- Ernst & Young selects Polygon to scale its blockchain enterprise products on Ethereum.
- https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1437647562933084161?s=20
- https://blog.polygon.technology/ey-collaborates-with-polygon-to-co-develop-ethereum-scaling-solutions-and-enterprise-blockchains/
- Klever, a leading crypto wallet and exchange platform, integrates Polygon for scaling solutions.
- https://twitter.com/klever_io/status/1440700828906524681?s=20
- https://news.klever.io/p/polygon-matic-live-in-klever-ecosystem
- GAMEE, a mobile esports platform, will use Polygon as its scaling solution for its blockchain gaming application Arc8.
- https://twitter.com/_PolygonStudios/status/1441089990709026817?s=20
- https://medium.com/@_polygonstudios/polygon-makes-the-plunge-into-mobile-esports-with-support-for-gamee-c73ac8be9b60
Cosmos
- Starname, a decentralized digital identity platform built on Cosmos SDK, has been integrated into Emeris.
- https://twitter.com/emerisHQ/status/1440596384873205761?s=20
- https://medium.com/emeris-blog/starname-iov-is-available-on-emeris-latest-development-updates-56ebfd94e34
Solana
- Solana Mainnet restarts after issues processing blocks on the network last September 14th.
- https://twitter.com/webnowcompany/status/1438270854119530504?s=20
- https://news.bitcoin.com/solana-restarts-mainnet-sol-users-complain-dev-says-network-stall-not-similar-to-eth-in-2016/
- Civic Technologies, an identity solution innovator, and Solrise Finance, a decentralized investment platform, introduce first DEX on Solana.
- https://twitter.com/matt_solrise/status/1441088853511589890?s=20
- https://invezz.com/news/2021/09/23/civic-technologies-and-solrise-finance-introduce-first-on-chain-dex-on-solana/
- Saber, a leading cross-chain AMM, partners with Allbridge to launch the first Celo-bridged liquidity pool on Solana.
- https://twitter.com/Saber_HQ/status/1440397315244580865?s=20
- https://blog.saber.so/saber-launches-first-celo-dollar-liquidity-pool-on-solana-with-allbridge-6a196d884d4b
Tezos
- Belgian blockchain consulting firm, Block0, becomes a Tezos corporate baker.
- https://twitter.com/LabosNomades/status/1440622704587993094?s=20
- https://alexablockchain.com/block0-becomes-tezos-corporate-baker/
- New proposal for Tezos protocol upgrade, Hangzhou, to introduce a number of new technical tools and patches.
- https://twitter.com/TezosInfo/status/1440334501821902857?s=20
- https://medium.com/@TezosInfo/hangzhou-new-proposal-for-tezos-eighth-protocol-upgrade-cd52c8e4ef3b
The Graph
- The Web3 Index launches and lists The Graph in its weighted index for monitoring leading Web3 protocols.
- https://twitter.com/web3index/status/1440083590314745860?s=20
- https://web3index.org/blog/launching-the-web3-index
NEAR Protocol
- NEAR launches Simple Nightshade phase, its first step towards a fully sharded blockchain.
- https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1441025586860679177?s=20
- https://near.org/blog/near-launches-simple-nightshade-the-first-step-towards-a-sharded-blockchain/
- NFT Marketplace, Chronicle, uses NEAR Protocol for its infrastructure as part of its eco-friendly ambitions.
- https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1440739859019153412?s=20
- https://www.accesswire.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=664960&token=g0p066161vm4vm95mcaz
Flow
- Google Cloud partners with Flow developer, Dapper Labs, to support blockchain development in NFT and gaming.
- https://twitter.com/flow_blockchain/status/1437802142551576580?s=20
- https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-partners-with-nft-leader-dapper-labs-to-support-flow-blockchain
- Moonpay partners with Blotco to create the first crypto wallet with a fiat on-ramp on the Flow ecosystem.
- https://twitter.com/MoonPayHQ/status/1441005258076004362?s=20
- https://www.moonpay.com/blog/moonpay-blocto
Band Protocol
- Band Protocol has successfully launched its BandChain Phase 2 upgrade, Laozi, on the Mainnet.
- https://twitter.com/BandProtocol/status/1441012749559943174?s=20
- https://medium.com/bandprotocol/bandchain-phase-2-successful-mainnet-launch-e2837d187776
Edgeware
- Edgeware governance: proposal to activate a more technical council is under discussion.
- https://twitter.com/thom_ivy_1/status/1438530528152588291?s=20
- https://commonwealth.im/edgeware/proposal/discussion/1832-proposal-activate-the-technical-council-consider-edg-as-two-aspects
Casper Labs
- Information security & digital identity management company, WISeKey, partners with Casper Labs to build NFT platform on its network.
- https://twitter.com/Casper_Network/status/1441039260069421062?s=20
- https://blog.casperlabs.io/wisekey-casperlabs-partner-to-build-secure-high-performance-nft-marketplace-on-casper/
xDai
- BrightDAO, a community for decentralized proof-of-uniqueness, launches on xDai chain.
- https://twitter.com/xdaichain/status/1438553323599237128?s=20
- https://medium.com/brightid/brightdao-is-here-bdcb198393e
Persistence
- Persistence’s liquid staking solution, pSTAKE Finance, launches an uncapped version of ATOM.
- https://twitter.com/Alpha_Launchpad/status/1439960438226051076?s=20
- https://blog.alphafinance.io/pstake-2nd-alpha-launchpad-project-announces-the-uncapped-launch/
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