Probably Nothing #115
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CrossFi aims to democratize DeFi by enabling you to create synthetic assets on Ethereum that are derivatives of assets on any other infrastructure. Just stake those assets and collateralize them through the CrossFi platform.
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🎞 DevNTell: Helping Devs Level Up With Scroll
In this week's episode of DevNTell, Raza Rython a DevRel at Scroll will show us how developers can level up their web3 game using Scroll.
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Linea will host a mini online build-a-thon to celebrate and reward continuous hacking every month. The winners will receive 1 ETH and a $1000 efrog pool prize.
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🤝 Community Highlights
🎞 DevNTell: EigenLayer
Last week, Nader Dabit and Gajesh Naik presented EigenLayer.
Other Community News
How To Short Crypto by D_D member @theonly_easyday
Hello World videos for building on Hedera: Create and Fund Account by D_D member bguiz
Celebrating One Year Working on Axelar: Building the Interoperability Future by @_olanetsoft
🎖️ Initiative Updates
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📰 Ecosystem News
New York Jury Finds Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Liable for Fraud in SEC Case
The SEC found Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, liable for civil fraud, alleging they misled investors about the stability of their algorithmic stablecoin, Terra USD, which led to significant losses in the Terra ecosystem and ongoing legal challenges for Kwon.
Ethereum Foundation Researchers' Proposal to Slow ETH Issuance Draws Pushback
The proposal to reduce the pace of new issuance of Ether (ETH) tokens in Ethereum, aimed at reducing incentives for new stakers and hardening ETH as a form of money, has sparked community debate over the need for change and concerns about centralization within the Ethereum Foundation, with some members questioning whether the Foundation wields too much influence over the decentralized network.
Aave Reduces MakerDAO's DAI Collateral After Proposal to Completely Eliminate It
Aave is reducing the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of MakerDAO's DAI stablecoin by 12 percentage points to 63% due to concerns over increased risk after MakerDAO added Ethena's USDe as collateral, despite initially considering completely removing DAI as collateral.
Ethena Labs ENA Launches at $1 Billion Market Cap Post Airdrop As “Sats Campaign” Kicks Off
Ethena Labs' ENA token trades for $0.73, with a $1 billion market cap and over $11 billion in fully diluted valuation, making it the fifth-largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization shortly after its launch, following a successful airdrop and the kick-off of its Season 2, "The Sats Campaign," which aims to onboard Bitcoin as collateral for the protocol.
SushiSwap team wants to kill DAO to benefit themselves
A governance proposal for SushiSwap aims to transfer assets from the 'DAO' treasury to a new entity, 'Sushi Labs,' and redirect future airdrops to the 'Labs,' potentially impacting the project's entire treasury and core development responsibilities, sparking criticism.
Solidity Developer Survey 2023 Results
This post gives a detailed analysis of the Solidity Developer Survey 2023 results.
Coinbase released its internal guides for developing EVM-based smart contracts. We use Solidity when developing such contracts, so we call it a "Solidity Style Guide." This guide also covers development and testing practices. We are sharing this publicly in case it is useful to others.