Week in Internet Computer (#ICP) News, Nov 18 , 2023

Important announcements

• 12 teams from high school to experts in Istanbul competed in a 12 hour hacking event, winning 25,000 dollars in prizes.

• ICP.Hub in Portugal is officially launched to accelerate Web3 adoption and connect with developers and builders.

• New X Spaces series - #MultiChain Mondays has been kicked off @DFINITY.

New Nodes Provider Proposal

• Proposal 125988, Register Telia DC datacenter as ta2 in Europe,EE,Tallinn.

• Proposal 125987, Register Coolhousing datacenter as pa2 in Europe,CZ,Praha.

• Proposal 125656, Register a FiberState datacenter as dr1 in North America,US,Utah.

• Proposal 125655, Register InfonetDC datacenter as ta1 in Europe,EE,Tallinn.

• Proposal 125654, Register LIM DC datacenter as wa1 in Europe,PL,Warszawa.

• Proposal 125648, Register MasterDC datacenter as pa1 in Europe,CZ,Praha.

• Proposal 125647, Register DEAC datacenter as rg2 in Europe,LV,Riga.

• Proposal 125633, Register Espacio Rack datacenter as ma2 in Europe,ES,Madrid.

• Proposal 125631, Node provider “MB Patrankos šūvis” is adding 10 nodes in the rg1 data center.

• Proposal 125632, Register a node provider 'Bohatyrov Volodymyr'.

• Proposal 125613, Register a node provider 'nova'.

• Proposal 125612, Register Ginernet datacenter as ma1 in Europe,ES,Madrid.

• Proposal 125609, Register a node provider 'Vladyslav Popov'.

• Proposal 125606, Register a node provider 'Bigger Capital Pty Ltd'.

• Proposal 125529, Register Online datacenter as ba1 in Europe, PT, Barreiro.

• Proposal 125526, Register DEAC datacenter as rg1 in Europe,LV,Riga.

• Proposal 125523, Register a node provider 'Ivanov Oleksandr'.

Events This Week

• Nov 13, CryptoMondays x ICP x Newconomics Party: Building Human-Centric Ecosystem, Lisboa, Portugal.

• Nov 14, The Future of Digital Assets, NYC, USA.

• Nov 14, Sustainable Web3 SG 2023, Singapore.

• Nov 15,  Threshold Crypto Day during @EFDevconnect inIstanbul.

• Nov 15, Threshold Crypto Day, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Nov 15, Cross-Chain Hacker House, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Nov 16, ETHGlobal Pragma Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Nov 13 - 17, Blockchain Hackathon @UCalgary - Transforming Ideas in the Decentralized Realm.

IC Protocol Updates and Forum Digest

• Improvements for SNS treasury and other critical proposals & removal of following

  • Changes below were discussed to be proposed to the NNS as part of the normal SNS release process.

    • Increase the required thresholds for all critical proposals to 67% and 20%.

    • Remove critical proposals from the catch-all “All topics”.

    • Increase the voting period for critical proposals to 5-10 days.

SNS Updates

• SNS: THE GOLD DAO by DAO.Link

  • announced the creation of The Gold DAO SNS.

• Upcoming Querio SNS decentralization sale

  • Built on the Internet Computer, the search engine and front-end are running on-chain, providing robust data security and integrity.

• Upcoming TRAX SNS decentralisation sale

  • Will launch its SNS DAO and expects to begin the decentralization sale.

Applications & Builders

• Total Staked ICP: 247’717’354 ICP (48.6% )

• Developer Tools & Docs

  • Developer weekly update Nov 15, 2023: introduced episode 3 of the ICP Developer Journey video series, the 'Let's Talk ICP-ETH integration' talk, and the latest Motoko release, v0.10.2.

• New members in Ecosystem: Big welcome!

  • InheritX, a project to streamline the seamless transfer of digital assets to designated beneficiaries upon the user’s demise.

  • Usher lab, a cross-chain asset management protocol.

  • Twype, a Web3 dApp for video calls, offers access through NFTs or on-chain activities data.

  • EL Jefe Futbol, a full football / soccer management game on the #ICP.

  • Artizyou's AI Chat,  to help users with IP questions, generates IP certificates, and creates NFTs for creative assets.

  • Isotopic12, a blockchain-enabled cross-platform game stores.

  • Chatswap, DEX on BITFINITY.

• Ecosystem Projects Highlights:

  • Openchat: Anonymous mode is now available, allowing users to browse public communities, channels, and groups without signing in, potentially improving SEO.

  • Dragginz: Meadowland, the first public reveal, will feature basic features and systems, providing greater insight to supporters and future players, without being an alpha or beta.

  • Kinic: now can easily submit these proposals from the Kinic Proposals channel in OpenChat.

  • BOOMDAO: reached 12 games building within BOOM DAO on-chain gaming ecosystem.

  • Catalyze: proposal for the establishment of Catalyze DAO Association in Geneva is live.

  • Rakeoff: The smart contract for the no-loss prize pool has been enhanced, now selecting three winners using a weighted selection algorithm and Motoko Random library for fairness and randomness.

Community Updates

• ICP.Hub co-hosted four events during Lisbon Web Summit Week.

• An Ideathon is arrangeded by ICP.Hub Balkan.

• ICP.HUB Singapore and @sgfintech_ have partnered to organize an networking session during Singapore FinTech Festival.

• Disruptives ICP.Hub shared tokenomics in their incubator Program.

• ICP.Hub North America partnered with Blockchain Calgary Society in University Calgary to further collaborate on Blockchain and DeFi.

• @okxweb3 wrapped up 20 India Tours with @CrewsphereIN and @dfinity.

• SynergyLabs Thai Malay ICP.Hub attended Thailand Blockchain Week 2023.

• ICP.Hub Philippines co-founder as a keynote speaker at the Bicol Blockchain Conference tomorrow.

• ICP.Hub Balkan together with TeenHack Ruse 2023, hosted an ideathon at Ruse University, Bulgaria, on 27-28 OCT to explore internet computer possibilities.

• Kushite ICP.Hub joined Africa Metaverse AI Summit 2023.

• ICP Rwanda hosted education events at DTC, Kigali.

• Crewsphere hosted BlockBash Workshop.

• The ICP X SPU conducted four Digital Art on Blockchain workshops, involving 1000 students in class and 500 more online.

Update Coming Events

• Nov 20, @btcstartuplab will offer firsthand insights on propelling the #BTC economy on Multi-Chain Mondays.

• Nov 24, Crypto Fest, Cape Town, South Africa.

• Dec 1-2, Dakar Bitcoin Days, Dakar, Senegal.

• Dec 13 - 14, NOAH Conference Zurich 2023, Zurich, Switzerland.

• Dec 8 - 15, AI MeetsWeb3 Hackathon, German.

• Dec 4-5, Next Block Expo, Berlin

General Regulations

• 48 countries, including the U.K., Singapore, and Luxembourg, have committed to a tax-transparency standard for crypto exchanges starting in 2027.

• Swiss bank UBS allows wealthy clients to invest in three crypto ETFs through its Hong Kong platform.

Industry News

• BlackRock plans to establish an ETF holding Ethereum's ether, with Coinbase as the custodian.

• Cboe Digital, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange's crypto arm, will list margined BTC and ETH futures starting January 11.

• Singapore-based Foresight Ventures has acquired most of The Block's shares at a $70 million valuation, with plans to expand into Asia and the Middle East.

• Crypto.com has been granted a license to operate specific virtual asset service activities in Dubai.

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