Tokens, Parachains, and Community News.
- This 34-tweet thread simplifies Polkadot and Kusama networks crowdloans and parachain slot auctions.
- Introducing the Ethereum<->SORA network Bridge “HASHI” on the Polkaswap Testnet.
- Plasm Network officially sponsors UC Berkeley Xcelerator Program.
- Why Coming chose to partner with ChainX.
- How does the Signal Protocol achieve end-to-end encrypted communication?
- Crust Storage Market Technology Upgrade Announcement.
- RioChain Upgrades to Substrate 3.0.
- PAID Network to Use Litentry’s Aggregated Identity Service To Enhance User Authentication And Security.
- REEF Finance launches Litentry Bonds.
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Polkadot Core
- Allow `transfer_keep_alive` to transfer all free balance.
- Reserve ss58 prefix 48 for Neatcoin.
Polkadot Referenda and Motions
- #16 Increase number of active validators to 599.
- #65 Stylo – an offline wallet based on Parity Signer
Polkadot Bounties
- Polkadot Brand Update Immersion Phase.
Polkadot Proposals
- #13 Lawyer to Verify Legal Names.
- #2 Set the new runtime code.
- #4 Increase the number of Validators to 299.
- #5 Increase the number of Validators to 399.
- #6 Increase the number of Validators to 499.
- #10 Send a call through an indexed pseudonym of the sender.
Kusama Proposals and Referenda
- #72 Treasury Proposal – High Performance Public Infrastructure (Milestone 2)
- #76 Proposal: Parachain Lease Offering Dashboard.
- #271 slash forgiveness for era 1898 has executed.
- #103 Now is not the Time; Vote Against This Proposal.
- #3 Mobile Signers / Injectors / Walletconnect equivalent.
Dates of Note
- March 3, 19:37 UTC: Start of next referendum voting period.
- March 3, 19:37 UTC: Voting ends for referendum 16.
- March 3, 19:37 UTC: Election of the new council candidates.
- March 11, 19:37 UTC: Start of next spending period
- March 31, 18:45 UTC: Dispatch of referendum 16 if passed.
- May 20: The next Polkadot Decoded event.
- June 23, 15:00 UTC Substrate Seminar by Bill Laboon.
- Q1 2021: Bitcoin is coming to Polkadot (PolkaBTC).
- Q1 2021: Ethereum bridge is coming to Polkadot.
- Q1 2021: Kusama Parachain relsease.
- Q1 2021: Polkadot Parachain release.
Top Videos of the Week
- Subsocial – decentralized social networking protocol. Substrate | Polkadot | IPFS | by Alex Siman.
Top Reddit Posts of the Week
- Polkadot: What’s So Great About It. Article on Forbes.
Crypto Regulation
- OLB Group enables crypto payments for thousands of US merchants.
- South Korea fast tracks 20% tax on Bitcoin and crypto profits to 2022.
- Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’ Has Started Accepting Bitcoin, Ether for Tax Payments.
Developer Related
Other Crypto Related News
- Bill Gates Issues Serious Bitcoin Warning As Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk Stokes Crypto Price ‘Mania.’
- Cardano Mary Hard Fork Combinator Announced for March 1.
- Binance to Support Cardano (ADA) Upgrade and Hard Fork.
Job Listings
- Web3 Full-Stack Engineer with Interlay.
- Formal Verification Research Engineer.
- Community Manager at Web3 Foundation
- Technical Grants Evaluator.
- Technical Education – Entry Level.
- Technical Education – Internship.