@MoonbeamNetwork celebrates 300k Twitter (or is it X?) followers! Is it getting hot in here or was it just… July 🔥
Ecosystem Grant Snapshot Voting Wraps Up 🗳
The snapshot votes designed to inform the latest batch of ecosystem grants have both completed. In both the firstGo to page https://snapshot.org/#/moonbeam-foundation.eth/proposal/0x037741b66815dcd1fc8076e258f157fafbd6d65dbeca851a823987c25026b812 and secondGo to page https://snapshot.org/#/moonbeam-foundation.eth/proposal/0x5aa4dd72f8323f13a10b6238c5e64c1f969a0f9742f405f8440c97799c5e1178 votes, teams fought it out for community support to decide the allocation of the Moonbeam ecosystem grants. Congratulations to the winning teams: TF Alpha, Moonwell, Gamma, and Beamswap! This phase of voting will be quickly followed by on-chain voting to make each grant official, so stay tuned!
📢 Top News
The Lunar Gaming Festival is Back. This community initiative brings together two of the most active corners of the ecosystem: gaming and staking. Last month, those who staked to eligible collators earned an NFT for Exiled Racers’Go to page https://www.exiledracers.com/#/raceway Lunar Racing Cup. This month, anyone staked by July 31 is in the running for a shiny new NFT to use in The Great EscapeGo to page https://game.glmrjungle.com/ game. Claim yours here!Go to page https://app.fidi.tech/giveaway/greatescape82023
MBIP-5: Gas-Based Storage Limit was chosen by the communityGo to page https://moonbeam.polkassembly.network/referendum/103 to increase Moonbeam’s storage. The network is growing quickly so to ensure sustainability and security as it expands, MBIP-5 increase the amount of “gas” per transaction depending on how much storage space is used (as calculated by Moonbeam’s Ethereum JSON RPC). The more storage space needed, the more gas the transaction will use. Read the full discussion on the forum.Go to page https://web.archive.org/web/20230609171621/https://forum.moonbeam.foundation/t/possible-solutions-for-unsustainable-storage-growth/845
🚀 Moonbeam Accelerator Demo Day Success! Check out the replayGo to page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48fiAX7fkM4 for the inside scoop on AirLyft, BrainDEX, ChainJet, Evrloot, The Great Escape, JR Studio, Koingaroo, Moonbeans, and Superhedge.
Bear NecessitiesGo to page https://moonbeam.hackerearth.com/#overview 🐻 Hackathon Wraps Up. Speaking of the ecosystem heating up… The Bear Necessities Hackathon by Moonbeam, Multichain & AWS ended this month. Check the winners and their projects on TwitterGo to page https://twitter.com/MoonbeamNetwork/status/1681694396511559680 (more details to follow soon!).
What’s Gov Got to Do With It? 🎶 The latest forum discussions have delved into the upcoming implementation of Delegated VotingGo to page https://forum.moonbeam.foundation/t/introducing-delegated-voting-enhancing-governance-on-moonriver-and-moonbeam/843/5 on Moonriver and Moonbeam, with some invaluable community input that has helped shape a new Community Delegate Code of Conduct to ensure integrity and effectiveness of the new voting mechanism. To stay updated on the future of governance, join the discussions on our Community Forum.Go to page https://forum.moonbeam.foundation/c/governance/2
🌐 Ecosystem Spotlight
The Moonbeam and Moonriver ecosystem continues to grow with 300+ live integrations across the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks!Go to page https://www.dtmb.xyz/ Let’s take a look at recent updates.
Web3GoGo to page https://web3go.xyz/ has an improved dashboard for tracking Moonbeam dApp activity is live with all kinds of insights!
Grill.chatGo to page https://grill.chat/hot-chats supports Moonbeam for chat and donations on Subsocial.
Ledger LivGo to page https://www.ledger.com/ledger-livee has integrated with Moonriver so MOVR holders can use the hardware wallet to transact and manage tokens
SeaScapeGo to page https://twitter.com/seascapenetwork/status/1676989308933218306 launched the first strategy game on Moonbeam. Play Moonscape Return to the Moon here.Go to page https://play.moonscapegame.com/
RockXGo to page https://twitter.com/rockx_official/status/1679067626155425792 blockchain infrastructure & staking solutions now supports Moonbeam
HashportGo to page https://twitter.com/HashportNetwork integrated with Moonbeam for secure token porting
KoingarooGo to page https://app.koingaroo.com/login launched its self-custody cross-chain DeFi app on Moonbeam so users can access their funds from one spot.
💜 Community
Revamped Ambassador Program
The new and improved Moonbeam Ambassador Program aims to reward contributors and showcase their hard work. We’ll soon be opening a beta program that features special access and rewards and uses a fully decentralized ambassador run system that is beta testing soon!
Not an ambassador yet? You can apply on the Moonbeam website.Go to page https://moonbeam.network/community/ambassadors/
📰 Moonbeam in the News
Messari Crypto Research: State of Polkadot Q2 2023Go to page https://messari.io/report/state-of-polkadot-q2-2023?referrer=asset%3Apolkadot
The report found that Moonbeam has the highest TVL, and along with Nodle, the most developer activity in the Polkadot ecosystem, and more! 🏆
🍾 Recent Announcements
Centrifuge Institutional Ecosystem Integrates with MoonbeamGo to page https://moonbeam.network/announcements/institutional-ecosystem-centrifuge/
Moonbeam and Centrifuge have joined forces. Find out how seamless token flow enhances liquidity, DeFi innovation, and cross-chain connectivity in the Polkadot ecosystem.
OAK & Turing Network Bring Transaction Automation to Moonriver DevelopersGo to page https://moonbeam.network/announcements/oak-turing-transaction-automation-moonriver/
This latest integration with the Turing Network brings powerful transaction automation to Moonriver. Get details about how devs can now automate transactions on Moonriver using OAK. Go Web3!
Moonbeam Introduces Powerful Interoperability Features to PolkadotGo to page https://moonbeam.network/announcements/moonbeam-introduces-powerful-interoperability/
Moonbeam’s recent runtime upgrade unleashes advanced interoperability for multi-chain apps with exciting features include a new GMP precompile for bridged liquidity, the ability to impact Moonbeam’s EVM using XCM (cross-chain messages) and even OpenGov. But what does it mean?! Check it out.
🗓 Highlighted Events
August 17: A new Moonbuilders Workshop with ApillonGo to page https://www.crowdcast.io/e/moonbuilders-ws/29. Apillon provides a drag&drop service that offers a fast and simple way to create a personalized NFT collection in minutes. This workshop will walk through the drag&drop process and through API keys for building the collections.
September 13-14: Moonbeamers will be on-the-ground at Token 2049Go to page https://www.asia.token2049.com/ in Singapore
October 2-3: Moonbeam is sponsoring SmartCon 2023 by ChainlinkGo to page https://smartcon.chain.link/ in Barcelona!
🔁 Replays: If you missed Alberto Viera’s ETHcc talk, Cross-Chain EVM Calls in a Multichain FutureGo to page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrhjPgFKrg&list=PLUt355rCCNrTliK_38XZpLzt1JGrKr2Dq&index=22, or Derek Yoo’s presentation at Decoded, Polkadot as a Web3 CloudGo to page https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxA_ymNVqa1Nen2mgnaCWhiHrmFTFO0qaI, you can catch both of those replays now.
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– Moonbeam Team