1. Observation and Opinion
First, let's talk about the situation of slot auctions. Pendulum's pre-sale network on Kusama, Amplitude, won the 89th parallel chain slot auction on Kusama.
The final winning price jumped from over 200 KSM to over 500 KSM, which is consistent with our previous mention that the competition for parallel chain auctions on Kusama will intensify.
Recently, EDX Markets, a new crypto exchange jointly launched by several financial giants including Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital, and Paradigm, announced its launch.
Against the backdrop of increased regulatory scrutiny on two major well-known exchanges, this news has boosted confidence in the entire market.
In addition, BlackRock, which oversees trillions of dollars in assets, has applied for a BTC spot ETF, Deutsche Bank has applied for a digital asset license, and Fidelity is considering acquiring Grayscale. These series of news indicate that traditional financial institutions are once again entering the crypto field in a different way.
Furthermore, looking at previous cases of Singapore and multiple countries exploring the tokenization of government bonds and applying them to some DeFi scenarios, as well as European banks attempting to tokenize bonds, it is evident that not only traditional financial institutions but also national teams are eager to make moves in this space.
The digitization of assets from the traditional world will be an irreversible trend. This will further propel the development of the RWA track.
RWA, which stands for Real World Assets, is a direction that Centrifuge, a project in the Polkadot ecosystem, is dedicated to. Last week, Centrifuge announced its first Real World Assets Summit. As one of the leading projects in the RWA track, Centrifuge's development in the RWA track will bring new incremental capital to the entire Polkadot and crypto industry.
The RWA track deserves special attention.
Decentralized social networking has always been considered one of the important directions for future development. The well-known lending project Aave also saw the potential in this direction and developed the Lens Protocol to provide development modules for teams that want to build decentralized social applications.
It can be understood as the social version of the Substrate framework. Currently, Lens Protocol is deeply rooted in the Polygon ecosystem.
Meanwhile, Phala Network is currently building practical features based on its decentralized computing network. Last week, Phala launched a prophecy machine function called LensAPI for Lens Protocol.
This prophecy machine allows Web 3 social applications to easily access and process data from any Web 2 or Web 3 data source, overcoming the limitations of DApp builders easily pushing Web 2 and Web 3 data into smart contracts. This will greatly expand the design scope and application scenarios of Web 3 social applications.
As a resource-based decentralized infrastructure project, Phala's collaboration with Lens is an example of Polkadot ecological projects stepping out of the Polkadot system to empower the entire industry.
There are many other resource-based decentralized infrastructure projects in the Polkadot ecosystem. Phala's practice will also prove that in the future multi-chain world, Polkadot's rich ecosystem projects will empower the entire crypto industry, not just limited to the Polkadot ecosystem. This is part of Polkadot's grand blueprint.
Below is a detailed introduction to last week's news in the Polkadot ecosystem. Please enjoy.
2. Polkadot Updates
【Amplitude wins the 89th Kusama parachain slot auction】
Amplitude has won the 89th Kusama parachain slot auction. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/parachains/status/1672399455012761606?s=20
[Polkadot will hold its annual conference "Polkadot Decoded" from June 28 to June 29]
[Energy Web collaborates with Polkadot to develop groundbreaking renewable energy solutions]
Energy Web collaborates with Polkadot to develop groundbreaking renewable energy solutions. The integration of Energy Web and Polkadot aims to provide companies with a "Web 2-like experience." Managers can access the interface maintained by Energy Web to simplify grid energy management and tracking solutions. For more information, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/energywebx/status/1671204602245525516?s=20
3. Ecological news
[Astar Network users can now connect their Ledger Nano X hardware wallet with Nova Wallet]
Astar Network users can now connect their Ledger Nano X hardware wallet with Nova Wallet. For more information, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1670874441083961345?s=20
【Bifrost initiates a proposal on Polkassembly to apply for 50,000 KSM as the base liquidity for KSM/vKSM pair on Kusama Network】
Bifrost initiates a proposal on Polkassembly to apply for 50,000 KSM as the base liquidity for KSM/vKSM pair on Kusama Network. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/BifrostFinance/status/1670813757302349824?s=20
【The multi-chain machine IDs connecting Cosmos and Polkadot are now live on Krest and Fetch.ai】
The multi-chain machine IDs connecting Cosmos and Polkadot are now live on Krest and Fetch.ai. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/krestnetwork/status/1670698880025985024?s=20
【Fonbnk becomes a new ecosystem project of Manta Network】
Fonbnk becomes a new ecosystem project of Manta Network. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/MantaNetwork/status/1670789271005929473?s=20
[GIANT Protocol is now available in Nova Wallet]
GIANT Protocol is now available in Nova Wallet. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1671186400065011715?s=20
[Cross-chain transfer of KSM tokens to Bridge Hub parallel chain in the Kusama Network is now live in Nova Wallet]
Cross-chain transfer of KSM tokens to Bridge Hub parallel chain in the Kusama Network is now live in Nova Wallet. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/NovaWalletApp/status/1671243817331163138?s=20
[Manta Network extends funding to Meta Merge as part of its grant program]
Manta Network extends funding to Meta Merge as part of its grant program. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/MantaNetwork/status/1671171280899575818?s=20
[Moonbeam Network and Nodle Network's XCM integration has started voting]
Moonbeam Network and Nodle Network's XCM integration has started voting. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/MoonbeamCN/status/1672443175896600577?s=20
[Moonriver Network and Mangata Finance achieve the first XCM integration via OpenGov]
Moonriver Network and Mangata Finance achieve the first XCM integration via OpenGov. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/MoonbeamCN/status/1671654233416912902?s=20
[The testing phase of Moonsama gaming platform is now live]
The testing phase of Moonsama gaming platform is now live. For more details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/MoonsamaNFT/status/1673030754182332417?s=20
[NFT project Teddy Dao is now live on Moonbeam Network]
NFT project Teddy Dao is now live on Moonbeam Network. Details can be found at:
https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1671244951533887489?s=20
[The canary network of peaq, krest Network, is now a parachain of Kusama Network]
The canary network of peaq, krest Network, is now a parachain of Kusama Network. Details can be found at:
https://twitter.com/peaqnetwork/status/1671137687816880130?s=20
[Phala Network officially announces the launch of a groundbreaking solution, LensAPI Oracle, for Lens Protocol builders]
Phala Network officially announces the launch of a groundbreaking solution, LensAPI Oracle, for Lens Protocol builders. Details can be found at:
https://twitter.com/PhalaNetwork/status/1671149329321709572?s=20
[Tapio Finance's Goerli testnet is now live and will run until July 26th]
Tapio Finance's Goerli testnet is now live and will run until July 26th. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/TapioFinance/status/1673118691620433920?s=20
[Users can now test the XCM transfer between SORA using the latest HASHI Substrate bridge update]
Users can now test the XCM transfer between SORA using the latest HASHI Substrate bridge update. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/sora_xor/status/1672593134805475330?s=20
4. Ecological cooperation
[PolkaBridge announces strategic partnership with Sui Network for SuiPad launchpad]
PolkaBridge announces strategic partnership with Sui Network for SuiPad launchpad. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/realpolkabridge/status/1670751793347977218?s=20
[Pendulum and Scallop Announce Partnership]
Pendulum and Scallop have announced a partnership. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/pendulum_chain/status/1672243581342429188?s=20
[PolkaBridge Partners with Carbon Browser]
PolkaBridge is partnering with Carbon Browser. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/realpolkabridge/status/1672236881336217601?s=20
[Red Kite Launchpad Announces Partnership with Genius X]
Red Kite Launchpad has announced a partnership with Genius X. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/redkitepad/status/1670795200271187970?s=20
[SubWallet collaborates with Oxalus to integrate as a login method on Oxalus]
SubWallet collaborates with Oxalus to integrate as a login method on Oxalus. For details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/Oxalus_io/status/1672175850765316098?s=20
[Starfish Finance launches $2000 SEAN testnet token airdrop to celebrate collaboration with Coinbase Wallet]
Starfish Finance launches $2000 SEAN testnet token airdrop to celebrate collaboration with Coinbase Wallet. For details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/Starfish_Fi/status/1670817459018821634?s=20
5. Event Announcement
[OneBlock+ and Parity Technologies to host Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Summer from May 12 to July 15]
OneBlock+ and Parity Technologies will host the Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Summer from May 12th to July 15th. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/OneBlock_/status/1658090168153194503?s=20
【Bear Necessities Hackathon hosted by Moonbeam Network will take place from May 30th to June 27th】
The Bear Necessities Hackathon hosted by Moonbeam Network will take place from May 30th to June 27th. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1659242931172016149?s=20
【Polkadot Insider will host "Ask The Team" event together with ZooDAO on June 26th】
Polkadot Insider will host the "Ask The Team" event together with ZooDAO on June 26th. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/PolkadotInsider/status/1672884835763859457?s=20
[The "The Privatize to Maximize Campaign" event by Manta Network will be extended from June 26th to July 1st]
The "The Privatize to Maximize Campaign" event by Manta Network will be extended from June 26th to July 1st. For more details, please visit:
https://twitter.com/MantaNetwork/status/1672278233792872449?s=20
[iZUMi Finance and the application AsMatch will hold the "Relationships In Web 3" event on June 27th]
iZUMi Finance and the application AsMatch will hold the "Relationships In Web 3" event on June 27th. For more details, please visit:
https://twitter.com/izumi_Finance/status/1672258226400686081?s=20
【Crust Network will participate in the "PolkadotDecoded" event in Copenhagen from June 27th to June 29th】
Crust Network will participate in the "PolkadotDecoded" event in Copenhagen from June 27th to June 29th. For details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/CrustNetwork/status/1672863194837299203?s=20
【On June 28th, Startale Labs will announce major plans for Astar Network 2.0】
On June 28th, Startale Labs will announce major plans for Astar Network 2.0. For details, please refer to:
https://twitter.com/AstarNetwork/status/1670919260519165952?s=20
【Encode Club and Polkadot Decoded will hold a programming marathon event in Copenhagen from June 28th to 29th】Encode Club and Polkadot Decoded will hold a programming marathon event in Copenhagen from June 28th to 29th. For more details, please see:
https://twitter.com/encodeclub/status/1654074539934986244?s=20
【Peaq Network will participate in The Blockchain Conference 2023 held in Hamburg, Germany from June 28th to 30th】Peaq Network will participate in The Blockchain Conference 2023 held in Hamburg, Germany from June 28th to 30th. For more details, please see: https://twitter.com/peaqnetwork/status/1663915472452984838?s=20
【The third session of the Polkadot Academy will be held at the University of Berkeley from July 10, 2023 to August 10, 2023】
The third session of the Polkadot Academy will be held at the University of Berkeley from July 10, 2023 to August 10, 2023. For more details, please refer to:
https://polkadot.network/development/academy/
【Centrifuge announces the inaugural Real World Asset Summit, to be held in New York City on September 19, 2023】Centrifuge announces the inaugural Real World Asset Summit, which will be held in New York City on September 19, 2023. Applications are now open, for more details please see:
https://medium.com/centrifuge/announcing-the-inaugural-real-world-asset-summit-1e63d7cf944a
