We3kly Web3 R3cap #2
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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 Polkadot
Buddies Street News
An overview of all the things that happened last week on Buddies Street.
Buddies got their own Newsletter
The Buddies Roadmap 2.0 has been released
BUDDIES has a never-ending roadmap, setting new goals and values for its holders... but it's also necessary to set our next directions.
This is why we released our Roadmap 2.0.
MoonBuddies Community Partner Pre-Sales Are Over
More than 50% of the total MoonBuddies supply has been acquired!
As a team, we are delighted with the support we are receiving. Nothing but commitment to making BUDDIES the best project in the Polkadot ecosystem.
Thanks to Kusama Kingdom, GLMR Apes, Moonsama, apeXchimpz, Canary Network Agency, Marlua, Yumi, MonkeysNFT, HogLordz, Blasé Bonobos, Kusama Acid, RMRK Punks, and Substranauts for joining us!
MoonBuddies NFT pre-sale is over
MoonBuddies has received a great reception in communities and on our channels during the pre-sale.
MoonBuddies expected to launch next week on Sunday 19th March.
Pre-sale participants will be able to mint before the public sale. Despite the Public Sale having begun, all pre-sale participants will have their spots secured. There will be a public sale minting in $SAMA tokens.
We are looking forward to the following milestones:
Launch of the first custom collection on the Exosama Network (and migration to Raresama).
Exosama Network's first full 3D NFT collection.
One of the first 3D metaverses allocated on the Exosama Network.
MoonBuddies + Bank = MoonBank
The MoonBank service manages assets to invest, earn profits, and grow the balance sheet for MoonBuddies holders.
Aside from receiving royalties every 3-6 months, they can also earn additional rewards by proposing investment ideas to the MoonBank .
Additionally, MoonBank offers Alpha Trading calls (NFA) and exclusive benefits through its partnership with @bitgetglobal.
Polkadot Ecosystem
General News
Astar Network is partnering with Shibuya City to support the ward's web3 initiatives.
This is the first time a blockchain has entered an agreement with one of Tokyo's largest cities. Over 400 developers attended Astar's web3 hackathon, and 200 more participated in the web3 incubator program.
On behalf of Shibuya city, Startup Labs Japan, which specializes in dApps and infrastructure development, will use Astar Network for its R&D and incubation activities. Astar Network is a multichain protocol that allows developers to create dApps and receive basic income through a dApp staking mechanism.
Phala Network 2023 Roadmap
With 18k+ servers, 142k+ vCPUs, and 141 events in 14 countries and 18 cities, Phala Network made significant strides in decentralization, innovation, utility, and community in 2022. Through Phat Contracts, serverless SDKs, and Phat Bricks, they plan to change trustless computation in 2023.
Additionally, they plan to release a DeFi engine and develop their NFT Marketplace experience. They also plan to elevate their message and presence through a rebranding and technical and tokenomics whitepapers.
The Robonomics Roadmap for 2023 outlines a four-year R&D project "Polkadot for IoT" which will include updates to the parachain.
Robonomics Web Services for IoT (RWS) will provide a customizable level of data privacy in the home, and can be accessed remotely without requiring a centralized cloud. As well as three main software products, the team plans to launch an open hardware and open software IoT device line.
The Robonomics Home Assistant Image contains elements such as home assistant, Robonomics network provider software, and the web version + mobile application "RWS cloud”.
They are also working on a deflationary token economy and launching a bridge between Ethereum and Moonriver. The Robonomics Spring School will be held in May 2023.
Zeitgeist's migration to Polkadot
It is expected that the migration process to Polkadot will be completed by Tuesday, 14 March. Zeitgeist's chain will be offline for only a few hours during this time, and wallets, balances, and positions will remain unchanged.
During the downtime, trading will be disabled. The exact time will be announced on the day. App activity can continue during the downtime. Updates will be provided on Twitter and Discord as the final step approaches.
T3rn successfully acquired a parachain slot on Polkadot
A crucial step towards delivering a secure multichain protocol has been taken by T3rn with the acquisition of a parachain on the Polkadot network. With a focus on avoiding crosschain pitfalls, the journey has been systematic and progressive.
Maciej Baj, the network's founder, views the acquisition as a logical next step. Visit the website and join the community channels to learn more.
NFT News
EVRLOOT on Moonbeam
Moonbeam is used to test BarrelDao's functionality. To simulate near-production conditions and tokens, Moonbase is being used. With beautiful lore, Ekkho guides the migration.
The first-ever ring in the game will be awarded to players who migrate within a certain window. In the coming weeks, the gates will open for public migration and game missions will follow.
Rewritten and put into smart contracts, the game is almost ready to go live on Moonbeam Network.
Moonsama: Lions & Battle for Nova
Through the partnership with Sovereign Nature, 400 Lion NFTs have been landed in the Moonsama Ecosystem. The latest Battle for Nova updates with previews of 3D assets (characters, clothing, and weapons). Pets (lions & others) can be equipped to your Exosama in Battle for Nova.
Diesel partners with Public Pressure
Youth culture is strongly associated with Diesel. Diesel is now establishing itself as a patron of discovery, advancing music and fashion on Web3 with Public Pressure.
A pioneer in the fashion industry, Diesel promotes uprising musicians, artists, and their innovative genres on Web3, seeking to facilitate and energize direct interactions with fans.
Quick Links
The first community metaverse project on BC_Pioneer released a preview about their upcoming metaverse.
Exiled Racers integrated selling data from MoonbeansIO.
DeFi News
Single-extrinsic multi-step swaps have been launched by Mangata X
Multiswaps enable gasless smart routing and arbitrage. The KSM-MGX-BNC-KSM arb in one step is an example of this.
Moonbeam Network is partnering with ZooDAO to launch its innovative NFT utility on Pulsar.
Those who stake $xSTELLA into the ZOO pool will receive an Airdrop bonus. Moonbeam Network will soon have a bridge link for transferring $ZOO from Ethereum.
Bifrost's vTokens are now listed on DefiLlama, allowing users to compare their yields with other prominent liquid staking tokens.
The DefiLlama website provides further information on vDOT, vKSM, vGLMR, and vMOVR.
Outside Polkadot
Spotify introduces NFTs
By introducing Music NFTs, Podcast NFTs, and Token gated access, Spotify is taking a major step into the crypto and blockchain world. The crypto space is far from dead, as other web2 companies are following suit.
NFT collection by Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, celebrates his contribution to Web3 funding model Quadratic Funding.
Known as "records," the NFTs include a digital version of Buterin's and his co-authors' whitepaper from 2018. The open edition mint launched on March 1, with a 24-hour trading volume of 4,692 ETH ($7.3 million).
Additionally, the collection includes two essays about quadratic funding by Gitcoin co-founders Kevin Owocki and Scott Moore, and funds generated from the drop will go to public goods projects.
The NFT collection is a project of Metalabel, a new framework developed by Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler, Etsy founder Rob Kalin and other Web2 pioneers to help creators monetize their work.
Ethereum's ERC-4337 upgrade could transform the NFT space by making blockchain technology more accessible to non-crypto natives.
There are four major problems associated with current wallet structures: lost private keys, secure wallets without seed phrases, automated trading, and gasless transactions.
By incorporating these features, NFT collectors would have more peace of mind, wallet creation and use would be more user-friendly, NFT trading would be more accessible and easier, and NFT transactions would be cheaper and faster.
This upgrade could significantly improve the user experience for those buying and storing NFTs, and pave the way for greater adoption of blockchain technology.
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