Week in Internet Computer (#ICP) News, Sep 02, 2023

There will be 7 additional IC community meetups worldwide in September! During this week, the NNS DAO is simultaneously processing the launch of three projects. SNS DAO BOOM!

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Week in Internet Computer (#ICP) News
September 02, 2023

There will be 7 additional IC community meetups worldwide in September! During this week, the NNS DAO is simultaneously processing the launch of three projects. SNS DAO BOOM!

Important Announcements

  • The SNS dashboard now provides a more transparent view of the #ICP and #SNS token treasury accounts of SNS DAOs, eliminating the need for additional work for developers.

Governance

  • Proposal 124292, for the NNS to create an SNS DAO to govern the BOOM DAO.

New Release

  • Proposal 124287, Add ICP-Index Canister to NNS Subnet.

  • Proposal 124328/124332/124333/124334/124335/124336. to update NNS canister.

New Nodes Provider Proposal

  • Proposal 124291, register a Yotta datacenter as gn1 in Asia,IN,Greater Noida.

  • Proposal 124289, register a Yotta datacenter as gn1 in Asia,IN,Greater Noida.

Events This Week

  • No update.

IC Protocol Updates and Forum Digest

  • Composite Queries

    • Sep 2, Ulan from DFINITY team updated:

      1. Composite queries are enabled on the mainnet as well as local dfx.

      2. User can a query method of any canister on the same subnet.

SNS Updates

Applications & Builders

  • Total Staked ICP: 253’447’543 (50.2%)

  • Hackathons

  • Developer Tools & Docs

  • Ecosystem Projects Highlights:

    • ICPSwap: Sep 2, ICPSwap is preparing for the launch of its SNS DAO, which will be open-source. The team is working on asset canisters, pool canisters, swap canisters, and token-lists, with over 300 canisters needing to be processed.

    • Ghost: Aug 31, Announced Ghost Farm Pool on @ICPSwap is LIVE.

    • OpenChat: Aug 29, new feature release - Meme Fighter. Users can create and send memes in OpenChat.

    • Dragginz: Aug 29, Dragginz announced partnership with Catalyze.

    • Yumi: Aug 29, Hello! HashKey, DFINITY, and Yumi NFT Marketplace have partnered to launch the exclusive "Hello! HashKey & ICP & Yumi Edition" collection, promoting regulatory compliance and user safety.

    • KINIC: Sep 2, Next week, proposals for new search Algo and improved indexers will be presented, allowing for increased automation and focus on other chains indexers, on-chain AI algos, and ZKP work.

    • IC Lighthouse: Aug 30, The SNS1 trading pair has paused due to frequent API calls by user "i4q6q-2osw6-uosvi-...-2pcii-b6emk-6ae". Engineers are inspecting and restoring trading, ensuring assets are secure with Tunnel technology.

    • DSCVR: Aug 29, The DSCVR Blog is live: http://blog.dscvr.one.

    • Astrox: Aug 27, @BuildOnBase has been added to ME Wallet.

    • Querio: Aug 28, Querio has secured a grant from @dfinity.

Community Updates

  • Aug 31, ICP.Hub GCC x Cypher Capital Meetup on August 31st, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Dubai.

  • The #ICP University Tour in Juba was a memorable experience, featuring inspiring talks and hands-on workshops that sparked decentralized possibilities among students..

  • ICP community conference Talk: "What would ICP maximal world look like?" with @afat, CTO of @ORIGYNTech.

  • "Opportunities with Web3." by ICP Hub India, 5th Sept 2023 .

Update Coming Events

  • IC Related Events

  • Sep 8, Web3 Wave: The Future of the Internet by SynergyLabs, Malaysia

  • Sep 9, London ICP Meetup

  • Sep 11 - 14, ICP.Lab Gaming & Metaverse workshop, DFINITY HQ, Zurich,CH

  • Sep 7 - 11, NFT Fest Lugano

  • Sep 12 - 17, SWISS WEB3 FEST

  • Sep 19 - 20, Wanxiang Blockchain "The 9th Global Blockchain Summit"

  • Sep 25 - 27, EDGE Global AI & Web3 Investment Summit, Hongkong

  • Industry Events

  • Sep 4 - 10, Korea Blockchain Week

  • Sep 12 - 13, CFP Bitcoin Scalability workshop, Montreal Canada

  • Sep 12 -13, Token 2049, Singapore

  • Sep 25 - 27, EDGE Global AI & Web3 Investment Summit, Hongkong

  • Oct 24 - 26, European Blockchain Convention, Barcelona

  • Oct 24 - 25, Blockchain Life 2023, Dubai

  • Nov 29 - 30, Policy Summit, Washington

General Regulations

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an international framework to govern cryptocurrencies and ethical AI use, emphasising responsible integration of technological advancements during the B20 summit.

  • The SEC has charged Los Angeles-based Impact Theory with unregistered offering of NFTs, raising around $30 million from US investors.

  • Singapore's central bank executive reports most crypto organizations have not been successful in obtaining a license due to strong anti-money laundering measures by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Industry News

  • Polygon has released the Chain Development Kit (CDK), an open-source codebase for developers to create customizable layer 2 chains using their zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, forming the "Value Layer" through a ZK-powered bridge.

  • X, formerly Twitter, has obtained payments licenses from multiple U.S. states, including a currency transmitter license in Rhode Island. These licenses allow X to offer broader payments services.

  • Robinhood Markets expands its crypto wallet beyond Ethereum by adding support for BTC and DOGE, allowing users across 140 countries to send and receive these currencies.