This week in Dapps - 100th edition 🎉
Blue bird is freed, Google's blockchain node, WalletConnect Auth, Nissan NFTs, Alchemy transact, Metamask grants dao, fundraises, learning resources, opportunities & hacks 💣
Major Highlight 🤯
Elon musk takes over Twitter. Let that sink in!
Google cloud introduced a blockchain node engine to offer fully managed node-hosting for Web3 development. Learn more
UK’s new legal measures to outlaw unregulated crypto. Watch here
Vietnam’s prime minister calls for crypto regulation. Learn more
Central Bank of UAE completes the first cross-border payment via the pilot CBDC project. Learn more
Moldova bans Cryptocurrency mining amid the energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. Learn more
New launches 🚀
WalletConnect Auth: One-click wallet login to simplify Web3 UX. Learn more
Axelar to support cross-chain communication on Polygon Supernets. Learn more
OPCraft: an Autonomous world built on the OP stack. Learn more
Web3Auth introduced MPC SDK that democratizes enterprise-grade MPC for apps, wallets or users. Learn more
Nissan utility NFTs by Grease Monkey Games’ Torque Drift 2 game. Learn more
Crypto visa debit card by Blockchain.com. Learn more
Double, an NFT rental protocol, now supports Fantom blockchain. Learn more
Alchemy Transact - a suite of products to make the transaction lifecycle easier and more effective. Learn more
Collab Land now supports Ronin Network. Learn more
MetaMask Grants DAO: a ConsenSys-funded program to issue grants to devs building within the MetaMask ecosystem. Learn more
Fundraises 💰
Origami a DAO operating system raised a $6M seed round. Learn more
Martian wallet for Aptos ecosystem raised a $3M pre-seed round. Learn more
Cryptosat, building satellites that power cryptographic, blockchain and ledger applications raised a $3M seed round. Learn more
Souffl3, NFT marketplace in Aptos ecosystem raised a $2M seed round. Learn more
Thala labs a yield-bearing stablecoin, and the liquidity provisioning layer on Aptos raised a $6M seed round. Learn more
Rekt 🚨
Team Finance exploited for $14.5M. Learn more
Flash loan attack on QuickSwap lend, exploited for $220K. Learn more
FriesDAO hacked for $2.3M. Learn more
Consensus halts the ThorChain. Learn more
Read, Watch & Listen 🎙
Understanding community building in Web3. Learn more
ApeStarter is a brief guide on how to use Ape Framework, which is based on Vyper - a pythonic programming language that targets the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Learn more
Metaverse musings by Amy Madison. Read here
Lens Protocol - primer and data analysis. Read here
Bounties 💸
StarkNet - $1M. Learn more
Port Finance - $500K. Learn more
Resonate - $100K. Learn more
Union Finance - $50K. Learn more
Astaria - $50K. Learn more
Rage Trade - $38K. Learn more
Float Capital - $10K. Learn more
Filecoin - $5K. Learn more
Wormhole - $1K. Learn more
Sui foundation grants - $10,000 to $100,000. Apply here
Zero Gas Wasted: I Am The Optimizor challenge for the hall of fame NFT. Join contest here
Jobs 👨💻
VP of Engineering - Cere Network. Apply here
Head of Developer Relations (DevRel) - UMA. Apply here
Product Engineering Lead - Comm. Apply here
Head of Community Design - Backdrop. Apply here
Community Cultivator - Seed Club. Apply here
Blockchain and Backend Developer - Artizen. Apply here
Content Creator - Fantom Foundation. Apply here
Executive Assistant - Doodles. Apply here
Thank you for reading our newsletters & supporting us on this journey. Today marks the 100th edition & we have a gift for you 🎉
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