We3kly Web3 R3cap #1
Hey Buddies!
We've scoured the web for the most exciting news from the Polkadot ecosystem and beyond.
So grab a drink, sit back, and catch up on all the cool stuff happening in the world of Web3.
What's inside
Buddies Street News
Polkadot Ecosystem
General News
NFT News
DeFi News
Outside of Polkadot
Buddies Street News
Everything that happened this week in Buddies Street.
MoonBuddies Partner WL announcements
Pre-sale campaigns closed
Buddieverse Thread
Arcade
University
3D composability
Casino
and more
Buddieverse SEEDS
MoonBuddies receive SEEDS through NFT staking.
Deflationary supply.
Resources can be bought, sold, and transferred.
General News
Polkadot's blockspace-centric future
Join @rphmeier next Friday at 6 pm CET to hear about Polkadot's blockspace-centric future, including asynchronous backing and pay-as-you-go parachains.
InvArch Network Crowdloan Announcement to join Polkadot
Multi-signature solutions, DAO primitives, and IP primitives.
Up to 10,000,000 VARCH tokens will be provided in exchange for raising up to 50,000 DOT. The auction is expected between late March and early April of 2023.
Energy Webx participated in the EU Commission's Consultation on the Electricity Market Design
Their proposals include increasing the granularity of the EU certificate of origin system, establishing a registry for flexible resources, and promoting distributed energy resources and energy communities.
Manta Network Launch Sequence
Manta successfully secured a parachain slot and is now gearing up for launch with several announcements and activities planned over the next several weeks/months. These include new products, partnerships, services, and rewards for the community. People can try out MantaPay Testnet v3, to qualify for rewards.
Polkadot Bled Hackathon
The Polkadot Bled Hackathon is a two-week online hacking event, followed by a week of in-person hacking in the Slovenian town of Bled. Participants will have access to experienced mentors and judges to help them create innovative applications and infrastructure.
NFT News
Veil of Time NFT Sale is Live
Customers can go to veiloftime.io to make their purchases while supplies last. The sale is running from March 3rd-24th.
EVRL00T getting ready to launch a massive expansion, with the community migrating to Moonbeam and exciting rewards to unlock. Players who participate in the migration event will receive a unique reward item. OG players will also be rewarded for their loyalty and support.
AAA - Ajuna Network
AAA holders will receive exclusive early access to the Beta of Battle Mogs.
Check out the @BattleMogs account.
DeFi News
Moonwell Update
Moonwell deployed to Base Testnet, L2 by Coinbase. This presents an opportunity for the Moonbeam and the wider Polkadot ecosystem to connect with Ethereum.
StellaSwap 1-clik crosschain swaps
Cross-chain swaps from Arbitrum to Moonbeam are now live on StellaSwap with over 40+ coins.
Beamswap to morphed into Beamex - perpetual DEX
Beta is live now. Lower Emissions, Limit Orders, Efficiency, Leverage, and Better User Experience.
Outside of Polkadot
MetaMask - early access launch of HyperPlay.xyz
HyperPlay.xyz is a game launcher that integrates MetaMask into native games. It aggregates the Epic Games store, GOG, and its store, allowing players to access their MM wallet across the decentralized web and into every game. It also provides an API for native games to integrate with MM and allows existing browser-based games to be added to HyperPlay with no changes needed from developers.
Chainlink’s new platform lets Web 3.0 projects connect to Web 2.0
Chainlink launched its self-service, serverless platform - Chainlink Functions. Within minutes, developers can seamlessly connect their dApps or smart contracts to any Web 2.0 API. With support for JavaScript and integrations to AWS and Meta, this platform is a game-changer in bridging web3 and traditional software. Secure and customizable, it's currently in private beta mode on Ethereum and Polygon test nets with plans to expand to more blockchains and launch on the mainnet soon!
Post Silvergate Crash
Over $200 million worth of long crypto futures were liquidated within 4 hours following speculation about crypto-friendly bank Silvergate's financial difficulties. Bitcoin suffered the highest liquidations, with over $76 million worth of BTC being liquidated, followed by Ethereum with $40 million and Dogecoin and Litecoin at $4.5 and $4.4 million, respectively. The news of Silvergate's net loss and the US Department of Justice's investigation into its transactions with FTX caused the bank's stock price to drop by more than 50%, leading to the market crash.
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