Cipher Knowledge - 15 October 2022

Oct 15, 2022

Milkomeda receives SupaGrant from the Algorand Foundation to bring EVM capabilities to Algorand. (link)
Sign-up window for 5th governance period extended from October 15th to October 21st. (link)
Algorand Foundation invests in on-chain derivatives platform Deridex. (link)
Algorand Foundation appoints Harpal Singh as CFP. Singh previously served as CFO at Algebris investments. (link)
Sam Bankman-Fried confirmed as speaker at Decipher 2022 Dubai. (link)
Spreadsheet of the 5th governance period LP pools. (link)
Algorand developer greenhouse recap. (link)
Watch: Algorand - the sustainable blockchain is here. (link)
Watch: Interview with Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos. (link)
Watch: Derivatives on Algorand with Harish Gupta of FXDX. (link)

Development

go-algorand-sdk v1.22.0 released. Add algod block hash endpoint. (link)
py-algorand-sdk v1.19.0 released. Add algod block hash endpoint. (link)
java-algorand-sdk v1.20.0 released. Add algod block hash endpoint. (link)
How Wormhole handles memory allocation on Algorand. (link)
Developer courses by Algo Foundry. (link)
Setting up an Algorand participation node on Oracle Cloud for free. (link)
PyTEAL bootcamp by AlgoHub. (link)
Listen: Algorand builders talks 3 - user experience in Algorand with CTO John Woods. (link)
Watch: International school on Algorand Smart Contracts: smart contracts developing in pyTEAL. (link)

Optimal Incentive Mechanisms for Fair and Equitable Rewards in PoS Blockchains. (link)
Design of Proof-of-Stake PBFT Algorithm for IoT Environments. (link)

Silo DeFi smart contract audit report. (link)
Developers disclose major vulnerability in all IBC-enabled chains on Cosmos. (link)

Vestige: partners with Web3 on-ramp / off-ramp solution Banxa. (link)
GARD: protocol statement on dusting. (link)
AlgoFi: governance going live soon with two proposals. Forums created to facilitated communication. (link)
Element: stablecoin docs and whitepaper are live. (link)
Algodex: new assets available for trading in the US including GARD, pBTC, and goUSD. (link)
AlgoRai: partners with Algomint to launch goBTC and goETH Options Vaults. (link)
HoneFi: changing course to become token-streaming and payments platform. (link)
Lofty: new investment property in Odenville, Alabama. (link)
Glitter Finance: rolling out phase 2 of bridge development. (link)
FIFA Plus NFTs minted per hour. Source: NFT Explorer.

Borderless Capital deployed 100M+ Algos across DeFi strategies and governance programs. (link)
Hivemind Capital deployed 80M Algos also into Algorand DeFi and governance programs. (link)

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