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The summer slump hit us hard this week, yet we have two hackathons for you—an Aptos and a Hedera one—with a total prize pool of $800K. 💰So, get that bread! 🤑
Hello Future: Unlocking New Possibilities with Hedera is a virtual hackathon by Hedera where cutting-edge technology meets unbridled creativity. Register to hack and win from a prize pool of $300,000 before registration closes on August 18.
The hackathon will run until August 20. There are dedicated prizes for teams with at least 2 female devs. Contact D_D OG @theekrystallee if you have any questions or need help getting started.
Register here.
@Aptos is organizing its first-ever online global hackathon, #CodeCollision. #CodeCollision consists of 5 deep-dive tracks and 3 level-up bounties with dozens of events.
Register to hack and win from a prize pool of $500k. Register here.
Watch our just concluded Aptos workshops to prepare you to participate in the upcoming #CodeCollision hackathon. We are excited about what you will build.
Brittany Madruga, co-founder of Across Protocol, an interoperability protocol powered by intents, talked about the protocol. The session showed Across at a high level, including the concept of intents, what makes Across' architecture special, and how they approach interoperability in the space.
Watch the session to learn all about Across Protocol. Watch the video here.
Exploring 2024's Most Impactful Crypto Narratives by D_D member @OxJefferson
Checkout DStorage, a proof-of-concept public and secure origin-agnostic storage for your origin-less apps Github repo by @hazae41
Parallel Execution on The EVM Explained by @geniusyinka
If you want to understand the permaweb, our Arweave 101 Course will take you on that journey. Go from an Arweave newbie to building a DApp on Arweave. Start your journey here:
Building a static site on Arweave
At the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, former President Donald Trump announced a plan to establish a "strategic national bitcoin reserve" and support comprehensive crypto policies. He criticized Democrats for their stance on digital assets and pledged to fire SEC Chair Gary Gensler and create a bitcoin and crypto advisory council if elected.
Aave Community Weighs Proposal to Distribute Protocol Revenue Among Token Holders
Aave founder Marc Zeller submitted a "fee switch" proposal to Aave governance that would share protocol revenue with token holders via a "Buy & Distribute" program, enrichening the AAVE token by 9.4%. It is an initiative to buy back AAVE tokens from excess revenue and reward staked AAVE holders to enhance protocol sustainability and create constant demand for the asset.
UK hacker jailed over $900K Coinbase login scam
A 24-year-old UK hacker, Elliott Gunton, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for his role in a scam that involved cloning the website of Coinbase to defraud over $900,000 worth of crypto by phishing user login information and redirecting phone calls. Gunton was known to have a history of hacking-related problems, including hacking TalkTalk at the age of 16 and a high-profile Instagram account in 2019 that resulted in fines amounting to thousands, plus a community order.
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