New Episode Out! 🎙️ 🇯🇵Japan‘s leading Blockchain🇯🇵 We got Head of @AstarNetwork Foundation @henskensm on today to chat about Astar! We discuss collabs with #Sony & @0xPolygonLabs, Japan’s web3 strategy & Astar‘s role, #Astar 2.0 & #Polkadot FUD 🤨 Watch & follow @TEACHMEDEFI

📣 Wow! While closing in fast on 600K ASTR holders, Astar Substrate EVM recently surpassed 10M transfers! 🤯 And we're only just getting started! 🔗 Follow our progress here:

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🗞️ BAND's November 2023 Monthly Update is here! 👉 Now Available On: Omni by @beta_finance, @X1_Network, @AstarNetwork zKatana testnet 👉 $BAND partners:

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🎲 Dive into #bandvrf:

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👉 Band Integration Tools: https://bit.ly/3ptdzOo.…

We‘ll be dropping our interview with Head of @AstarNetwork Foundation @henskensm this Monday! We discuss collabs with Sony & @0xPolygonLabs , Japan’s web3 strategy & Astar‘s role, #Astar 2.0 & #Polkadot FUD 👀 Follow @TEACHMEDEFI to catch the episode! Teaser 👇 #forrestgump 🤪

Dive into the dynamic world of Web3 with @rudayruday, sharing his journey as an Astar Ecosystem Agent. 🚀 Explore the highs and lows, and witness @AstarNetwork's success in the Polkadot ecosystem. 🎉 A must-read in The Astar Bulletin | TAB! 👇 https://theastarbulletin.news/ambassadorship-eb6b5aff33c4…

🔥 Are crypto and gaming finally mature enough for the next stage of adoption? In our recent space we spoke with @BattleFlyGame who shared their insights into the future of Web3 gaming 🎮 Listen to the full space to catch everything 🔗👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

🎮 How gaming will shape the crypto landscape. @morphPOGdot23 tells us about her experience of being introduced to video games and to crypto. Sharing amazing insights and revelations along the way! 🎮 Listen to the full space to learn more 🔗👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

List of the major networks that MetaMask Interoperability Snaps enable, Bitcoin, @solana, @Starknet, @cosmos, @MinaProtocol, @tezos, @Polkadot, @NEARProtocol, @SuiNetwork, @AleoHQ, @AstarNetwork, @Algorand, @ArweaveEco, @Casper_Network, @Filecoin, @partisiampc, and more.

The @AstarNetwork Peers Program is now running under revised version with 13 active members across the world. 🌍 We are actively looking for new members willing to decentralize Astar and earn monthly rewards from it, check it out! 👀 https://forum.astar.network/t/revised-proposal-proposal-peers-program-spread-astar-nodes-across-the-world-with-raspberry-pi/5124…

🌏 Gaming in Asian markets. @yellowpantherx explains that you must keep your game more focused on the fun rather than the technology to keep gamers and communities interested. 🎮 Listen to the full space to take a peek into the future of Web3 gaming 🔗👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

vASTR/ASTR is now open with plenty of liquidity! Let's try to use vASTR with @BifrostFinance and expand the ecosystem together! Give it a shot!

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The ZeroDev team have deployed their SDK on zKatana! 👏 This allows users to easily integrate Privy together with ZeroDev SDK to have an awesome ERC4337 UX experience! 👉 Check out the GitHub here:

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👨‍🏫 And a video tutorial!

Dive into the dynamic world of Web3 with @rudayruday , sharing his journey as an Astar Ecosystem Agent. 🚀 Explore the highs and lows, and witness @AstarNetwork 's success in the Polkadot ecosystem. 🎉 A must-read in The Astar Bulletin | TAB! 👇

→ NFT Nomad The NFT Market to crack it open? @BalanceBorn on Bluez ↓ Watch ↯ follow @TheKusamarian

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If you are part of the Astar ideathon, this is your friendly reminder that you have two more days to submit your presentation and secure your chance at one of our prizes 🏆 We're excited to see your ideas! 💡 Submit here:

🙌 Another milestone for our zKatana testnet! We have recently launched our VRF, allowing for reliable, and transparent RNG that can be utilised across gaming, NFT generation, and much more! Get started here: 👉 Docs:

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3/ Cosmize, the Metaverse of @AstarNetwork, is currently in the process of integrating the @AstarDegens NFT Collection 🦍 The largest DAO community on Astar will soon enter the metaverse world of @cosmize_io. Get a sneak peek at what's coming 👇 https://twitter.com/cosmize_io/status/1724397344299577804…

🍣 @sushitop_en distributed NFT using Astar at the Vtuber live stream by Virtual Avex Inc. 🍣 Go ahead and check out the live stream archive 🔥

Did you miss our last Tech Talk? 👀 In our latest installment, we welcome you to zKatana! You will learn how to use the testnet, bridge, faucet and more! We also answer the communities burning questions! 🔥 Watch the latest Tech Talk now 🔗👇

Congratulations to @PythNetwork on their permissionless mainnet & governance system launch! 🙌 Their 1st party Oracle network supports 40+ chains, 90+ data providers, and ASTR/USD is one of their 380+ price feeds! 🤯 Start building with Pyth on Astar 👇

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🚀 Exciting Update! 🌐 zKatana, the cutting-edge testnet for #zk #EVM Layer 2, has successfully completed its first month of operation! 🎉 Built by the @0xPolygonLabs CDK, this testnet is paving the way for proving itself as one of the top-notch solutions for scaling @ethereum…

Web3 Gaming has extreme misconceptions on both ends. @BattleFlyGame explains how the future of this technology will land somewhere in the middle. 🎮 Listen to the full space to take a peek into the future of Web3 gaming 🔗👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

Our Head of Astar Foundation, @henskensm joined CoinDesk Korea to share an exclusive interview detailing our expansion, strategy, and vision for the future of Astar. Read more below: 👇

🚀 Tired of getting all details of contracts or transactions? Meet @sentioxyz – your chill pill for decentralized calm! 🌐 Their simple interface helps to track everything about contract & transactions. No drama, just smooth crypto sailing. ⛵️ Video: https://loom.com/share/1de13a4015c443f5bcc5071f6f567957?sid=f950ef9c-b613-4801-8ed7-3ac691a35736…

📹 @WatanabeSota speaks with BLOCKMEDIA about Japan's web3 transformation firsthand and recent development in Korea! This is a great talk to listen to this weekend and catch up on Astar's visit to Korea! 🌟

🤝 The social aspect of Web3 gaming could be one of the most important drivers of mass adoption. @BattleFlyGame explains how their largest user growth came from a social tournament they hosted. 🎮 Listen to the full space for more insights👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

🗣️ Listen to @WatanabeSota & @henskensm discuss the incredible 5-year journey of Astar during their podcast with @DeSpreadTeam ! 🇰🇷 Both share their personal philosophies of web3 and talk about the upcoming opportunities in Asia. And some early news on upcoming events!

Hello everyone! We're excited to share that Layer Zero has just integrated Astar Network, including our zKatana testnet! 🎉 This will allow devs to easily build cross-chain dapps tapping into various EVM chains and more. Find all the details here:

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The Tokenomics 2.0 phased implementation has finally begun! 🪙 What does this mean? 1. Developers will notice far lower costs for deploying ink! smart contracts! 🏭 2. Users of native dApps will notice lower fees ie: when minting NFTs Learn more 👇

Only a few more days to go until the hackathon submission deadline! Good luck to all the participants!

🔗 Multichain interoperability is one of our main features, so naturally, we are pleased to announce 📣 @LayerZero_Labs has integrated Astar and our new zKatana EVM networks! 🎉 Developers can now use LayerZero to build cross-chain dApps! Learn how: 👇

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🤩 We have a fantastic community of ASTR stakers! 43% of circulation supply staked on-chain with dApp staking! That's ~21,000 community members supporting our ecosystem of builders, games, and NFT artists! Amazing!

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On November 22nd at 19:00 UTC, we're going live on Discord for the last session of our Ideathon. 💡 This time, it's all about your pitch. Join us to learn about tools to use, what to include, and gain all the insights straight from a VC. 📍

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🛣️ @arthswap has revealed their roadmap to push the boundaries of Astar DeFi: 1. New strategies with v3. 2. Enhance the UI/UX for the “Migrate” feature. 3. Introduction of a new “Vault” feature for automated position management. More details below 👇

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Casual gaming is a huge opportunity for web3. @JyroBlade discusses how Web3 can capture gamers who want to play on the go. 🎮 Listen to the full space on Web3 gaming: 🔗👇 /AstarNetwork/status/1720425040871662029

🌟 Dive into the future of DeFi on Astar Network with our latest article! Discover how @Algem_io is revolutionizing the space with liquid staking & farming, powered by Astar's unique dAppStaking program. A new era of decentralized finance awaits!

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⚡ Lastic and Shiden Perform The First-Ever Coretime Broker Trade ⚡ Last week Lastic and @ShidenNetwork traded a parachain slot on @Kusamanetwork, providing the first proof-of-concept @Polkadot #coretime trade. 👇 Click the article below 👇 1/6 https://blog.lastic.xyz/lastic-and-shiden-perform-the-first-ever-coretime-broker-trade-2505c5f9d534…

Thrilled to have been part of the @Polkadot ink! Hackathon! Congratulations to all the brilliant minds who participated and to the winners. Your projects were outstanding! If you want to continue building, check out the @encodeclub x @Polkadot Accelerator!

Want to know what's happening in web3 in Japan but don't speak Japanese? 🗾 We got you. 🙌 Read more on what's happened in the past 2 weeks in Japan and learn about Cool Cat's expansion, a vice major interested in web3, and more.

GM @everyone! Polygon CDK is sparking a new wave of ZK-powered L2 solutions. Hoorah for tech and innovation! 🛠 Join Sota along with Quickswap and other projects, builders, & frens on this Friday's All Roads Lead to Polygon 𝕏 spaces. Episode 36: Friday November 17, 4:00 PM UTC 🔔 See you there!

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🇰🇷 A great VIP Night with our friends at @OfficialWeple ! 🤝 Following UDC, The Astar Korea VIP Night invited many Korean industry experts and partners, including Despread FACTOMIND, and WEPLE. We look forward to bringing Web3 not only to Japan and Korea but throughout Asia!

We're looking forward to soon welcoming @genso_meta to Astar zkEVM. GensoKishi is one of the longest-running metaverse games and has accumulated more than 8 million downloads. 🎮 Learn more about what we'll collaborate on:

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🇰🇷 We had a blast at @Official_Upbit Developer Conference (UDC)! 🔥 @WatanabeSota took to the stage to share Astar 2.0 and onboarding the next billion users to Web3.

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Got some ideas? 💡 Then join us tomorrow, the 15th, at 10:00 UTC for our 2nd session of the Astar-powered Ideathon on Discord. This time, we'll cover all things motivation and a few non-DeFi web3 use cases like DeSci and DeSo 🔬 📍

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🇰🇷 The Astar team in Korea! In an important week for Astar, @WatanabeSota & @henskensm and the team met with @DeSpreadTeam and discussed our plans to support and engage with the Korean market! Watch this space 👀

We're excited to see that the Toppan Corporation, in charge of overseeing World Unesco heritage sites in the North of Japan, has picked Astar to elevate visitors' experience and keep history alive 🗾 All the details on our blog