Weekly News from Polkadot & Kusama #76
1. Alpha Network has won the 78th parachain auction on Kusama
Alpha Network has won the 78th parachain auction on Kusama by self-funding 101 KSM worth ~3k USD. Alpha Network was leading the auction 98% of the time, so it was no surprise they secured a slot for themselves.
Alpha Network is the canary network of Unit Network, a decentralized social and economic networking infrastructure. Unit Network is a blockchain and Web3 operating system that lets users create digital tokens to represent values such as industry or personal identity. With its no-code tool suite, it aims to create aligned communities and borderless businesses while revolutionizing finance models and enabling the free flow of value.
2. Polkadot founder Robert Habermeier to discuss crypto development challenges at Consensus 2023
Polkadot’s founder Robert Habermeier will join a panel discussion at Consensus 2023 on April 28, where he will discuss the challenges of developing in a crypto winter and scaling the technology to accommodate more users and transactions.
The Polkadot booth at Consensus will host 20 ecosystem projects, offering attendees the opportunity to connect with the teams behind leading blockchains and dApps and learn how they leverage Polkadot to pioneer new Web3 use cases.
The event will take place from April 26th to 28th at the Austin Convention Center in Texas, and Polkadot’s booth number is 641.
Teams attending the Consensus at the Polkadot booth:
- Astar Network — smart contracts
- Moonbeam Network — smart contracts
- Gear — smart contracts
- Unique Network — NFTs
- Aventus — NFTs
- Bluez — NFTs
- Frequency — decentralized social
- Interlay — DeFi
- Bifrost — DeFi
- StellaSwap — DeFi
- AstridDAO — DeFi
- Watr Protocol — digital commons for commodities
- Zeitgeist — Prediction market
- KILT Protocol — decentralized identity
- Phala Network — cloud computation
- Nodle — IoT
- InvArch — DAO
- Astar Degens DAO — DAO
- GIANT — mobile data
- Exiled Racers — gaming
3. Acala Swap listed Unique Network’s native token UNQ as the first step towards advanced economic models implementation
Unique Network’s native token, UNQ, has been listed on Acala Swap as the first step towards implementing advanced economic models. The platform allows its applications to create their own cryptocurrencies, and the goal is to enable users to pay network fees using the application currency.
Incentives for LP and Bootstrap have been offered for a period of three months, with a loyalty bonus of 50%.
4. OriginTrail’s AI-ready Knowledge Assets showcased at BSI Connect Summit for enhanced sectors
OriginTrail, a decentralized network that hosts a decentralized knowledge graph, has showcased its AI potential for the first time at BSI Connect Summit. The network’s AI-ready Knowledge Assets were presented by TraceLabs’ Jurij Skornik during his keynote, where he discussed how they can enhance various sectors with BSI’s David Fairnie. By making AI-ready Knowledge Assets discoverable and verifiable with the world’s first Decentralized Knowledge Graph, OriginTrail is ensuring information provenance and magnifying the power of AI systems and solutions.
OriginTrail’s decentralized knowledge graph (DKG) organizes and verifies data in the physical and digital worlds, making it valuable for Web3 developers. With its own parachain slot on Polkadot, OriginTrail is interoperable and available for use in DeFi and other parachains. OriginTrail’s DKG is like Google for the Web3 space, providing efficient organization, discovery, and verification of anything in the physical or digital world.
5. Energy Web X highlights blockchain advancements in new Lightpaper for sustainable energy future
Energy Web has released a lightpaper explaining how they are using open-source and decentralized technologies to speed up the energy transition.
The paper details the EWX blockchain platform for energy and its potential to create a more decentralized, transparent, and efficient energy system. The platform offers benefits such as faster and more secure transactions, transparency, and improved data management, and is compatible with existing energy market systems. The EWX platform is designed to be scalable and interoperable with other blockchain solutions, making it a significant player in the evolution of the energy industry.
6. Mandala Metaverse to launch on Polkadot, featuring Cryptonauts NFT collection on Astar Network
Mandala Metaverse, a cross-platform game and interoperable metaverse, is launching its cross-chain metaverse on Polkadot to provide better NFT functionality like nesting, staking, and bridge sending.
The launch comes with the Cryptonauts NFT collection on April 28th, created by concept artist and illustrator Bruce Zick (Pixar, Disney, Marvel, Dark Horse), on Astar Network.
Mandala selected Polkadot ecosystem and namely Astar for its secure interoperability and access to dozens of parachains, offering high-level shared security and scalability. The collaboration gives Mandala access to advanced NFT capabilities, smart contracts, and DeFi, enabling the project to deliver enhanced outcomes.
7. Win $100 worth of kBTC at the Kintsugi Bitcoin DeFi Hub Raffle — Join Now!
Enter for a chance to win $100 worth of kBTC by exploring the Kintsugi Bitcoin DeFi Hub! Join the raffle before 26.04.2023 and be one of the five lucky winners.
To participate, you just need to perform any transaction on the platform, such as minting kBTC, lending or borrowing an asset, or swapping an asset. Once you finish your transaction, take a screenshot as proof and submit it at https://zealy.io/c/interlay/questboard/106178b2-6c5a-4b3e-8f38-98f786010a87.
The winners will be announced on 27.04.2023, so stay tuned and follow their account for more opportunities. The Kintsugi Bitcoin DeFi Hub is transforming the DeFi landscape, so take advantage of this opportunity to be a part of it and win some kBTC!
8. Composable Finance brings Cosmos IBC to Polkadot, KSM <=>DOT testing is live on mainnet
Polkadot ecosystem welcomes Cosmos IBC through Composable Finance. The live KSM<>DOT testing is now available on mainnet.
Participants who applied for the BETA can receive PICA and DOT airdrops by checking their wallets and emails for instructions. To provide feedback, join Discord and ensure you are in the designated channel.
9. Mangata X listed RMRK token and starts liquidity mining for RMRK/MGX pair
Mangata X, the trading app on Kusama, has listed the RMRK token and initiated liquidity mining, enabling users to earn rewards by depositing RMRK.
RMRK is the official token of RMRK protocol, which includes the Singular NFT marketplace and Kanaria Skybreach metaverse. RMRK’s advanced technology enables users to create nested/lego NFTs, multi-resource NFTs, and equipable NFTs.
The RMRK token has various use cases, including network governance tokens, NFT minting fees, and metaverse staking. RMRK is also available on other platforms, including Kucoin, Gate.io, Bifrost, Karura, and Moonriver.
10. Win up to 50,000 $NEER in the Kaosland settlement build competition
The Foundation Phase of Kaosland, a new metaverse, is now complete and open for settlement. With a community of over 11.8k unique landowners, there are endless possibilities for building, showcasing digital assets, and playing games like the new Monolithic mini-game.
Building partners like MetaDojo are available to help simplify the building experience for users.
Additionally, the first-ever mini-game on Bit.Country called Monolithic is now available for users to compete against each other in the metaverse.
And there is even a building competition where you can win up to 50,000 $NEER. Check out the Kaosland website to start exploring and building on your own land.
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- Support Polkadotters Shrimp and Polkadotters Octopus on Polkadot and be a part of a more secure Web3 future
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