Biweekly update on the Polkadot ecosystem vol. 50, 17th November — 1st December TL;DR After two jam-packed days, Sub0, the Polkadot Developers Conference, officially comes to an end. Although the events were not live-streamed, recordings of many of the talks will be available. Polkadot nomination pools have hit another milestone with…

Biweekly update vol.37, 16th November — 30th November TL;DR Hello to the fantastic Humanode community! A lot has happened since the last report, so please spend a few moments for our quick recap. After 4 public testnets with over 10,000 unique participants starting in 2021, Humanode has launched the highly-anticipated crypto-biometric…

Genetics biweekly vol.42, 16th November — 30th November TL;DR Researchers have discovered and characterized a DNA sequence found in jawed vertebrates, such as sharks and humans, but absent in jawless vertebrates, such as lampreys. This DNA is important for the shaping of the joint surfaces during embryo development. A new study…

A biweekly update on the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem, 14th November — 29th November TL;DR Gnosis Core Devs released dates last week for the merge aiming for December 7th. Maker adds Rocket Pool staked ETH as collateral. Staking on Litentry parachain is officially live. Ocean stakers can claim DF12 rewards. DF13 runs Nov…

Robotics biweekly vol.63, 15th November — 29th November TL;DR Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than previous swimming soft robots. The robots are called ‘butterfly bots,’ because their swimming motion resembles the way a…

Nanotechnology & nanomaterials biweekly vol.36, 15th November — 28th November TL;DR A nanoscale view of bubble formation: Using computer simulation, a research team succeeded in modeling the behavior of molecules at the liquid — gas interface at the nanometer scale, enabling them to describe the boiling process with extreme precision. The…

Vol. 105, 14th November — 28th November TL;DR US lawyers detail the ‘abrupt and difficult’ collapse of FTX in first bankruptcy hearing. FTX stake in US bank raises concerns about banking loopholes. FTX bankruptcy judge says creditor information can be redacted SEC chair’s crypto oversight strategy in question as ecosystems collapse …

Biweekly report on decentralized autonomous organizations vol.36, 11th November — 25th November TL;DR Aragon ZK team presented their research developing BatRaVot (Batched Ratified Voting), which is a new voting framework for off-chain voting with on-chain execution. Updating Aragon’s DEX Strategy proposal is under discussion Aave freezes REN market because of its…

A biweekly update on Layer 2 protocols, 10th November — 24th November TL;DR Arbitrum Decentralization Update: Arbitrum One now has 9 validators. Cross-chain messaging on Arbitrum Nova is now enabled via Celer Network’s Celer IM. MakerDAO’s new Fast Withdrawals implementation is now enabled on Arbitrum One. OurNetwork #147: In-depth analysis on…