# Weekly Update 2022-08-19

Welcome to the weekly Friday Update from Aurora!

This week's updates were first announced live on YouTube. You can find the replay [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s45vfd3ox1M).

## Aurora Updates

* USN ecosystem stream on [Aurora+](https://aurora.plus) has ended, and we announced that new ecosystem streams are coming

* A get in touch submission form for external auditing companies was added to our ["Audits" page](https://aurora.dev/audits)

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## Ecosystem Updates

* Aurora is now live [on 1inch](https://app.1inch.io/#/1313161554/swap/ETH/DAI)

* Aurora is now integrated on the [BitKeep wallet](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1560250182251401216)

* You can now manage your stakes and LPs on Aurora directly [on the DeFiYield app](https://twitter.com/defiyield_app/status/1558151332917387265)

* Aurora is now live [on Via Protocol](https://twitter.com/via_protocol/status/1559886281869561858)

* DotOracle and Bizverse announced [their partnership](https://twitter.com/DoTOracle/status/1560554337243258880?s=20&t=hkO2BKpBCZ-uyHlWZj53iA)

* Atmos Protocol & Flux Protocol announced [their partnership](https://twitter.com/Atmos_Protocol/status/1559911451032174592)

* Axelar announced their partnership [with Spin](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1559178122435518464)

* Arctic and Synapse announced [their partnership](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1559112704215875588), as Synapse became a member of Arctic's DAO

* [A thread](https://twitter.com/auroracommunit3/status/1560321994696151041) about the emergence of Aurora communities was released

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## Conferences

* Reminder that NEARCON is in less than one month. You can get your tickets [here](https://nearcon.org/) before it is too late.

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# Weekly Update 2022-08-12

Welcome to the weekly Friday Update from Aurora!

This week's updates were first announced live on YouTube. You can find the replay [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIPZtw9QZRM).

## Aurora Updates

* The [Aurora forum](https://forum.aurora.dev/) got a visual update

* Alex Shevchenko released [a thread about Layer 2s](https://typefully.com/AlexAuroraDev/XkiszPv)

* Our Head of Product, Matt Henderson, [was featured in CoinTelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/aurora-labs-exec-details-fascinating-and-devious-crypto-scam-he-almost-fell-for) following a scam he -almost- fell for, raising awareness around crypto-scams

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## Ecosystem Updates

* Rubic [re-launched](https://twitter.com/CryptoRubic/status/1557382135895531522) on Aurora with unlimited swap amounts

* Meson extended its [cashback event](https://twitter.com/mesonfi/status/1556523810374893568) until August 14th

* Axelar [announced](https://twitter.com/axelarcore/status/1556989244559835137) its launch partnership with Trisolaris and Aurigami

* Fractal announced its [upcoming launch](https://medium.com/frctls/fractal-x-aurora-the-aurora-ecosystem-tapping-into-the-open-did-registry-8ca47aee16a) onto Aurora

* Injective has raised $40M in a [brand new funding round](https://twitter.com/InjectiveLabs/status/1557356140429729793 )

* Trisolaris announced [its partnership](https://twitter.com/NearlendDao/status/1557764052574937088) with NEARlend

* EYWA announced [strategic partnership with Aurora]( https://twitter.com/eywaprotocol/status/1555863602174754817)

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## Conferences

* You can now buy your NEARCON ticket 35% off by entering our discount code "NEARCONAURORA" [while checking out](https://nearcon.org/)

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# Weekly Update 2022-08-05

Welcome to the weekly Friday Update from Aurora!

This week's updates were first announced live on YouTube. You can find the replay [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrNmKPH1AY).

## Aurora Updates

* Aurora is now a [preloaded chain](https://twitter.com/brave/status/1554864512104374272) for Brave Wallet users

* Aurora community grants for local communities are being discussed on [Aurora's forum](https://forum.aurora.dev/ )

* An [audit & security page](https://aurora.dev/audits) has been published on our website

* Alex Shevchenko got interviewed on the [Ready Layer One Podcast](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1554829535601782787)

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## Ecosystem Updates

* Meson launched its [cashback event](https://medium.com/@mesonfi/meson-aurora-cash-back-event-swap-and-share-to-earn-today-on-aurora-dfbec1cf224d) on Aurora

* Bepro Network [closes grant](https://bepronetwork.medium.com/bepro-network-closes-grant-to-develop-the-first-bounty-network-for-aurora-d9ef64b0568d) to develop the first bounty network for Aurora

* NEAR Insider, a NEAR focused media, opened [Aurora insider](https://twitter.com/aurora_Insider)

* [An article](https://auroraisnear.medium.com/swim-seamlessly-connecting-capital-across-chains-with-an-innovative-native-asset-bridging-solution-801747bb7f5e) about Swim Protocol was released

* Smartpad [released SmartPad](https://smartpadofficial.medium.com/smartpad-dao-and-the-release-of-the-proposal-creation-tool-db699ce6eae7) DAO and its "proposal creation" tool

* Atomic Green [received a grant](https://twitter.com/atomic__green/status/1554081743275270144) from Aurora

* HAPI launched its [Scamfari](https://twitter.com/i_am_hapi_one/status/1554046373623889921)

* Arctic and Trisolaris announced [their partnership](https://twitter.com/Arctic_trade/status/1553916051645075456)

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## Conferences

* Alex Shevchenko was at [Buidl Asia](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1554769784138506240) this week

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# Weekly Update 2022-07-29

Welcome to the weekly Friday Update from Aurora!

## Aurora Updates

* Reminder that you can stake your $AURORA to earn [Vote Tokens](https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-vote-token) that you will be able to use in the soon-to-come elections.

* Alex Shevchenko, our CEO, [got interviewed by Anna Rose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPV8S6eearc) and also appeared on [DApOdcast](https://anchor.fm/commit-hq/episodes/daPODCAST-with-Alex-Shevchenko-CEO-of-Aurora-e1ljiv1)

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## Ecosystem Updates

* Aurigami became part of the [Arctic's DAO](https://twitter.com/Arctic_trade/status/1552829418397085698)

* Bastion introduced [Underlying Swap Router and Zaps](https://bastionprotocol.medium.com/introducing-underlying-swap-router-and-zaps-5b150cc7c653)

* DotOracle [is coming](https://twitter.com/DoTOracle/status/1551958226962305024) to Aurora

* An article about Bizverse [was released](https://auroraisnear.medium.com/bizverse-a-metaverse-for-business-on-the-aurora-network-b48e5fc9e7da)

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## Conferences

* Reminder to get your [NEARCON tickets](https://twitter.com/NEARProtocol/status/1552256679013654528)

* Alex Shevchenko will be at [BUIDLAsia](https://www.buidl.asia/) from 4th to 5th August

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# Weekly Update 2022-07-22

Welcome to the weekly Friday Update from Aurora!

This week's updates were first announced live on YouTube. You can find the replay [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqfdBk9FjEM).

## Aurora Updates

* We launched [Aurora Vote Token](https://aurora.dev/blog/aurora-vote-token) for the governance of the protocol through Aurora+

* Aurora community grant program [launched](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1549074221241737216)

* Aurora held [a booth](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1549341279317663745?s=20&t=UKKN781gmi8bSQDSSmB75Q) at ETHCC

* Alex Shevchenko [had a speech](https://twitter.com/cyberacademydev/status/1549381840875683841?s=20&t=UKKN781gmi8bSQDSSmB75Q) at the Cross-Chain Builder's Meet-up

* NEAR UA organized [Aurora Day](https://twitter.com/AlexAuroraDev/status/1550031866656423937?s=20&t=UKKN781gmi8bSQDSSmB75Q), a day focused on Aurora's ecosystem and multiple speeches from our ecosystem participants

* Aurora day speeches are available [on our YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qEPh7dRb3k8ssbfX-6AIbm32lcePKSU)

* Our website has a [new section](https://aurora.dev/videos) dedicated to Aurora videos

* NEAR, Aurora and Octopus now count [700+ ecosystem projects](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1549788552103337984)

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## Ecosystem Updates

* Trisolaris [H1 report](https://medium.com/trisolaris-labs/trisolaris-h1-report-a2bba4565374)

* Wormhole [launched on Aurora](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1550046682305286144 )

* Atmos Protocol [is coming](https://twitter.com/auroraisnear/status/1550179796126257154) to Aurora

* Swim has written [a thread](https://twitter.com/SwimProtocol/status/1547736030517686272) about Aurora ecosystem

* 6 reasons to build on Aurora [by NEAR insider](https://twitter.com/near_insider/status/1550414149087559680/photo/1)

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