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👾 Phala Hackathon Part I complete, free job listings for web3 orgs on the D_D job board, and more 🫂

📅 This Week

Upcoming Events

• DevNTell: dm3 Protocol — Fri, Sep 1, 3:30pm UTC. In this week’s episode, we’ll be joined by dm3’s CEO Steffen Kux, who will give us an overview of dm3 and will help us better understand how through streamlined integration, heightened security, and interoperability, web3 messaging addresses the limitations of web2. Register here.

D_D x Phala Network Hackathon

• Part I of the D_D x @PhalaNetwork hackathon has now ended, and the winners will be announced this week! 🎉

• This week, we’ll also be publishing the full details of Part II of the hackathon — the Phat Functions Mainnet Hack, where you can win more than $12,000 in prizes. Stay tuned. 🫵

D_D Job Board

• Learning Designer for Web3 Bootcamps and Courses at Rise In

• Part-time developer at WeMintArt

• Backend Developer — Golang, JS, TS at Cashmere Labs

Did you know? D_D is offering FREE job listings for the web3 industry — no strings attached. List your jobs for free here!

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🤝 Community Highlights

• D_D DevNTell : Buildshare presented by Mattia Pomelli [video] [article]

• Building a Cross-Chain Swap with LayerZero by Priyank Gupta

• Enhancing NFTs with Random Numbers and Delegation by @billyjitsu

• How to Host Your Workshops with Huddle01 Spaces by Scarlett Spade

• How to Build Your First zkApp on Mina with SnarkyJS by Angus Maidment

• How to Build a Cross-Chain Airdrop DApp With Solidity, Next.js and Axelar by @olanetsoft

• Reward Your Social Media Users with LensAPI Oracle by Joshua from Phala Network

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📰 Ecosystem News

• Restaking protocol EigenLayer pulls in $160m of deposits within two hours

• Lido set to complete final token unlock

• Balancer confirms exploit after previous warning of a vulnerability

• Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches all-time high

• Farcaster, the sufficiently decentralized social network, announces move to OP Mainnet

• US crypto regulations: Sweeping US tax proposal met with boos from crypto world

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🎖️ Initiative Updates

D_D Vibes

• Don’t miss the next edition of D_D Vibes on Tue, Aug 29, at 5pm UTC, in Discord! Come hang out, make friends, and share some memes while taking a break from work. You also get to add a lovely NFT to your collection.

• As a reminder, D_D Vibes takes place every Tue and Thu in Discord, and is a great way to make friends and meet fellow hackers. You can RSVP under Events in Discord! See you there!

D_D Fridays

• Come vibe, hang, and play games with other members on Fri, Sep 1, at 5pm UTC, in Discord.

• D_D Fridays takes place every Friday, and you can RSVP under Events in Discord!

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😎 WAGMI

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