This week, we have:

• Smart contract tooling on DevNTell

• A hackathon at ETHWarsaw

• Jobs

​​On this week's episode of DevNTell, David Atanda from Bonadocs will be our guest. Bonadocs enables web3 engineering teams to collaborate and build applications with ease by simplifying the documentation, interaction, and integration of smart contracts.

​Viewers of this DevNTell episode will get an overview of Bonadocs and learn how their toolkit can help developers build web3 applications.

Register here to get notified when the show starts. 

DevNTell is brought to you by our friends at Arbitrum

Get started today by exploring Arbitrum’s comprehensive docs and tutorials to help you launch your next DApp!

The 4th edition of ETHWarsaw unites developers, researchers, and founders to collaborate and drive the ecosystem forward. Expect hands-on learning, meaningful discussions, technical workshops, and a vibrant hacker spirit. 

The Conference will take place from September 4 to 5, and the hackathon will run from September 5 to 7.

Register to attend, as the speakers' pool boasts a wealth of Web3 experience, including D_D legend Dappa Dan.

Last week on DevNTell, Makoto Kern, founder of iiimpact.io, was a guest to discuss the Cheat Code to Software Development with iiimpact.io. iiimpact helps companies co-create efficient, structured, and strategic software development processes that make targets, optimize internal productivity, and improve both your bottom line and operational management.

Viewers of this DevNTell learned about software development and how iiimpact.io is a cheat code for your success.

Recap the episode on Spotify and mint the pods media for the episode.

Disclaimer: Please do your due diligence about a role posted here.

• @innbuld is hiring a Fullstack Developer to bring Figma designs to life. The job details are implementing responsive UI using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, ethers.js, viem, and Framer Motion, ensuring a seamless, intuitive experience for swaps, portfolio tracking, governance, and AI-driven features. If you're interested, please send your resume and portfolio to @Innbuld on Telegram.

This proposal has been elevated to the Forum. It details the approval of the D_D Community for a budget request of $12,000 USDC, broken down into $10,000 USDC from the DAO Treasury and $ 2,000 from the Investments Team allocation. The purpose of the funds is to revitalize D_D by bringing back the old days, where active members are sponsored to attend events. The funds will be utilized in the following ways:

Community Developer Sponsorship Program: 

Budget: 6,000 $USDC ($2,000 per developer). Send three active community developers to DevConnect, based on specific criteria. Funds distributed after verification of travel eligibility (VISA, passport, availability)

Developer DAO Community Meetup

Budget: up to 4,000 $USDC: To host a networking event for existing and new community members.

Register your support or disapproval by voicing your concerns here.  

Proposal for July-September Quarter

The proposal requests $ 9,000 USD for the July-September quarter to renew the Coordination/Marketing Role, managed by Billyjitsu and led by Narbs.

There is also a 30,000 $USDC request over time for the investments team. This will be used to earn yield over time while analyzing risk factors for the DAO. The full 30,000 will not be taken all at once, but strategically be pulled when opportunities arise that meet certain risk criteria.

Exercise your governance right by voting either way you choose on the proposal here. Voting ends on August 26.

Incredibly, Ethereum is now 10 years old!  All great things require time to mature, and, amazingly, it took a decade for an RPC option like D_D Cloud to emerge.

We're putting the final touches on the first-ever hybrid cloud built for web3, and it’s almost showtime. Want front-row seats when the doors open?

Join the waitlist & be the first to know.

🚀 Founders: Scale Your Web3 or AI Product Faster.

D_D Ventures partners with bold builders, reshaping the future of decentralized tech and AI. We help early-stage teams like yours:

• Build smarter with Web3 and AI infrastructure expertise.

• Grow globally with proven strategies to amplify your reach.

👉 Got vision? Let’s talk.

Contact us today to elevate your product to category leadership.

Delegate your ARIO tokens to our Arweave gateway, as we will share 10% of the rewards with you.

You can delegate your ARIO tokens here.

If you don’t have ARIO tokens yet, visit the ar.io website to learn how to obtain them.

• @bilalmotiwala needs a Base invite code to launch an app on Base. Reach out if you have one.

• @tomato3602 needs help building a Telegram bot for placing perp trades that is integrated with the Drift Protocol backend.

• @hyperalchemy will appreciate feedback on the learn section of the PWN application. 

• @kushagra243 wants the Community to turn up for Okto;  $150,000+ in $HYPE distributed, 2k+ membership and a new anthem to match. 

• A short explanation video on Flashloan by @nader dabit.

Cyberattack freezes Swedish municipalities for 1.5 BTC

A massive ransomware attack brought public services across Sweden to a standstill, crippling IT systems in 80% of the country's municipalities. The attack, which breached infrastructure provider Miljödata, disrupted 200 critical services, including healthcare and HR systems, as well as injury reporting platforms.

Hackers are holding the systems hostage, demanding a surprisingly low ransom of just 1.5 Bitcoin (roughly $170,000) to prevent them from leaking sensitive data. Days later, the networks remain heavily encrypted, paralyzing local government. Officials are now scrambling and hope to restore most services by the end of the week.

BetterBank - Rekt

An attacker drained $5 million from the PulseChain lending protocol BetterBank just six weeks after its launch, exploiting a fundamental flaw in its design. The hacker created fake liquidity pools pairing BetterBank's token with a worthless one they controlled. The protocol's 50% tax didn't apply because these pools were unofficial. 

The system mistakenly interpreted large, fake swaps within these pools as legitimate trading activity and showered the attacker with infinite bonus rewards, which were then cashed out for real assets.

Cybersecurity firm Zokyo had already spotted and documented this exact vulnerability months before, during an audit. They warned BetterBank that someone could use "bogus tokens" to exploit the reward system. Still, BetterBank downgraded the warning to "low priority," dismissing it because Zokyo's test simulation used a legitimate token (ETH) and yielded a negative result. 

US Government Taps Chainlink and Pyth to Publish Economic Data Onchain

In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. government is now publishing its official economic data, including key figures such as GDP, directly onto eight major blockchain networks.

The initiative, which leverages decentralized oracle networks Chainlink and Pyth, posts the data on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, Stellar, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Polygon. This transforms the way vital information is distributed, utilizing decentralized infrastructure to create a transparent and tamper-resistant system accessible to anyone, anywhere.

The immediate market reaction was explosive. News of the government's endorsement sent oracle tokens soaring, with PYTH rocketing 52% to a $1 billion market cap. LINK also climbed 2.8%, solidifying its $17 billion valuation as a key piece of institutional-grade DeFi infrastructure.

This move is widely seen as a significant step toward legitimizing and adopting decentralized finance, signaling that the future of transparent data is being built on-chain.

This week, we have:

• Smart contract tooling on DevNTell

• A hackathon at ETHWarsaw

• Jobs

​​On this week's episode of DevNTell, David Atanda from Bonadocs will be our guest. Bonadocs enables web3 engineering teams to collaborate and build applications with ease by simplifying the documentation, interaction, and integration of smart contracts.

​Viewers of this DevNTell episode will get an overview of Bonadocs and learn how their toolkit can help developers build web3 applications.

Register here to get notified when the show starts. 

DevNTell is brought to you by our friends at Arbitrum

Get started today by exploring Arbitrum’s comprehensive docs and tutorials to help you launch your next DApp!

The 4th edition of ETHWarsaw unites developers, researchers, and founders to collaborate and drive the ecosystem forward. Expect hands-on learning, meaningful discussions, technical workshops, and a vibrant hacker spirit. 

The Conference will take place from September 4 to 5, and the hackathon will run from September 5 to 7.

Register to attend, as the speakers' pool boasts a wealth of Web3 experience, including D_D legend Dappa Dan.

Last week on DevNTell, Makoto Kern, founder of iiimpact.io, was a guest to discuss the Cheat Code to Software Development with iiimpact.io. iiimpact helps companies co-create efficient, structured, and strategic software development processes that make targets, optimize internal productivity, and improve both your bottom line and operational management.

Viewers of this DevNTell learned about software development and how iiimpact.io is a cheat code for your success.

Recap the episode on Spotify and mint the pods media for the episode.

Disclaimer: Please do your due diligence about a role posted here.

• @innbuld is hiring a Fullstack Developer to bring Figma designs to life. The job details are implementing responsive UI using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, ethers.js, viem, and Framer Motion, ensuring a seamless, intuitive experience for swaps, portfolio tracking, governance, and AI-driven features. If you're interested, please send your resume and portfolio to @Innbuld on Telegram.

This proposal has been elevated to the Forum. It details the approval of the D_D Community for a budget request of $12,000 USDC, broken down into $10,000 USDC from the DAO Treasury and $ 2,000 from the Investments Team allocation. The purpose of the funds is to revitalize D_D by bringing back the old days, where active members are sponsored to attend events. The funds will be utilized in the following ways:

Community Developer Sponsorship Program: 

Budget: 6,000 $USDC ($2,000 per developer). Send three active community developers to DevConnect, based on specific criteria. Funds distributed after verification of travel eligibility (VISA, passport, availability)

Developer DAO Community Meetup

Budget: up to 4,000 $USDC: To host a networking event for existing and new community members.

Register your support or disapproval by voicing your concerns here.  

Proposal for July-September Quarter

The proposal requests $ 9,000 USD for the July-September quarter to renew the Coordination/Marketing Role, managed by Billyjitsu and led by Narbs.

There is also a 30,000 $USDC request over time for the investments team. This will be used to earn yield over time while analyzing risk factors for the DAO. The full 30,000 will not be taken all at once, but strategically be pulled when opportunities arise that meet certain risk criteria.

Exercise your governance right by voting either way you choose on the proposal here. Voting ends on August 26.

Incredibly, Ethereum is now 10 years old!  All great things require time to mature, and, amazingly, it took a decade for an RPC option like D_D Cloud to emerge.

We're putting the final touches on the first-ever hybrid cloud built for web3, and it’s almost showtime. Want front-row seats when the doors open?

Join the waitlist & be the first to know.

🚀 Founders: Scale Your Web3 or AI Product Faster.

D_D Ventures partners with bold builders, reshaping the future of decentralized tech and AI. We help early-stage teams like yours:

• Build smarter with Web3 and AI infrastructure expertise.

• Grow globally with proven strategies to amplify your reach.

👉 Got vision? Let’s talk.

Contact us today to elevate your product to category leadership.

Delegate your ARIO tokens to our Arweave gateway, as we will share 10% of the rewards with you.

You can delegate your ARIO tokens here.

If you don’t have ARIO tokens yet, visit the ar.io website to learn how to obtain them.

• @bilalmotiwala needs a Base invite code to launch an app on Base. Reach out if you have one.

• @tomato3602 needs help building a Telegram bot for placing perp trades that is integrated with the Drift Protocol backend.

• @hyperalchemy will appreciate feedback on the learn section of the PWN application. 

• @kushagra243 wants the Community to turn up for Okto;  $150,000+ in $HYPE distributed, 2k+ membership and a new anthem to match. 

• A short explanation video on Flashloan by @nader dabit.

Cyberattack freezes Swedish municipalities for 1.5 BTC

A massive ransomware attack brought public services across Sweden to a standstill, crippling IT systems in 80% of the country's municipalities. The attack, which breached infrastructure provider Miljödata, disrupted 200 critical services, including healthcare and HR systems, as well as injury reporting platforms.

Hackers are holding the systems hostage, demanding a surprisingly low ransom of just 1.5 Bitcoin (roughly $170,000) to prevent them from leaking sensitive data. Days later, the networks remain heavily encrypted, paralyzing local government. Officials are now scrambling and hope to restore most services by the end of the week.

BetterBank - Rekt

An attacker drained $5 million from the PulseChain lending protocol BetterBank just six weeks after its launch, exploiting a fundamental flaw in its design. The hacker created fake liquidity pools pairing BetterBank's token with a worthless one they controlled. The protocol's 50% tax didn't apply because these pools were unofficial. 

The system mistakenly interpreted large, fake swaps within these pools as legitimate trading activity and showered the attacker with infinite bonus rewards, which were then cashed out for real assets.

Cybersecurity firm Zokyo had already spotted and documented this exact vulnerability months before, during an audit. They warned BetterBank that someone could use "bogus tokens" to exploit the reward system. Still, BetterBank downgraded the warning to "low priority," dismissing it because Zokyo's test simulation used a legitimate token (ETH) and yielded a negative result. 

US Government Taps Chainlink and Pyth to Publish Economic Data Onchain

In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. government is now publishing its official economic data, including key figures such as GDP, directly onto eight major blockchain networks.

The initiative, which leverages decentralized oracle networks Chainlink and Pyth, posts the data on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, Stellar, Avalanche, Arbitrum, and Polygon. This transforms the way vital information is distributed, utilizing decentralized infrastructure to create a transparent and tamper-resistant system accessible to anyone, anywhere.

The immediate market reaction was explosive. News of the government's endorsement sent oracle tokens soaring, with PYTH rocketing 52% to a $1 billion market cap. LINK also climbed 2.8%, solidifying its $17 billion valuation as a key piece of institutional-grade DeFi infrastructure.

This move is widely seen as a significant step toward legitimizing and adopting decentralized finance, signaling that the future of transparent data is being built on-chain.